A-8 Mountain (8 Man) 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!
Big Game from Aragon As Dove Creek Won 40-0
Starting off the list is Dove Creek's Nicholas Aragon, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Aragon made 12 total tackles.
Aragon might have his next game, a home matchup with Sargent, circled on his calendar. Aragon picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles the last time he and the Farmers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 52.82
Trason Gartrell Goes Supernova in Sanford Defeat
Sanford had to settle for second on Friday, but Trason Gartrell sure wasn't going down easily. Mancos had no answer to Gartrell as he rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Sanford moved to 4-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. Gartrell and Sanford will head out on the road to challenge Dolores at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 51.37
Owen Tackett Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Owen Tackett posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending two passes.
Norwood's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-4. Tackett and Norwood will head out to face off against Mancos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.78
Brycen Rummel's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Brycen Rummel posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 84 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Rummel has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 166.7 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 40.71 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 75.14 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 45.50
Brandon Vannest Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Brandon Vannest's big game helped extend Mancos's winning streak to six on Friday. Vannest made a major impact, rushing for 149 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also throwing for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (101.1) per game. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Mancos pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Vannest and Mancos will take on Norwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.65
Other Notable Players
- Jonah H Ritter: 128 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 43.80)
- Jd Faucette: 105 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 38.80)
- Teagan Larimore: 146 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 34.45)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
