4A South Metro Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Performance from De'alcapon Veazy Leads Ponderosa over Highlands Ranch
Ponderosa was led to victory by De'Alcapon Veazy, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Veazy rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Ponderosa's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Veazy's next contest is against Golden on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 46.20
While Luke Bakken delivered a dominant effort on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Highlands Ranch. Bakken turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 62 yards, while also picking up 53 receiving yards.
With the loss, Highlands Ranch broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons takes on Dakota Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.70
Landon Kalsbeck Dazzles in Dakota Ridge Win
Dakota Ridge picked up their sixth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Landon Kalsbeck. Nobody could stop Kalsbeck as he rushed for 91 yards, and also threw for 45 yards and a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Dakota Ridge pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles faces off against Highlands Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 39.25
Crew Gerig Makes It Two for Highlands Ranch
The second Highlands Ranch player making an appearance here is Crew Gerig, and for good reason. He threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This year, Gerig has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 194 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had ten passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 36.70
Colter Espinoza Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Thursday, Ponderosa got the W thanks in part to Colter Espinoza playing the best football he has all season. Espinoza rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
On the year, Espinoza has averaged 89.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.20
Other Notable Players
- Sam Callas: 95 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 32.48)
- George West: 127 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.05)
- Jack Offerdahl: 13 total tackles (Gamescore: 24.53)
- Nathan Rodriguez: 117 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.95)
- Kellen Behrendsen: 226 yards passing (Gamescore: 23.57)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
