5A 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Austyn Modrzewski Leads Mountain Vista over Valor Christian
Austyn Modrzewski produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Mountain Vista to the win on Friday. Modrzewski threw for 425 yards and five touchdowns while completing 88% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average passing yardage north of 300 yards per game (303.8). That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
If the past is any indication, Modrzewski could be in store for another big game when he takes on ThunderRidge on Friday. Modrzewski threw for 451 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes the last time he and the Grizzlies duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 61.63
Jack Blais Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Mountain Vista got the W thanks in part to Jack Blais playing the best football he has all season. Blais rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 72 yards.
Unfortunately for Valor Christian, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Blais. Blais rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Eagles duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 45.65
Another Game with at Least 106 Rushing Yards from Tyler Meyer
Rock Canyon was led to victory by Tyler Meyer, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Meyer's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards. He also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Rock Canyon is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
The win snapped Rock Canyon's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars challenges Fruita Monument at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 42.00
Carter Daniels produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Mountain Vista to the win on Friday. Daniels wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making 15 total tackles. The matchup was his sixth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
If history really does repeat itself, Daniels might just drop another big game when he faces off against ThunderRidge on Friday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Daniels saw the Grizzlies), he made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 39.50
On Thursday, Rock Canyon got the W thanks in part to Levi Schield playing the best football he has all season. Schield wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 16 total tackles (4.0 for loss). The game was his seventh straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Schield has averaged 10.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.17 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 34.50
Other Notable Players
- Jack Schwartz: 79 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 30.30)
- Cash Spence: 77 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 27.42)
- Quillan Gulick: 1 sack and 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.25)
- Sean Conway: 136 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.02)
- Griffin Harrison: 17 total tackles (1.5 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
