4A Columbia Basin Big-9 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Brady Jay's Big Game Leads Moses Lake over Eisenhower
Starting off the list is Moses Lake's Brady Jay, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jay threw for 400 yards and six touchdowns while completing 79.1% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played.
The victory (which was Moses Lake's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1. Jay and Moses Lake will be playing in front of their home fans against Post Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.17
Grant Smith Delivers Best Effort of Season
Grant Smith produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Moses Lake to the win on Friday. Smith wasn't messing around, picking up 148 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The matchup was his third straight with two or more receiving touchdowns dating back to last season.
This season, Smith has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 94.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 5.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.22
A Season-Best Performance from Austin Zelinski Leads Eastmont over Wenatchee
On Saturday, Eastmont got the W thanks in part to Austin Zelinski playing the best football he has all season. Zelinski rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 35 receiving yards.
Eastmont's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Zelinski and Eastmont will square off against Eisenhower at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.38
Bodie Yale Turns in Season-Best Performance
Eastmont was led to victory by Bodie Yale, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Yale rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns.
Yale must have Wenatchee's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Yale last faced the Panthers back in September of 2023, he rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 21.98
Peyton Zelinski Delivers Best Effort of Season
Eastmont was led to victory by Peyton Zelinski, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Zelinski rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
For the season, Zelinski has averaged 48.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.80
Other Notable Players
- Ryan Branam: 161 yards passing; 39 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.73)
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