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
Huntley Project was led to victory by Grady Schmidt, who turned in his biggest game of the season 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.
Schmidt and Huntley Project will welcome Roundup at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Schmidt took on the Panthers, he rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 60.90
While Shepherd might've come up empty on Friday, Wyatt Beddes wasn't going down without a fight. Huntley Project had no answer to Beddes as he rushed for 13 yards.
Shepherd dropped their record down to 2-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. Beddes and Shepherd will square off against Baker at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.20
Connor Wilson Makes It Two for Shepherd
Keeping Beddes company is Connor Wilson, a fellow Shepherd player. He rushed for 128 yards. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (102.8) per game. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 52 yards.
For the year, Wilson has averaged 102.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.20
While Kai Heck delivered a dominant performance 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 defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7. Heck and Colstrip will welcome 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.
For the year, Gamradt has averaged 25.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.07
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