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!
De'alcapon Veazy Delivers Best Effort of Season
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's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Veazy and Ponderosa will venture away from home to face off against Golden at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.20
Highlands Ranch was sadly handed a defeat on Thursday, but Luke Bakken did his best to prevent it. Bakken was dynamite, rushing for 62 yards, while also picking up 53 receiving yards.
The loss snapped Highlands Ranch's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons faces off against Dakota Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.70
Landon Kalsbeck Goes Supernova in Dakota Ridge Victory
Landon Kalsbeck's big game helped extend Dakota Ridge's winning streak to six on Thursday. Kalsbeck was unstoppable, rushing for 91 yards, while also throwing for 45 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Dakota Ridge's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles takes on Highlands Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 39.25
Crew Gerig Makes It Two for Highlands Ranch
Another Highlands Ranch player making an appearance on this list is Crew Gerig. He threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This year, Gerig has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 194 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had ten passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 36.70
A Season-Best Performance from Colter Espinoza Leads Ponderosa over Highlands Ranch
On Thursday, Ponderosa got the W thanks in part to Colter Espinoza playing the best football he has all season. Espinoza rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 72 yards.
This 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)
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