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 Performance of Season
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' victory 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
Crosby Came Up Big in Gulfport's 38-19 Victory
Cooper Crosby's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his fourth-straight game with 101+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns.
D'Iberville had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Crosby it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Crosby saw the Warriors), he rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also caught a touchdown.
Gamescore: 37.57
Bryant Ausmer Makes It Two for Ocean Springs
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 has become a key player for Ocean Springs: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-3 otherwise.
This season, 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
A Season-Best Performance from Jordan Walley Leads D'iberville over Gulfport
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 be playing in front of their home fans 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
