5A Metro Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Thursday through Saturday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Mark Snyder and Co. Win 20th in a Row
Mark Snyder's big game helped extend Columbine's winning streak to 20 on Saturday. Snyder rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 65 yards.
Columbine's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Snyder and Columbine will welcome Arvada West at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.05
A Season-Best Effort from Deion Giles-Ray Leads Denver East over Columbine
Denver East came up short on Saturday despite Deion Giles-Ray delivering his best game to date. Giles-Ray forced a fumble and made 15 total tackles.
Denver East's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. Giles-Ray and Denver East will square off against Chatfield at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.48
Andrews Made His Presence Known in Ralston Valley's 15-12 Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Thursday Zeke Andrews stepped things up a notch to give Ralston Valley the 'W'. Andrews was unstoppable, rushing for 77 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 177 yards while completing 78.3% of his passes.
For the year, Andrews has averaged 237.7 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 5.17 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 55.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 32.50
Caleb Gomez's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Caleb Gomez posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He picked up two sacks and made four total tackles.
The victory (which was Arvada West's third in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Gomez and Arvada West are taking a road trip to take on Columbine at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.88
Columbine Wins 20th-Straight Thanks to James Basinger
James Basinger was instrumental in extending Columbine's winning streak to 20 on Saturday. Basinger was unstoppable, rushing for 162 yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 125 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the year, Basinger has averaged 186 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 16.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.40
Other Notable Players
- Cash Williams: 89 yards passing; 79 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.93)
- Logan Duhachek: 157 yards passing; 28 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.27)
- Caleb Espinosa: 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Noah Meurer: 54 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.73)
- Logan Kundred: 15 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
