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!
Austin Adair Turns in Season-Best Performance
American Falls came up short on Friday despite Austin Adair delivering his best game to date. 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 season, 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
Another Game with at Least 100 Rushing Yards from Damon Taylor
Damon Taylor continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fifth-straight game with at least 100 rushing yards. He rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
The victory was the third in a row for Kimberly, bringing their record for this year to 4-3. Taylor will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Buhl on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.20
Talyn Weaver Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Talyn Weaver posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Weaver has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 78.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.63
Bruning Came Up Big in Kimberly's 56-13 Victory
Another Kimberly player making an appearance on this list is Macraye Bruning. He threw for 148 yards and three touchdowns.
This year, 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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