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!
Dante Dupuch Turns in Season-Best Effort
Mullen was led to victory by Dante Dupuch, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Dupuch rushed for 212 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.
The victory snapped Mullen's winning streak at six games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-5 record. Dupuch and Mullen will be playing at home against Legacy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 60.97
Ronin Ward Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Ronin Ward posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 145 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes.
The win (which was Erie's third in a row) raised their record to 4-2. Ward and Erie will head out on the road to face off against Vista PEAK Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.67
Braylon Toliver Makes It Two for Erie
Keeping Ward company is Braylon Toliver, a fellow Erie player. He made two total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 33.60
Justin Stevenson Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Justin Stevenson posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Horizon over Fort Collins on Friday. Stevenson picked up 66 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
For the year, Stevenson has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 64 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 30.27
Carson Hageman Has Career-Day on Friday
Carson Hageman posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made five total tackles (1.0 for loss).
For the year, Hageman has averaged 8.8 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 29.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 25.45
Other Notable Players
- Alex Birch: 291 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 25.20)
- Jeremiah Martinez: 118 yards rushing; 89 yards receiving (Gamescore: 24.90)
- Koa Dietrich: 207 yards passing; 21 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.90)
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