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!
Brady Vodicka Delivers Electric Effort Vs Arapahoe
Brady Vodicka's big game helped extend Cherry Creek's winning streak to six on Thursday. Vodicka turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 303 yards and three touchdowns.
Cherry Creek pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Vodicka and Cherry Creek will square off against Eaglecrest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.20
Cherry Creek Gets a Boost from Fox in 41-7 Victory
Jayden Fox's big game helped extend Cherry Creek's winning streak to six on Thursday. Arapahoe had no answer to Fox as he rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
For the season, Fox has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 118.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 42.43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.57
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Aj Adams
Aj Adams continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his fourth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He made 17 total tackles.
For the season, Adams has averaged 17.7 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.50
Blake Rodriguez Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Cherokee Trail got the W thanks in part to Blake Rodriguez playing the best football he has all season. Rodriguez wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The contest was his third straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the year, Rodriguez has averaged 6.7 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 23.75
Withycombe Made His Presence Known in Eaglecrest's 14-13 Defeat
Rounding off our Top Five is Burke Withycombe of Eaglecrest. Withycombe picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards.
Withycombe and Eaglecrest will challenge Cherry Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup will pit Withycombe up against the Bruins' star WR Jeremiah Hoffman. The only thing left to do is find out who's the greater deep ball threat. You'll have to watch the game to know for sure.
Gamescore: 23.35
Other Notable Players
- Andrew Smart: 105 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.75)
- Blitz McCarty: 117 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 22.70)
- Caleb Llamas: 61 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.40)
- Chris Blanks: 55 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.80)
- Alijah Landrum-Hamilton: 90 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.58)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
