5A Front Range - South Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Martinez Posts Huge Game in 27-12 Victory
Starting off the list is Horizon's Jeremiah Martinez, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Martinez rushed for 278 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 118 rushing yards.
For the year, Martinez has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 50.6 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to 11.
Gamescore: 68.33
Andrew Gardner Delivers Best Performance of Season
Legacy was led to victory by Andrew Gardner, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Gardner threw for 184 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only nine 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 50 yards.
On the season, Gardner has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 182.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.47
Joey Vaughan Makes It Two for Legacy
Another Legacy player making an appearance on this list is Joey Vaughan. He picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 29.75
Carson Hageman Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Carson Hageman posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
The victory was the fifth in a row for Erie, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Hageman and Erie will host Legacy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 28.20
Dupuch Made His Presence Known in Mullen's 48-13 Loss
Rounding off our Top Five is Dante Dupuch of Mullen. Dupuch rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown.
Dupuch might have his next game, a home matchup with Horizon, circled on his calendar. Dupuch rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Hawks duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 24.60
Other Notable Players
- Tyler Anderson: 107 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.58)
- Jack Boemecke: 1 sack, 1 interception, and 4 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Devan Kirchhevel: 95 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
