3A Western Slope 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!
Mason Markovich Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Glenwood Springs's Mason Markovich, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Markovich produced his best game of the campaign on Friday: he made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss). He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 56 yards.
Glenwood Springs' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Eagle Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Demons had to take a loss when they last met the Devils, but Markovich had little to do with the loss: he forced a fumble and made 11 total tackles. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 80.80
A Season-Best Performance from Easton Embrey Leads Palisade over Summit
On Thursday, Palisade got the W thanks in part to Easton Embrey playing the best football he has all season. Embrey rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 72 yards.
Palisade is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Embrey's next game is against Rifle on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 41.05
Kaleb Reed's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Kaleb Reed posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Reed has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 24.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 9.83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.75
Jerick Sorensen produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Glenwood Springs to the win on Friday. Sorensen rushed for 77 yards, and also picked up 41 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 52 yards.
Glenwood Springs' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Eagle Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup will pit Sorensen up against the Devils' star WR Trevor Dunn. The only thing left to do is find out who's the greater deep ball threat. You'll have to watch the game to know for sure.
Gamescore: 25.62
Branson Springer Delivers Best Effort of Season
Branson Springer produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Palisade to the win on Thursday. Springer threw for 77 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This season, Springer has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 53.2 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 3.13 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 87.7 passer rating.
Gamescore: 21.43
Other Notable Players
- Colter Blakey: 275 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 21.43)
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