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!
Tyler Backman Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Norton got the W thanks in part to Tyler Backman playing the best football he has all season. Backman rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
If history really does repeat itself, Backman might just drop another big game when he faces off against Phillipsburg on Friday. Backman rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries the last time he and the Panthers duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 57.85
Liles Came Up Big in Thomas More Prep-Marian's 28-20 Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Carson Liles stepped things up a notch to give Thomas More Prep-Marian the 'W'. Liles was dynamite, rushing for seven yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 182 yards and a touchdown.
Thomas More Prep-Marian's victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Liles and Thomas More Prep-Marian will look to defend their home field on Friday against Syracuse at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 38.38
Norton Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Eli Jones
Norton picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Eli Jones. Jones did his part (and then some), rushing for 71 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 116 yards on ten of 17 attempts for the 'W'.
Russell had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Jones it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Jones saw the Broncos), he rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 143 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 35.73
Carsen Beal Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Carsen Beal posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Beal has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 65.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 23.83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.72
Walker Middleton Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Rounding off our Top Five is Walker Middleton of Russell. Middleton picked up 182 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He's now once again averaging 100+ receiving yards (102.5) per game. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 66 yards.
For the season, Middleton has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 102.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 30.15
Other Notable Players
- Jacob Seib: 88 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.05)
- Mason Rohr: 287 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.63)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
