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!
Jackson Presley Turns in Season-Best Performance
Glacier was led to victory by Jackson Presley, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Presley threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
If history really does repeat itself, Presley might just drop another big game when he faces off against Sentinel on Friday. Presley threw for 311 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes the last time he and the Spartans duked it out back in November of 2023.
Gamescore: 48.67
A Season-Best Performance from Cole Zeigler Leads Hellgate over Butte
Hellgate came up short on Friday despite Cole Zeigler delivering his best game to date. Zeigler rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also picked up 53 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Hellgate and Sentinel are set to duel on Thursday. Zeigler will face off against Jaxon Allery, the Spartans' star pass catcher. The only thing left to do is find out who's the greater deep ball threat. You'll have to watch the game to know for sure.
Gamescore: 47.02
Capital Gets a Boost from Mihelish in 35-7 Victory
Merek Mihelish was instrumental in extending Capital's winning streak to six on Thursday. Nobody could stop Mihelish as he threw for 295 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown.
Mihelish might have his next game, a road matchup with Flathead, circled on his calendar. When Mihelish last faced the Braves/Bravettes back in October of 2023, he rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Gamescore: 38.57
Lieberg Posts Huge Game in 20-17 Victory
Jaxan Lieberg was a major factor in Helena's win over Sentinel on Thursday. Nobody could stop Lieberg as he picked up 109 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Helena's road trip will continue as they head out to face Butte at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The match will pit Lieberg up against the Bulldogs' star wideout Sam Sampson. The only thing left to do is find out who's the greater deep ball threat. You'll have to watch the game to know for sure.
Gamescore: 36.98
Kobe Dorcheus' Big Game Leads Glacier over Flathead
Another Glacier player making an appearance on this list is Kobe Dorcheus. He rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also picked up 39 receiving yards.
Flathead's probably not too fond of Dorcheus given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Dorcheus saw the Braves/Bravettes), he rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 36.87
Other Notable Players
- Karson Pumnea: 78 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 32.98)
- Mac Lundstrom: 244 yards passing; 33 yards rushing (Gamescore: 32.07)
- Carson Baker: 93 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 26 yards rushing (Gamescore: 28.80)
- Colton Shea: 261 yards passing (Gamescore: 27.20)
- Hudson Luedtke: 127 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.62)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
