5A South 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 Austyn Modrzewski Leads Mountain Vista over Rock Canyon
Austyn Modrzewski produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Mountain Vista to the win on Friday. Modrzewski wasn't messing around, throwing for 297 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 93.8% of his passes, and also catching a touchdown. The match was his 11th straight with three or more passing touchdowns dating back to last season.
If history really does repeat itself, Modrzewski might just drop another big game when he faces off against Castle View on Friday. When Modrzewski last faced the Sabercats back in November of 2023, he threw for 306 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Gamescore: 62.08
Jack Blais Turns in Season-Best Effort
Jack Blais produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Mountain Vista to the win on Friday. Blais picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023. His longest reception was for an incredible 72 yards.
Blais might have his next game, a home matchup with Castle View, circled on his calendar. Blais rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 30 receiving yards the last time he and the Sabercats duked it out back in November of 2023.
Gamescore: 51.50
Cash Spence's Big Game Leads Valor Christian over Fruita Monument
Valor Christian picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Cash Spence. Spence turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 61 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a rushing score. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
Spence and Valor Christian will square off against Rock Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last time Spence took on the Jaguars, he rushed for 43 yards, and also threw for 66 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 38.80
Chase Hanosh Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Valor Christian got the W thanks in part to Chase Hanosh playing the best football he has all season. Hanosh rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the year, Hanosh has averaged 16.8 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to seven.
Gamescore: 32.87
Big Game from Olk As Valor Christian Won 65-14
Another Valor Christian player making an appearance on this list is Dawson Olk. He threw for 172 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes.
For the year, Olk has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 206.2 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 1.11 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.27
Other Notable Players
- Carter Daniels: 17 total tackles (1.5 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 25.00)
- Nick Seng: 159 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.98)
- Aaron Perry: 65 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.60)
- Hudson Bachman: 57 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.67)
- Fabian Abagulum: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
