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 Delivers Best Performance of Season
Eziah Morales produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Grand Junction to the win on Friday. 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
Ethan Mangrum's Big Game Leads Sand Creek over Cheyenne Mountain
Ethan Mangrum was instrumental in extending Sand Creek's winning streak to five on Friday. Mangrum turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 120 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 120 rushing yards.
For the year, Mangrum has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 61.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.85
Will Applegate Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Grand Junction got the W thanks in part to Will Applegate playing the best football he has all season. 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
Achilles Evans Makes It Two for Sand Creek
Another Sand Creek player making an appearance on this list is Achilles Evans. 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
Brotherns Came Up Big in Sand Creek's 57-15 Victory
Elijah Brotherns was instrumental in extending Sand Creek's winning streak to five on Friday. Brotherns was dynamite, picking up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 57 yards.
This season, Brotherns has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 48.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.77
Other Notable Players
- Mathias Martinez: 130 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.58)
- Deven Vaden: 1 sack and 17 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.75)
- Jayden Lyons: 32 yards receiving; 71 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.68)
- Joseph Cruz: 1 interception and 13 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.00)
- Dearon Mitchell Lll: 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.75)
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