Mid-Continent 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!
Carson Liles Turns in Season-Best Effort
Thomas More Prep-Marian was led to victory by Carson Liles, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Liles threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 36 yards and two touchdowns.
Thomas More Prep-Marian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Liles and Thomas More Prep-Marian will take on Plainville/Natoma on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.40
Jones Came Up Big in Norton's 50-21 Defeat
While Eli Jones delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Norton. Nobody could stop Jones as he threw for 185 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Norton's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-1. Jones will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Concordia on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.68
A Season-Best Effort from Tyce Melvin Leads Norton over Phillipsburg
Sadly, Tyce Melvin posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Norton over Phillipsburg on Friday. Melvin picked up 130 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Melvin has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 65.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.08
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Mason Jackson
Mason Jackson continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 14th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He made 19 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
This season, Jackson has averaged 11 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 5.43 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.00
Tyler Backman Delivers Electric Performance Vs Phillipsburg
Another Norton player making an appearance on this list is Tyler Backman. He rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 33 receiving yards. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 70 yards.
Unfortunately for Phillipsburg, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Backman. When Backman last faced the Panthers back in September of 2023, he rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Gamescore: 25.42
Other Notable Players
- Adler Brown: 52 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.10)
- Jacob Seib: 135 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
