4A I-25 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Eziah Morales Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Grand Junction got the W thanks in part to Eziah Morales playing the best football he has all season. Morales rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 76-yard run.
On the year, Morales has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 40.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 46.00
Sand Creek Gets a Boost from Mangrum in 57-15 Win
Ethan Mangrum was instrumental in extending Sand Creek's winning streak to five on Friday. Cheyenne Mountain had no answer to Mangrum as he rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes. Mangrum's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 120 rushing yards.
This season, Mangrum has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 61.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.85
Addisu Mccormick Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Saturday, Centaurus got the W thanks in part to Addisu Mccormick playing the best football he has all season. Mccormick rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory snapped Centaurus' losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record. Mccormick will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Grand Junction on Thursday.
Gamescore: 38.00
A Season-Best Effort from Will Applegate Leads Grand Junction over Thornton
Will Applegate produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Grand Junction to the win on Friday. Applegate rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 91 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
This season, Applegate has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 86.6 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to eight.
Gamescore: 31.07
Evans Posts Huge Game in 57-15 Victory
The second Sand Creek player making an appearance here is Achilles Evans, and for good reason. He rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
For the season, Evans has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 112 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.80
Other Notable Players
- Elijah Brotherns: 76 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.77)
- Mathias Martinez: 130 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.58)
- Halas Wise: 197 yards passing (Gamescore: 24.43)
- Deven Vaden: 1 sack and 17 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.75)
- Jayden Lyons: 32 yards receiving; 71 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.68)
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