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 contest is against DeSoto Central on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 37.60
Eric Perry Delivers Electric Performance Vs Southaven
Eric Perry was a major factor in DeSoto Central's win over Southaven on Friday. Nobody could stop Perry as he 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. 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
Drew Dean Turns in Season-Best Performance
Oxford was led to victory by Drew Dean, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Dean threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Dean has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 120.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.20
A Season-Best Effort from Jason Edwards Jr Leads Horn Lake over Oxford
On Friday, Horn Lake had to settle for second even though Jason Edwards Jr put up the best numbers he has all season. 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 in front of their home fans against Hernando at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.13
Lenden Fairley Has Career Rushing Day
On Friday, DeSoto Central got the W thanks in part to Lenden Fairley playing the best football he has all season. 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, taking off on a dash that went for 65 yards.
On the season, 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 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
