3A Region 7 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!
Royale Shelvy's Big Game Leads Jefferson County over Franklin County
Starting off the list is Jefferson County's Royale Shelvy, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Shelvy threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Shelvy got all that yardage with just one huge run
The win (which was Jefferson County's third in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Shelvy and Jefferson County will challenge South Pike at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.17
Cole Gipson and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Cole Gipson's big game helped extend Wesson's winning streak to six on Friday. Gipson was unstoppable, rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 80 yards and three touchdowns.
Wesson's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Gipson and Wesson will be playing at home against Franklin County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.83
Jamari Tenner Delivers Best Performance of Season
Jefferson County was led to victory by Jamari Tenner, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Tenner rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He has become a key player for Jefferson County: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Tenner and Jefferson County will be playing in front of their home fans against South Pike at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The contest will pit Tenner up against the Eagles' star rusher Douglas Wansley. Will the game be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 32.07
Wesson Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Laiken Thomas
Laiken Thomas was instrumental in extending Wesson's winning streak to six on Friday. Thomas was dynamite, picking up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, Thomas has averaged 5.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 interceptions.
Gamescore: 26.82
De?nthony Miller Makes It Three for Jefferson County
Another Jefferson County player making an appearance on this list is De?nthony Miller. He made three total tackles and defended three passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended three passes.
Gamescore: 26.20
Other Notable Players
- Douglas Wansley: 67 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.80)
- Cj Jackson: 107 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.95)
- Jaekwon Collins: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.45)
- Jayvon Jackson: 64 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.60)
- Jermall Williams: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
