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 Performance from Jaden Lawrence Leads Legend over Chaparral
Jaden Lawrence produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Legend to the win on Friday. Lawrence picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
If the past is any indication, Lawrence could be in store for another big game when he takes on 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
Cameron Cooper produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pine Creek to the win on Friday. Cooper rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 214 yards and a touchdown.
If the past is any indication, Cooper could be in store for another big game when he takes on Chaparral on Friday. Cooper threw for 245 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes the last time he and the Wolverines duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 31.17
Nicholas Farley Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Legend got the W thanks in part to Nicholas Farley playing the best football he has all season. Farley threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
For the season, Farley has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 85 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.73
A Season-Best Performance from Elijah Roy Leads Pine Creek over Douglas County
Pine Creek was led to victory by Elijah Roy, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Roy picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
If the past is any indication, Roy could be in store for another big game when he takes on Chaparral on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Roy saw the Wolverines), he picked up 196 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 26.42
Regis Jesuit Gets a Boost from Shelton in 45-7 Win
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 get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Pine Creek at 1:00 p.m. on October 26th.
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
