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 Turns in Season-Best Performance
Will Smith produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Ocean Springs to the win 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 venture away from home to square off against Biloxi at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.58
Cooper Crosby Goes Supernova in Gulfport Win
Cooper Crosby continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game 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. When Crosby last faced the Warriors back in October of 2023, he rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also caught a touchdown.
Gamescore: 37.57
Jaylan Johnson's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Biloxi was led to victory by Jaylan Johnson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Johnson rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
With the victory, Biloxi broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-4. Johnson will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Ocean Springs on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.60
Ausmer Made His Presence Known in Ocean Springs' 48-3 Win
Another Ocean Springs player making an appearance on this list is Bryant Ausmer. He picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles (5.0 for loss). He is becoming a predictor of Ocean Springs's success: when he posts at least two sacks the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
On the year, Ausmer has averaged 5.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 11 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 31.75
Jordan Walley Delivers Best Effort of Season
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's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-4. Walley and D'Iberville will square off against Harrison Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.93
Other Notable Players
- Brody Saenz: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Jashaun Bass: 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
- 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)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
