2A Intermountain 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!
Colton Lucero Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Colton Lucero posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Pagosa Springs over Bayfield on Thursday. Lucero rushed for 400 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now punched in two or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
For the year, Lucero has averaged 23.5 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had four rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 16.
Gamescore: 95.53
Wheat Made His Presence Known in Montezuma-Cortez's 34-27 Win
Tay Wheat put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 245 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 60 yards.
Unfortunately for Salida, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Wheat. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Wheat saw the Spartans), he rushed for 298 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 70.78
Dyson Woodward Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Alamosa was led to victory by Dyson Woodward, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Woodward rushed for 228 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Unfortunately for Gunnison, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Woodward. When Woodward last faced the Cowboys back in September of 2023, he rushed for 112 yards on only 12 carries, and also threw for 211 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 70.50
Buckhanan Posts Huge Game in 44-15 Loss
While Graden Buckhanan delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Gunnison. Buckhanan was dynamite, rushing for 155 yards and two touchdowns.
Gunnison is on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6. Buckhanan and Gunnison will face off against Pagosa Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.68
Lincoln Williams Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Lincoln Williams of Bayfield. Williams rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. He also made an appearance on special teams (luckily for Bayfield): his a 45-yard strike wound up winning them the game.
This year, Williams has averaged 38.3 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 44 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 40.30
Other Notable Players
- Zane Zook: 109 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 30 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.58)
- Parker Conrad: 109 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.95)
- Estevan Gonzales: 50 yards receiving; 69 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.78)
- Wyatt Farney: 22 yards receiving; 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.03)
- Kevin Gonzales Jr.: 180 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.33)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
