4A Great Basin 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Austin Adair Leads American Falls over Bear Lake
Sadly, Austin Adair posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead American Falls over Bear Lake on Friday. Adair rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run.
This year, Adair has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 36.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 57.78
Big Game from Rea As Filer Won 20-0
Tristan Rea posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 142 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 87 yards on only seven carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Filer's win bumped their record up to 3-4. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats dukes it out withMountain Home at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.07
Damon Taylor Turns in Another Game with at Least 100 Rushing Yards
Damon Taylor continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fifth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 100 rushing yards. He rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
The victory was the third in a row for Kimberly, bringing their record for this year to 4-3. Taylor and Kimberly will venture away from home to take on Buhl at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.20
Talyn Weaver Has Career Rushing Day
Talyn Weaver posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Weaver has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 78.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.63
Kimberly Gets a Boost from Bruning in 56-13 Victory
Another Kimberly player making an appearance on this list is Macraye Bruning. He threw for 148 yards and three touchdowns.
For the year, Bruning has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 167.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 19.94 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 96.24 passer rating.
Gamescore: 21.67
Other Notable Players
- Joe Barrett: 49 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.07)
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