7A Region 1 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!
Courtney Battle Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Courtney Battle posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead DeSoto Central over Grenada on Friday. Battle picked up a sack, forced two fumbles, and made 14 total tackles.
The loss snapped DeSoto Central's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. Battle and DeSoto Central will challenge Southaven at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.00
Sinegal Came Up Big in Horn Lake's 35-0 Win
Floyd Sinegal was instrumental in extending Horn Lake's winning streak to five on Friday. Brighton had no answer to Sinegal as he rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
For the season, Sinegal has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 125.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.20
Demarkus Crain Dazzles in Horn Lake Win
Keeping Sinegal company is Demarkus Crain, a fellow Horn Lake player. He rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
On the season, Crain has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 93 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 29.80
Sean Franklin Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, DeSoto Central had to settle for second even though Sean Franklin put up the best numbers he has all season. Franklin made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
For the year, Franklin has averaged 7.2 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 0.4 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.00
A Season-Best Performance from Hunter Smith Leads Lewisburg over Hernando
Lewisburg was led to victory by Hunter Smith, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Smith picked up three sacks and made five total tackles.
The win snapped Lewisburg's winning streak at six games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-5 record. Smith and Lewisburg will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Southaven at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 24.75
Other Notable Players
- Eric Perry: 114 yards passing; 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.40)
- Grant Walendzik: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Cable Bearden: 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
- DJ Longino: 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
