6A Region 4 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Jordan Stapleton Leads West Harrison over Picayune
Sadly, Jordan Stapleton posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead West Harrison over Picayune on Friday. Stapleton rushed for 242 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August of 2023. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 129 rushing yards dating back to last season.
This season, Stapleton has averaged 42.7 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 52 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 165.29 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 58.68
Kaison Koenenn Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Hancock came up short on Friday despite Kaison Koenenn delivering his best game to date. Koenenn rushed for 202 yards and four touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Hancock dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Koenenn and Hancock will face off against Pascagoula at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 55.40
Trey Harris Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, West Harrison had to settle for second even though Trey Harris put up the best numbers he has all season. Harris rushed for 227 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (103) per game. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Harris and West Harrison will look to defend their home field on Friday against George County at 7:00 p.m. The Hurricanes had to take a loss when they last met the Rebels, but Harris had little to do with the loss: he rushed for 111 yards. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 55.00
Julyan Santee Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Julyan Santee posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Hancock over George County on Friday. Santee picked up a sack and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Santee and Hancock will be playing in front of their home fans against Pascagoula at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Hawks had to take a loss when they last met the Panthers, but Santee had little to do with the loss: he made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss). Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 30.05
George County Gets a Boost from Knight in 51-41 Win
Rounding off our Top Five is Deuce Knight of George County. Knight threw for 329 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Knight might have his next game, a home matchup with West Harrison, circled on his calendar. Knight threw for 323 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Hurricanes duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 29.33
Other Notable Players
- Kohl Bradley: 21 total tackles (Gamescore: 29.25)
- Montrell Dortch: 32 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 85 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.00)
- BRANDEN GAUTIER: 183 yards rushing (Gamescore: 28.20)
- Jazear Carter: 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.50)
- CAISON Little: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
