Millard South’s record-setting junior has spread his 230 completions around like no other quarterback ever in Class A.

Five teammates have at least 32 receptions. Four have more than 500 yards. Seven have found the end zone.

One of the 500-yard crew, 6-foot-6 junior tight end Isaac Jensen, is injured and won’t play in Monday night’s showdown for the state title against two-time defending champ Omaha Westside. But Florida State tight end commit Chase Loftin, junior Amarion Jackson and senior Aamir Hill are still in Thomalla’s arsenal.

His 3,444 yards in 11 games are the Class A single-season record. He has thrown for 44 touchdowns to two interceptions.

The 6-4, 190-pounder has already set three Class A playoff records — yards in a game (419), yards in all playoff games (1,077) and total touchdowns in the playoffs (13).

“It all starts up front,” Thomalla said. “I’d like to thank the big guys up front, then just got a bunch of weapons at receiver and then myself just distributing the ball.”

Millard South coach Ty Wisdom has assembled an offense that averages 52.8 points, topping the class record 51.5.

“All offseason, everybody kind of wanted to try to stir the pot by saying, ‘How are you going to keep all those guys happy? Well, there’s been enough spoons,'” Wisdom said. “The guys, they’re happy for each other. I mean, they’re buddies.

“They’re not, ‘Oh, he’s got this or that and catching this many touchdowns.’ They just want to do what’s best for the team.”

Thomalla is given full-field reads, key to spreading it around.

“We have different ways to attack different things,” Wisdom said. “He’s done a great job of getting the ball to the open guy.”

Thomalla was asked to sum up each of his top three receivers’ skills.

Loftin, 6-6 and 220, has team highs with 54 catches, 811 yards and 12 touchdowns: “He’s a big, go get it, 50-50 guy, and he also can run routes. That’s why he’s a four-star tight end.”

Jackson (6-2, 185), who has 48 receptions for 733 yards and seven touchdowns: “He’s like the route runner. He’s also a deep threat, too, so he really can do it all.”

Hill (5-8, 150), who has 36 catches for 573 yards and eight scores: “He’s like the burner, like a human joystick. He makes everyone miss.”

Pass protection starts with Carter Glab at center, Kenddrik Mason and Jack Ladd at guards and Landen Von Seggren and Antonio Harrin at tackle.

To get close to eight scoring possessions per game takes the defense getting the opposition off the field, too. And Millard South has done that while dealing with injuries, including to linebackers Teagan Urban and Dylan Kuhl.

In 10 games against in-state competition, that excluded the 39-25 opening-game loss to now national No. 39 Basha (Ariz.), the Patriots are allowing 11 points per game.

Senior defensive lineman Harper Rutan, a team captain, is well aware that the best offense in the state shouldn’t idle too long.

“We play physical at the point of attack, with our linebackers, secondary, D-line,” Rutan said. “Physicality is really what we preach throughout the injuries and stuff.

“The one thing I think we have an advantage is when someone goes down, the next man up is about just as good. I think we have depth, and I think that’s what’s keeping us going.”

Urban was the Patriots’ leading tackler before missing four games, including the first two playoff wins. He had nine tackles in the 49-14 semifinal win over Kearney. Kuhl hasn’t played since Sept. 20 against Millard North.

“By the time that Teagan was back, our backup linebacker (Will Guthmiller) was playing like a starter at any other school,” Rutan said. “It’s really important that we have that depth in that way, and everyone is coached as a starter, so that next-man-up mentality has really helped.”

Monday’s final pits the two teams that have been far ahead of the pack. Every Millard South win has ended with a running clock. No team has been within 14 points of Westside, which takes a Class A-record 32-game winning streak into the 7:15 p.m. game at Memorial Stadium.

“I expect it to be a highly competitive, good football game, championship football,” Wisdom said. “You know, hopefully can make the state of Nebraska proud of the athletes that we’re putting out there.

“You know, it’s been a different year. People want to find different things to complain about but, you know, right here, we got a great program and a great group of kids that I know will lay it all out on the line Monday night just as (Westside) will, and I think it’ll be a tremendous game.”