AA - Eastern 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 Performance from Ryder Murdock Leads Billings Senior over Skyview
Billings Senior was led to victory by Ryder Murdock, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Murdock threw for 363 yards and six touchdowns.
Billings Senior's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. Murdock and Billings Senior will welcome Russell at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 56.00
Reese Dahlke Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Reese Dahlke produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Gallatin to the win on Friday. Dahlke rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (102.9). That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023.
The victory for Gallatin keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Dahlke and Gallatin will venture away from home to square off against Billings West at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 50.40
CJ Johnson and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Billings West picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to CJ Johnson. Johnson was excellent, throwing for 435 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. He's now once again averaging 300+ passing yards (315.3) per game. His passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 374 passing yards dating back to last season.
Johnson and Billings West will challenge Gallatin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The game will pit Johnson up against the Raptors' star signal caller Reese Dahlke. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 40.90
Jaxon Dixon Makes It Two for Billings Senior
The second Billings Senior player making an appearance here is Jaxon Dixon, and for good reason. He picked up 121 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making four total tackles.
For the year, Dixon has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 46.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.43
Kash Embry Delivers Best Performance of Season
Kash Embry produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Bozeman to the win on Friday. Embry rushed for 34 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes.
For the year, Embry has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 148.6 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.43 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.80
Other Notable Players
- Brady Casagranda: 89 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 34.93)
- Davyn Lehfeldt: 112 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 32.53)
- Carter Dahlke: 95 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.92)
- Logan Humphrey: 2 sacks, 4 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 27.25)
- Tyber Hagen: 1 interception, 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
