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.
Lawrence is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Fountain-Fort Carson on Thursday. When Lawrence last faced the Trojans back in October of 2023, he rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 36.25
Cameron Cooper Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Pine Creek got the W thanks in part to Cameron Cooper playing the best football he has all season. 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. When Cooper last faced the Wolverines back in October of 2023, he threw for 245 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Gamescore: 31.17
A Season-Best Performance from Nicholas Farley Leads Legend over Chaparral
Legend was led to victory by Nicholas Farley, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Farley threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
For the season, Farley has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 85 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.73
Elijah Roy Delivers Best Performance 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. When Roy last faced the Wolverines back in October of 2023, he picked up 196 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 26.42
Big Game from Shelton As Regis Jesuit Won 45-7
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 and Regis Jesuit will look to defend their home field on Friday against Douglas County at 6:30 p.m.
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
