Brandon QB Landon Varnes voted SBLive’s Mississippi High School Athlete of the Week
Congratulations to Brandon quarterbackLandon Varnes for being voted SBLive’s Mississippi High School Athlete of the Week for Nov. 15-21!
The sophomore completed 11 of 16 passes for 185 yards and three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 42-17 win over Warren Central.
Varnes received 56.13% of the vote, beating out Oak Grove's J.Q. Gray who finished second with 22.38%. Germantown's Maggie Pace finished third with5.58% and Lafayette's Nate Dees finished fourth with 4.24%. There were over 34,000 votes tallied this week!
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Here are the other athletes who were nominated for Nov. 15-21:
Olivia Tribolet, Madison Central Girls Soccer
Tribolet had a goal and three assists in the Lady Jags’ 6-1 win over Starkville.
Maggie Pace, Germantown Girls Soccer
Pace added a goal and an assist in the Lady Mavericks’ 3-0 win over Pearl.
Nate Dees, Lafayette Boys Soccer
Dees scored 5 goals in Lafayette’s 6-1 win against South Panola.
Yossel Sanchez, Pearl Boys Soccer
Sanchez netted a free kick in the 70th minute to lead the Pirates past Germantown 1-0.
Jamas Cox, Pine Grove Basketball
Cox had 13 points in Pine Grove’s 71-28 win over North Pontotoc.
Ja’Keria Hawkins, Lake Cormorant Girls Basketball
Dropped 43 points, eight rebounds, six assists, two steals, and three blocks in a double-overtime win this week.
Ellie Fryar, Pine Grove Girls Basketball
Fryar had 17 points and was voted Player of the Game in 51-48 win over Amory.
Madilynn Vuncannon, Walnut Girls Basketball
Vuncannon had 31 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists in Lady Wildcats’ 49-37 win over Alcorn Central.
Trace Dearman, Tri-County Academy
Rushed for 232 yards and five touchdowns on 33 carries in the Rebels’ 44-22 win over Kirk Academy.
Dante Dowdell, Picayune
Rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries in the Maroon Tide’s 28-3 win over Brookhaven.
Charleston French, Amory
Rushed for 172 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries in the Panthers’ 14-0 win over Kossuth.
J.Q. Gray, Oak Grove
Rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on eight carries and added five catches for 26 yards in the Warriors’ 28-21 win over Ocean Springs.
Roman Gregory, Oxford
Rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries in the Chargers’ 31-21 loss to Madison Central.
Mack Howard, Heritage Academy
Completed 13 of 15 passes for 334 yards and six touchdowns in the Patriots’ 51-21 win over Copiah Academy.
Emmanuel Randle, Tupelo Christian
Rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on offense and had three tackles for a loss on defense.
D.J. Smith, Greenville Christian
Completed 9 of 13 passes for 188 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 132 yards and two more scores on 11 carries in the Saints’ 46-6 win over Canton Academy.
Mitchell Woodard, Heritage Academy
Caught four passes for 195 yards and three touchdowns in the Patriots’ 51-21 win over Copiah Academy.
Cameron Young, West Point
Rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries in the Green Wave’s 42-6 win over Vicksburg.
Jacoby Mcquiller, West Point
Miller intercepted a pass and racked up 10 tackles for West Point this week.
Zae Davis, Biggersville
Accumulated over 300 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns against Simmons.
Noah Short, Madison Ridgeland Academy
Short was all over the field on defense, picking off a pass and breaking up three others, recovering a fumble, and collecting five tackles.
