1A 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!
Clay Crawford Delivers Electric Effort Vs North Fork
Starting off the list is Meeker's Clay Crawford, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Crawford rushed for 119 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Crawford must have North Fork's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in August of 2023 (the last time Crawford saw the Miners), he rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 54.88
Schoeppner Came Up Big in Grand Valley's 8-7 Defeat
Grand Valley had to settle for second on Thursday, but Mason Schoeppner sure wasn't going down easily. Cedaredge had no answer to Schoeppner as he rushed for 72 yards on only nine carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards.
For the season, Schoeppner has averaged 16.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.47
Said Rodriguez's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Said Rodriguez posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss). He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 55 yards.
This year, Rodriguez has averaged 6.9 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to two.
Gamescore: 34.45
Cade Blunt Makes It Three for Meeker
Another Meeker player making an appearance on this list is Cade Blunt. He picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 56 yards.
For the year, Blunt has averaged 87.5 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 51.33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.27
Donny Read Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Donny Read of Roaring Fork. Read made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Roaring Fork moved to 3-4 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. Read and Roaring Fork will venture away from home to challenge Cedaredge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.23
Other Notable Players
- Kolter Mann: 127 yards rushing (Gamescore: 27.15)
- Sione Clegg: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Gabriel Mendoza: 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.85)
- Peyton Farris: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Eli Norris: 1 interception (1TD) and 7 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.18)
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