District 9 Region 1 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!
Jase Ferguson Goes Supernova in Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] Win
Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jase Ferguson. Nobody could stop Ferguson as he threw for 334 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles and defending three passes.
Unfortunately for Punxsutawney, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Ferguson. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Ferguson saw Punxsutawney), he threw for 279 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 97 yards on only 13 carries.
Gamescore: 65.92
A Season-Best Effort from Easton Belfiore Leads Brookville over Moniteau
On Friday, Brookville got the W thanks in part to Easton Belfiore playing the best football he has all season. Belfiore rushed for 87 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August.
The victory snapped Brookville's losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 2-6 record. Belfiore and Brookville will look to defend their home field on Friday against Port Allegany.
Gamescore: 61.92
Brookville's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Kolton Griffin
Brookville's six-game losing streak is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Kolton Griffin. On Friday Griffin rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Griffin has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 38.5 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 20 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.40
Sankey Made His Presence Known in Moniteau's 48-8 Defeat
While Brendin Sankey delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Moniteau. Sankey was unstoppable, throwing for 146 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 52 yards.
Moniteau is on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8. Sankey and Moniteau will challenge Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.33
Hunter Scherer Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Hunter Scherer of Karns City. Scherer picked up 78 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Karns City has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Scherer and Karns City will take on Keystone on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.55
Other Notable Players
- Cole Johnston: 216 yards passing (Gamescore: 33.20)
- Owen Heginbotham: 98 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 32.23)
- Andrew Field: 115 yards rushing; 25 yards receiving (Gamescore: 31.17)
- Ethan Rex: 25 yards rushing; 113 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.80)
- Kole Scott: 131 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
