District 9 Region 2 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!
Tristan Kiser Delivers Electric Effort Vs Brookville
Port Allegany picked up their ninth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Tristan Kiser. Brookville had no answer to Kiser as he rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kiser didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made six total tackles.
Port Allegany pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Kiser and Port Allegany will challenge Cameron County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 59.53
Bliss Posts Huge Game in 44-14 Victory
Aiden Bliss was instrumental in extending Port Allegany's winning streak to nine on Friday. Brookville had no answer to Bliss as he rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Bliss' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 120 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Bliss is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Cameron County on Friday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Bliss saw the Raiders), he rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Gamescore: 40.20
Max Gallagher Delivers Best Performance of Season
Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley was led to victory by Max Gallagher, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Gallagher rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest reception was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
On the season, Gallagher has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 29.8 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 21.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 51.56 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 37.68
Nate Steger Puts an End to Ridgway/Johnsonburg's Losing Streak on Friday
Nate Steger helped snap Ridgway/Johnsonburg's three-game losing streak. Steger was unstoppable on Friday, rushing for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also catching a touchdown.
For the year, Steger has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 14.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 1.11 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.58
Aiden Patton's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Brockway over Dubois
Rounding off our Top Five is Aiden Patton of Brockway. Patton threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt.
For the year, Patton has thrown 25 touchdowns while averaging 246.4 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 47.67 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.87
Other Notable Players
- Blake Pisarcik: 115 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 31 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.53)
- Owen Bish: 81 yards passing; 117 yards rushing (Gamescore: 30.30)
- Johnny Varischetti: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Rocco Delhunty: 70 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.07)
- Brennan Fillhart: 148 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.77)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
