WPIAL AA Century 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!
Jacob Stephenson Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Waynesburg Central was led to victory by Jacob Stephenson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Stephenson rushed for 197 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 163 yards and a touchdown on only 14 passes. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (109.5) per game. Waynesburg Central is 3-1 when Stephenson posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Waynesburg Central and Sto-Rox are set to duel on Friday. The Raiders had to take a loss when they last met the Vikings, but Stephenson had little to do with the loss: he rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 76.72
Noah Pletcher Has Career-Day on Friday
Noah Pletcher posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 60 yards.
Charleroi dropped their record down to 1-8 with the loss, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Pletcher and Charleroi will head out to challenge Carlynton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.37
Daniel Nusida Makes It Two for Charleroi
Another Charleroi player making an appearance on this list is Daniel Nusida. He picked up 78 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 52 yards.
On the year, Nusida has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 30.1 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 3.44 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.05
Carlynton Gets a Boost from Sciulli in 28-27 Win
John Sciulli put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August on Friday. He rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns.
For the year, Sciulli has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 88.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 32.20
Jack Ricciuti Makes It Two for Waynesburg Central
The second Waynesburg Central player making an appearance here is Jack Ricciuti, and for good reason. He picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 65 yards.
For the season, Ricciuti has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 41.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.12
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