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!
Graden Buckhanan Goes Supernova in Gunnison Victory
Thanks in part to Graden Buckhanan, Gunnison said goodbye to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season. Nobody could stop Buckhanan on Friday as he rushed for 245 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 96-yard run.
Buckhanan and Gunnison will venture away from home to challenge Bayfield at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The game will pit Buckhanan up against the Wolverines' star RB Lincoln Williams. Will the match be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 69.30
Colby Mcmillian Has Career Rushing Day
Colby Mcmillian posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 173 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run.
The victory (which was Montezuma-Cortez's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Mcmillian and Montezuma-Cortez will venture away from home to square off against Pagosa Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 55.00
Creede Dozier Delivers Electric Performance Vs Gunnison
Pagosa Springs was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Creede Dozier did his best to prevent it. Dozier was unstoppable, throwing for 200 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
For the year, Dozier has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 80.9 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 21.57 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 73.86 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 43.03
Big Game from Lucero As Pagosa Springs Fell 41-25
Keeping Dozier company is Colton Lucero, a fellow Pagosa Springs player. He rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 150 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the season, Lucero has averaged 23.7 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 47.57 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 219.29 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 41.93
A Season-Best Performance from Zane Zook Leads Alamosa over Montezuma-Cortez
Alamosa came up short on Friday despite Zane Zook delivering his best game to date. Zook rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (103.8) per game. Alamosa is 3-1 when Zook posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
This year, Zook has averaged 21.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.93
Other Notable Players
- Lincoln Williams: 35 yards rushing; 56 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 39.72)
- Casen Pridemore: 126 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 35.05)
- Wyatt Farney: 43 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 74 yards rushing (Gamescore: 33.62)
- Dyson Woodward: 125 yards passing; 126 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 32.43)
- Tay Wheat: 171 yards rushing (Gamescore: 32.15)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
