4A Columbia Basin Big-9 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!
Brady Jay Goes Supernova in Moses Lake Win
Starting off the list is Moses Lake's Brady Jay, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jay threw for 400 yards and six touchdowns while completing 79.1% of his passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
The win was the fourth in a row for Moses Lake, bringing their record for this year to 4-1. Jay and Moses Lake will be playing in front of their home fans against Post Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.17
Grant Smith Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Moses Lake got the W thanks in part to Grant Smith playing the best football he has all season. Smith wasn't messing around, picking up 148 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The contest was his third straight with two or more receiving touchdowns dating back to last season.
On the year, Smith has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 94.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 5.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.22
Austin Zelinski Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Saturday, Eastmont got the W thanks in part to Austin Zelinski playing the best football he has all season. Zelinski rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 35 receiving yards.
Eastmont's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Zelinski and Eastmont will take on Eisenhower at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.38
A Season-Best Effort from Bodie Yale Leads Eastmont over Wenatchee
On Saturday, Eastmont got the W thanks in part to Bodie Yale playing the best football he has all season. Yale rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns.
Wenatchee had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Yale it was a similar story. When Yale last faced the Panthers back in September of 2023, he rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 21.98
Peyton Zelinski Delivers Best Performance of Season
Peyton Zelinski produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Eastmont to the win on Saturday. Zelinski rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
For the season, Zelinski has averaged 48.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.80
Other Notable Players
- Ryan Branam: 161 yards passing; 39 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.73)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
