4A 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!
Jamison Seese Delivers Best Effort of Season
Heritage was led to victory by Jamison Seese, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Seese threw for 212 yards and seven touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown. Heritage is 3-1 when Seese posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
The win got Heritage back to even at 4-4. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles takes on Highlands Ranch at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 59.33
Tanner Terch Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Tanner Terch produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Heritage to the win on Thursday. Terch picked up 135 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 70 yards.
This season, Terch has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 93.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had four receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 49.12
Veazy Came Up Big in Ponderosa's 42-14 Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday De'Alcapon Veazy stepped things up a notch to give Ponderosa the 'W'. Golden had no answer to Veazy as he rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Ponderosa's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Their road trip will continue as they head out to face Bear Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.13
Landon Kalsbeck and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Dakota Ridge picked up their seventh consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Landon Kalsbeck. Kalsbeck turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also picking up 46 receiving yards. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up 0.5 sacks and made six total tackles.
Dakota Ridge's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Kalsbeck and Dakota Ridge will square off against Golden at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.32
Brooks Hamlett Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Brooks Hamlett of Highlands Ranch. Hamlett picked up 19 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Highlands Ranch and nudges their season record down to 5-3. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons dukes it out withHeritage at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 24.48
Other Notable Players
- Luke Bakken: 122 yards rushing; 22 yards receiving (Gamescore: 22.63)
- Kellen Behrendsen: 184 yards passing; 28 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.37)
- Kamari May: 116 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.52)
- Brady Palladino: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Sam Callas: 69 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.20)
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