1A North Central Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Casey Midcap Delivers Electric Performance Vs Burlington
Casey Midcap was instrumental in extending Wray's winning streak to six on Saturday. Midcap did his part (and then some), throwing for 252 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 10-for-10 passing, while also rushing for 39 yards for the 'W'.
Wray pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Midcap and Wray will face off against Limon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.25
Wray Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Samuel Meisner
Samuel Meisner's big game helped extend Wray's winning streak to six on Saturday. Meisner was unstoppable, making ten total tackles (1.5 for loss).
Meisner is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Limon on Friday. Meisner made 16 total tackles the last time he and the Badgers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 37.77
Wiggins Gets a Boost from Lousberg in 27-6 Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Jayson Lousberg stepped things up a notch to give Wiggins the 'W'. Lousberg was dynamite, rushing for 139 yards and two touchdowns.
Unfortunately for Yuma, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Lousberg. Lousberg rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Outlaws duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 30.60
Yuma was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Christian Thomson did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Thomson as he rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 34 receiving yards.
This season, Thomson has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 21.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.03
Jorge Mendez Delivers Best Effort of Season
Jorge Mendez put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Friday. As a matter of fact, he produced his best game of the campaign : he rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles.
On the year, Mendez has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 30.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 28.90
Other Notable Players
- Aaron Tena: 137 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.28)
- Austin Collins: 21 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 47 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
