WPIAL AAA Western Hills 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!
Amari Jackson Goes Supernova in Beaver Win
Starting off the list is Beaver's Amari Jackson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jackson picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown.
The win was the third in a row for Beaver, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Jackson and Beaver will be playing at home against Quaker Valley on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.75
T. Mason Dixon Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday T. Mason Dixon stepped things up a notch to give Central Valley the 'W'. Dixon showed up in a big way, making seven total tackles. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (107.6) per game.
Central Valley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. They and Hopewell are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.25
A Season-Best Performance from Carson Bellinger Leads Avonworth over Mcguffey
Carson Bellinger produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Avonworth to the win on Friday. Bellinger threw for 113 yards and four touchdowns on only eight passes.
Bellinger is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against North Catholic on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Bellinger saw the Trojans), he threw for 221 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Gamescore: 30.93
While Jack Diemert delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Quaker Valley. Diemert was dynamite, rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown.
Quaker Valley is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Diemert and Quaker Valley will head out on the road to challenge Beaver on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.02
Big Game from Rutherford As Central Valley Won 52-20
The second Central Valley player making an appearance here is Steven Rutherford, and for good reason. He threw for 113 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
For the season, Rutherford has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 95.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.83
Other Notable Players
- James Armstrong: 167 yards passing; 122 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.63)
- Qualan Cain: 74 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.30)
- Ethan Shearer: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Luca Neal: 65 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.17)
- Travis Clear: 90 yards passing; 22 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.70)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
