3A Intermountain 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!
Sawyer Staudt Turns in Season-Best Effort
Priest River was led to victory by Sawyer Staudt, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. 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. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
The win was the fourth in a row for Priest River, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. Staudt and Priest River will challenge St. Maries at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 70.80
St. Maries was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Julien Ceja-Grimaldo did his best to prevent it. Despite the defeat, Ceja-Grimaldo was still balling out as he made ten total tackles. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 79 yards.
St. Maries is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-6. Ceja-Grimaldo and St. Maries will square off against Priest River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.43
Underclassman Porter Lewis Major Player in Kellogg Win
Underclassman Porter Lewis came into Saturday's match looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. New Plymouth had no answer to Lewis on Saturday as he rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 336 yards and a touchdown. Lewis is becoming a predictor of Kellogg's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 0-4 when he doesn't).
This season, Lewis has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 209.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.80
Johnny Starrs Dazzles in Orofino Defeat
While Orofino might've come up empty on Friday, Johnny Starrs wasn't going down without a fight. Starrs turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 139 yards while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
Orofino is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Starrs and Orofino will face 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.
On the season, Kuprienko has averaged 5.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.68
Other Notable Players
- Isaiah Gustaffe: 186 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.02)
- Andrew Lewis: 109 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.28)
- Lucas Mathews: 89 yards passing; 28 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.33)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
