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 Delivers Best Effort of Season
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
Tay Wheat Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Montezuma-Cortez got the W thanks in part to Tay Wheat playing the best football he has all season. Wheat rushed for 245 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. 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's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Dyson Woodward produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Alamosa to the win 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. Woodward rushed for 112 yards on only 12 carries, and also threw for 211 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Cowboys duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 70.50
Gunnison Gets a Boost from Buckhanan 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 unstoppable, 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 challenge 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.
For the 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
