3A Intermountain 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Sawyer Staudt Leads Priest River over Orofino
Priest River was led to victory by Sawyer Staudt, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Staudt wasn't messing around, rushing for 264 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. The contest was his fifth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
The victory (which was Priest River's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-2. Staudt and Priest River will take on St. Maries at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 70.80
While Julien Ceja-Grimaldo delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for St. Maries. Despite the defeat, Ceja-Grimaldo was still balling out as he made ten total tackles. His longest rush was for an incredible 79 yards.
St. Maries is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-6. Ceja-Grimaldo and St. Maries will face off against Priest River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.43
Starrs Made His Presence Known in Orofino's 48-15 Loss
Orofino had to settle for second on Friday, but Johnny Starrs sure wasn't going down easily. Priest River had no answer to Starrs as he rushed for 139 yards while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Starrs' longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards.
Orofino is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Starrs and Orofino will challenge Bonners Ferry at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 28.00
Colton Kuprienko Makes It Two for Priest River
Another Priest River player making an appearance on this list is Colton Kuprienko. He made five total tackles.
This season, Kuprienko has averaged 5.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.68
Isaiah Gustaffe Delivers Electric Performance Vs Grangeville
The second St. Maries player making an appearance here is Isaiah Gustaffe, and for good reason. He picked up 186 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 65 yards.
On the year, Gustaffe has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 67.5 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after four games last season, he was only averaging 2.25 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.02
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
