AA - Western Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jace Koshatka Turns in Season-Best Performance
Jace Koshatka produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Sentinel to the win on Thursday. Koshatka threw for 285 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending a pass.
The victory got Sentinel back to even at 3-3. Koshatka and Sentinel will face off against Helena on Thursday.
Gamescore: 53.80
A Season-Best Effort from Carter Taylor Leads Sentinel over Butte
Carter Taylor produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Sentinel to the win on Thursday. Taylor picked up 139 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 60 yards.
On the year, Taylor has caught those 3 touchdowns while averaging 35 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.30
Mac Lundstrom Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Helena got the W thanks in part to Mac Lundstrom playing the best football he has all season. Lundstrom threw for 313 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per attempt, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Lundstrom has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 183 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.77
Mihelish Came Up Big in Capital's 35-14 Win
Capital picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Merek Mihelish. Nobody could stop Mihelish as he rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 128 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
For the season, Mihelish has thrown 19 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 243.5 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 67.95 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 141.3 passer rating.
Gamescore: 43.13
Jaxan Lieberg Delivers Best Performance of Season
Jaxan Lieberg produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Helena to the win on Friday. Lieberg picked up 152 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 65 yards.
On the season, Lieberg has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 87 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 55.17 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.85
Other Notable Players
- Cole Graham: 89 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 36.77)
- Karson Pumnea: 110 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 36 yards receiving (Gamescore: 30.73)
- Kobe Dorcheus: 73 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 38 yards receiving (Gamescore: 25.67)
- Trygve Braun: 29 yards rushing; 66 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.53)
- Eli Coopman: 218 yards passing; 54 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.33)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
