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!
Andrew Gardner Turns in Season-Best Performance
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.
For the season, Gardner has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 182.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.47
Legacy Gets a Boost from Vaughan in 41-3 Win
Keeping Gardner company is Joey Vaughan, a fellow Legacy player. 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 (which was Erie's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Hageman and Erie will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Legacy at 6:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 28.20
Dante Dupuch Makes Top Five
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. When Dupuch last faced the Hawks back in September of 2023, he rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown.
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)
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