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 Goes Supernova 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. He has become a key player for Leake County: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
The victory was the third in a row for Leake County, bringing their record for this year to 5-3. Leflore and Leake County will head out to square off against Stringer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.08
Carnez Thomas Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Thursday, Leake County got the W thanks in part to Carnez Thomas playing the best football he has all season. Thomas threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards.
This year, Thomas has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 121.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.90
Jamarious Moore Delivers Best Effort of Season
Leake County was led to victory by Jamarious Moore, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Moore picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 97 yards.
This year, Moore has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 67.1 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 27.73
While Mount Olive might've come up empty on Thursday, Gregory Jackson wasn't going down without a fight. Jackson was unstoppable, rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run 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 will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Stringer at 7:00 p.m. on October 31st.
Gamescore: 24.92
Peyton Keyes Makes It Two for Mount Olive
Another Mount Olive player making an appearance on this list is Peyton Keyes. He rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, 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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