Week Five Rundown: Thursday and Friday

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The fifth week of the season has concluded with a ton of excitement throughout the state.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were contests between top-ranked teams, match-ups between top-scouted players, and performances by under-the-radar athletes.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This article will provide a brief rundown of the attended games from Thursday and Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"25px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:25px"><strong>Thomas Jefferson Spartans (2-3) at Standley Lake Gators (4-1)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><em>Final Score: 43-26 Standley Lake</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thursday's match-up between Standley Lake and Thomas Jefferson was a battle to the end. The Gators started strong by putting up the first two touchdowns within the first five and a half minutes of the game. After falling behind by 14 points in the game's early minutes, the Spartans would go score-for-score in a touchdown exchange with the Gators before ultimately losing by 17 points after a missed extra point and failed two-point conversion.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Standley Lake's Top Six</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='376591' first='Blake' last='Stout']</strong> | 2023 ATH | 17 CAR, 244 YDS, 1 TD; 11 TCK, 1 TFL<br><strong>Cannon Frost</strong> | 2023 RB/DB | 3 CAR, 59 YDS, 1 TD; 15 TCK, 2 TFL, 1 INT<br><strong>Braeden Smith</strong> | 2024 QB/RB | 4 CAR, 45 YDS, 1 TD<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='376577' first='Max' last='Stout']</strong> | 2023 RB/DB | 3 CAR, 15 YDS, 1 TD; 8 TCK<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='376575' first='Jackson' last='Fowler']</strong> | 2023 MLB | 14 TCK, 1 FMB REC<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='376597' first='Lucas' last='Root']</strong> | 2023 DE | 8 TCK, 1 TFL, 1 FFMB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Other Standout Gators</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='404944' first='Liam' last='Graham']</strong> | 2025 RB<br><strong>Noah Donovan </strong>| 2024 FS<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='404967' first='Roberto' last='Arrendondo'] </strong>| 2025 CB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Thomas Jefferson's Top Six</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Herbie Martin </strong>| 2023 RB/LB | 19 CAR, 155 YDS, 3 TD; 7 TCK<br><strong>Damon Ramos</strong> | 2024 ATH | 13 CAR, 66 YDS, 1 TD; 3 TCK<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='251307' first='Jamir' last='Ford']</strong> | 2025 DB/ATH | 7 CAR 34 YDS; 5 TCK<br><strong>Shafie Shabazz</strong> | 2023 LB | 8 TCK<br><strong>Max Feiman </strong>| 2023 LB | 7 TCK, 1 HUR<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='251311' first='Joel' last='Yeboah']</strong> | 2025 DB | 5 TCK, 1 PBU</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Other Standout Spartans</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='247221' first='Dedrick' last='Payne']</strong> | 2023 DL/OL<br><strong>Jake Scobey </strong>| 2024 LB<br><strong>Roman Tupper-Brown </strong>| 2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"25px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:25px"><strong>Douglas County Huskies (3-2) at Fairview Knights (4-1)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><em>Final Score: 24-17 Fairview</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Friday night's game between the Huskies and the Knights was a hard-fought contest that went down to the wire. Fairview put up the first points with a score late in the first quarter, followed by a Douglas County field goal with 26 seconds left in the quarter. The Huskies would score their first touchdown halfway through the second quarter and take a 10-6 lead over the Knights.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fairview retook the lead with a touchdown run late in the first half and a field goal with 36 seconds left in the third quarter. The Huskies scored their second and final touchdown at the start of the fourth quarter to tie the game at 17, but the Knights would retake the lead with the game's final score midway through the fourth.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Fairview's Top Six</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='150076' first='Zach' last='Lewis']</strong> | 2023 MLB/RB | 23 CAR, 127 YDS, 2 TD<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='230322' first='Jordan' last='Rechel']</strong> | 2025 WR | 3 CAR, 45 YDS; 3 REC, 76 YDS<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='146053' first='Ben' last='Holly']</strong> | 2024 WR | 5 REC, 84 YDS; 7 CAR, 25 YDS<br><strong>Jace Hines</strong> | 2024 RB/DB | 3 CAR, 31 YDS, 1 TD<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='147556' first='Rowan' last='Risner']</strong> | 2024 QB | 13 of 28, 183 YDS<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='404948' first='Wyatt' last='Keegan']</strong> | 2025 CB/K | 1 INT, 1 FG, 3 PAT</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Other Standout Knights</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='232179' first='Ryder' last='Villarreal']</strong> | 2025 LB<br><strong>Bryce Wanjau </strong>| 2023 FS<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='251227' first='Diego' last='Valdiviezo'] </strong>| 2025 SS/P</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Douglas County's Top Six</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='143624' first='Davis' last='Lish'] </strong>| 2024 QB/DB | 15 of 26, 170 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; 7 CAR, 33 YDS; 5 TCK<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='143646' first='Jake' last='Stonebraker']</strong> | 2024 RB/LB | 1 of 1, 49 YDS, 1 TD; 9 CAR, 17 YDS; 5 TCK, 1 TFL<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='246891' first='Chase' last='Nelson']</strong> | 2023 RB/CB | 3 REC, 66 YDS, 1 TD; 2 CAR, 24 YDS; 4 TCK, 2 PBU, 1 sack<br><strong>Reed McConnell</strong> | 2024 LB | 3 REC, 68 YDS, 1 TD; 10 TCK, 1 PBU<br><strong>Avery Humphrey </strong>| 2023 OLB | 8 TCK, 1 TFL, 1 HUR<br><strong>Frankie Garcia</strong> | 2023 OLB | 12 TCK</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Other Standout Huskies</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Darius Cofield</strong> | 2024 TE/FB<br><strong>Aidan Phillips </strong>| 2023 OLB<br><strong>Liam Rogelstad</strong> | 2024 LB/RB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->