1A Sawtooth (8 Man) 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!
Preston Wood Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Carey was led to victory by Preston Wood, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Wood rushed for 183 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. His longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards.
The victory (which was Carey's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Wood and Carey will welcome Shoshone at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 77.70
Richfield Comes Up Short Despite Huge Game from Underclassman Devin Scott
It was an underclassman who stole the show on Friday as Devin Scott came into the contest on a mission. Despite the loss, he was still balling out as he rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 111 yards while completing 75% of his passes. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 56 yards.
Richfield is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Scott and Richfield will take on Castleford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.55
Jace Fuchs Makes It Two for Richfield
Keeping Scott company is Jace Fuchs, a fellow Richfield player. He picked up 34 receiving yards.
This season, Fuchs has averaged 25.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging one receiving yard per game.
Gamescore: 26.40
Matthew Young Delivers Electric Performance Vs Dietrich
Carey picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Matthew Young. Nobody could stop Young as he picked up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 34 yards.
For the year, Young has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 20.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.13
Carey Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Eddie Gamino
Eddie Gamino's big game helped extend Carey's winning streak to five on Friday. Gamino turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 16 yards.
For the year, Gamino has averaged 33.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.58
Other Notable Players
- Stockton Sears: 22 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 54 yards receiving (Gamescore: 19.32)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
