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 Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Austin Adair posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead American Falls over Bear Lake on Friday. Adair rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 74 yards.
For the season, Adair has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 36.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 57.78
Tristan Rea Goes Supernova in Filer Win
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. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
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
Kimberly Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Damon Taylor
Kimberly picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Damon Taylor. Taylor's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.
This season, Taylor has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 117.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 56 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.20
Talyn Weaver Has Career-Day on Friday
Talyn Weaver posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Weaver has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 78.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.63
Bruning Posts Huge Game in 56-13 Victory
Another Kimberly player making an appearance on this list is Macraye Bruning. He threw for 148 yards and three touchdowns.
On the year, Bruning has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 167.7 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 21.67
Other Notable Players
- Joe Barrett: 49 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.07)
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