4A Special District 4 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!
Brody Van Gastel Turns in Season-Best Performance
Mazama was led to victory by Brody Van Gastel, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Van Gastel threw for 303 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
The win (which was Mazama's third in a row) raised their record to 4-3. Van Gastel and Mazama will be playing in front of their home fans against Ashland on Friday.
Gamescore: 72.45
A Season-Best Effort from Kai Otee Hunt Leads Mazama over North Bend
Kai Otee Hunt produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Mazama to the win on Friday. Hunt picked up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
On the season, Hunt has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 55.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.93
Big Game from Harrower As Ashland Fell 54-20
While Jojo Harrower delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Ashland. Nobody could stop Harrower as he threw for 339 yards and three touchdowns.
Harrower might have his next game, a home matchup with Mazama, circled on his calendar. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Harrower saw the Vikings), he threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 53 yards.
Gamescore: 38.40
Colin Lawrence Makes It Two for Ashland
Another Ashland player making an appearance on this list is Colin Lawrence. He made a tackle.
Gamescore: 31.10
A Constellation of Stars for Ashland
Another Ashland player making an appearance on this list is Caleb Morgan. He made nine total tackles.
This season, Morgan has averaged 4.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 0 sacks.
Gamescore: 30.07
Other Notable Players
- Gabe Nanni: 87 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.37)
- Kristopher Baldwin: 116 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
