WPIAL AAAAA Northeast 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!
Darian Nelson Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Plum got the W thanks in part to Darian Nelson playing the best football he has all season. Nelson rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 83 yards.
Nelson and Plum will challenge Kiski Area at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The last time Nelson took on the Cavaliers, he picked up 32 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 47.93
Aaron Strader Delivers Best Performance of Season
Aaron Strader produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pine-Richland to the win on Friday. Strader threw for 252 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 passes.
Strader and Pine-Richland will square off against North Allegheny at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Rams had to take a loss when they last met the Tigers, but Strader had little to do with the loss: he rushed for 104 yards on only ten carries. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 32.80
Pine-Richland Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Lawrence ?Jay? Timmons
Lawrence ?Jay? Timmons's big game helped extend Pine-Richland's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop ?Jay? Timmons as he picked up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending a pass.
For the season, ?Jay? Timmons has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 61.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 13 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.55
Nick Sheffo Makes It Two for Plum
The second Plum player making an appearance here is Nick Sheffo, and for good reason. He punched in a rushing score.
For the year, Sheffo has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 0.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.50
Luca Poli Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Luca Poli of Fox Chapel. Poli picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Fox Chapel is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Poli and Fox Chapel will challenge Shaler Area at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 20.50
Other Notable Players
- Nicholas Odom: 101 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.80)
- Sloan Humphries: 122 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.62)
- Tanner Cunningham: 99 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.98)
- John Nonnenberg: 83 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.43)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
