Mississippi high school football top performers from Week 8 of the 2023 season
Here are Mississippi high school football top performers from Week 8 of the 2023 MHSAA season.
Offense
Kevin Rogers, D’Iberville: Rogers ran for 189 yards on 18 carries and three touchdowns in a 56-33 loss to Gulfport. He also had 89 receiving yards and a TD.
Conner Jones, D’Iberville: Jones was 4-of-5 passing for 117 yards and a touchdown.
Macaleb Taylor, Grenada: Taylor carried the ball 27 times for 187 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-7 victory over Olive Branch. He also had a 26-yard TD reception.
Charlie Fair, Grenada: Fair was 15-of-25 passing for 218 yards and two touchdowns.
Latavien Pritchard, Grenada: Pritchard had a pair of rushing touchdowns.
Tavares Wade, Hattiesburg: Wade rushed for 219 yards on 12 attempts and three touchdowns in a 49-20 victory over Forest Hill.
Tony Vance, Hattiesburg: Vance accounted for 118 yards of total offense and rushed for two touchdowns.
Kannon Cato, Lawrence County: Cato carried the ball 11 times for 185 yards and five touchdowns in a 74-68 victory over Purvis. He also returned a kickoff 97 yards for a TD.
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Gunner Gilmore, Lewisburg: Gilmore was 22-of-45 passing for 250 yards in a 7-0 victory over Southaven. He also had a rushing touchdown.
Easton Fesmire, Lewisburg: Fesmire had six receptions for 79 yards.
Lukas Edwards, Lewisburg: Edwards had 80 yards of total offense.
Caleb Bobo and Sam Walton, Olive Branch: Bobo and Walton had 11 and 10 total tackles, respectively, in a 42-7 loss to Grenada.
Jerry Wall, Olive Branch: Wall had six total tackles, a fumble recovery and returned a third-quarter interception 100 yards for a touchdown.
Christian Alexander, Rosa Fort: Alexander carried the ball 26 times for 218 yards and five touchdowns in a 62-32 victory over Holly Springs.
Ahmad Harris, Rosa Fort: Harris ran the ball 17 times for 118 yards and two touchdowns.
Andrew Gordon, St. Andrew’s: Gordon had six catches for 93 yards in a 34-7 loss to Puckett.
Qua Middlebrooks, Tupelo: Middlebrooks accounted 167 yards of total offense and three touchdowns in a 42-3 victory over Germantown.
Jeremiah Harrell, Tupelo: Harrell threw for 120 yards, rushed for 53 yards and accounted for three touchdowns.
JJ Hill, Tupelo: Hill accounted for 119 yards of total offense and ran for a touchdown.
Derik Forehand, Vancleave: Forehand ran the ball 23 times for 169 yards and a touchdown in a 27-23 win over Stone.
Layton Eder, Vancleave: Eder had 66 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Defense
Omar Johnson, D’Iberville: Johnson had four tackles and an interception return for a touchdown in a 56-33 loss to Gulfport.
Malcolm Gowdy and AJ Miles, D’Iberville: Gowdy and Miles each had six tackles.
Jordan Walley, Jaylen Barker and Brian Pittman, D’Iberville: Walley and Barker had five tackles each, while Pittman added four tackles.
Brandon Mitchell, Hattiesburg: Mitchell registered a team-high 10 tackles in a 42-20 win against Forest Hill.
John Tarvin, Hattiesburg: Tarvin had five tackles.
Jazerrius Walker, Lawrence County: Walker had 13 solo tackles, including three for loss, and five assists, in a 74-68 win against Purvis.
Keondrae Leggett, Lawrence County: Leggett had six solo tackles, three assists, two sacks and a forced fumble.
Elliot Helps, Lewisburg: Helps had four tackles and an interception in a 7-0 win against Southaven.
Jamar James, Lewisburg: James had four tackles and two sacks.
Luke Davey, Sacred Heart: Davey had five tackles and a 45-yard interception return for a touchdown in a 17-7 victory over Lumberton.
Gary Duckworth, Sacred Heart: Duckworth had seven tackles. Offensively, he added a 15-yard touchdown reception.
Adam Sneed, Sacred Heart: Sneed registered 13 tackles, including one for loss.
Carter Moore, Sacred Heart: Moore had 11 tackles, including one for loss.
Levi Green and Gabriel Pipkins, Sacred Heart: Green and Pipkins each had 10 tackles.
Nathaniel Johnson, Southaven: Johnson had two sacks in a 7-0 loss to Lewisburg.
Carter Thompson, St. Andrew’s: Thompson had 16 total tackles, including two for loss, in a 34-7 loss to Puckett.
Austin Morgan, St. Andrew’s: Morgan had eight total tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery.
Jaboree Dooley and Tristen Jernigan, Tupelo: Dooley and Jernigan each had six total tackles in a 42-3 win against Germantown. Jernigan added an interception.
Damari Burton and Dillon Ruth, Tupelo: Burton and Ruth had five and four total tackles, respectively.
Special teams
Demarcus Baker, Hattiesburg: Baker returned a first-quarter punt for a touchdown in a 49-20 victory against Forest Hill.
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This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: MHSAA football: Mississippi top performers for Week 8
