5A Southern Idaho - Foothills 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!
Carter Perry Turns in Season-Best Effort
Carter Perry produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Preston to the win on Friday. Perry threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Perry has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 248.2 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 81.38 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 46.67
Conner Iverson Makes It Two for Preston
Keeping Perry company is Conner Iverson, a fellow Preston player. He rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch
For the year, Iverson has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 32.1 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging five rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 89.25 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 46.13
Zyan Crockett's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Skyline was led to victory by Zyan Crockett, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Crockett rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win (which was Skyline's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Crockett and Skyline will face off against Bonneville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.73
Bradley Elison Delivers Best Performance of Season
Idaho Falls came up short on Friday despite Bradley Elison delivering his best game to date. Elison threw for 303 yards and five touchdowns.
Idaho Falls is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. Elison and Idaho Falls will look to defend their home field on Friday against Hillcrest at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 42.20
Carmyne Garcia Dazzles in Skyline Victory
Carmyne Garcia's big game helped extend Skyline's winning streak to five on Friday. Garcia was unstoppable, throwing for 245 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 46 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Garcia has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 194.6 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 61.75 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.03
Other Notable Players
- Treyden Kirkham: 137 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.60)
- Jaxson Merrill: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Jackson Cheslak: 127 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
