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!
Jamarion Pegues Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Oxford's Jamarion Pegues, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Pegues rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (121.7). Those 190 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Oxford moved to 2-4 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak. Pegues' next matchup is against DeSoto Central on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 37.60
Big Game from Perry As Desoto Central Won 35-21
Eric Perry was a major factor in DeSoto Central's win over Southaven on Friday. Perry did his part (and then some), rushing for 128 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry for the 'W'.
Perry might have his next game, a road matchup with Oxford, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Perry saw the Chargers), he rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Gamescore: 32.50
A Season-Best Effort from Drew Dean Leads Oxford over Horn Lake
On Friday, Oxford got the W thanks in part to Drew Dean playing the best football he has all season. Dean threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Dean has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 120.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.20
Jason Edwards Jr Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Jason Edwards Jr posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Horn Lake over Oxford on Friday. 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 square off against Hernando at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.13
Lenden Fairley Has Career-Day on Friday
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 showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 65 yards.
This season, Fairley has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 85.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 24.40
Other Notable Players
- Rivers Robertson: 0.5 sacks and 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.25)
- DJ Longino: 9 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Braylon King: 91 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.35)
- Trey Wallace: 2 interception and 5 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Kingston Gregory: 67 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.87)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
