Wheat State (8 Man) 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 Effort from Matt Hamm-Jones Leads Solomon over Goessel
On Friday, Solomon got the W thanks in part to Matt Hamm-Jones playing the best football he has all season. Hamm-Jones rushed for 133 yards and five touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Solomon moved to 1-5 with that victory, which also ended their nine-game losing streak. Hamm-Jones and Solomon will head out to take on Canton-Galva at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 62.00
Logan Tate Has Career-Day on Friday
Logan Tate posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 161 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (106.5). He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Rural Vista [Hope/White City], bringing their record for this year to 5-1. Tate and Rural Vista [Hope/White City] will look to defend their home field on Friday against Hartford at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 51.70
Solomon's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Carlos Duran
Carlos Duran helped snap Solomon's nine-game losing streak dating back to last season. Duran did his part (and then some), picking up 135 receiving yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 54 yards.
This year, Duran has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 65.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.78
Riedy Came Up Big in Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s 40-24 Victory
Kole Riedy put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
On the year, Riedy has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 52.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.65
Kyler Bergkamp Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Kyler Bergkamp posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Little River over Ell-Saline on Friday. Bergkamp picked up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 66 yards.
Little River moved to 5-1 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. Bergkamp and Little River will take on Central Plains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.53
Other Notable Players
- Breken Coup: 181 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 27.97)
- Logan Renken: 106 yards passing; 87 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.25)
- Jaren Garrison: 137 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.93)
- Grant Eskeldson: 1 interception and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
