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!
A Season-Best Performance from Matt Hamm-Jones Leads Solomon over Goessel
Solomon was led to victory by Matt Hamm-Jones, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hamm-Jones rushed for 133 yards and five touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory snapped Solomon's losing streak at nine games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-5 record. Hamm-Jones and Solomon will head out to challenge Canton-Galva at 7:00 p.m. 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 victory was the fourth in a row for Rural Vista [Hope/White City], bringing their record for this year 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. Goessel had no answer to Duran on Friday as he picked up 135 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Duran was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 54 yards.
This year, Duran has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 65.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.78
Riedy Came Up Big in Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s 40-24 Victory
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.
For the season, Riedy has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 52.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.65
Kyler Bergkamp Turns in Season-Best Effort
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
Little River moved to 5-1 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. Bergkamp and Little River will face 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
