WPIAL AAAAA Northeast 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!
Darian Nelson Turns in Season-Best Effort
Darian Nelson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Plum to the win on Friday. Nelson rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 83-yard run.
This year, Nelson has averaged 44.5 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.13 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 29.75 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 47.93
A Season-Best Performance from Aaron Strader Leads Pine-Richland over Greater Latrobe
Aaron Strader produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pine-Richland to the win on Friday. Strader threw for 252 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 passes.
The win for Pine-Richland keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Strader and Pine-Richland will take on North Allegheny at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.80
Lawrence ?Jay? Timmons and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Pine-Richland picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Lawrence ?Jay? Timmons. ?Jay? Timmons was dynamite, picking up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles and defending a pass.
On the season, ?Jay? Timmons has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 61.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 13 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.55
Nick Sheffo Makes It Two for Plum
Another Plum player making an appearance on this list is Nick Sheffo. He punched in a rushing score.
For the season, Sheffo has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 0.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.50
Luca Poli Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Luca Poli of Fox Chapel. Poli picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Fox Chapel is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Poli and Fox Chapel will challenge Shaler Area at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 20.50
Other Notable Players
- Nicholas Odom: 101 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.80)
- Sloan Humphries: 122 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.62)
- Tanner Cunningham: 99 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.98)
- John Nonnenberg: 83 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.43)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
