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
Columbia Falls was led to victory by Banyan Johnston, who turned in his biggest game of the season 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 win (which was Columbia Falls' third in a row) raised their record to 4-2. Johnston will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Bigfork on Friday.
Gamescore: 47.62
Austin Savik Has Career Rushing Day
Austin Savik produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Bigfork to the win on Friday. 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. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 64 yards.
This year, 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 Victory
Another Bigfork player making an appearance on this list is Treker Hickey. He rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
On the year, Hickey has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 91 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.60
Jackson Lubke Goes Supernova in Hamilton Loss
Hamilton had to settle for second on Thursday, but Jackson Lubke sure wasn't going down easily. Lubke was unstoppable, picking up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Lubke has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 76 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, 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.
On the year, Schmit has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 168 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, 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
