3A Western Slope 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!
Mason Markovich Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Glenwood Springs's Mason Markovich, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Markovich produced his best game of the campaign on Friday: he made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss). He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 56 yards.
Glenwood Springs pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Markovich and Glenwood Springs will play host again on Thursday to welcome Eagle Valley, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 80.80
Easton Embrey Delivers Best Performance of Season
Palisade was led to victory by Easton Embrey, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Embrey rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 72 yards.
Palisade has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Embrey and Palisade will be playing in front of their home fans against Rifle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.05
Kaleb Reed Has Career-Day on Thursday
Kaleb Reed posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Reed has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 24.5 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 9.83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.75
Jerick Sorensen produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Glenwood Springs to the win on Friday. Sorensen rushed for 77 yards, and also picked up 41 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 52 yards.
For the season, Sorensen has averaged 19.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 10.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.62
A Season-Best Performance from Branson Springer Leads Palisade over Summit
On Thursday, Palisade got the W thanks in part to Branson Springer playing the best football he has all season. Springer threw for 77 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
On the year, Springer has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 53.2 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.13 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 87.7 passer rating.
Gamescore: 21.43
Other Notable Players
- Colter Blakey: 275 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 21.43)
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