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 Performance 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. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
The victory (which was Priest River's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-2. Staudt and Priest River will challenge St. Maries at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 70.80
St. Maries had to settle for second on Friday, but Julien Ceja-Grimaldo sure wasn't going down easily. Ceja-Grimaldo was unstoppable, making ten total tackles. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run.
St. Maries is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-6. Ceja-Grimaldo and St. Maries will face off against Priest River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.43
Underclassman Porter Lewis Major Player in Kellogg Victory
Underclassman Porter Lewis came into Saturday's game looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. Nobody could stop he on Saturday as he rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 336 yards and a touchdown. Kellogg is undefeated when Lewis posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
On the year, Lewis has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 209 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.80
Johnny Starrs Goes Supernova in Orofino Loss
Orofino had to settle for second on Friday, but Johnny Starrs sure wasn't going down easily. Starrs was dynamite, rushing for 139 yards while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
Orofino is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Starrs and Orofino will welcome 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.
On the season, 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)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
