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!
Jace Koshatka Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Thursday, Sentinel got the W thanks in part to Jace Koshatka playing the best football he has all season. Koshatka threw for 285 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended a pass.
The victory got Sentinel back to even at 3-3. Koshatka and Sentinel will face off against Helena at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 53.80
A Season-Best Performance from Carter Taylor Leads Sentinel over Butte
Sentinel was led to victory by Carter Taylor, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Taylor picked up 139 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 60 yards.
For the year, Taylor has caught those 3 touchdowns while averaging 35 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.30
Mac Lundstrom Has Career Rushing Day
Mac Lundstrom produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Helena to the win on Friday. Lundstrom threw for 313 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per attempt, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Lundstrom has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 183 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.77
Mihelish Posts Huge Game in 35-14 Win
Merek Mihelish's big game helped extend Capital's winning streak to five on Friday. Glacier had no answer to Mihelish as he rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 128 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Mihelish and Capital are on the road again on Thursday to play Big Sky at 7:00 p.m. The Bruins got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Eagles, probably because Mihelish had a solid game then too: he rushed for 103 yards on only ten carries, and also threw for 167 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 43.13
Jaxan Lieberg Delivers Best Effort of Season
Helena was led to victory by Jaxan Lieberg, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lieberg picked up 152 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 65 yards.
For the year, Lieberg has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 87 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 55.17 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.85
Other Notable Players
- Cole Graham: 89 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 36.77)
- Karson Pumnea: 110 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 36 yards receiving (Gamescore: 30.73)
- Trygve Braun: 29 yards rushing; 66 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.53)
- Daniel Larson: 47 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.62)
- Eli Coopman: 189 yards passing; 54 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
