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
DeSoto Central came up short on Friday despite Courtney Battle delivering his best game to date. Battle picked up a sack, forced two fumbles, and made 14 total tackles.
The defeat snapped DeSoto Central's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. Battle and DeSoto Central will face off against Southaven at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.00
Horn Lake Gets a Boost from Sinegal in 35-0 Win
Floyd Sinegal's big game helped extend 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.
This season, Sinegal has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 125.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.20
Demarkus Crain Delivers Electric Effort Vs Brighton
Another Horn Lake player making an appearance on this list is Demarkus Crain. He rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
For the season, Crain has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 93 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 29.80
A Season-Best Performance from Sean Franklin Leads Desoto Central over Grenada
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).
On the season, 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
Hunter Smith Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Lewisburg got the W thanks in part to Hunter Smith playing the best football he has all season. 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
