1A Tri-Peaks Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Thursday through Saturday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Noah Martin Delivers Best Effort of Season
Noah Martin produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Peyton to the win on Friday. Martin rushed for 186 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 134 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made seven total tackles in addition to snagging two interceptions which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Martin is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Colorado Springs Christian on Friday. When Martin last faced the Lions back in October of 2023, he threw for 234 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 60 yards.
Gamescore: 94.08
A Season-Best Performance from Daniel Hoggard Leads Colorado Springs Christian over Dolores Huerta Prep
On Thursday, Colorado Springs Christian got the W thanks in part to Daniel Hoggard playing the best football he has all season. Hoggard rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory (which was Colorado Springs Christian's third in a row) raised their record to 3-2. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions faces off against Peyton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.20
Jace Velasquez Delivers Electric Performance Vs Dolores Huerta Prep
Another Colorado Springs Christian player making an appearance on this list is Jace Velasquez. He threw for 148 yards and four touchdowns.
Velasquez might have his next game, a home matchup with Peyton, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Velasquez saw the Panthers), he threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 30.87
Zimmerman Came Up Big in Peyton's 41-0 Win
Another Peyton player making an appearance on this list is Josiah Zimmerman. He forced a fumble and made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
On the year, Zimmerman has averaged 11.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 30.45
Eli Schuknecht Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Eli Schuknecht of Buena Vista. Schuknecht picked up 53 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch
This season, Schuknecht has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 121.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 70.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.38
Other Notable Players
- Tucker Montoya: 46 yards receiving; 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 28.28)
- Mikey Orawiec: 47 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 23.03)
- Micah Akpata: 94 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.80)
- Chase Evans: 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
