Big Time Game = Big Performances Part I

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There was some huge games over the week and some even bigger performances. League and division titles were settled this week and it took some momentous efforts by some star athletes to make it happen. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Eagle 28 - Mountain View 14</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eagle walked away with a big time victory as they outright won the 5A SIC River Division with a dominant defensive performance along with an amazing rushing attack. [player_tooltip player_id='861722' first='Noah' last='Burnham'] showed why he is considered one of the best backs in the entire state rushing for 173 yards with three touchdowns. [player_tooltip player_id='241426' first='Davis' last='Harsin'] showed his senior leadership all night going 10-17 for 149 yards and a touchdown while in complete command of Eagles offense. [player_tooltip player_id='340803' first='Seth' last='Brock'] showed why he is considered by many to be the top defender in the state with his 10 tackles but also showed his versatility as Eagles leading receiver with 5 catches for 90 yards. Mountain View showed that its futures is bright as the Mavericks sophomore quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='861736' first='Henry' last='Nelson'] who went 22-33 for 220 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Having to replace a superstar player like [player_tooltip player_id='540331' first='Justin' last='McGee'] is hard enough but the Mavericks had multiple young players step up with [player_tooltip player_id='353794' first='Tyler' last='Weaver'] having six catches for 86 yards and a touchdown. [player_tooltip player_id='891001' first='Valentin' last='Gomez-Ricks'] had 20 carries and 77 yards rushing. On defense the Mavericks were led by senior linebacker [player_tooltip player_id='711151' first='Tanner' last='Moriarty'] who ended the game with 10 tackles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Meridian 28 - Rocky Mountain 24</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Meridian showed up in a big way on Thursday to win the 5A SIC Foothill Division and prove that even with a 0-2 start to the season the Warriors are still a team to be weary of. They have a star in quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='484672' first='Zeke' last='Martinez'] who did a little bit of everything to get the win for the Warriors going 10-17 for 115 yards and a score, he also rushed for a touchdown and caught a touchdown pass. Rocky was led by sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='401581' first='Collin' last='Chapman'], going 10-12 for 143 yards and a touchdown after rotating five quarterbacks and using star players [player_tooltip player_id='378187' first='Taeshaun' last='Reese'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1136025' first='Jeff' last='Thompson']'s playmaking ability. Meridian and Rocky have a history the last few years that has finished in an epic way this years edition was nothing short of spectacular with Martinez scrambling and making a 16 yard throw for a touchdown to win it at the end. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->