MAIS 6A District 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!
Billy Puckett Turns in Season-Best Performance
Jackson Prep was led to victory by Billy Puckett, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Puckett rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Unfortunately for Madison-Ridgeland Academy, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Puckett. Back in November of 2023 (the last time Puckett saw Madison-Ridgeland Academy), he rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 117 yards on 14 of 21 attempts.
Gamescore: 66.70
Omarean Ellis Dazzles in Jackson Academy Win
Jackson Academy found a leader in Omarean Ellis as the team took down Presbyterian Christian on Friday. Ellis turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 175 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry.
For the season, Ellis has caught 1 touchdown while averaging 16.8 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had six rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 11.
Gamescore: 41.98
Ethan Elliott Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Hartfield Academy was led to victory by Ethan Elliott, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Elliott rushed for 117 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 104 yards on six of 12 attempts, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Elliott has averaged 36 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.33
A Season-Best Effort from Dereon Albert Leads Jackson Academy over Presbyterian Christian
Dereon Albert produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Jackson Academy to the win on Friday. Albert wasn't messing around, picking up three sacks, making eight total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defending a pass. The contest was his seventh straight with five or more total tackles.
This year, Albert has averaged 6.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 0.2 defended passes per game. This year he is averaging 0.6 defended passes.
Gamescore: 32.00
Jackson Academy Gets a Boost from White in 38-0 Win
Another Jackson Academy player making an appearance on this list is Tj White. He picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played.
For the season, White has averaged 7.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 8.5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 5.1 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.00
Other Notable Players
- Major Quin: 81 yards receiving; 25 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.13)
- Pruet James: 182 yards passing (Gamescore: 19.33)
- De'Marion Tyler: 1 interception and 9 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Gardner Young: 49 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.15)
- Josh Wooten: 69 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
