A - Western Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Banyan Johnston Leads Columbia Falls over Libby
Banyan Johnston produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Columbia Falls to the win on Friday. Johnston threw for 166 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
The victory (which was Columbia Falls' third in a row) raised their record to 4-2. Johnston and Columbia Falls will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bigfork at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 47.62
Austin Savik's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
On Friday, Bigfork got the W thanks in part to Austin Savik playing the best football he has all season. Savik picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.all of that, rushing production came thanks to one massive run
On the season, Savik has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 68 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 19.43 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.65
Treker Hickey Dazzles in Bigfork Win
Another Bigfork player making an appearance on this list is Treker Hickey. He rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
For the year, Hickey has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 91 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.60
Jackson Lubke Goes Supernova in Hamilton Defeat
While Hamilton might've come up empty on Thursday, Jackson Lubke wasn't going down without a fight. Lubke was dynamite, picking up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Lubke has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 76 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.25
Cole Schmit Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Bigfork got the W thanks in part to Cole Schmit playing the best football he has all season. Schmit threw for 132 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
For the season, Schmit has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 168 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging nine rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.60
Other Notable Players
- Kolby Finley: 75 yards passing; 56 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.95)
- Jake Forthofer: 73 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.45)
- Tayden West: 1 TD ; 63 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.87)
- Easton Brooks: 74 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.07)
- Carson Gulick: 83 yards passing; 55 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.63)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
