5A Centennial 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 Trajan Frasier Leads Arapahoe over Smoky Hill
Trajan Frasier produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Arapahoe to the win on Friday. Frasier rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. He has become a key player for Arapahoe: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Frasier might have his next game, a home matchup with Cherokee Trail, circled on his calendar. When Frasier last faced the Cougars back in October of 2023, he rushed for 100 yards and five touchdowns.
Gamescore: 34.10
Vodicka Came Up Big in Cherry Creek's 44-0 Victory
Cherry Creek picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Brady Vodicka. Vodicka was unstoppable, throwing for 170 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Cherry Creek pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Vodicka and Cherry Creek will face off against Smoky Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 25.33
Mitchell Price Makes It Two for Arapahoe
Another Arapahoe player making an appearance on this list is Mitchell Price. He threw for 64 yards and four touchdowns.
On the season, Price has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 175 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.67
Brody Sieck Delivers Best Effort of Season
Arapahoe was led to victory by Brody Sieck, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Sieck picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss). Arapahoe is 4-1 when Sieck posts two or more sacks, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the year, Sieck has averaged 6.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.13 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.25
Brian Tucker Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Thursday, Cherokee Trail had to settle for second even though Brian Tucker put up the best numbers he has all season. Tucker rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Tucker has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 57.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 20.80
Other Notable Players
- Marcello Jaramillo: 109 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.80)
- Jayden Tackitt: 73 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.80)
- Braeden Snow: 1 sack and 5 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Brandon Kahre: 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Andrew Smart: 46 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.85)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
