2A West Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Taylor Hays Delivers Best Performance of Season
Basalt was led to victory by Taylor Hays, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hays picked up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August of 2023. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards.
The win for Basalt keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Hays and Basalt are taking a road trip to face off against Middle Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.08
Basalt Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Will Tarallo
Will Tarallo was instrumental in extending Basalt's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Tarallo as he rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 36 receiving yards.
This season, Tarallo has averaged 16.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.32
Delta Gets a Boost from Reed in 28-7 Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Ty Reed stepped things up a notch to give Delta the 'W'. Nobody could stop Reed as he rushed for 41 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns.
Delta's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Reed will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Moffat County on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.77
Big Game from Hedman As Moffat County Fell 48-7
Moffat County was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Zachary Hedman did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Hedman as he rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown.
Moffat County is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Hedman and Moffat County will venture away from home to square off against Delta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.70
Grayson Isenhart Turns in Another Game with at Least 13 Total Tackles
Grayson Isenhart continued his hot streak on Saturday by dropping his 16th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 13 total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 16 total tackles (1.5 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
If history really does repeat itself, Isenhart might just drop another big game when he faces off against Aspen on Friday. When Isenhart last faced the Skiers back in September of 2023, he forced a fumble and made 20 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 28.50
Other Notable Players
- Jordan Fraser: 88 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.88)
- Dylan Mika: 115 yards rushing; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 26.02)
- Karson Schneider: 184 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.67)
- Nay Soe: 107 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
