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 Performance
On Thursday, Evergreen got the W thanks in part to Josh Bittner playing the best football he has all season. 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.
If the past is any indication, Bittner could be in store for another big game when he takes on Skyview on Thursday. Bittner rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries the last time he and the Wolverines duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 44.08
Mccune Came Up Big in Wheat Ridge's 49-17 Defeat
Wheat Ridge had to settle for second on Friday, but Isaac Mccune sure wasn't going down easily. Green Mountain had no answer to Mccune as he rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 290 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained 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.incredibly, Post got all that yardage with just one huge grab
For the year, Post has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 16.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.48
Simon Lunsford Delivers Best Effort of Season
Simon Lunsford produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Green Mountain to the win on Friday. 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 have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Summit at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.20
James Mauro's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Evergreen was led to victory by James Mauro, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. 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.
On the year, Mauro has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 28.5 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, 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
