4A Columbia Basin Big-9 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Brady Jay's Big Game Leads Moses Lake over Eisenhower
Starting off the list is Moses Lake's Brady Jay, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jay threw for 400 yards and six touchdowns while completing 79.1% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played.
The victory (which was Moses Lake's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1. Jay and Moses Lake will look to defend their home field on Friday against Post Falls at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 45.17
A Season-Best Performance from Grant Smith Leads Moses Lake over Eisenhower
Moses Lake was led to victory by Grant Smith, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Smith wasn't messing around, picking up 148 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The game was his third straight with two or more receiving touchdowns dating back to last season.
For the year, Smith has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 94.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 5.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.22
Austin Zelinski Turns in Season-Best Effort
Austin Zelinski produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Eastmont to the win on Saturday. Zelinski rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 35 receiving yards.
Eastmont's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Zelinski and Eastmont will challenge Eisenhower at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.38
Bodie Yale Delivers Best Effort of Season
Eastmont was led to victory by Bodie Yale, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Yale rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns.
Wenatchee had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Yale it was a similar story. Yale rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Panthers duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 21.98
A Season-Best Performance from Peyton Zelinski Leads Eastmont over Wenatchee
Peyton Zelinski produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Eastmont to the win on Saturday. Zelinski rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
For the season, Zelinski has averaged 48.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.80
Other Notable Players
- Ryan Branam: 161 yards passing; 39 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.73)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
