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 might have his next game, a road matchup with Fountain-Fort Carson, circled on his calendar. When Lawrence last faced the Trojans back in October of 2023, he rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns.
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. Cooper threw for 245 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes the last time he and the Wolverines duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 31.17
Nicholas Farley Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Legend got the W thanks in part to Nicholas Farley playing the best football he has all season. Farley threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
This year, Farley has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 85 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.73
A Season-Best Effort from Elijah Roy Leads Pine Creek over Douglas County
Elijah Roy produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pine Creek to the win on Friday. Roy picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Roy is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Chaparral on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Roy saw the Wolverines), he picked up 196 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 26.42
Shelton Posts Huge Game in 45-7 Victory
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 (which was Regis Jesuit's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-3. Shelton and Regis Jesuit will take on 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
