3A Western Slope 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!
Zack Bollock Has Career Rushing Day
Starting off the list is Glenwood Springs's Zack Bollock, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Bollock rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Glenwood Springs' victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-3. Bollock and Glenwood Springs will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Steamboat Springs at 1:00 p.m. on November 2nd.
Gamescore: 33.00
Wylon Deter Makes It Two for Glenwood Springs
Keeping Bollock company is Wylon Deter, a fellow Glenwood Springs player. He made three total tackles.
Gamescore: 25.88
A Season-Best Effort from Isaac Valencia Leads Rifle over Glenwood Springs
On Friday, Rifle had to settle for second even though Isaac Valencia put up the best numbers he has all season. Valencia rushed for 127 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.
Rifle is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Valencia and Rifle will head out to challenge Eagle Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.75
A Constellation of Stars for Glenwood Springs
Another Glenwood Springs player making an appearance on this list is Jerick Sorensen. He picked up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 68 yards.
This season, Sorensen has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 26.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 12.29 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.57
Arath Lopez Makes It Two for Rifle
The second Rifle player making an appearance here is Arath Lopez, and for good reason. He made 11 total tackles.
For the year, Lopez has averaged 8.7 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.29 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 15.00
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