District 9 Region 1 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!
Easton Belfiore Turns in Season-Best Performance
Brookville was led to victory by Easton Belfiore, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Belfiore rushed for 87 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August.
The win snapped Brookville's losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 2-6 record. Belfiore and Brookville will face off against Port Allegany at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 61.92
Ferguson Posts Huge Game in 45-0 Victory
Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jase Ferguson. Nobody could stop Ferguson as he threw for 334 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Punxsutawney's probably not too fond of Ferguson given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Ferguson saw Punxsutawney), he threw for 279 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 97 yards on only 13 carries.
Gamescore: 59.17
Kolton Griffin Puts an End to Brookville's Losing Streak on Friday
Brookville's six-game losing streak is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Kolton Griffin. On Friday Griffin rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Griffin has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 38.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 20 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.40
Big Game from Sankey As Moniteau Fell 48-8
While Moniteau might've come up empty on Friday, Brendin Sankey wasn't going down without a fight. Brookville had no answer to Sankey as he threw for 146 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 52 yards.
Moniteau is on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8. Sankey's next matchup is against Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 42.33
Hunter Scherer's Big Game Leads Karns City over Bradford
Rounding off our Top Five is Hunter Scherer of Karns City. Scherer picked up 78 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Karns City has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Scherer and Karns City will square off against Keystone at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.55
Other Notable Players
- Cole Johnston: 216 yards passing (Gamescore: 33.20)
- Owen Heginbotham: 98 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 32.23)
- Andrew Field: 115 yards rushing; 25 yards receiving (Gamescore: 31.17)
- Ethan Rex: 25 yards rushing; 113 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.30)
- Kole Scott: 131 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
