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!
Lee Qualk Dazzles in California Win
Starting off the list is California's Lee Qualk, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Qualk rushed for 246 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 149 rushing yards dating back to last season.
If history really does repeat itself, Qualk might just drop another big game when he faces off against Bethlehem Center on Friday. When Qualk last faced the Bulldogs back in October of 2023, he rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Gamescore: 64.95
Jefferson-Morgan Gets a Boost from Guesman in 44-12 Victory
Houston Guesman's big game helped extend Jefferson-Morgan's winning streak to eight on Friday. Bentworth had no answer to Guesman as he rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Jefferson-Morgan's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Guesman and Jefferson-Morgan will take on Avella at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 62.67
Ben Hays Delivers Electric Effort Vs Jefferson-Morgan
Bentworth had to settle for second on Friday, but Ben Hays sure wasn't going down easily. Hays was unstoppable, rushing for 190 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.0 yards per carry.
For the season, Hays has averaged 21 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 47.68
California Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Landon Abercrombie
Landon Abercrombie's big game helped extend California's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Abercrombie as he rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Abercrombie has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 25.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 11.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.30
Niko Georgagis Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
California picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Niko Georgagis. Georgagis wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making 14 total tackles (6.0 for loss). The game was his eighth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the year, Georgagis has averaged 11.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 2.25 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 37.25
Other Notable Players
- Deakyn Dehoet: 238 yards receiving (Gamescore: 33.58)
- Adin Keyes: 78 yards receiving; 51 yards rushing (Gamescore: 27.90)
- Johnny Gilbert: 109 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
