Prime Playoff Performers 5A: Offense

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first week of the playoffs featured numerous explosive players, and as part of our prime playoff performers, we will spotlight them here. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='406911' first='Noah' last='Flores'] || WR || 5'10 || 172 || Alta High School || 2023</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In Alta's big win, Flores was fantastic with three touchdowns. His elite speed allows him to soar past defensive backs and create explosive plays for the Hawks' offense. He changes direction with ease and tracks the ball in the air incredibly well. Flores operates like an elite basketball guard, crossing over defenders in the open field. Because of his elite speed, Flores can capitalize on the space defenders give him and rack up yards on curls and comeback routes. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jerrick Little || RB || 5'9 || 180 || East High School || 2023</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In football, you have to make the most of your opportunities, and that's what Little was able to do. The 5'9 back has the breakaway speed for days and used it to rush for 123 yards and a touchdown on five carriers. That's an average of 24 yards per carry, and he racked up after yards after contact on each run. Little has good vision that aids him in navigating blockers and maximizing each run. Even though he possesses excellent speed, Little can still stop on a dime and change direction to evade tacklers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lance Reynolds || QB || 6'2 || 185 || Orem High School || 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reynolds and the Tigers are looking to make another deep playoff run and started it with a sound round-one win over Uintah. The 6'2 quarterback is one of the state's premier dual-threat quarterbacks who got it done through the ground and air Friday night with four total touchdowns. Reynolds does a good job letting his players make plays on the outside by putting the ball only where only they can get it. He also has the change of direction skills of a running back, making containg him a daunting task. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chris Cook || RB || 5'10 || 190 || Wasatch High School || 2023</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cook has made appearances on this list all season and continued his sensational play in the Wasp's upset victory over Woods Cross. He rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns, one of them from over 60 yards out. It's rare you can find a back who excels at evading contact and embraces it when it does happen; that's Cook. He has elite vision he uses to find holes; once he does, he blasts through them for six. In addition, Cook is cable of carrying the ball all game long and never seems to wear down.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->