WPIAL A Eastern Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Kymon'e Brown Turns in Season-Best Performance
Jeannette was led to victory by Kymon'E Brown, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Brown threw for 366 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Brown has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 135.4 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 10.53 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 82.13 passer rating.
Gamescore: 59.40
Drahcir Jones Dazzles in Clairton Victory
Drahcir Jones's big game helped extend Clairton's winning streak to eight on Friday. Jones did his part (and then some), rushing for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries for the 'W'. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Clairton's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Jones and Clairton will square off against Riverview at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 52.40
A Season-Best Performance from Noah Sunder Leads Jeannette over Brentwood
On Friday, Jeannette got the W thanks in part to Noah Sunder playing the best football he has all season. Sunder picked up 120 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
On the year, Sunder has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 42.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 6.13 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.58
Clairton Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Donte' Wright
Clairton picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Donte' Wright. Wright was dynamite, rushing for 36 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Wright has averaged 38.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.28
Other Notable Players
- Samir Crosby: 51 yards passing; 63 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 31.40)
- Connor Kmetz: 173 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.83)
- Johnny Bertucci: 85 yards rushing; 36 yards receiving (Gamescore: 17.48)
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