4A Region 4 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!
Israel Ross Turns in Season-Best Performance
Israel Ross produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Leake Central to the win on Friday. Ross rushed for 218 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 43 receiving yards.
With the win, Leake Central broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-5. Ross and Leake Central are taking a road trip to square off against Choctaw Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 67.27
Another Game with at Least 157 Rushing Yards from Travion Mosley
West Lauderdale was led to victory by Travion Mosley, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mosley's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 157 rushing yards.
The win (which was West Lauderdale's third in a row) raised their record to 4-3. They and Northeast Lauderdale are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 63.60
PEOPLES Came Up Big in West Lauderdale's 49-30 Win
Keeping Mosley company is K.P PEOPLES, a fellow West Lauderdale player. He rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 78 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Unfortunately for Taylorsville, this isn't the first big game they've seen from PEOPLES. Back in October of 2023 (the last time PEOPLES saw the Tartars), he rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Gamescore: 39.70
Jase Jimison Delivers Electric Effort Vs Leake Central
Northeast Lauderdale was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Jase Jimison did his best to prevent it. Leake Central had no answer to Jimison as he rushed for 160 yards, and also threw for 134 yards on eight of 13 attempts. Jimison was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 63 yards.
Northeast Lauderdale is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6. They and West Lauderdale are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.43
Jaivon Wilson Delivers Best Effort of Season
Jaivon Wilson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading West Lauderdale to the win on Friday. Wilson wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks, making seven total tackles, and defending two passes. The match was his third straight with five or more total tackles.
For the season, Wilson has averaged 5.4 total tackles per game and for the season has those 2 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 2.14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 24.00
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