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!
Colton Lucero Delivers Best Effort of Season
Pagosa Springs came up short on Thursday despite Colton Lucero delivering his best game to date. Lucero rushed for 400 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now punched in two or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
On the year, Lucero has averaged 23.5 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he had four rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 16.
Gamescore: 95.53
Tay Wheat Turns in Season-Best Effort
Montezuma-Cortez was led to victory by Tay Wheat, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Wheat rushed for 245 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 60 yards.
Salida's probably not too fond of Wheat given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Wheat saw the Spartans), he rushed for 298 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 70.78
Dyson Woodward Has Career Rushing Day
Dyson Woodward produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Alamosa to the win on Friday. Woodward rushed for 228 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Gunnison's probably not too fond of Woodward given he always seems to get the better of them. When Woodward last faced the Cowboys back in September of 2023, he rushed for 112 yards on only 12 carries, and also threw for 211 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 70.50
Big Game from Buckhanan As Gunnison Fell 44-15
Gunnison had to settle for second on Friday, but Graden Buckhanan sure wasn't going down easily. Buckhanan was dynamite, rushing for 155 yards and two touchdowns.
Gunnison is on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6. Buckhanan and Gunnison will face off against Pagosa Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.68
Lincoln Williams Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Lincoln Williams of Bayfield. Williams rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. He also made an appearance on special teams (luckily for Bayfield): his a 45-yard strike wound up winning them the game.
On the year, Williams has averaged 38.3 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 44 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 40.30
Other Notable Players
- Zane Zook: 109 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 30 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.58)
- Parker Conrad: 109 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.95)
- Estevan Gonzales: 50 yards receiving; 69 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.78)
- Wyatt Farney: 22 yards receiving; 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.03)
- Kevin Gonzales Jr.: 180 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.33)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
