5A Southern Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jaden Lawrence Delivers Best Effort of Season
Jaden Lawrence produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Legend to the win on Friday. Lawrence picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
If the past is any indication, Lawrence could be in store for another big game when he takes on Fountain-Fort Carson on Thursday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Lawrence saw the Trojans), he rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 36.25
A Season-Best Performance from Cameron Cooper Leads Pine Creek over Douglas County
Cameron Cooper produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pine Creek to the win on Friday. Cooper rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 214 yards and a touchdown.
If the past is any indication, Cooper could be in store for another big game when he takes on Chaparral on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Cooper saw the Wolverines), he threw for 245 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Gamescore: 31.17
Nicholas Farley Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Legend got the W thanks in part to Nicholas Farley playing the best football he has all season. Farley threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
On the year, Farley has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 85 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.73
Elijah Roy Delivers Best Effort of Season
Pine Creek was led to victory by Elijah Roy, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Roy picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Roy is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Chaparral on Friday. Roy picked up 196 receiving yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Wolverines duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 26.42
Shelton Came Up Big in Regis Jesuit's 45-7 Victory
Regis Jesuit picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kai Shelton. Shelton was unstoppable, forcing a fumble, making eight total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Regis Jesuit now has a winning record of 4-3. Shelton's next game is against Douglas County on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 25.60
Other Notable Players
- Jojo Hernandez: 91 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.27)
- Caleb Petree: 109 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.68)
- Dominic Cordray: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Luke Rubley: 145 yards passing (Gamescore: 19.57)
- Kellen Marchand: 109 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.23)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
