AA - 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!
Jace Koshatka Delivers Best Performance of Season
Jace Koshatka produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Sentinel to the win on Thursday. Koshatka threw for 285 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended a pass.
The victory got Sentinel back to even at 3-3. Koshatka and Sentinel will face off against Helena on Thursday.
Gamescore: 53.80
A Season-Best Effort from Carter Taylor Leads Sentinel over Butte
On Thursday, Sentinel got the W thanks in part to Carter Taylor playing the best football he has all season. Taylor picked up 139 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 60 yards.
On the year, Taylor has caught those 3 touchdowns while averaging 35 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.30
Mac Lundstrom Has Career-Day on Friday
Mac Lundstrom produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Helena to the win on Friday. Lundstrom threw for 313 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per attempt, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Lundstrom has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 183 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.77
Mihelish Made His Presence Known in Capital's 35-14 Win
Merek Mihelish's big game helped extend Capital's winning streak to five on Friday. Mihelish turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 128 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
This season, Mihelish has thrown 19 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 243.5 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 67.95 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 141.3 passer rating.
Gamescore: 43.13
Jaxan Lieberg Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Helena got the W thanks in part to Jaxan Lieberg playing the best football he has all season. Lieberg picked up 152 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 65 yards.
On the year, Lieberg has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 87 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 55.17 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.85
Other Notable Players
- Cole Graham: 89 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 36.77)
- Karson Pumnea: 110 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 36 yards receiving (Gamescore: 30.73)
- Kobe Dorcheus: 73 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 38 yards receiving (Gamescore: 25.67)
- Trygve Braun: 29 yards rushing; 66 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.53)
- Eli Coopman: 218 yards passing; 54 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.33)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
