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!
A Season-Best Performance from De'alcapon Veazy Leads Ponderosa over Highlands Ranch
On Thursday, Ponderosa got the W thanks in part to De'Alcapon Veazy playing the best football he has all season. Veazy rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Ponderosa pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Veazy and Ponderosa will venture away from home to square off against Golden at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.20
Highlands Ranch had to settle for second on Thursday, but Luke Bakken sure wasn't going down easily. Bakken was unstoppable, rushing for 62 yards, while also picking up 53 receiving yards.
With the defeat, Highlands Ranch broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons dukes it out withDakota Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.70
Landon Kalsbeck's Big Game Leads Dakota Ridge over Heritage
Landon Kalsbeck was instrumental in extending Dakota Ridge's winning streak to six on Thursday. Nobody could stop Kalsbeck as he rushed for 91 yards, and also threw for 45 yards and a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Dakota Ridge pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles dukes it out withHighlands 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 is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had ten passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 36.70
Colter Espinoza Turns in Season-Best Performance
Ponderosa was led to victory by Colter Espinoza, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Espinoza rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
On the 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
