4A North 2 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Isaiah Medina Leads Riverdale Ridge over Longmont
Riverdale Ridge was led to victory by Isaiah Medina, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Medina threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. The effort also marked the most rushing yards (16) he has had since back in October of 2023.
Medina is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Adams City on Thursday. Medina threw for 217 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score the last time he and the Eagles duked it out back in August of 2023.
Gamescore: 39.77
Caleb Moats Dazzles in Grand Junction Central Win
Caleb Moats posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown.
Grand Junction Central's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-4. Moats and Grand Junction Central will take on Broomfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.40
Jackson Made His Presence Known in Broomfield's 61-0 Victory
Darien Jackson was a major factor in Broomfield's victory over Adams City on Thursday. Adams City had no answer to Jackson as he threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 9-for-9 passing.
Jackson and Broomfield will face off against Grand Junction Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jackson will face off against Asher Carter, the Warriors' star quarterback. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 27.03
Amauri Lucero and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Riverdale Ridge picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Amauri Lucero. Lucero rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August of 2023.
On the season, Lucero has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 16.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 25.38
Other Notable Players
- Elliot Less: 22 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 22.83)
- Colton Lancaster: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Diego Galvan: 71 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.28)
- Noah Orozco: 2 sacks and 4 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Jeter Mcarthur: 108 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.97)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
