WPIAL AAA Western Hills 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!
Amari Jackson Dazzles in Beaver Win
Starting off the list is Beaver's Amari Jackson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jackson picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown.
The victory (which was Beaver's third in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Jackson and Beaver will be playing at home against Quaker Valley on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.75
T. Mason Dixon Crosses Big Stat Threshold
T. Mason Dixon was a major factor in Central Valley's win over Quaker Valley on Friday. Dixon was excellent, making seven total tackles. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (107.6).
Central Valley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. They and Hopewell are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.25
A Season-Best Effort from Carson Bellinger Leads Avonworth over Mcguffey
Carson Bellinger produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Avonworth to the win on Friday. Bellinger threw for 113 yards and four touchdowns on only eight passes.
If history really does repeat itself, Bellinger might just drop another big game when he faces off against North Catholic on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Bellinger saw the Trojans), he threw for 221 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Gamescore: 30.93
Quaker Valley was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Jack Diemert did his best to prevent it. Diemert was unstoppable, rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown.
Quaker Valley is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Diemert will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Beaver on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.02
Central Valley Gets a Boost from Rutherford in 52-20 Victory
Another Central Valley player making an appearance on this list is Steven Rutherford. He threw for 113 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
On the year, Rutherford has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 95.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.83
Other Notable Players
- James Armstrong: 167 yards passing; 122 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.63)
- Qualan Cain: 74 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.30)
- Ethan Shearer: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Luca Neal: 65 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.17)
- Travis Clear: 90 yards passing; 22 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.70)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
