AA - Eastern 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!
Ryder Murdock Turns in Season-Best Effort
Ryder Murdock produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Billings Senior to the win on Friday. Murdock threw for 382 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt.
Billings Senior's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. Murdock will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Russell on Thursday.
Gamescore: 57.27
Reese Dahlke Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Gallatin got the W thanks in part to Reese Dahlke playing the best football he has all season. Dahlke rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (102.9). That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023.
The win for Gallatin keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Dahlke and Gallatin will face off against Billings West at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 50.40
Billings West Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to CJ Johnson
CJ Johnson's big game helped extend Billings West's winning streak to seven on Friday. Johnson showed up in a big way, throwing for 435 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. He's now once again averaging 300+ passing yards (314) per game. His passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 374 passing yards dating back to last season.
On the year, Johnson has thrown 20 touchdowns (and and only 3 pick) while averaging 314 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 18.86 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 40.90
Jaxon Dixon Makes It Two for Billings Senior
The second Billings Senior player making an appearance here is Jaxon Dixon, and for good reason. He picked up 121 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making four total tackles.
This year, Dixon has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 46.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.43
Kash Embry Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Bozeman got the W thanks in part to Kash Embry playing the best football he has all season. Embry rushed for 34 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes.
This season, Embry has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 148.6 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 36.80
Other Notable Players
- Brady Casagranda: 89 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 34.93)
- Davyn Lehfeldt: 131 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 34.43)
- Carter Dahlke: 95 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.92)
- Logan Humphrey: 2 sacks, 4 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 27.25)
- Tyber Hagen: 1 interception, 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
