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 Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Glenwood Springs's Mason Markovich, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Markovich turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday, making ten total tackles (4.0 for loss). He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 56 yards.
Glenwood Springs' win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Markovich and Glenwood Springs will play host again on Thursday to welcome Eagle Valley, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 80.80
Easton Embrey Turns in Season-Best Performance
Palisade was led to victory by Easton Embrey, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. 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. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
Palisade is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Embrey and Palisade will be playing in front of their home fans against Rifle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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
Glenwood Springs was led to victory by Jerick Sorensen, who turned in his biggest game of the season 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 showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 52 yards.
For the year, Sorensen has averaged 19.8 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 10.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.62
Branson Springer Delivers Best Performance 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.
On the year, Springer has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 53.2 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 11.33 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.43
Other Notable Players
- Colter Blakey: 275 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 21.43)
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