1A Western Slope 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!
Clay Crawford Delivers Electric Performance Vs North Fork
Starting off the list is Meeker's Clay Crawford, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Crawford rushed for 119 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
North Fork had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Crawford it was a similar story. Crawford rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Miners duked it out back in August of 2023.
Gamescore: 54.88
Schoeppner Came Up Big in Grand Valley's 8-7 Defeat
Grand Valley had to settle for second on Thursday, but Mason Schoeppner sure wasn't going down easily. Schoeppner was dynamite, rushing for 72 yards on only nine carries, while also picking up 40 receiving yards.
Schoeppner and Grand Valley will challenge North Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Schoeppner took on the Miners, he picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 40.47
Said Rodriguez Has Career Rushing Day
Said Rodriguez posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss). He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 55 yards.
For the season, Rodriguez has averaged 6.9 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 6.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 40.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 34.45
A Constellation of Stars for Meeker
Another Meeker player making an appearance on this list is Cade Blunt. He picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 56 yards.
For the year, Blunt has averaged 87.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 51.33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.27
Payson Pene Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Payson Pene of North Fork. Pene rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 58 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Pene has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 41.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 13 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.33
Other Notable Players
- Kolter Mann: 127 yards rushing (Gamescore: 27.15)
- Sione Clegg: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Gabriel Mendoza: 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.85)
- Peyton Farris: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
