WPIAL AA Midwestern 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!
Kaden Docchio Delivers Best Effort of Season
Kaden Docchio produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Ellwood City to the win on Saturday. Docchio wasn't messing around, picking up three sacks, forcing a fumble, and making ten total tackles. The match was his fourth straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
The victory for Ellwood City keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Docchio and Ellwood City will face off against Riverside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.50
Jackson Chapman and Co. Win Third in a Row
Mohawk Area picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jackson Chapman. New Brighton had no answer to Chapman as he picked up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Mohawk Area pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Chapman and Mohawk Area will challenge Western Beaver at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 31.38
Stratton Came Up Big in Mohawk Area's 35-19 Win
Another Mohawk Area player making an appearance on this list is Cash Stratton. He rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. He is becoming a predictor of Mohawk Area's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
On the year, Stratton has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 44.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging ten rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.23
A Constellation of Stars for Mohawk Area
Another Mohawk Area player making an appearance on this list is Bobby Fadden. He threw for 157 yards and a touchdown.
New Brighton had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Fadden it was a similar story. Fadden picked up 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Lions duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 29.02
Elijah Palmer-Mccane and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Elijah Palmer-McCane's big game helped extend Ellwood City's winning streak to six on Saturday. Palmer-McCane did his part (and then some), rushing for 110 yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
For the year, Palmer-McCane has averaged 16.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.17
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
