B - East 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!
Grady Schmidt Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Huntley Project was led to victory by Grady Schmidt, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Schmidt rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (113.4) per game. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August of 2023.
This year, Schmidt has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 113.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 60.90
Shepherd was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Wyatt Beddes did his best to prevent it. Huntley Project had no answer to Beddes as he rushed for 13 yards.
Shepherd's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-6. Beddes and Shepherd will face off against Baker at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.20
Connor Wilson Makes It Two for Shepherd
Keeping Beddes company is Connor Wilson, a fellow Shepherd player. He rushed for 128 yards. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (102.8) per game. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 52 yards.
This season, Wilson has averaged 102.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.20
While Colstrip might've come up empty on Friday, Kai Heck wasn't going down without a fight. Baker had no answer to Heck as he rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 100 yards on five of 12 attempts.
Colstrip dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Heck and Colstrip will square off against Joliet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 20.17
A Constellation of Stars for Shepherd
Another Shepherd player making an appearance on this list is Karson Gamradt. He picked up 15 receiving yards.
For the year, Gamradt has averaged 25.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.07
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