1A Frontier Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Machaon Puga Delivers Best Effort of Season
Machaon Puga produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Prospect Ridge Academy to the win on Saturday. Puga picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 130 yards.incredibly, Puga got all that yardage with just one huge grab
Puga and Prospect Ridge Academy will take on Denver Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Puga will face off against Diego Pellegrini, the Thunder's star RB. Will the game be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 37.88
Dante Vigil and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Dante Vigil was instrumental in extending Forge Christian's winning streak to seven on Friday. Vigil did his part (and then some), making 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) for the 'W'.
Forge Christian's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Vigil and Forge Christian will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Platte Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 37.68
Carter Hogsett Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Sadly, Carter Hogsett posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Platte Canyon over Prospect Ridge Academy on Saturday. Hogsett rushed for 234 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 52 yards.
For the season, Hogsett has averaged 17.5 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.83 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 72.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.88
Strange Came Up Big in Forge Christian's 42-0 Victory
Sullivan Strange's big game helped extend Forge Christian's winning streak to seven on Friday. Strange did his part (and then some), throwing for 159 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes for the 'W'.
This season, Strange has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 163 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 22.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 49.71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 28.50
Forge Christian Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Euli Tafoya
Euli Tafoya's big game helped extend Forge Christian's winning streak to seven on Friday. Flatirons Academy had no answer to Tafoya as he rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
On the season, Tafoya has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 92.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.75
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