5A Southern 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!
Jaden Lawrence Delivers Best Effort of Season
Jaden Lawrence produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Legend to the win on Friday. Lawrence picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
Lawrence might have his next game, a road matchup with Fountain-Fort Carson, circled on his calendar. Lawrence rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns the last time he and the Trojans duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 36.25
A Season-Best Effort from Cameron Cooper Leads Pine Creek over Douglas County
On Friday, Pine Creek got the W thanks in part to Cameron Cooper playing the best football he has all season. Cooper rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 214 yards and a touchdown.
If the past is any indication, Cooper could be in store for another big game when he takes on Chaparral on Friday. When Cooper last faced the Wolverines back in October of 2023, he threw for 245 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Gamescore: 31.17
Nicholas Farley Turns in Season-Best Performance
Legend was led to victory by Nicholas Farley, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Farley threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
For the year, Farley has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 85 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.73
Elijah Roy Delivers Best Effort of Season
Elijah Roy produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pine Creek to the win on Friday. Roy picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
If the past is any indication, Roy could be in store for another big game when he takes on Chaparral on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Roy saw the Wolverines), he picked up 196 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 26.42
Shelton Came Up Big in Regis Jesuit's 45-7 Win
Rounding off our Top Five is Kai Shelton of Regis Jesuit. Shelton forced a fumble, made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
The victory (which was Regis Jesuit's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-3. Shelton and Regis Jesuit will challenge Douglas County at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.60
Other Notable Players
- Jojo Hernandez: 91 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.27)
- Caleb Petree: 109 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.68)
- Dominic Cordray: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Luke Rubley: 145 yards passing (Gamescore: 19.57)
- Kellen Marchand: 109 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.23)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
