WPIAL AAA Interstate 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!
Charlie Nigut's Big Game Leads Elizabeth Forward over Southmoreland
Starting off the list is Elizabeth Forward's Charlie Nigut, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Nigut rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 52 receiving yards.
Nigut might have his next game, a road matchup with Mt. Pleasant, circled on his calendar. Nigut rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Vikings duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 53.83
While Elliot Premus delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Southmoreland. Nobody could stop Premus as he picked up 59 receiving yards.
The loss snapped Southmoreland's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-2 record. Premus and Southmoreland are on the road again on Friday to play Greensburg Salem at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 33.13
A Season-Best Effort from Max Doherty Leads Derry over Mt. Pleasant
On Friday, Derry had to settle for second even though Max Doherty put up the best numbers he has all season. Doherty rushed for 174 yards while picking up 10.2 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Derry is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6. Doherty and Derry will face off against Yough at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.87
Aj Grese Delivers Best Effort of Season
Elizabeth Forward was led to victory by Aj Grese, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Grese picked up 87 receiving yards, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This year, Grese has averaged 42.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 18.89 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.17
Ty Whoric Makes It Two for Southmoreland
Another Southmoreland player making an appearance on this list is Ty Whoric. He picked up 45 receiving yards.
For the season, Whoric has averaged 21.2 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.11 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.08
Other Notable Players
- Aidan Shaffer: 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.77)
- Ryan Messina: 186 yards passing; 51 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.30)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
