A - 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!
Banyan Johnston Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Columbia Falls got the W thanks in part to Banyan Johnston playing the best football he has all season. Johnston threw for 166 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
The victory (which was Columbia Falls' third in a row) raised their record to 4-2. Johnston's next matchup is against Bigfork on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 47.62
Austin Savik Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Bigfork got the W thanks in part to Austin Savik playing the best football he has all season. Savik picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.incredibly, Savik got all that yardage with just one huge run
On the year, Savik has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 68 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 19.43 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.65
Treker Hickey Delivers Electric Performance Vs Browning
Keeping Savik company is Treker Hickey, a fellow Bigfork player. He rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
On the year, Hickey has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 91 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.60
Jackson Lubke Dazzles in Hamilton Defeat
Hamilton had to settle for second on Thursday, but Jackson Lubke sure wasn't going down easily. Lubke was unstoppable, picking up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Lubke has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 76 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.25
A Season-Best Effort from Cole Schmit Leads Bigfork over Browning
Bigfork was led to victory by Cole Schmit, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Schmit threw for 132 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
On the season, Schmit has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 168 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging nine rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.60
Other Notable Players
- Kolby Finley: 75 yards passing; 56 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.95)
- Jake Forthofer: 73 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.45)
- Tayden West: 1 TD ; 63 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.87)
- Easton Brooks: 74 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.07)
- Carson Gulick: 83 yards passing; 55 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.63)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
