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!
Courtney Battle Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Courtney Battle posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead DeSoto Central over Grenada on Friday. Battle picked up a sack, forced two fumbles, and made 14 total tackles.
The loss snapped DeSoto Central's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. Battle and DeSoto Central will face off against Southaven at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.00
Sinegal Posts Huge Game in 35-0 Victory
Floyd Sinegal's big game helped extend Horn Lake's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Sinegal as he rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
For the year, Sinegal has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 125.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.20
Demarkus Crain's Big Game Leads Horn Lake over Brighton
Another Horn Lake player making an appearance on this list is Demarkus Crain. He rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
This season, Crain has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 93 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 29.80
Sean Franklin Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Sean Franklin posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead DeSoto Central over Grenada on Friday. Franklin made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
For the year, Franklin has averaged 7.2 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.4 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.00
A Season-Best Performance from Hunter Smith Leads Lewisburg over Hernando
On Friday, Lewisburg got the W thanks in part to Hunter Smith playing the best football he has all season. Smith picked up three sacks and made five total tackles.
The win snapped Lewisburg's losing streak at six games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-5 record. Smith and Lewisburg will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Southaven at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 24.75
Other Notable Players
- Eric Perry: 114 yards passing; 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.40)
- Grant Walendzik: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Cable Bearden: 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
- DJ Longino: 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
