3A Intermountain 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 Effort from Sawyer Staudt Leads Priest River over Orofino
On Friday, Priest River got the W thanks in part to Sawyer Staudt playing the best football he has all season. Staudt wasn't messing around, rushing for 264 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. The matchup was his fifth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
The win (which was Priest River's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-2. Staudt and Priest River will challenge 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. Nobody could stop Ceja-Grimaldo as he made ten total tackles. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run.
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
Big Game from Starrs As Orofino Fell 48-15
While Johnny Starrs delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Orofino. Nobody could stop Starrs as he rushed for 139 yards while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards.
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
The second Priest River player making an appearance here is Colton Kuprienko, and for good reason. He made five total tackles.
This year, Kuprienko has averaged 5.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.68
Isaiah Gustaffe Dazzles in St. Maries Defeat
The second St. Maries player making an appearance here is Isaiah Gustaffe, and for good reason. He picked up 186 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 65 yards.
On the year, Gustaffe has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 67.5 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after four games last season, he was only averaging 2.25 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.02
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
