Mid-Penn - Commonwealth 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!
Ty Salazer Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is State College's Ty Salazer, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Salazer picked up 156 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (106). He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 60 yards.
The victory (which was State College's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Salazer and State College will head out to take on Central Dauphin East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.02
Maurice Barnes and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Maurice Barnes was instrumental in extending Bishop McDevitt's winning streak to five on Friday. Barnes was unstoppable, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown.
Bishop McDevitt's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Barnes and Bishop McDevitt will square off against Central Dauphin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.88
Andrew Kurtz Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Andrew Kurtz posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Central Dauphin over Central Dauphin East on Friday. Kurtz picked up 131 receiving yards and a touchdown. Central Dauphin is 2-1 when Kurtz posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 0-4 otherwise.
Central Dauphin is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Kurtz's next contest is against Bishop McDevitt on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 33.43
Big Game from Corkery As State College Won 38-0
Another State College player making an appearance on this list is Eddie Corkery. He threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Corkery and State College will head out on the road to face off against Central Dauphin East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Little Lions got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Panthers, probably because Corkery had a solid game then too: he threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 27.27
Stone Saunders' Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Stone Saunders posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Saunders has thrown 24 touchdowns (and and only 2 pick) while averaging 215.3 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 10.43 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 27.23
Other Notable Players
- John Harris Iii: 75 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.85)
- Rick Brown: 17 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
