B - East 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!
Grady Schmidt Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Grady Schmidt produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Huntley Project to the win on Friday. Schmidt rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (113.4). That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August of 2023.
Schmidt and Huntley Project will welcome Roundup at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Red Devils got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Panthers, probably because Schmidt had a solid game then too: he rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 60.90
Shepherd was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Wyatt Beddes did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Beddes as he rushed for 13 yards.
Shepherd's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-5. Beddes and Shepherd will square off against Baker at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.20
Connor Wilson Makes It Two for Shepherd
Keeping Beddes company is Connor Wilson, a fellow Shepherd player. He rushed for 128 yards. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (102.8) per game. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 52 yards.
On the season, Wilson has averaged 102.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.20
While Colstrip might've come up empty on Friday, Kai Heck wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Heck as he rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 100 yards on five of 12 attempts.
Colstrip dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Heck and Colstrip will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Joliet at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 20.17
A Constellation of Stars for Shepherd
Another Shepherd player making an appearance on this list is Karson Gamradt. He picked up 15 receiving yards.
For the season, Gamradt has averaged 25.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.07
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