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 Effort from Jaden Lawrence Leads Legend over Chaparral
On Friday, Legend got the W thanks in part to Jaden Lawrence playing the best football he has all season. Lawrence picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
Lawrence is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Fountain-Fort Carson on Thursday. Lawrence rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns the last time he and the Trojans duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 36.25
Cameron Cooper Delivers Best Effort of Season
Pine Creek was led to victory by Cameron Cooper, who turned in his biggest game of the season 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. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Cooper saw the Wolverines), he threw for 245 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Gamescore: 31.17
Nicholas Farley Turns in Season-Best Effort
Legend was led to victory by Nicholas Farley, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Farley threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
This 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
On Friday, Pine Creek got the W thanks in part to Elijah Roy playing the best football he has all season. Roy picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Roy might have his next game, a road matchup with Chaparral, circled on his calendar. When Roy last faced the Wolverines back in October of 2023, he picked up 196 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 26.42
Regis Jesuit Gets a Boost from Shelton in 45-7 Win
Rounding off our Top Five is Kai Shelton of Regis Jesuit. Shelton forced a fumble, made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
The win was the fourth in a row for Regis Jesuit, bringing their record for this year to 4-3. Shelton and Regis Jesuit will face off against Douglas County at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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
