WPIAL A Tri-County South 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!
Ben Hays Turns in Season-Best Performance
Ben Hays produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Bentworth to the win on Friday. Hays rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 65 yards.
Bentworth now has a winning record of 5-4. Hays and Bentworth will take on Avella at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 82.00
Qualk Posts Huge Game in 56-14 Win
Lee Qualk's big game helped extend California's winning streak to six on Friday. Bethlehem Center had no answer to Qualk as he rushed for 261 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Qualk has posted since back in August.
Unfortunately for Bethlehem Center, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Qualk. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Qualk saw the Bulldogs), he rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Gamescore: 75.30
Johnny Gilbert Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Jefferson-Morgan got the W thanks in part to Johnny Gilbert playing the best football he has all season. Gilbert rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 33 receiving yards.
The win for Jefferson-Morgan keeps them at an undefeated 9-0. Gilbert and Jefferson-Morgan will take on California at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.07
Houston Guesman and Co. Win Ninth in a Row
Houston Guesman was instrumental in extending Jefferson-Morgan's winning streak to nine on Friday. Guesman was unstoppable, rushing for 141 yards on only eight carries, while also throwing for 104 yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Guesman has thrown 21 touchdowns while averaging 154.6 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 97.22 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.93
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Niko Georgagis
Niko Georgagis's big game helped extend California's winning streak to six on Friday. Georgagis wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making 13 total tackles (5.0 for loss). The matchup was his ninth straight with six or more total tackles.
On the year, Georgagis has averaged 12 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 2.22 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 38.50
Other Notable Players
- Adin Keyes: 86 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 36.73)
- Preston Jaquay: 82 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.30)
- John Woodward: 34 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.80)
- Hunter Gorby: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
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