Mid-Cities 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!
Ezra Meuller Goes Supernova in Norwalk Win
Starting off the list is Norwalk's Ezra Meuller, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Meuller rushed for 163 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Meuller is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 163 every time he's taken the field this season.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Norwalk, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Meuller and Norwalk will take on Firebaugh at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 65.15
Norwalk Gets a Boost from Cerritos in 43-35 Victory
Another Norwalk player making an appearance on this list is Diego Cerritos. He rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
This season, Cerritos has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 129.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 63.90
Dylan Richburg Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Dylan Richburg posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Gahr over Norwalk on Friday. Richburg rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 51 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Gahr now has a losing record at 3-4. Richburg and Gahr will head out on the road to take on Compton Early College at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.95
A Season-Best Effort from Roman Acosta Leads Gahr over Norwalk
Gahr came up short on Friday despite Roman Acosta delivering his best game to date. Acosta threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown.
This year, Acosta has thrown those 2 touchdowns while averaging 118 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.6 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 16.4 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 30.42
Brian Lopez Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Paramount got the W thanks in part to Brian Lopez playing the best football he has all season. Lopez picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.3 total tackles per game.
Paramount's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. They and Lynwood are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.50
Other Notable Players
- Jonathan Porras: 1 sack and 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.70)
- Nicholas Hernandez: 26 yards passing; 49 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.63)
- Tyler Goodman: 58 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.60)
- Neysen Seu: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Joel Espinoza: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
