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 Turns in Season-Best Effort
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 will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Russell on Saturday.
Gamescore: 57.27
Reese Dahlke Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Gallatin was led to victory by Reese Dahlke, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. 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 will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Billings West on Thursday.
Gamescore: 50.40
Billings West Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to CJ Johnson
CJ Johnson was instrumental in extending Billings West's winning streak to seven on Friday. Johnson made a major impact, throwing for 435 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. The performance once again pushed his average passing yardage north of 300 yards per game (314). 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.
Johnson and Billings West will square off against Gallatin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Johnson will face off against Reese Dahlke, the Raptors' star QB. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 40.90
Jaxon Dixon Makes It Two for Billings Senior
The second Billings Senior player making an appearance here is Jaxon Dixon, and for good reason. He picked up 121 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making four total tackles.
This year, Dixon has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 46.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.43
Kash Embry Delivers Best Performance of Season
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 year, Embry has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 148.6 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.43 passing yards per game.
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
