Mesquite Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Micah Little Turns in Season-Best Effort
Linfield Christian was led to victory by Micah Little, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Little rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Little has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 77.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 6.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.10
Miles Omalley Dazzles in Maranatha Victory
Miles Omalley continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 150 rushing yards. He rushed for 190 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
Unfortunately for Western Christian, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Omalley. When Omalley last faced the Fighting Lancers back in September of 2023, he rushed for 235 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also caught a touchdown.
Gamescore: 48.57
Drew Taylor Makes It Two for Linfield Christian
The second Linfield Christian player making an appearance here is Drew Taylor, and for good reason. He picked up 53 receiving yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making two total tackles (2.0 for loss).
On the season, Taylor has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 49 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 10.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.72
A Constellation of Stars for Linfield Christian
Another Linfield Christian player making an appearance on this list is Madden Mayer. He picked up eight receiving yards.
This season, Mayer has averaged 12.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 21.63
Other Notable Players
- Mark Oosten: 15 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.52)
- Nick Goodman: 13 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Thomas Paschal: 241 yards passing (Gamescore: 19.67)
- Luke Mcnulty: 89 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.63)
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