MS High School Football Weekly Notebook

Training camp is upon us in the state of Mississippi with Friday night action right about 3 weeks away for most every squad around. With that said, let’s check out all the latest news and notes from the last week in the Magnolia State. <ol> <li><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/stone-blanton/">[player_tooltip player_id="104456" first="Stone" last="Blanton"]</a>, the stud LB from Madison-Ridgeland Academy, has had a huge week. The two way star (baseball) has now officially cut his college destination down to three choices: Mississippi State, Texas A&amp;M and South Carolina. In addition to that decision this week Blanton was also named to the Butkus Award Watchlist. Blanton will be able to showcase his abilities nationwide when MRA hosts Oakland (TN) on August 28th at 2:00 p.m. on ESPN2.</li> <li><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/branson-robinson/">[player_tooltip player_id="104151" first="Branson" last="Robinson"]</a>, RB from Germantown, has been a consensus Top 5 player in the state since the creation of PRZ MS. Robinson didn’t surprise anyone when he announced last week that he was taking his talents to Athens, GA with Coach Kirby Smart. Robinson has MS Player of the Year potential.</li> <li>Another top defensive lineman in the state, <a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/bryson-hurst/">[player_tooltip player_id="104386" first="Bryson" last="Hurst"]</a>, out of Gautier cut his college destination list to 7 this week: Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Auburn, Kentucky, Oregon, Florida State and UCF.</li> <li>While looking at the class of 2022, 2 names are gaining a lot of new traction currently:  Aquarius Winston Jr. of Southaven and Jacob Williams of Ocean Springs. Winston is a true Safety projection with obvious length and closing speed on the football. The Southaven SR sees the field well and produces in both coverage and run defense. A good feel for the game is present in Winston. Williams is efficient as a LB, especially laterally but finds his worth as a long-snapper. Snaps show true velocity while Williams then manages the ability to get down field and make tackles effectively.</li> <li>Two 2023 names that are currently heating up: <a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/dmariun-perteet/">D&amp;#8217;Mariun Perteet</a> of South Panola and <a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/john-slaughter/">[player_tooltip player_id="107045" first="John" last="Slaughter"]</a> of Southaven. At RB, Perteet now holds two Power 5 offers, one from Arkansas and the other recently coming from Arizona. Perteet fits the mold of a South Panola RB. Athletic build, true speed, loose hips that allow him to change direction and vision ahead. Expect a big 2021 campaign with him. At nearly 6"3, Slaughter has incredibly size at DB and that has been noticed as now Mississippi State has extended an offer to join Ole Miss and Tennessee in the recruiting battle. Slaughter is a smart FB player who knows how to get into the correct position. As he increases agility and technique off the snap his game will grow. Both Slaughter and Perteet have the chance to be among the best in the state for the Class of 2023.</li> </ol> Keep checking in with us at PRZ as we continue our team previews for the 2021 campaign and prep you for an action packed season. &nbsp;