B - East 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!
Grady Schmidt Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Grady Schmidt produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Huntley Project to the win on Friday. Schmidt rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (113.4) per game. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August of 2023.
On the season, Schmidt has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 113.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 60.90
Shepherd had to settle for second on Friday, but Wyatt Beddes sure wasn't going down easily. Despite the loss, Beddes was still balling out as he rushed for 13 yards.
Shepherd dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. Beddes and Shepherd will take on Baker at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.20
Connor Wilson Makes It Two for Shepherd
Another Shepherd player making an appearance on this list is Connor Wilson. He rushed for 128 yards. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (102.8). He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 52 yards.
This year, Wilson has averaged 102.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.20
While Kai Heck delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Colstrip. Nobody could stop Heck as he rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 100 yards on five of 12 attempts.
Colstrip's loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7. Heck and Colstrip will challenge Joliet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 20.17
A Constellation of Stars for Shepherd
Another Shepherd player making an appearance on this list is Karson Gamradt. He picked up 15 receiving yards.
This season, Gamradt has averaged 25.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.07
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