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 Delivers Best Performance of Season
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.
Presley is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Big Sky on Thursday. Presley threw for 394 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 16.4 yards per attempt the last time he and the Eagles duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 48.67
Cole Zeigler Turns in Season-Best Effort
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 is on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. They and Sentinel are set to duel on Thursday.
Gamescore: 47.02
Big Game from Mihelish As Capital Won 35-7
Merek Mihelish's big game helped extend Capital's winning streak to six on Thursday. Mihelish did his part (and then some), throwing for 295 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
If history really does repeat itself, Mihelish might just drop another big game when he faces off against Flathead on Friday. Mihelish rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes the last time he and the Braves/Bravettes duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 38.57
Lieberg Made His Presence Known in Helena's 20-17 Win
Helena took down Sentinel on Thursday, a win that might not have happened without Jaxan Lieberg's standout effort. Lieberg did his part (and then some), picking up 109 receiving yards and three touchdowns for the 'W'.
On the season, Lieberg has caught 12 touchdowns while averaging 90.1 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 55.29 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.98
Kobe Dorcheus Dazzles in Glacier Victory
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 had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Dorcheus it was a similar story. Dorcheus rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry the last time he and the Braves/Bravettes duked it out back in October of 2023.
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
