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
Arrowhead Christian was led to victory by Max Hilliard, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hilliard rushed for 266 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (108.3). He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 76-yard run.
Arrowhead Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. Hilliard and Arrowhead Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Western Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 56.97
While Aiden Brewer delivered a dominant performance on Saturday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Big Bear. Linfield Christian had no answer to Brewer as he made three total tackles. Brewer was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 66 yards.
With the loss, Big Bear broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. Brewer will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Maranatha on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.93
Thomas Paschal Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Saturday, Linfield Christian got the W thanks in part to Thomas Paschal playing the best football he has all season. Paschal threw for 329 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards.
The victory was the third in a row for Linfield Christian, bringing their record for this year to 4-3. Paschal and Linfield Christian will face off against Whittier Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.83
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Jacob Halbert stepped things up a notch to give Whittier Christian the 'W'. Nobody could stop Halbert as he picked up three sacks, forced a fumble, and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss). He has become a key player for Whittier Christian: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise.
The win got Whittier Christian back to even at 4-4. Halbert and Whittier Christian will venture away from home to face off against Linfield Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.75
A Season-Best Effort from Marcus Dylke Leads Linfield Christian over Big Bear
On Saturday, Linfield Christian got the W thanks in part to Marcus Dylke playing the best football he has all season. Dylke picked up 158 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Linfield Christian is 3-1 when Dylke posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the season, 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
