MaxPreps Top 10 high school football Games of the Week: Page vs. Mallard Creek

By Jamie DeMoney Dec 9, 2015, 11:58pm

Randy Moss' son stars in the North Carolina Class 4AA state title game in Raleigh.

Video: Top 10 Games of the Week

Page (Greensboro, N.C.) vs. Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.)
Saturday, Noon Eastern time


Why it's big: Teams that combined for three of the last four North Carolina Class 4AA titles will battle it out Saturday afternoon at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh.

Page, the 2011 champion, humbled previously unbeaten Middle Creek (Apex) in the semifinals, 49-23. The Pirates (13-2) forced three Middle Creek turnovers in the first five minutes of the game.



Two-time defending champ Mallard Creek needed overtime to eliminate then-undefeated East Forsyth, 41-38. James Smith, Mallard Creek's dual-threat senior quarterback, led the Mavericks with over 200 passing yards and nearly 150 yards rushing with four touchdowns.

Names to watch: Page's leading receiver is 6-foot-6, 195-pound senior Diondre Overton. The uncommitted four-star prospect has 78 receptions for 1,251 yards and 15 touchdowns this season.

The Mallard Creek receiving corps boasts a pair of three-star prospects. Thaddeus Moss – son of former NFL great Randy Moss -- is a 6-foot-3, 240-pounder ranked as the 19th-best tight end prospect in the nation. Corey Sutton, a 6-2, 197-pounder, is committed to Kansas State.
Photos by MaxPreps photographers / Graphic by Ryan Escobar