5A Southern 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Jaden Lawrence Leads Legend over Chaparral
Legend was led to victory by Jaden Lawrence, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lawrence picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
If history really does repeat itself, Lawrence might just drop another big game when he faces off against Fountain-Fort Carson on Thursday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Lawrence saw the Trojans), he rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 36.25
Cameron Cooper Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Pine Creek got the W thanks in part to Cameron Cooper playing the best football he has all season. Cooper rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 214 yards and a touchdown.
If history really does repeat itself, Cooper might just drop another big game when he faces off against Chaparral on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Cooper saw the Wolverines), he threw for 245 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Gamescore: 31.17
Nicholas Farley Turns in Season-Best Performance
Legend was led to victory by Nicholas Farley, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Farley threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
This season, Farley has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 85 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.73
A Season-Best Effort from Elijah Roy Leads Pine Creek over Douglas County
Elijah Roy produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pine Creek to the win on Friday. Roy picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Roy might have his next game, a road matchup with Chaparral, circled on his calendar. Roy picked up 196 receiving yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Wolverines duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 26.42
Regis Jesuit Gets a Boost from Shelton in 45-7 Victory
Kai Shelton's big game helped extend Regis Jesuit's winning streak to four on Friday. Shelton was dynamite, forcing a fumble, making eight total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Regis Jesuit now has a winning record of 4-3. Shelton and Regis Jesuit will look to defend their home field on Friday against Douglas County at 6:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 25.60
Other Notable Players
- Jojo Hernandez: 91 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.27)
- Caleb Petree: 109 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.68)
- Dominic Cordray: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Luke Rubley: 145 yards passing (Gamescore: 19.57)
- Kellen Marchand: 109 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.23)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
