4A Region 3 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Zaiden Jernigan Turns in Season-Best Effort
Zaiden Jernigan produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Louisville to the win on Friday. Jernigan rushed for 235 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Louisville, bringing their record for this year to 10-1. Jernigan and Louisville will take on Amory at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 65.40
Harrell Made His Presence Known in Houston's 41-0 Victory
Takoda Harrell's big game helped extend Houston's winning streak to four on Thursday. Harrell was unstoppable, throwing for 240 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Houston's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Harrell and Houston will square off against West Lauderdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.70
A Season-Best Performance from Braylin Rogers Leads Houston over South Pontotoc
Houston was led to victory by Braylin Rogers, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Rogers picked up 143 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Rogers has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 49.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.55
Kosciusko Gets a Boost from Wade in 15-14 Victory
Caiden Wade was a major factor in Kosciusko's victory over Senatobia on Friday. Wade did his part (and then some), rushing for 30 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 108 yards on 12 of 17 attempts for the 'W'. Kosciusko is 4-1 when Wade posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Kosciusko's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Wade and Kosciusko will challenge Shannon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 19.50
Rokari Covington Makes It Two for Kosciusko
Keeping Wade company is Rokari Covington, a fellow Kosciusko player. He picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles.
This year, Covington has averaged 9.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 3.7 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 18.25
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
