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 Posts Huge Game in 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.
If history really does repeat itself, Perry might just drop another big game when he faces off against Oxford on Friday. Perry rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes the last time he and the Chargers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 32.50
Jason Edwards Jr Delivers Best Effort of Season
Horn Lake came up short on Friday despite Jason Edwards Jr delivering his best game to date. Edwards Jr threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 56 yards.
With the defeat, Horn Lake broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. Edwards Jr and Horn Lake will be playing at home against Hernando at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.13
Lenden Fairley Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
DeSoto Central was led to victory by Lenden Fairley, who turned in his biggest game of the season 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, turning on the jets for a run that went for 65 yards.
On the year, Fairley has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 85.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, 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.
For the year, Longino has averaged 11 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.50
Braylon King Dazzles 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.
This 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
