1A Sawtooth (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!
Preston Wood Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Carey was led to victory by Preston Wood, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Wood rushed for 183 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 77-yard run.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Carey, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Wood and Carey will be playing in front of their home fans against Shoshone at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 77.70
Underclassman Devin Scott Comes Up Big Against Camas County
Underclassman Devin Scott came into Friday's match looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. Nobody could stop he on Friday as he rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 111 yards while completing 75% of his passes. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 56 yards.
Richfield is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Scott and Richfield will face off against Castleford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.55
Jace Fuchs Makes It Two for Richfield
Keeping Scott company is Jace Fuchs, a fellow Richfield player. He picked up 34 receiving yards.
This year, Fuchs has averaged 25.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging one receiving yard per game.
Gamescore: 26.40
Matthew Young's Big Game Leads Carey over Dietrich
Matthew Young's big game helped extend Carey's winning streak to five on Friday. Dietrich had no answer to Young as he picked up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 34 yards.
For the year, Young has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 20.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.13
A Constellation of Stars for Carey
Another Carey player making an appearance on this list is Eddie Gamino. He rushed for 16 yards.
On the season, Gamino has averaged 33.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.58
Other Notable Players
- Stockton Sears: 22 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 54 yards receiving (Gamescore: 19.32)
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