3A West Metro 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Demetreus Padilla Leads Green Mountain over Lutheran
Sadly, Demetreus Padilla posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Green Mountain over Lutheran on Friday. Padilla picked up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. His longest reception was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Green Mountain now has a losing record at 2-3. Padilla and Green Mountain will stay at home for another week and welcome Wheat Ridge at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.78
Bennett Wilkes Goes Supernova in Wheat Ridge Loss
Bennett Wilkes posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 47 receiving yards.all of that, rushing production came thanks to one massive run
On the year, Wilkes has averaged 108.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.45
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Thursday Jackson Post stepped things up a notch to give Evergreen the 'W'. Post turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up seven receiving yards and a touchdown.
Evergreen now has a winning record of 3-2. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars dukes it out withSummit at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 32.28
Josh Bittner Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Thursday, Evergreen got the W thanks in part to Josh Bittner playing the best football he has all season. Bittner rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 42 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making a tackle and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
This season, Bittner has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 34.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.18
Jace Jodie Makes It Three for Evergreen
Another Evergreen player making an appearance on this list is Jace Jodie. He rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Jodie has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 57 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 34.25 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.68
Other Notable Players
- Solomon Washer: 153 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
