7A 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Will Smith Leads Ocean Springs over Harrison Central
On Friday, Ocean Springs got the W thanks in part to Will Smith playing the best football he has all season. Smith rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
Ocean Springs' win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. Smith and Ocean Springs will head out to challenge Biloxi at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.58
Cooper Crosby Delivers Electric Performance Vs D'iberville
Cooper Crosby's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his fourth-straight game with 101+ rushing yards. He rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns.
Unfortunately for D'Iberville, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Crosby. Crosby rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also caught a touchdown the last time he and the Warriors duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 37.57
Jaylan Johnson Has Career-Day on Friday
Jaylan Johnson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Biloxi to the win on Friday. Johnson rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
With the win, Biloxi broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-4. Johnson and Biloxi will look to defend their home field on Friday against Ocean Springs at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 35.60
Ocean Springs Gets a Boost from Ausmer in 48-3 Victory
The second Ocean Springs player making an appearance here is Bryant Ausmer, and for good reason. He picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles (5.0 for loss). Ocean Springs is 2-1 when Ausmer posts two or more sacks, but 1-3 otherwise.
This year, Ausmer has averaged 5.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 11 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 31.75
Jordan Walley Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Jordan Walley posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead D'Iberville over Gulfport on Friday. Walley made seven total tackles and defended a pass.
D'Iberville's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-4. Walley and D'Iberville will take on Harrison Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.93
Other Notable Players
- Brody Saenz: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Jashaun Bass: 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Ricky Orso: 2 sacks, 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.75)
- Jayquan Havard: 100 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.18)
- Dakoreyon Payton: 56 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 72 yards receiving (Gamescore: 21.22)
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