3A Western Slope Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Keaden Lake Dazzles in Eagle Valley Win
Starting off the list is Eagle Valley's Keaden Lake, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Lake rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 119 yards and a touchdown. Those 96 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
The win was the third in a row for Eagle Valley, bringing their record for this year to 5-3. Lake and Eagle Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against Palisade at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 34.12
Palisade Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Easton Embrey
Easton Embrey's big game helped extend Palisade's winning streak to four on Thursday. Embrey was unstoppable, rushing for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Embrey and Palisade will face off against Eagle Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The contest will pit Embrey up against the Devils' star WR Trevor Dunn. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 32.50
Carter Hayward Turns in Season-Best Performance
Carter Hayward produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Palisade to the win on Thursday. Hayward rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Hayward has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 56.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.45
Xander Deherrera Makes It Two for Eagle Valley
Another Eagle Valley player making an appearance on this list is Xander Deherrera. He made three total tackles and defended a pass.
Gamescore: 15.15
A Constellation of Stars for Palisade
Another Palisade player making an appearance on this list is Cade Carter. He rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Carter has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 52.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 14.80
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
