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!
Josh Bittner Turns in Season-Best Effort
Josh Bittner produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Evergreen to the win on Thursday. Bittner rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 92 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. Evergreen is undefeated when Bittner posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Bittner might have his next game, a home matchup with Skyview, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Bittner saw the Wolverines), he rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Gamescore: 44.08
Isaac Mccune's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Wheat Ridge over Green Mountain
While Wheat Ridge might've come up empty on Friday, Isaac Mccune wasn't going down without a fight. Mccune was dynamite, rushing for 116 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 290 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 78 yards.
This year, Mccune has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 191.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.63
Jackson Post Makes It Two for Evergreen
The second Evergreen player making an appearance here is Jackson Post, and for good reason. He picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 74 yards.
On the season, Post has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 16.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.48
Simon Lunsford Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Green Mountain got the W thanks in part to Simon Lunsford playing the best football he has all season. Lunsford threw for 279 yards and four touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes.
The win got Green Mountain back to even at 3-3. Lunsford and Green Mountain will stay at home for another week and welcome Summit at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.20
James Mauro Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Thursday, Evergreen got the W thanks in part to James Mauro playing the best football he has all season. Mauro rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Mauro has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 28.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.05
Other Notable Players
- Bennett Wilkes: 150 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 32.50)
- Demarco Villalovas: 151 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.80)
- Carson Payer: 54 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 35 yards receiving (Gamescore: 30.55)
- Carston Wolanske: 160 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.60)
- Solomon Washer: 113 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.30)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
