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!
Perry Came Up Big in Desoto Central's 35-21 Win
Starting off the list is DeSoto Central's Eric Perry, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Perry rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.
Perry is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Oxford on Friday. When Perry last faced the Chargers back in October of 2023, he rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Gamescore: 32.50
Jason Edwards Jr Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Horn Lake had to settle for second even though Jason Edwards Jr put up the best numbers he has all season. Edwards Jr threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 56 yards.
Horn Lake moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. Edwards Jr and Horn Lake will be playing in front of their home fans against Hernando at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.13
Lenden Fairley Has Career-Day on Friday
Lenden Fairley produced his most outstanding game to date while leading DeSoto Central to the win on Friday. Fairley rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 65 yards.
This season, Fairley has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 85.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 31.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.40
Desoto Central Gets a Boost from Longino in 35-21 Victory
Another DeSoto Central player making an appearance on this list is DJ Longino. He made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss). Longino is crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least eight every time he's taken the field this season.
On the season, Longino has averaged 11 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.50
Braylon King Goes Supernova in Horn Lake Loss
The second Horn Lake player making an appearance here is Braylon King, and for good reason. He picked up 91 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, King has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 42.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.35
Other Notable Players
- Trey Wallace: 2 interception and 5 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Linkin Sanders: 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Joshua Jackson: 1 interception and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Sabin Williams: 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Courtney Battle: 1 interception and 8 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
