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 Victory
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 win was the fourth in a row for Norwalk, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Meuller and Norwalk will face off against Firebaugh at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 65.15
Big Game from Cerritos As Norwalk Won 43-35
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 year, Cerritos has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 129.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 63.90
Dylan Richburg Turns in Season-Best Effort
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 are taking a road trip to face off against Compton Early College at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.95
Roman Acosta Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Roman Acosta posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Gahr over Norwalk on Friday. Acosta threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown.
On the year, Acosta has thrown those 2 touchdowns while averaging 118 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, 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
Paramount was led to victory by Brian Lopez, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. 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 victory 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
