1A Western Slope 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Clay Crawford Leads Meeker over Roaring Fork
On Friday, Meeker got the W thanks in part to Clay Crawford playing the best football he has all season. Crawford rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023. His longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards.
If the past is any indication, Crawford could be in store for another big game when he takes on North Fork on Friday. Crawford rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Miners duked it out back in August of 2023.
Gamescore: 47.15
Mason Schoeppner's Big Game Leads Grand Valley over Olathe
Mason Schoeppner posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made nine total tackles.
Grand Valley's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. Schoeppner and Grand Valley will square off against Cedaredge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 45.50
Payson Pene's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Payson Pene posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
The win was the third in a row for North Fork, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. Pene and North Fork will face off against Meeker at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.68
Andrew Horner Delivers Best Effort of Season
Grand Valley was led to victory by Andrew Horner, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Horner rushed for 57 yards and three touchdowns.
For the year, Horner has averaged 25.8 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 28 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 44.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 27.00
Blunt Made His Presence Known in Meeker's 40-0 Victory
The second Meeker player making an appearance here is Cade Blunt, and for good reason. He rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Blunt has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 93.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 55.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.60
Other Notable Players
- Richard Terraraz: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Jakob Carver: 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
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