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!
A Season-Best Performance from Easton Belfiore Leads Brookville over Moniteau
On Friday, Brookville got the W thanks in part to Easton Belfiore playing the best football he has all season. 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.
With the win, Brookville broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-6. Belfiore and Brookville will square off against Port Allegany on Friday.
Gamescore: 61.92
Jase Ferguson's Big Game Leads Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] over Punxsutawney
Jase Ferguson was instrumental in extending Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion]'s winning streak to eight on Friday. 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 had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Ferguson it was a similar story. Ferguson 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 the last time he and Punxsutawney duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 59.17
Brookville's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Kolton Griffin
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
Sankey Posts Huge Game in 48-8 Defeat
Moniteau had to settle for second on Friday, but Brendin Sankey sure wasn't going down easily. Sankey turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 146 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing 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 and Moniteau are taking a road trip to face off against Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.33
Hunter Scherer Makes Top Five
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 face off against Keystone 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
