3A Western Slope 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!
Zack Bollock Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Starting off the list is Glenwood Springs's Zack Bollock, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Bollock rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Glenwood Springs' win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-3. Bollock and Glenwood Springs will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Steamboat Springs at 1:00 p.m. on November 2nd.
Gamescore: 33.00
Wylon Deter Makes It Two for Glenwood Springs
Keeping Bollock company is Wylon Deter, a fellow Glenwood Springs player. He made three total tackles.
Gamescore: 25.88
A Season-Best Effort from Isaac Valencia Leads Rifle over Glenwood Springs
Sadly, Isaac Valencia posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Rifle over Glenwood Springs on Friday. Valencia rushed for 127 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.
Rifle is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Valencia and Rifle will venture away from home to square off against Eagle Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.75
A Constellation of Stars for Glenwood Springs
Another Glenwood Springs player making an appearance on this list is Jerick Sorensen. He picked up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 68 yards.
On the year, Sorensen has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 26.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 12.29 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.57
Arath Lopez Makes It Two for Rifle
The second Rifle player making an appearance here is Arath Lopez, and for good reason. He made 11 total tackles.
For the season, Lopez has averaged 8.7 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 3.29 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 15.00
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