7A Region 1 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!
Kamar Houston Delivers Best Effort of Season
Oxford came up short on Friday despite Kamar Houston delivering his best game to date. Houston made 15 total tackles and defended a pass. The effort also marked the most rushing yards (75) he has had since back in September. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 71 yards.
This season, Houston has averaged 8.3 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 41.95
Linkin Sanders Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Sadly, Linkin Sanders posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Horn Lake over Starkville on Friday. Sanders wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 20 total tackles (6.0 for loss). The match was his 22nd straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, Sanders has averaged 10.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 40.75
Oxford Gets a Boost from Dean in 43-34 Loss
Another Oxford player making an appearance on this list is Drew Dean. He rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 202 yards and a touchdown on only 19 passes.incredibly, Dean got all that yardage with just one huge run
This year, Dean has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 151.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.37
A Season-Best Performance from Bryant Mix Leads Oxford over Germantown
Oxford came up short on Friday despite Bryant Mix delivering his best game to date. Mix made 20 total tackles and defended a pass.
For the season, Mix has averaged 9.1 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after 11 games last season, he was only averaging 3.27 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.75
Lance Mcgowen Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Horn Lake had to settle for second even though Lance Mcgowen put up the best numbers he has all season. Mcgowen picked up 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Mcgowen has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 60.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 27.07
Other Notable Players
- Levi Blount: 120 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.33)
- Andrew Hendrichovsky: 92 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.87)
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