3A Intermountain 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!
Nate Fegert Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Priest River got the W thanks in part to Nate Fegert playing the best football he has all season. Fegert rushed for 236 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win (which was Priest River's sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Fegert and Priest River will venture away from home to take on Aberdeen at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 59.60
Sawyer Staudt Dazzles in Priest River Win
Priest River picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Sawyer Staudt. Staudt was unstoppable, rushing for 187 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
For the year, Staudt has averaged 12.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 54.68
A Season-Best Performance from Jack Barta Leads St. Maries over Orofino
St. Maries was led to victory by Jack Barta, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Barta threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
For the season, Barta has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 144.2 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 41.44 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 86.23 passer rating.
Gamescore: 40.93
Big Game from Starrs As Orofino Fell 48-24
While Orofino might've come up empty on Friday, Johnny Starrs wasn't going down without a fight. St. Maries had no answer to Starrs as he rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Starrs has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 85.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.35
John Wicks Has Career-Day on Friday
John Wicks posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Wicks has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 17.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.17 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.18
Other Notable Players
- Isaiah Gustaffe: 71 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.43)
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