5A Front Range - South 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!
Martinez Made His Presence Known in Horizon's 27-12 Victory
Starting off the list is Horizon's Jeremiah Martinez, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Martinez rushed for 278 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 118 rushing yards.
On the season, Martinez has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 50.6 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to 11.
Gamescore: 68.33
A Season-Best Performance from Andrew Gardner Leads Legacy over Rangeview
On Friday, Legacy got the W thanks in part to Andrew Gardner playing the best football he has all season. Gardner threw for 184 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the season, Gardner has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 182.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.47
Joey Vaughan Makes It Two for Legacy
Keeping Gardner company is Joey Vaughan, a fellow Legacy player. He picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 29.75
Carson Hageman Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Carson Hageman posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
The win was the fifth in a row for Erie, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Hageman and Erie will be playing in front of their home fans against Legacy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 28.20
Dupuch Posts Huge Game in 48-13 Defeat
Rounding off our Top Five is Dante Dupuch of Mullen. Dupuch rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown.
If the past is any indication, Dupuch could be in store for another big game when he takes on Horizon on Friday. When Dupuch last faced the Hawks back in September of 2023, he rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 24.60
Other Notable Players
- Tyler Anderson: 107 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.58)
- Jack Boemecke: 1 sack, 1 interception, and 4 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Devan Kirchhevel: 95 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.75)
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