Wheat State (8 Man) 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!
Matt Hamm-Jones Turns in Season-Best Effort
Matt Hamm-Jones produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Solomon to the win on Friday. Hamm-Jones rushed for 133 yards and five touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
With the win, Solomon broke their nine-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-5. Hamm-Jones and Solomon will venture away from home to face off against Canton-Galva at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 62.00
Logan Tate's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Logan Tate posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 161 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (106.5) per game. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
The victory (which was Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Tate and Rural Vista [Hope/White City] will look to defend their home field on Friday against Hartford at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 51.70
Solomon's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Carlos Duran
Solomon's nine-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Carlos Duran. Duran was unstoppable on Friday, picking up 135 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 54 yards.
For the year, Duran has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 65.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.78
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Gets a Boost from Riedy in 40-24 Victory
Kole Riedy put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
On the year, Riedy has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 52.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.65
Kyler Bergkamp Delivers Best Performance of Season
Little River came up short on Friday despite Kyler Bergkamp delivering his best game to date. Bergkamp picked up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch
Little River moved to 5-1 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. Bergkamp and Little River will face off against Central Plains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.53
Other Notable Players
- Breken Coup: 181 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 27.97)
- Logan Renken: 106 yards passing; 87 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.25)
- Jaren Garrison: 137 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.93)
- Grant Eskeldson: 1 interception and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.50)
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