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 Benson White Leads Conifer over Wheat Ridge
Conifer was led to victory by Benson White, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. White rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, White has thrown 17 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 193.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 68.85
Isaac Mccune's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Wheat Ridge over Conifer
Wheat Ridge had to settle for second on Thursday, but Isaac Mccune sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Mccune as he threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown.
Wheat Ridge is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4. Mccune and Wheat Ridge will head out on the road to face off against Skyview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.10
Wilkes Made His Presence Known in Wheat Ridge's 48-26 Loss
Another Wheat Ridge player making an appearance on this list is Bennett Wilkes. He picked up 144 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Wilkes might have his next game, a home matchup with Skyview, circled on his calendar. When Wilkes last faced the Wolverines back in October of 2023, he picked up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 34.85
Solomon Bentrott Turns in Season-Best Performance
Evergreen was led to victory by Solomon Bentrott, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Bentrott rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.incredibly, Bentrott got all that yardage with just one huge run
The win was the third in a row for Evergreen, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Bentrott and Evergreen will challenge Green Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 30.40
Jace Jodie Makes It Two for Evergreen
Keeping Bentrott company is Jace Jodie, a fellow Evergreen player. He rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Jodie has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 53.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 22.83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.45
Other Notable Players
- Josh Bittner: 32 yards passing; 45 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.28)
- Carston Wolanske: 105 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.05)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
