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 Delivers Best Performance of Season
Jace Koshatka produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Sentinel to the win on Thursday. 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 square 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 was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 60 yards.
This season, 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.
This season, Lundstrom has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 183 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.77
Capital Gets a Boost from Mihelish in 35-14 Victory
Merek Mihelish was instrumental in extending Capital's winning streak to five on Friday. Mihelish was unstoppable, rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 128 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Mihelish and Capital will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Big Sky at 7:00 p.m. The last time Mihelish took on the Eagles, 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 Turns in Season-Best Performance
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 season, 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)
- Kobe Dorcheus: 73 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 38 yards receiving (Gamescore: 25.67)
- Trygve Braun: 29 yards rushing; 66 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.53)
- Daniel Larson: 47 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.62)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
