4A Denver Metro Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Luke Cuellar Has Career Rushing Day
Starting off the list is Thomas Jefferson's Luke Cuellar, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Thursday Cuellar rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 135 yards on only ten passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Thomas Jefferson moved to 3-4 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak. They and Aurora Central are set to duel on Saturday.
Gamescore: 34.65
Chineth Made His Presence Known in Northfield's 61-7 Win
Northfield found a leader in Zavious Chineth as the team took down Montbello on Thursday. Montbello had no answer to Chineth as he rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 16 yards and a touchdown.
Northfield's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. Chineth and Northfield will face off against Denver North at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 33.67
Sean Lindegren put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Thursday. He rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
For the year, Lindegren has averaged 6.7 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 6.14 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 25.30
Dwyer Posts Huge Game in 28-0 Win
Hayes Dwyer was a major factor in George Washington's victory over Aurora Central on Thursday. Dwyer was dynamite, rushing for 89 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 147 yards on 11 of 19 attempts.
Aurora Central had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Dwyer it was a similar story. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Dwyer saw the Trojans), he threw for 247 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Gamescore: 25.30
A Constellation of Stars for Thomas Jefferson
Another Thomas Jefferson player making an appearance on this list is Jahleed Coleman. He rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Coleman has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 36.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.25
Other Notable Players
- Joaquin Oliva: 1 TD ; 55 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.78)
- Alfred Anderson: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Javoni Clark: 3 sacks and 5 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Elian Oliva: 1.5 sacks and 7 total tackles (1.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.63)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
