2A Intermountain 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!
Graden Buckhanan Delivers Electric Performance Vs Pagosa Springs
Gunnison's seven-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Graden Buckhanan. Nobody could stop Buckhanan on Friday as he rushed for 245 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 96 yards.
Gunnison's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6. Buckhanan and Gunnison will head out to square off against Bayfield at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 69.30
Mcmillian Posts Huge Game in 28-21 Victory
Colby Mcmillian posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 173 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run.
The win (which was Montezuma-Cortez's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Mcmillian and Montezuma-Cortez will head out on the road to take on Pagosa Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 55.00
Dozier Made His Presence Known in Pagosa Springs' 41-25 Loss
While Creede Dozier delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Pagosa Springs. Gunnison had no answer to Dozier as he threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
On the season, Dozier has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 80.9 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 21.57 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 73.86 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 43.03
Colton Lucero Makes It Two for Pagosa Springs
Another Pagosa Springs player making an appearance on this list is Colton Lucero. He rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 150 rushing yards.
For the year, Lucero has averaged 23.7 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had four rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 17.
Gamescore: 41.93
Zane Zook Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Sadly, Zane Zook posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Alamosa over Montezuma-Cortez on Friday. Zook rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (103.8). The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
This season, Zook has averaged 21.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.93
Other Notable Players
- Lincoln Williams: 35 yards rushing; 56 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 39.72)
- Casen Pridemore: 126 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 35.05)
- Wyatt Farney: 43 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 74 yards rushing (Gamescore: 33.62)
- Dyson Woodward: 125 yards passing; 126 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 32.43)
- Tay Wheat: 171 yards rushing (Gamescore: 32.15)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
