5A Southern Idaho - Foothills 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!
Conner Iverson Drops League-Best Performance on Friday
Starting off the list is Preston's Conner Iverson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Iverson rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Preston's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5. Iverson and Preston will face off against Pocatello at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.25
Carter Perry Delivers Electric Performance Vs Century
Keeping Iverson company is Carter Perry, a fellow Preston player. He threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This season, Perry has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 248.4 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.57 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 10.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.77
Garcia Posts Huge Game in 28-14 Victory
Carmyne Garcia posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 103 yards on only ten carries, and also threw for 143 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes.
The win was the fourth in a row for Skyline, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Garcia and Skyline will challenge Highland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.83
A Constellation of Stars for Preston
Another Preston player making an appearance on this list is Cruz Harris. He picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Harris has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 56.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 27.45
Damien Simmons Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Damien Simmons of Hillcrest. Simmons picked up 2.5 sacks and made nine total tackles.
The win was the third in a row for Hillcrest, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. They and Rigby are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.25
Other Notable Players
- Zyan Crockett: 41 yards receiving; 36 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.35)
- Bradley Elison: 263 yards passing (Gamescore: 20.23)
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