A-8 Mountain (8 Man) 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!
Brandon Vannest Turns in Season-Best Effort
Brandon Vannest produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Mancos to the win on Saturday. Vannest rushed for 163 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Mancos, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. Vannest and Mancos will take on Sanford at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 69.48
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Nicholas Aragon stepped things up a notch to give Dove Creek the 'W'. Aragon turned in nothing short of a gem, forcing a fumble and making seven total tackles. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making seven total tackles.
Aragon and Dove Creek will face off against Dolores at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Bears, probably because Aragon had a solid game then too: he picked up two sacks and made five total tackles. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 48.58
Owen Tackett's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Owen Tackett posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 43 receiving yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making ten total tackles, and defending a pass.
Norwood dropped their record down to 2-4 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Tackett's next matchup is against Sargent on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 46.25
Cole Bray Makes It Two for Norwood
Another Norwood player making an appearance on this list is Cole Bray. He picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Bray has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 68.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 14 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.92
Josh Kibel's Big Game Leads Dove Creek over Norwood
Another Dove Creek player making an appearance on this list is Josh Kibel. He rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 71 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Kibel has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 39.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 6.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 121.67 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 40.28
Other Notable Players
- Kaiden Wyatt: 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 34.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
