Mesquite 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!
Micah Little Delivers Best Performance of Season
Micah Little produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Linfield Christian to the win on Friday. Little rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Little has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 77.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 6.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.10
Miles Omalley Goes Supernova in Maranatha Victory
Miles Omalley continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 150 rushing yards. He rushed for 190 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
Unfortunately for Western Christian, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Omalley. Omalley rushed for 235 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also caught a touchdown the last time he and the Fighting Lancers duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 48.57
Drew Taylor Makes It Two for Linfield Christian
Another Linfield Christian player making an appearance on this list is Drew Taylor. He picked up 53 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made two total tackles (2.0 for loss).
This season, Taylor has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 49 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 10.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.72
A Constellation of Stars for Linfield Christian
Another Linfield Christian player making an appearance on this list is Madden Mayer. He picked up eight receiving yards.
This season, Mayer has averaged 12.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 21.63
Other Notable Players
- Mark Oosten: 15 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.52)
- Nick Goodman: 13 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Thomas Paschal: 241 yards passing (Gamescore: 19.67)
- Luke Mcnulty: 89 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.63)
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