3A West Metro 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!
Josh Bittner Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Thursday, Evergreen got the W thanks in part to Josh Bittner playing the best football he has all season. Bittner rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 92 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He has become a key player for Evergreen: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
If the past is any indication, Bittner could be in store for another big game when he takes on Skyview on Thursday. Bittner rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries the last time he and the Wolverines duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 44.08
Isaac Mccune's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Wheat Ridge over Green Mountain
While Wheat Ridge might've come up empty on Friday, Isaac Mccune wasn't going down without a fight. Green Mountain had no answer to Mccune as he rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 290 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. Mccune really tore up the turf during one magnificent 78-yard run.
For the season, Mccune has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 191.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.63
Jackson Post Makes It Two for Evergreen
Another Evergreen player making an appearance on this list is Jackson Post. He picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 74 yards.
For the season, Post has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 16.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.48
A Season-Best Performance from Simon Lunsford Leads Green Mountain over Wheat Ridge
On Friday, Green Mountain got the W thanks in part to Simon Lunsford playing the best football he has all season. Lunsford threw for 279 yards and four touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes.
The victory got Green Mountain back to even at 3-3. Lunsford and Green Mountain will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Evergreen at 7:00 p.m. on October 24th.
Gamescore: 37.20
James Mauro Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Evergreen was led to victory by James Mauro, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Mauro rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Mauro has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 28.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.05
Other Notable Players
- Bennett Wilkes: 150 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 32.50)
- Demarco Villalovas: 151 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.80)
- Carson Payer: 54 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 35 yards receiving (Gamescore: 30.55)
- Carston Wolanske: 160 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.60)
- Solomon Washer: 113 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.30)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
