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 effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He is becoming a predictor of Evergreen's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
If history really does repeat itself, Bittner might just drop another big game when he faces off against Skyview on Thursday. When Bittner last faced the Wolverines back in October of 2023, he rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Gamescore: 44.08
Mccune Posts Huge Game in 49-17 Loss
While Wheat Ridge might've come up empty on Friday, Isaac Mccune wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop 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.
For the season, 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. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 74 yards.
On the year, Post has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 16.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.48
A Season-Best Effort from Simon Lunsford Leads Green Mountain over Wheat Ridge
On Friday, Green Mountain got the W thanks in part to Simon Lunsford playing the best football he has all season. 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 Has Career-Day on Thursday
James Mauro produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Evergreen to the win 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 season, 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
- Demarco Villalovas: 151 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 33.30)
- Bennett Wilkes: 150 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 32.50)
- 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
