4A South Metro Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
De'alcapon Veazy Delivers Best Performance of Season
Ponderosa was led to victory by De'Alcapon Veazy, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Veazy rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Ponderosa's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Veazy's next matchup is against Golden on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 46.20
While Luke Bakken delivered a dominant effort on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Highlands Ranch. Bakken turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 62 yards, while also picking up 53 receiving yards.
The defeat snapped Highlands Ranch's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons challenges Dakota Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.70
Landon Kalsbeck Delivers Electric Performance Vs Heritage
Landon Kalsbeck's big game helped extend Dakota Ridge's winning streak to six on Thursday. Heritage had no answer to Kalsbeck as he rushed for 91 yards, and also threw for 45 yards and a touchdown. Kalsbeck didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Dakota Ridge's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles takes on Highlands Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 39.25
Crew Gerig Makes It Two for Highlands Ranch
Another Highlands Ranch player making an appearance on this list is Crew Gerig. He threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
On the year, Gerig has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 194 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had ten passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 36.70
Colter Espinoza Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Thursday, Ponderosa got the W thanks in part to Colter Espinoza playing the best football he has all season. Espinoza rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
This season, Espinoza has averaged 89.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.20
Other Notable Players
- Sam Callas: 95 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 32.48)
- George West: 127 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.05)
- Jack Offerdahl: 13 total tackles (Gamescore: 24.53)
- Nathan Rodriguez: 117 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.95)
- Kellen Behrendsen: 226 yards passing (Gamescore: 23.57)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
