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!
A Season-Best Performance from Courtney Battle Leads Desoto Central over Grenada
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.
The loss snapped DeSoto Central's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. Battle and DeSoto Central will square off against Southaven at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.00
Horn Lake Gets a Boost from Sinegal in 35-0 Victory
Horn Lake picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Floyd Sinegal. Sinegal did his part (and then some), rushing for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries for the 'W'.
For the season, Sinegal has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 125.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.20
Demarkus Crain Goes Supernova 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.
For 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 Performance
DeSoto Central came up short on Friday despite Sean Franklin delivering his best game to date. Franklin made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
This season, Franklin has averaged 7.2 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.4 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.00
Hunter Smith Delivers Best Performance of Season
Hunter Smith produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lewisburg to the win 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 get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against 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
