B - East 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!
Grady Schmidt Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Huntley Project was led to victory by Grady Schmidt, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Schmidt rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (113.4) per game. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August of 2023.
This season, Schmidt has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 113.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 60.90
Shepherd had to settle for second on Friday, but Wyatt Beddes sure wasn't going down easily. Despite the loss, Beddes was still balling out as he rushed for 13 yards.
Shepherd's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-6. Beddes and Shepherd will take on Baker at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.20
Connor Wilson Makes It Two for Shepherd
Another Shepherd player making an appearance on this list is Connor Wilson. He rushed for 128 yards. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (102.8) per game. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 52 yards.
For the year, Wilson has averaged 102.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.20
While Kai Heck delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Colstrip. Heck was dynamite, rushing for 75 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 100 yards on five of 12 attempts.
Colstrip dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Heck and Colstrip will challenge Joliet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 20.17
A Constellation of Stars for Shepherd
Another Shepherd player making an appearance on this list is Karson Gamradt. He picked up 15 receiving yards.
This year, Gamradt has averaged 25.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.07
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