3A West 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!
Benson White Delivers Best Performance of Season
Conifer was led to victory by Benson White, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. White rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the season, White has thrown 17 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 193.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 68.85
Isaac Mccune's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Wheat Ridge over Conifer
Wheat Ridge was sadly handed a loss on Thursday, but Isaac Mccune did his best to prevent it. Mccune was unstoppable, throwing for 300 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown.
Wheat Ridge is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4. Mccune and Wheat Ridge will venture away from home to challenge Skyview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.10
Bennett Wilkes Makes It Two for Wheat Ridge
Keeping Mccune company is Bennett Wilkes, a fellow Wheat Ridge player. He picked up 144 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Wilkes might have his next game, a home matchup with Skyview, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Wilkes saw the Wolverines), he picked up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 34.85
Solomon Bentrott Turns in Season-Best Performance
Solomon Bentrott produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Evergreen to the win on Friday. Bentrott rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.all of that, rushing production came thanks to one massive run
The win was the third in a row for Evergreen, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Bentrott and Evergreen will take on Green Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 30.40
Evergreen Gets a Boost from Jodie in 62-0 Win
Keeping Bentrott company is Jace Jodie, a fellow Evergreen player. He rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Jodie has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 53.5 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 22.83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.45
Other Notable Players
- Josh Bittner: 32 yards passing; 45 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.28)
- Carston Wolanske: 105 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.05)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
