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!
Matt Hamm-Jones Delivers Best Performance of Season
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 win, which also ended their nine-game losing streak. Hamm-Jones will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Canton-Galva on Friday.
Gamescore: 62.00
Logan Tate Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
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 win (which was Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Tate's next match is against Hartford on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 51.70
Carlos Duran Puts an End to Solomon's Losing Streak on Friday
Thanks in part to Carlos Duran, Solomon said goodbye to their nine-game losing streak dating back to last season. Duran was dynamite on Friday, picking up 135 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 54 yards.
On the season, Duran has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 65.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.78
Riedy Made His Presence Known in Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s 40-24 Win
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.
This season, Riedy has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 52.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.65
A Season-Best Performance from Kyler Bergkamp Leads Little River over Ell-Saline
Little River came up short on Friday despite Kyler Bergkamp delivering his best game to date. Bergkamp picked up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch
With the defeat, Little River broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-1. Bergkamp and Little River will square off against 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
