4A South 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!
A Season-Best Performance from De'alcapon Veazy Leads Ponderosa over Highlands Ranch
De'Alcapon Veazy produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Ponderosa to the win on Thursday. Veazy rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Ponderosa's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Veazy's next match is against Golden on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 46.20
While Highlands Ranch might've come up empty on Thursday, Luke Bakken wasn't going down without a fight. Bakken was dynamite, rushing for 62 yards, while also picking up 53 receiving yards.
Highlands Ranch moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons faces off against Dakota Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.70
Landon Kalsbeck Dazzles in Dakota Ridge Victory
Landon Kalsbeck's big game helped extend Dakota Ridge's winning streak to six on Thursday. Heritage had no answer to Kalsbeck as he rushed for 91 yards, and also threw for 45 yards and a touchdown. Kalsbeck didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Dakota Ridge's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles challenges Highlands Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 39.25
Crew Gerig Makes It Two for Highlands Ranch
The second Highlands Ranch player making an appearance here is Crew Gerig, and for good reason. He threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This season, Gerig has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 194 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had ten passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 36.70
Colter Espinoza Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Thursday, Ponderosa got the W thanks in part to Colter Espinoza playing the best football he has all season. Espinoza rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
This season, Espinoza has averaged 89.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.20
Other Notable Players
- Sam Callas: 95 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 32.48)
- George West: 127 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.05)
- Jack Offerdahl: 13 total tackles (Gamescore: 24.53)
- Nathan Rodriguez: 117 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.95)
- Kellen Behrendsen: 226 yards passing (Gamescore: 23.57)
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