1A Western Slope 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!
Clay Crawford Delivers Electric Effort Vs North Fork
Starting off the list is Meeker's Clay Crawford, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Crawford rushed for 119 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
North Fork's probably not too fond of Crawford given he always seems to get the better of them. Crawford rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Miners duked it out back in August of 2023.
Gamescore: 54.88
Schoeppner Posts Huge Game in 8-7 Defeat
Grand Valley had to settle for second on Thursday, but Mason Schoeppner sure wasn't going down easily. Despite the loss, Schoeppner was still balling out as he rushed for 72 yards on only nine carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards.
For the season, Schoeppner has averaged 16.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.47
Said Rodriguez Has Career-Day on Friday
Said Rodriguez posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss). He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 55 yards.
For the year, Rodriguez has averaged 6.9 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to two.
Gamescore: 34.45
Meeker Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Cade Blunt
Meeker picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Cade Blunt. North Fork had no answer to Blunt as he picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 56 yards.
For the season, Blunt has averaged 87.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 51.33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.27
Donny Read Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Donny Read of Roaring Fork. Read made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Roaring Fork moved to 3-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. Read and Roaring Fork will venture away from home to challenge Cedaredge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.23
Other Notable Players
- Kolter Mann: 127 yards rushing (Gamescore: 27.15)
- Sione Clegg: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Gabriel Mendoza: 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.85)
- Peyton Farris: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Eli Norris: 1 interception (1TD) and 7 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
