Inter-County - North 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!
Vincent Hoover Turns in Season-Best Effort
Juniata Valley was led to victory by Vincent Hoover, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hoover rushed for 295 yards and four touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles.
On the season, Hoover has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 63 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 77.40
Reifer Posts Huge Game in 29-18 Loss
Rocco Reifer continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 159 rushing yards. He rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made 15 total tackles.
Reifer might have his next game, a home matchup with West Branch, circled on his calendar. Reifer rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries the last time he and the Warriors duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 46.90
Mount Union Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Georgie Bilger
Georgie Bilger's big game helped extend Mount Union's winning streak to three on Friday. Bilger did his part (and then some), picking up two sacks and making 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss) for the 'W'.
Mount Union's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Bilger and Mount Union will venture away from home to challenge Claysburg-Kimmel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.15
Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns from Mason Campagna
Claysburg-Kimmel picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Mason Campagna. Moshannon Valley had no answer to Campagna as he rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 134 yards and a touchdown. Campagna is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Claysburg-Kimmel's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Mount Union at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.83
Nasir Collins Makes It Two for Mount Union
Another Mount Union player making an appearance on this list is Nasir Collins. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making ten total tackles. The match was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
For the season, Collins has averaged 8.4 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he had one receiving touchdown. This year he is already up to two.
Gamescore: 37.77
Other Notable Players
- Cameron Dreibelbis: 22 yards receiving; 108 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 32.77)
- Logan Harpster: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.00)
- Mark Lattieri: 112 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 21 yards receiving (Gamescore: 19.38)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
