3A Region 5 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!
Kamario Taylor Delivers Electric Performance Vs Southeast Lauderdale
Starting off the list is Noxubee County's Kamario Taylor, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Taylor threw for 230 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
The win (which was Noxubee County's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Taylor and Noxubee County will head out on the road to take on McLaurin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 43.33
Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns from Damarius Yates
Damarius Yates continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fifth-straight game with at least two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Enterprise had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Yates it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Yates saw the Bulldogs), he rushed for 190 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 32.68
Backstrom Made His Presence Known in Kemper County's 25-21 Win
Keeping Yates company is Kendetryon Backstrom, a fellow Kemper County player. He threw for 108 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 51 yards.
Enterprise's probably not too fond of Backstrom given he always seems to get the better of them. When Backstrom last faced the Bulldogs back in October of 2023, he rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 158 yards and a touchdown while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Gamescore: 24.10
Bj Payton continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 18th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He forced a fumble and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
For the season, Payton has averaged 12.1 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 5.14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 19.00
Jeremiah Jackson Delivers Best Performance of Season
Noxubee County was led to victory by Jeremiah Jackson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Jackson made nine total tackles (4.5 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.3 total tackles per game. He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played.
This year, Jackson has averaged 5.3 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 18.75
Other Notable Players
- Michael Dancy: 53 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.47)
- Eric Duck: 42 yards rushing; 21 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.47)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
