7A 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!
Will Smith Delivers Best Effort of Season
Ocean Springs was led to victory by Will Smith, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Smith rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
Ocean Springs' win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. Smith and Ocean Springs will head out to square off against Biloxi at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.58
Big Game from Crosby As Gulfport Won 38-19
Cooper Crosby continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 101 rushing yards. He rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns.
Unfortunately for D'Iberville, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Crosby. Crosby rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also caught a touchdown the last time he and the Warriors duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 37.57
Bryant Ausmer's Big Game Leads Ocean Springs over Harrison Central
The second Ocean Springs player making an appearance here is Bryant Ausmer, and for good reason. He picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles (5.0 for loss). Ocean Springs is 2-1 when Ausmer posts two or more sacks, but 1-3 otherwise.
For the year, Ausmer has averaged 5.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 11 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 31.75
Jordan Walley Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Jordan Walley posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead D'Iberville over Gulfport on Friday. Walley made seven total tackles and defended a pass.
D'Iberville dropped their record down to 3-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. Walley and D'Iberville will take on Harrison Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.93
A Season-Best Performance from Brody Saenz Leads Ocean Springs over Harrison Central
On Friday, Ocean Springs got the W thanks in part to Brody Saenz playing the best football he has all season. Saenz picked up a sack, made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
For the season, Saenz has averaged 7.6 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 24.00
Other Notable Players
- Ricky Orso: 2 sacks, 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.75)
- Jayquan Havard: 100 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.18)
- Dakoreyon Payton: 56 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 72 yards receiving (Gamescore: 21.22)
- Gabe Virga: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Jorden Anderson: 128 yards passing; 102 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.23)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
