B - East 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!
Wyatt Beddes Drops League-Best Performance on Friday
Starting off the list is Shepherd's Wyatt Beddes, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Beddes rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown.
Shepherd is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. Beddes and Shepherd will be playing in front of their home fans against Red Lodge/Belfry/Roberts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.50
Jake Cook's Big Game Leads Joliet over Colstrip
Jake Cook's big game helped extend Joliet's winning streak to three on Thursday. Cook was unstoppable, rushing for 84 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also picking up 72 receiving yards. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Joliet pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Cook will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Huntley Project on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.07
Huntley Project Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Grady Schmidt
Huntley Project picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Grady Schmidt. Nobody could stop Schmidt as he rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 136 rushing yards.
This season, Schmidt has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 117.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 40.15
Joliet Gets a Boost from Juhnke in 49-7 Win
Kaden Juhnke put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Thursday. He rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 98 yards and a touchdown on only seven passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made five total tackles.
This year, Juhnke has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 152.1 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 16.13 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 27.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 33.78
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
