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 Goes Supernova in Meeker Victory
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 victory (which was Meeker's third in a row) raised their record to 3-2. Blunt and Meeker will head out to challenge Roaring Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 56.03
Mason Schoeppner Puts an End to Grand Valley's Losing Streak on Friday
Mason Schoeppner helped snap Grand Valley's 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. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Grand Valley's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. Schoeppner and Grand Valley will be playing at home against Olathe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.67
While Donny Read delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Roaring Fork. Grand Valley had no answer to Read as he made 12 total tackles.
Roaring Fork now has a losing record at 2-3. Read and Roaring Fork will be playing in front of their home fans against Meeker at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 47.00
Joe Hollembeak Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Joe Hollembeak posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss).
This year, Hollembeak has averaged 5.2 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown. This year he is already up to three.
Gamescore: 45.33
Clay Crawford Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Meeker got the W thanks in part to Clay Crawford playing the best football he has all season. Crawford picked up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Crawford must have Cedaredge's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. 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)
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