1A Western Slope 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!
Cade Blunt Delivers Electric Effort Vs Cedaredge
Starting off the list is Meeker's Cade Blunt, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Blunt rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 35 yards and a touchdown. Those 137 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
The win was the third in a row for Meeker, bringing their record for this year to 3-2. Blunt and Meeker will head out to challenge Roaring Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 56.03
Grand Valley's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Mason Schoeppner
Thanks in part to Mason Schoeppner, Grand Valley said goodbye to their 12-game losing streak dating back to last season. Schoeppner produced his best game of the campaign on Friday: he rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Those 144 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Grand Valley's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. Schoeppner and Grand Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against Olathe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.67
Roaring Fork had to settle for second on Friday, but Donny Read sure wasn't going down easily. Read was unstoppable, making 12 total tackles.
Roaring Fork is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3. Read and Roaring Fork will face off against Meeker at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 47.00
Joe Hollembeak's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Joe Hollembeak posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss).
For the year, Hollembeak has averaged 5.2 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he was only averaging 0.2 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 69.8 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 45.33
Clay Crawford Turns in Season-Best Effort
Clay Crawford produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Meeker to the win on Friday. Crawford picked up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Unfortunately for Cedaredge, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Crawford. When Crawford last faced the Bruins back in September of 2023, he rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Gamescore: 36.33
Other Notable Players
- Balaram Koss: 23 total tackles (Gamescore: 25.70)
- Mazzden Balko: 36 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.45)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
