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
On Friday, DeSoto Central had to settle for second even though Courtney Battle put up the best numbers he has all season. Battle picked up a sack, forced two fumbles, and made 14 total tackles.
With the loss, DeSoto Central broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2. Battle and DeSoto Central will challenge Southaven at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.00
Sinegal Made His Presence Known in Horn Lake's 35-0 Victory
Horn Lake picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Floyd Sinegal. Nobody could stop Sinegal as he rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
This year, Sinegal has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 125.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.20
Demarkus Crain Delivers Electric Performance Vs Brighton
Demarkus Crain's big game helped extend Horn Lake's winning streak to five on Friday. Brighton had no answer to Crain as he rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
This year, 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 was only averaging 46.17 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.80
A Season-Best Effort from Sean Franklin Leads Desoto Central over Grenada
Sadly, Sean Franklin posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead DeSoto Central over Grenada on Friday. Franklin made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
This 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
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.
Lewisburg moved to 1-5 with that win, which also ended their six-game losing streak. 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
