2A Intermountain 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!
Graden Buckhanan Goes Supernova in Gunnison Win
Graden Buckhanan helped snap Gunnison's seven-game losing streak dating back to last season. Buckhanan was dynamite on Friday, rushing for 245 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 96 yards.
Buckhanan and Gunnison will head out on the road to challenge Bayfield at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The game will pit Buckhanan up against the Wolverines' star running back Lincoln Williams. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 69.30
Colby Mcmillian's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Colby Mcmillian posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 173 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run.
The win (which was Montezuma-Cortez's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Mcmillian's next contest is against Pagosa Springs on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 55.00
Creede Dozier Dazzles in Pagosa Springs Defeat
Pagosa Springs was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Creede Dozier did his best to prevent it. Dozier was unstoppable, throwing for 200 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
For the season, Dozier has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 80.9 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 21.57 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 73.86 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 43.03
Lucero Posts Huge Game in 41-25 Defeat
Another Pagosa Springs player making an appearance on this list is Colton Lucero. He rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 150 rushing yards dating back to last season.
For the season, Lucero has averaged 23.7 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 47.57 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 219.29 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 41.93
A Season-Best Performance from Zane Zook Leads Alamosa over Montezuma-Cortez
Sadly, Zane Zook posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Alamosa over Montezuma-Cortez on Friday. Zook rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (103.8). He has become a key player for Alamosa: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the year, Zook has averaged 21.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.93
Other Notable Players
- Lincoln Williams: 35 yards rushing; 56 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 39.72)
- Casen Pridemore: 126 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 35.05)
- Wyatt Farney: 43 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 74 yards rushing (Gamescore: 33.62)
- Dyson Woodward: 125 yards passing; 126 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 32.43)
- Tay Wheat: 171 yards rushing (Gamescore: 32.15)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
