If you’re playing a numbers game like Fantasy Football, certain Miss-Lou football players provide numbers that would have fantasy owners drooling.

The other day, my cousin Jarred Martin, who is obsessed with Fantasy Football (he even calls it his second source of income), was making his lineup on Draft Kings and said, “man, I wish I could just put that Ferriday running back in my lineup.” Immediately, those gears in my head started churning, “Who would be in my Fantasy Football lineup among the local high schools?”

Fantasy Football awards a certain amount of points to owners for the production of each individual player, so before drafting a team, I collaborated with Matt Sigler to form a high-scoring Miss-Lou Fantasy Football team.

At quarterback, the obvious choice was Trinity’s Kevontaye Caston. Caston has 17 touchdowns through five games. Whether he’s throwing or running, chances are Caston is going to score at least three touchdowns on any given Friday night. In Fantasy Football terms, that’s at least 18 points per performance (touchdowns are typically six points in Fantasy). Combine that with his return ability and you have a quarterback that can virtually score from anywhere on the field. Yes, that includes defense, as Caston has scored on an interception return.

Ferriday’s Dontrell Domino is the safest bet for running back. Most schools around the area utilize a two-back set, but Ferriday rides Domino throughout the game. The Ferriday senior is a durable back that has 459 rushing yards and nine touchdowns through three games. Block’s Raymond Plummer would be my second choice, as he has 399 rushing yards and seven touchdowns through two games. However, Plummer didn’t play last game with a high ankle sprain, so in his absence, I would have picked up Centreville Academy’s Chase Hughes. Centreville is well-balanced offensively, so it’s hard to tell which player will have the breakout game, but in just about every game this season, Hughes has broken a long touchdown run.

Things get a little tricky when you move over to wide receiver. Going off of recent history, Cathedral receivers would typically be atop the list with Jardarius Anderson filling that blank. However, Ron Rushing’s Green Wave team is proving to be more of a threat on the ground with quarterback Wyatt Boothe’s mobility. With that being the case, you have to look at teams with a standout target. Using that mental process, Trinity’s Cade Wells, Adams County Christian School’s Trey Fleming and Natchez High’s Sidney Davis immediately comes to mind. Wells is an athletic target for Trinity that bails Caston out of throwing some balls up for grabs, Fleming is a receiver that is dangerous after the catch with his nifty moves and Davis is a possession receiver that has probably the best hands in the area. Fleming has nine touchdowns through five games, Davis has six through four and Wells has eight touchdowns.

Which leads me to my next position — the flex. In this “league,” the flex replaces the tight end. The flex is reserved for a versatile athlete, and the athlete for my Fantasy Football team has to be Cathedral’s Dee Fleming. Fleming has 431 yards and six touchdowns in four games. He is as explosive as any player in the area, and he is capable of hanging 200 total yards and multiple scores on any defense.

Our final additions to our fantasy team will be a Cathedral defense that has given up 20 points per game, and field goal kicker Nic Webb, who virtually gets it because no other team in Natchez, Vidalia or Ferriday successfully kicks extra points.

In a fantasy world, this is a true All-Star caliber squad. I’m just thankful we don’t have to travel far to watch these stars perform live.