4A South Metro Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Performance from De'alcapon Veazy Leads Ponderosa over Highlands Ranch
De'Alcapon Veazy produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Ponderosa to the win on Thursday. Veazy rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Ponderosa pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Veazy will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Golden on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.20
While Highlands Ranch might've come up empty on Thursday, Luke Bakken wasn't going down without a fight. Bakken turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 62 yards, while also picking up 53 receiving yards.
With the defeat, Highlands Ranch broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons dukes it out withDakota Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.70
Landon Kalsbeck Delivers Electric Effort Vs Heritage
Dakota Ridge picked up their sixth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Landon Kalsbeck. Kalsbeck was dynamite, rushing for 91 yards, while also throwing for 45 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Dakota Ridge pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles faces off against Highlands Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 39.25
Crew Gerig Makes It Two for Highlands Ranch
The second Highlands Ranch player making an appearance here is Crew Gerig, and for good reason. He threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
On the year, Gerig has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 194 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had ten passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 36.70
Colter Espinoza Turns in Season-Best Performance
Colter Espinoza produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Ponderosa to the win on Thursday. Espinoza rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 72 yards.
For the year, Espinoza has averaged 89.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.20
Other Notable Players
- Sam Callas: 95 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 32.48)
- George West: 127 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.05)
- Jack Offerdahl: 13 total tackles (Gamescore: 24.53)
- Nathan Rodriguez: 117 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.95)
- Kellen Behrendsen: 226 yards passing (Gamescore: 23.57)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
