5A South 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!
Austyn Modrzewski Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Mountain Vista got the W thanks in part to Austyn Modrzewski playing the best football he has all season. Modrzewski threw for 425 yards and five touchdowns while completing 88% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 300+ passing yards (303.8) per game. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
If history really does repeat itself, Modrzewski might just drop another big game when he faces off against ThunderRidge on Friday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Modrzewski saw the Grizzlies), he threw for 451 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes.
Gamescore: 61.63
Jack Blais Turns in Season-Best Performance
Jack Blais produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Mountain Vista to the win on Friday. Blais rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 72 yards.
Blais must have Valor Christian's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Blais rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Eagles duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 45.65
Tyler Meyer Turns in Another Game with at Least 106 Rushing Yards
Tyler Meyer produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Rock Canyon to the win on Thursday. Meyer's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards. He also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Rock Canyon is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
The victory snapped Rock Canyon's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars takes on Fruita Monument at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 42.00
Mountain Vista was led to victory by Carter Daniels, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Daniels wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making 15 total tackles. The match was his sixth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Daniels might have his next game, a road matchup with ThunderRidge, circled on his calendar. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Daniels saw the Grizzlies), he made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 39.50
Rock Canyon was led to victory by Levi Schield, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Schield wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 16 total tackles (4.0 for loss). The game was his seventh straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the year, Schield has averaged 10.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.17 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 34.50
Other Notable Players
- Jack Schwartz: 79 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 30.30)
- Cash Spence: 77 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 27.42)
- Quillan Gulick: 1 sack and 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.25)
- Sean Conway: 136 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.02)
- Griffin Harrison: 17 total tackles (1.5 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
