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!
Carson Liles Delivers Best Effort of Season
Carson Liles produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Thomas More Prep-Marian to the win on Friday. Liles threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 36 yards and two touchdowns.
Thomas More Prep-Marian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Liles and Thomas More Prep-Marian will face off against Plainville/Natoma on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.40
Big Game from Jones As Norton Fell 50-21
While Eli Jones delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Norton. Despite the loss, Jones was still balling out as he threw for 185 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Norton's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-1. Jones and Norton will venture away from home to square off against Concordia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.68
Tyce Melvin Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Tyce Melvin posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Norton over Phillipsburg on Friday. Melvin picked up 130 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Melvin has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 65.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.08
Mason Jackson Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Mason Jackson continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 14th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He made 19 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
On the season, Jackson has averaged 11 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.43 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.00
Norton Gets a Boost from Backman in 50-21 Defeat
Another Norton player making an appearance on this list is Tyler Backman. He rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 33 receiving yards. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 70 yards.
Phillipsburg's probably not too fond of Backman given he always seems to get the better of them. When Backman last faced the Panthers back in September of 2023, he rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Gamescore: 25.42
Other Notable Players
- Adler Brown: 52 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.10)
- Jacob Seib: 135 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
