2022 Players of the Week – Week 0
Article by Matt Diano Week #0 (September 2nd-3rd, 2022) Mattias Lighten (Jr.); WR/CB – Moore Catholic Mavericks A returning All-Catholic selection on offense at WR following a sophomore campaign that witnessed him haul in 37 balls for 655 yards and 4 touchdowns, Lighten if off to the kind of fast start that has us thinking that shattering his previous bests is not a question of “if” it will happen, but rather “how quickly” he is able to surpass his impressive stat line from a season ago! Pitted against an Eagle defense that features one of the top defensive backs in the AA-1 division this season [Elijah Campbell], Lighten would record the fourth 100+-yard receiving game of his career (accomplished the feat three times last year), as he was on the back end of four of teammate/fellow 2021 All-Catholic selection, John Michalski’s (6-for-10 passing; 145 yards, 2 TD tosses) six completions,