WPIAL AAAAAA Quad-County 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!
Evan Morris Dazzles in Canon-Mcmillan Victory
Starting off the list is Canon-McMillan's Evan Morris, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Morris rushed for 216 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry. Those 216 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Canon-McMillan's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6. Morris will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Central Catholic on Friday.
Gamescore: 59.02
Jy'aire Walls Turns in Season-Best Effort
Central Catholic was led to victory by Jy'Aire Walls, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Walls threw for 254 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
The win (which was Central Catholic's seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Walls and Central Catholic will face off against Canon-McMillan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.33
Elijah Faulkner Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Central Catholic got the W thanks in part to Elijah Faulkner playing the best football he has all season. Faulkner rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns.
Seneca Valley had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Faulkner it was a similar story. When Faulkner last faced the Raiders back in October of 2023, he rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 35.00
A Season-Best Effort from Bradley Gompers Leads Central Catholic over Seneca Valley
On Friday, Central Catholic got the W thanks in part to Bradley Gompers playing the best football he has all season. Gompers picked up 146 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 61 yards.
On the year, Gompers has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 69.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.75 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.52
Other Notable Players
- Logan Logsdon: 17 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.25)
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