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
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.
With the victory, Solomon broke their nine-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-5. Hamm-Jones and Solomon are taking a road trip to square off against Canton-Galva at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 62.00
Logan Tate Has Career-Day on Friday
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 and Rural Vista [Hope/White City] will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Burlingame at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 51.70
Carlos Duran Puts an End to Solomon's Losing Streak on Friday
Solomon's nine-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Carlos Duran. Duran turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, picking up 135 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He 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 Posts Huge Game in 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.
Riedy and Rural Vista [Hope/White City] will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Burlingame at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. Riedy will face off against Timmy Roberts, the Bearcats' star running back. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 33.65
A Season-Best Performance from Kyler Bergkamp Leads Little River over Ell-Saline
Sadly, Kyler Bergkamp posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Little River over Ell-Saline on Friday. 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 defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. Bergkamp and Little River will be playing in front of their home fans 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
