3A Intermountain Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Sawyer Staudt Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sawyer Staudt produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Priest River to the win on Friday. Staudt wasn't messing around, rushing for 264 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. The matchup was his fifth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Priest River, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. Staudt and Priest River will challenge St. Maries at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 70.80
While Julien Ceja-Grimaldo delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for St. Maries. Despite the loss, Ceja-Grimaldo was still balling out as he made ten total tackles. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained 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 take on Priest River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.43
Underclassman Porter Lewis Comes Up Big Against New Plymouth
Underclassman Porter Lewis came into Saturday's contest looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. He did his part (and then some), rushing for 55 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 336 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'. He is becoming a predictor of Kellogg's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 0-4 when he doesn't).
For the year, Lewis has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 209.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.80
Johnny Starrs Delivers Electric Effort Vs Priest River
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 face off against 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 year, Kuprienko has averaged 5.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.68
Other Notable Players
- Isaiah Gustaffe: 186 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.02)
- Andrew Lewis: 109 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.28)
- Lucas Mathews: 89 yards passing; 28 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.33)
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