1A Western Slope Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Payson Pene Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Starting off the list is North Fork's Payson Pene, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Pene rushed for 242 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Pene has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 66.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 11.38 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 62.35
Logan Sanders Turns in Season-Best Effort
Cedaredge was led to victory by Logan Sanders, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Sanders rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 125 yards on only nine passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Sanders has averaged 84.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.53
Meeker Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Cade Mills
Cade Mills was instrumental in extending Meeker's winning streak to six on Friday. Mills rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 13 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Mills has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 52 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.77
A Season-Best Effort from Jaysen Skeen Leads Grand Valley over North Fork
Grand Valley came up short on Friday despite Jaysen Skeen delivering his best game to date. Skeen picked up 79 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made nine total tackles and defended a pass.
This year, Skeen has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 17.5 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 11.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.10
Wylee Lorimor Makes It Two for Cedaredge
The second Cedaredge player making an appearance here is Wylee Lorimor, and for good reason. He made four total tackles.
Gamescore: 28.50
Other Notable Players
- Kolter Mann: 106 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.40)
- Brady Cooper: 125 yards receiving (Gamescore: 21.82)
- Payson Miller: 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
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