4A I-25 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Ethan Mangrum Goes Supernova in Sand Creek Victory
Ethan Mangrum's big game helped extend Sand Creek's winning streak to six on Friday. Gateway had no answer to Mangrum as he rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 38 yards and a touchdown. Mangrum's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 120 rushing yards.
Mangrum and Sand Creek will welcome Centaurus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mangrum will face off against Addisu Mccormick, the Warriors' star RB. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 66.88
Mathias Martinez Delivers Best Effort of Season
Mathias Martinez produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Grand Junction to the win on Thursday. Martinez rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Grand Junction's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Martinez and Grand Junction will face off against Cheyenne Mountain at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.40
Achilles Evans and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Sand Creek picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Achilles Evans. Evans did his part (and then some), rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries for the 'W'.
Evans and Sand Creek will square off against Centaurus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The contest will pit Evans up against the Warriors' star running back Addisu Mccormick. Will the game be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 24.30
Hawker Came Up Big in Cheyenne Mountain's 56-6 Victory
Rounding off our Top Five is Sam Hawker of Cheyenne Mountain. Hawker rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 53 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, Hawker has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 56.4 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 20.75 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 68.13 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 22.83
Other Notable Players
- Will Applegate: 62 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 20.58)
- Terrence Clay: 23 yards passing; 58 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.23)
- Tyler Kriss: 97 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.70)
- Travis Meine: 87 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.45)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
