5A Centennial 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Joe Steiner Leads Eaglecrest over Smoky Hill
Joe Steiner produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Eaglecrest to the win on Saturday. Steiner threw for 296 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns.
Unfortunately for Smoky Hill, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Steiner. When Steiner last faced the Buffaloes back in October of 2023, he threw for 282 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 52 yards on only five carries.
Gamescore: 62.03
Andrew Smart Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Arapahoe was led to victory by Andrew Smart, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Smart picked up 162 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (100.2). He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 52 yards.
For the year, Smart has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 100.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 45.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.92
Price Made His Presence Known in Arapahoe's 25-13 Win
Another Arapahoe player making an appearance on this list is Mitchell Price. He threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Price has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 197.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.13
Caleb Llamas Goes Supernova in Grandview Loss
Grandview was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Caleb Llamas did his best to prevent it. Llamas was unstoppable, rushing for 117 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This year, Llamas has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 78.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.37
Brady Vodicka and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Brady Vodicka was instrumental in extending Cherry Creek's winning streak to five on Saturday. Vodicka did his part (and then some), throwing for 258 yards and two touchdowns while completing 79.3% of his passes for the 'W'.
Cherry Creek pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Vodicka and Cherry Creek will be playing in front of their home fans against Arapahoe at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 23.70
Other Notable Players
- Clyde Surrell IV: 69 yards rushing; 58 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.45)
- Jayden Fox: 81 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.88)
- Brayden Black: 104 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.55)
- Marius Johnson: 87 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 17.40)
- Trajan Frasier: 131 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
