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 Delivers Best Effort of Season
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 face off against St. Maries at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 70.80
St. Maries was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Julien Ceja-Grimaldo did his best to prevent it. Despite the loss, 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 take on Priest River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.43
Underclassman Porter Lewis Comes Up Big Against New Plymouth
It was an underclassman who stole the show on Saturday as Porter Lewis came into the match on a mission. New Plymouth had no answer to Lewis as he rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 336 yards and a touchdown. Lewis has become a key player for Kellogg: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
This season, Lewis has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 209.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.80
Johnny Starrs' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Orofino over Priest River
While Orofino might've come up empty on Friday, Johnny Starrs wasn't going down without a fight. Starrs was unstoppable, rushing for 139 yards while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 72 yards.
Orofino is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Starrs and Orofino will take on 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.
For the year, 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
