West Point's Khanen Daniels voted SBLive's Mississippi Athlete of the Week (Sept. 18-24)
Congratulations to West Point running back Khanen Daniels for being voted SBLive's Mississippi High School Athlete of the Week for Sept. 18-24.
Daniels ran the ball 21 times for 320 yards and four touchdowns in the Green Wave’s 59-35 win over Lafayette.
He received 68.75 percent of the vote, beating out Madison Central receiver Isaiah Spencer and Gautier quarterback Kaden Irving.
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Here’s a look at the other players who were nominated last week:
Kendetryon Backstrom, Kemper County
Accounted for 337 yards of total offense and four touchdowns in the Wildcats’ 48-13 win over Southeast Lauderdale.
Dillon Brown, Hattiesburg
Ran the ball 22 times for 181 yards with four touchdowns in the Tigers’ 36-6 win over Natchez.
Za’Bauri Chandler, Crystal Springs
Completed 15 of his 26 passes for 223 yards and two touchdowns, ran for two more scores, and returned a fumble 60 yards for another touchdown in the Tigers’ 40-26 win over Port Gibson.
Cobey Craft, Taylorsville
Rushed 17 times for 170 yards and five touchdowns in the Tartars’ 53-6 win over Enterprise-Lincoln.
Isaac Day, West Tallahatchie
Ran for 235 yards and four touchdowns in the Choctaws’ 44-0 win over West Bolivar.
Dante Dowdell, Picayune
Rushed nine times for 228 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-7 win over Pearl River Central.
Gavin Griffin, Velma Jackson
Carried the ball 28 times for 303 yards with six touchdowns in the Falcons’ 49-29 win over Leake Central.
Ahmad Hardy, Lawrence County
Ran the ball 10 times for 188 yards and two touchdowns and returned two fumbles for scores in the Cougars’ 56-20 win over Tylertown.
Bray Hubbard, Ocean Springs
Accounted for 341 yards of total offense with three touchdowns in the Greyhounds’ 42-7 win over Hancock.
Kaden Irving, Gautier
Completed 32 of his 53 passes for 448 yards and accounted for seven touchdowns — four through the air and three more on the ground — in a 49-21 win over George County.
Marcus Jones, Ethel
Ran the ball 27 times for 300 yards with three touchdowns and logged an interception on defense in the Tigers’ 56-20 win over Leake County.
Eli Smith, East Central
Ran the ball 25 times for 279 yards and three touchdowns in a 47-21 win over West Harrison.
Isaiah Spencer, Madison Central
Caught eight passes for 182 yards and a touchdown in the Jaguars’ 41-21 win over Starkville.
