3A Intermountain 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!
Sawyer Staudt Delivers Best Performance of Season
Priest River was led to victory by Sawyer Staudt, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Staudt wasn't messing around, rushing for 264 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. The contest was his fifth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
The win was the fourth in a row for Priest River, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. Staudt and Priest River will take on St. Maries at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 70.80
St. Maries had to settle for second on Friday, but Julien Ceja-Grimaldo sure wasn't going down easily. Ceja-Grimaldo turned in nothing short of a gem, making ten total tackles. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 79 yards.
St. Maries is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-6. Ceja-Grimaldo and St. Maries will challenge Priest River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.43
Underclassman Porter Lewis Major Player in Kellogg Victory
While it always takes a team to win, one person punching above their weight class on Saturday was Porter Lewis. He turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 55 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 336 yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for Kellogg: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
This year, Lewis has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 209.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.80
Johnny Starrs Delivers Electric Effort Vs Priest River
While Orofino might've come up empty on Friday, Johnny Starrs wasn't going down without a fight. Starrs turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 139 yards while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
Orofino is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Starrs and Orofino will square off against Bonners Ferry at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 28.00
Colton Kuprienko Makes It Two for Priest River
Another Priest River player making an appearance on this list is Colton Kuprienko. He made five total tackles.
This season, Kuprienko has averaged 5.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.68
Other Notable Players
- Isaiah Gustaffe: 186 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.02)
- Andrew Lewis: 109 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.28)
- Lucas Mathews: 89 yards passing; 28 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.33)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
