1A Region 7 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Mashawn Leflore Dazzles in Leake County Victory
Starting off the list is Leake County's Mashawn Leflore, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Leflore rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Leake County is undefeated when Leflore posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
The victory (which was Leake County's third in a row) raised their record to 5-3. Leflore and Leake County will head out to take on Stringer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.08
A Season-Best Performance from Carnez Thomas Leads Leake County over Mount Olive
Leake County was led to victory by Carnez Thomas, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Thomas threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards.
On the year, Thomas has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 121.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.90
Jamarious Moore Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Thursday, Leake County got the W thanks in part to Jamarious Moore playing the best football he has all season. Moore picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 97 yards.
For the season, Moore has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 67.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 43.38 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.73
While Mount Olive might've come up empty on Thursday, Gregory Jackson wasn't going down without a fight. Jackson was dynamite, rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 58 yards.
Mount Olive is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Jackson and Mount Olive are on the road again on Friday to play Taylorsville at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 24.92
Peyton Keyes Makes It Two for Mount Olive
Keeping Jackson company is Peyton Keyes, a fellow Mount Olive player. He rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Keyes has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 53.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.78
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