A-8 Mountain (8 Man) 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!
Gartrell Posts Huge Game in 51-17 Victory
Starting off the list is Sanford's Trason Gartrell, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Gartrell rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes.
Sanford is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Gartrell and Sanford will face off against Dove Creek at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 63.13
Trevan Ivie's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Trevan Ivie posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 11 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 41 receiving yards.
The win was the third in a row for Dove Creek, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Ivie will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Sanford on Friday.
Gamescore: 47.10
Brandon Vannest Delivers Electric Effort Vs Norwood
Mancos picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Brandon Vannest. Nobody could stop Vannest as he rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making two total tackles.
Mancos' victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Vannest and Mancos will challenge Sargent at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.65
Josh Kibel Makes It Two for Dove Creek
The second Dove Creek player making an appearance here is Josh Kibel, and for good reason. He rushed for 76 yards on only seven carries, and also threw for 72 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Kibel has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 42.4 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 16.75 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 105 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 42.00
Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns from Nicholas Aragon
Another Dove Creek player making an appearance on this list is Nicholas Aragon. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making nine total tackles (1.0 for loss). The match was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns.
Sargent had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Aragon it was a similar story. Aragon picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles the last time he and the Farmers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 38.68
Other Notable Players
- Kaden Cary: 26 yards passing; 2 TDs rushing (Gamescore: 37.82)
- Teagan Larimore: 70 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 28 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 37.80)
- Jonah H Ritter: 109 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.75)
- Jd Faucette: 115 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.97)
- Jared Mccarroll: 39 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.32)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
