WPIAL A Big 7 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!
Anthony Hopkins Drops League-Best Performance on Saturday
Starting off the list is Northgate's Anthony Hopkins, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hopkins picked up 37 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Northgate: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Northgate moved to 3-5 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak. Hopkins and Northgate will welcome Rochester at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.62
Layne Posts Huge Game in 49-12 Victory
Keeping Hopkins company is Sonteon Layne, a fellow Northgate player. He threw for 150 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
Layne must have Summit Academy's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Layne saw the Knights), he rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes.
Gamescore: 30.65
Neshannock Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Jino Mozzocio
Jino Mozzocio was instrumental in extending Neshannock's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Mozzocio as he rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 115 yards while completing 75% of his passes.
Neshannock pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. They and Summit Academy are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.67
Kolton Carlson and Co. Win Fourth in a Row
Laurel picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kolton Carlson. Carlson turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 83 receiving yards.
Shenango had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Carlson it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Carlson saw the Wildcats), he picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 52 yards on only five carries.
Gamescore: 24.73
Jack Miles Makes It Two for Laurel
Keeping Carlson company is Jack Miles, a fellow Laurel player. He picked up 39 receiving yards.
For the year, Miles has caught 1 touchdown while averaging 50.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 10.38 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.82
Other Notable Players
- Zion Ward: 65 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
