4A Great Basin 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 Austin Adair Leads American Falls over Bear Lake
Sadly, Austin Adair posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead American Falls over Bear Lake on Friday. Adair rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run.
For the year, Adair has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 36.6 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 57.78
Big Game from Rea As Filer Won 20-0
Tristan Rea posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 142 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 87 yards on only seven carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 62 yards.
Filer's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges Mountain Home at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.07
Damon Taylor Turns in Another Game with at Least 100 Rushing Yards
Damon Taylor's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his fifth-straight game with 100+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
The victory (which was Kimberly's third in a row) raised their record to 4-3. Taylor and Kimberly will head out on the road to take on Buhl at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.20
Talyn Weaver's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Talyn Weaver posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Weaver has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 78.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.63
Bruning Made His Presence Known in Kimberly's 56-13 Victory
The second Kimberly player making an appearance here is Macraye Bruning, and for good reason. He threw for 148 yards and three touchdowns.
For the season, Bruning has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 167.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 19.94 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 96.24 passer rating.
Gamescore: 21.67
Other Notable Players
- Joe Barrett: 49 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.07)
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