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 Goes Supernova in California Victory
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
Houston Guesman and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Jefferson-Morgan picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Houston Guesman. Bentworth had no answer to Guesman as he rushed for 97 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 head out on the road to take on Avella at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.87
Hays Made His Presence Known in Bentworth's 44-12 Loss
Bentworth was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Ben Hays did his best to prevent it. Jefferson-Morgan had no answer to Hays as he rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.0 yards per carry.
For the year, 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. Abercrombie was dynamite, rushing 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 Makes It Three for California
Another California player making an appearance on this list is Niko Georgagis. He wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up two sacks and making 14 total tackles (6.0 for loss). The match was his eighth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, 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
