3A Intermountain Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Sawyer Staudt Turns in Season-Best Performance
Priest River was led to victory by Sawyer Staudt, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Staudt wasn't messing around, rushing for 264 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. The matchup was his fifth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
The victory (which was Priest River's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-2. Staudt and Priest River will square off against St. Maries at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 70.80
While Julien Ceja-Grimaldo delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for St. Maries. Ceja-Grimaldo was unstoppable, making ten total tackles. His longest rush was for an incredible 79 yards.
St. Maries is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-6. Ceja-Grimaldo and St. Maries will face off against Priest River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.43
Underclassman Porter Lewis Comes Up Big Against New Plymouth
It was an underclassman who stole the show on Saturday as Porter Lewis came into the contest on a mission. Nobody could stop he as he rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 336 yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for Kellogg: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
Kellogg's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. Lewis and Kellogg will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Priest River at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 42.80
Big Game from Starrs As Orofino Fell 48-15
Orofino was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Johnny Starrs did his best to prevent it. Starrs turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 139 yards while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
Orofino is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Starrs and Orofino will square off against Bonners Ferry at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 28.00
Colton Kuprienko Makes It Two for Priest River
The second Priest River player making an appearance here is Colton Kuprienko, and for good reason. He made five total tackles.
This season, Kuprienko has averaged 5.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.68
Other Notable Players
- Isaiah Gustaffe: 186 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.02)
- Andrew Lewis: 109 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.28)
- Lucas Mathews: 89 yards passing; 28 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.33)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
