5A Metro North 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!
Stevenson Posts Huge Game in 17-14 Defeat
Starting off the list is Northglenn's Josiah'Ez Stevenson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Stevenson rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 61 yards.
On the season, Stevenson has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 33.1 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had five rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 11.
Gamescore: 46.83
Kiewiet Came Up Big in Westminster's 28-15 Victory
Mason Kiewiet put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 204 yards while picking up 11.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 175 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Unfortunately for Mountain Range, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Kiewiet. Kiewiet threw for 344 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Mustangs duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 45.97
Overland Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Dejay Davenport
Overland picked up their third consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Dejay Davenport. Nobody could stop Davenport as he picked up 193 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Overland: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
The victory got Overland back to even at 4-4. Davenport and Overland will welcome Boulder at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.38
Avante Hendrix Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Thursday, Overland got the W thanks in part to Avante Hendrix playing the best football he has all season. Hendrix picked up 93 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Hendrix has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 47.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 30.47
Angel Chavez Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Thursday, Overland got the W thanks in part to Angel Chavez playing the best football he has all season. Chavez threw for 265 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt. He has become a key player for Overland: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
For the season, Chavez has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 119.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.37
Other Notable Players
- Nehemiah Maloid: 46 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.40)
- Ramses Schorr: 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Elijah Aguinaldo: 1 interception and 10 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
