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MS Coast running back’s incredible effort leads Sun Herald list of Week 4’s top performers

Here are the top performers from around the Coast in Week 4.

  • Jairon Brown, D’Iberville: Brown had 11 tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack in a 21-7 loss to Pascagoula.
  • Trey Irving, Gautier: Irving was responsible for five touchdowns, two through the air and three on the ground in a 48-33 win over Moss Point.
  • Cooper Crosby, Gulfport: Crosby ran for 243 yards and three touchdowns on just 10 carries in the 41-21 win over Picayune.
  • Dakoreyon Payton, Gulfport: Payton ran for 173 yards and two touchdowns and caught five passes for 75 yards.
  • Dane Sullivan, Gulfport: Sullivan completed 16 passes for 178 yards and a touchdown.
  • Andre Peters, Gulfport: Peters led the Admirals with 17 tackles and now has 37 stops over his last two games.
  • D’Solomon Stallion, Gulfport: Stallion had 15 tackles and three tackles for loss for the Admirals.
  • Bryant Ausmer, Ocean Springs: Ausmer had four tackles for loss and two sacks in a 49-16 win over Natchez.
  • Eric Johnson, Ocean Springs: Johnson had an interception and a 49-yard scoop-and-score.
  • Bryhsen Smith, Ocean Springs: Smith scored a rushing touchdown and a kickoff return touchdown for the Greyhounds.
  • Qorday Russell, Pearl River Central: Russell threw for 120 yards and a score while rushing for another 85 yards and two touchdowns in a 41-28 loss to Poplarville.
  • Amarie Jackson, Pascagoula: Jackson picked up 133 all-purpose yards and scored three touchdowns for the Panthers in the win over D’Iberville.
  • Tylan Wilson, Pascagoula: Wilson recorded his 11th career interception, moving him into second all time in school history.
  • Jacquez Alexander-Dedeaux, Pass Christian: Alexander-Dedeaux ran for 164 yards and scored four rushing touchdowns in a 47-10 win over St. Stanislaus.
  • Matthew Daniely, Pass Christian: Daniely caught five passes for 102 yards and a touchdown.
  • Paris Trivillion, Pass Christian: Trivillion threw for 139 yards and two touchdowns and added 35 rushing yards.
  • Eli Seal, Poplarville: Seal led the Hornets with 12 total tackles in the win against Pearl River Central.
  • Evan Noel, St. Stanislaus: Noel kicked a state-record 61-yard field goal for the Rock-a-Chaws in the loss to Pass Christian.
  • Kevin Marshall, St. Martin: Marshall ran for 153 yards and a touchdown and threw for 137 yards and another score in the 28-15 loss to Stone.
  • Jayden Collins, Stone: Collins had 51 receiving yards, a 69-yard rushing touchdown, seven tackles, one tackle for loss, one pass breakup and one interception in the win over the Yellow Jackets.
  • Hunter Harper, Vancleave: Harper ran for 134 yards in a 27-24 win over George County.
  • Kyle Capers, Vancleave: Capers rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns for the Bulldogs.
  • Jordan Stapleton, West Harrison: Stapleton rushed for 168 yards and a touchdown in a 55-0 win over Bay High. He also caught a 35-yard touchdown pass.
  • Kaiden Miller, West Harrison: Miller picked up 73 rushing yards and two touchdowns on just four carries.
  • Trey Harris, West Harrison: Harris ran for 67 yards and two touchdowns for the Hurricanes.

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Pass Christian’s Jacquez Alexander runs the ball during a game between Pass Christian and St. Stanislaus at Francis McDonald Stadium in Pass Christian on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024.
Pass Christian’s Jacquez Alexander runs the ball during a game between Pass Christian and St. Stanislaus at Francis McDonald Stadium in Pass Christian on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. Hannah Ruhoff Sun Herald


This story was originally published September 22, 2024 at 12:58 PM.

Scott Watkins
Sun Herald
Scott is the high school sports and Southern Miss athletics reporter for the Sun Herald.
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