4A Region 8 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!
Kaden Vest Turns in Season-Best Performance
Spanish Fork came up short on Friday despite Kaden Vest delivering his best game to date. Vest rushed for 325 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
Unfortunately for Provo, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Vest. When Vest last faced the Bulldogs back in September of 2023, he rushed for 202 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 76.18
Gehrig Orchard Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Provo got the W thanks in part to Gehrig Orchard playing the best football he has all season. Orchard threw for 503 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Provo, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Orchard and Provo are taking a road trip to square off against Uintah at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 49.43
Andrew Hillstead Delivers Electric Performance Vs Payson
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Andrew Hillstead stepped things up a notch to give Timpanogos the 'W'. Hillstead was dynamite, throwing for 195 yards and five touchdowns.
Timpanogos is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Hillstead's next contest is against Salem Hills on Thursday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 36.70
Provo Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Oliver Mackay
Oliver Mackay's big game helped extend Provo's winning streak to five on Friday. Mackay's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 56 yards.
Gamescore: 35.67
A Season-Best Performance from Crew Demartini Leads Provo over Spanish Fork
Provo was led to victory by Crew Demartini, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Demartini made six total tackles. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 60 yards.
On the year, Demartini has averaged 3.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 interceptions.
Gamescore: 35.03
Other Notable Players
- Gabe Graf: 134 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 31.98)
- Brock Jacobson: 117 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.77)
- Griffin Demartini: 175 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.25)
- David Fullmer: 110 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.23)
- Kenyon Kunz: 2 interception and 7 total tackles (1.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
