4A Great Basin 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!
Rio Curtis Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Rio Curtis produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Gooding to the win on Friday. Curtis rushed for 274 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (110.7) per game.
On the year, Curtis has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 110.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 67.28
Another Game with at Least 100 Rushing Yards from Damon Taylor
Damon Taylor put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he posted at least 100 rushing yards in the sixth games prior.
The win was the fourth in a row for Kimberly, bringing their record for this year to 5-3. Taylor and Kimberly will venture away from home to square off against Gooding at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.60
Tristan Rea Delivers Best Performance of Season
Tristan Rea produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Filer to the win on Friday. Rea threw for 160 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown.
Rea and Filer will stay at home for another week and welcome Buhl at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wildcats had to take a loss when they last met the Indians, but Rea had little to do with the loss: he threw for 251 yards and three touchdowns. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 34.97
Ryker Larson Makes It Two for Kimberly
Another Kimberly player making an appearance on this list is Ryker Larson. He picked up 18 receiving yards.
On the year, Larson has averaged 5.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.22
Felipe Villegas Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Felipe Villegas of Buhl. Villegas picked up two sacks, forced two fumbles, and made 12 total tackles.
Buhl's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. Villegas and Buhl will square off against Filer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.00
Other Notable Players
- Eli Esterbrook: 92 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.70)
- Cougar Stockham: 165 yards passing (Gamescore: 23.20)
- Kolten Taylor: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Macraye Bruning: 194 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 20.73)
- Joe Barrett: 94 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.40)
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