AA - Eastern 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!
Ryder Murdock Delivers Best Effort of Season
Billings Senior was led to victory by Ryder Murdock, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Murdock threw for 382 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt.
Billings Senior's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. Murdock's next contest is against Russell on Thursday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 57.27
Reese Dahlke Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Gallatin got the W thanks in part to Reese Dahlke playing the best football he has all season. Dahlke rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (102.9) per game. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023.
The win for Gallatin keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Dahlke and Gallatin will square off against Billings West at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 50.40
Billings West Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to CJ Johnson
Billings West picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to CJ Johnson. Johnson showed up in a big way, throwing for 435 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. He's now once again averaging 300+ passing yards (314) per game. His passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 374 passing yards dating back to last season.
For the season, Johnson has thrown 20 touchdowns (and and only 3 pick) while averaging 314 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 18.86 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 40.90
Jaxon Dixon Makes It Two for Billings Senior
Another Billings Senior player making an appearance on this list is Jaxon Dixon. He picked up 121 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made four total tackles.
On the season, Dixon has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 46.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.43
Kash Embry Turns in Season-Best Performance
Kash Embry produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Bozeman to the win on Friday. Embry rushed for 34 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes.
For the season, Embry has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 148.6 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 36.80
Other Notable Players
- Brady Casagranda: 89 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 34.93)
- Davyn Lehfeldt: 131 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 34.43)
- Carter Dahlke: 95 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.92)
- Logan Humphrey: 2 sacks, 4 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 27.25)
- Tyber Hagen: 1 interception, 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
