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!
A Season-Best Performance from Jace Koshatka Leads Sentinel over Butte
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 also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending a pass.
The win got Sentinel back to even at 3-3. Koshatka and Sentinel will square off against Helena at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 53.80
Carter Taylor Turns in Season-Best Effort
Carter Taylor produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Sentinel to the win on Thursday. Taylor picked up 139 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 60 yards.
On the season, Taylor has caught those 3 touchdowns while averaging 35 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.30
Mac Lundstrom Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Helena got the W thanks in part to Mac Lundstrom playing the best football he has all season. 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.
For the season, Lundstrom has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 183 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.77
Capital Gets a Boost from Mihelish in 35-14 Victory
Merek Mihelish was instrumental in extending Capital's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Mihelish as he rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 128 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Capital's road trip will continue as they head out to face Big Sky at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Bruins got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Eagles, probably because Mihelish had a solid game then too: he rushed for 103 yards on only ten carries, and also threw for 167 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 43.13
Jaxan Lieberg Delivers Best Effort of Season
Helena was led to victory by Jaxan Lieberg, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lieberg picked up 152 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 65 yards.
This season, 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)
- Daniel Larson: 47 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.62)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
