Mesquite 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!
Max Hilliard Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Max Hilliard produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Arrowhead Christian to the win on Friday. Hilliard rushed for 266 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (108.3) per game. His longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards.
Hilliard and Arrowhead Christian will take on Western Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The contest will pit Hilliard up against the Fighting Lancers' star rusher Jeffrey Jackson. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 56.97
While Aiden Brewer delivered a dominant performance on Saturday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Big Bear. Brewer turned in nothing short of a gem, making three total tackles. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 66 yards.
With the loss, Big Bear broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. Brewer and Big Bear will face off against Maranatha at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.93
Thomas Paschal Turns in Season-Best Performance
Linfield Christian was led to victory by Thomas Paschal, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Paschal threw for 329 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards.
The win was the third in a row for Linfield Christian, bringing their record for this year to 4-3. Paschal and Linfield Christian will square off against Whittier Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.83
Marcus Dylke Delivers Best Performance of Season
Linfield Christian was led to victory by Marcus Dylke, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Dylke picked up 158 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Linfield Christian's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
This year, Dylke has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 65.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.05
Other Notable Players
- Luke Mcnulty: 310 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 26.27)
- Micah Roth: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.75)
- Cole Fornelli: 109 yards passing (Gamescore: 20.77)
- Luke Hanrahan: 140 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Micah Little: 1 TD ; 52 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.45)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
