4A Denver 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!
Luke Cuellar's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Starting off the list is Thomas Jefferson's Luke Cuellar, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Thursday Cuellar rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 135 yards on only ten passes, 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 68 yards.
With the victory, Thomas Jefferson broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-4. They and Aurora Central are set to duel on Saturday.
Gamescore: 34.65
Zavious Chineth Goes Supernova in Northfield Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Thursday Zavious Chineth stepped things up a notch to give Northfield the 'W'. Chineth turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 16 yards and a touchdown.
Northfield's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. Chineth and Northfield will challenge Denver North at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 33.67
Sean Lindegren put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Thursday. He rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
This year, Lindegren has averaged 6.7 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 6.14 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 25.30
Jahleed Coleman Makes It Three for Thomas Jefferson
Another Thomas Jefferson player making an appearance on this list is Jahleed Coleman. He rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Coleman has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 36.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.25
A Season-Best Effort from Joaquin Oliva Leads Northfield over Montbello
On Thursday, Northfield got the W thanks in part to Joaquin Oliva playing the best football he has all season. Oliva rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Oliva has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 28.6 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 9.86 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.78
Other Notable Players
- Alfred Anderson: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Elian Oliva: 1.5 sacks and 7 total tackles (1.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.63)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
