Colonial-Schuylkill - C 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!
Shomper Made His Presence Known in Williams Valley's 47-0 Win
Starting off the list is Williams Valley's Brady Shomper, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Shomper threw for 224 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 9-for-9 passing, and also rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
For the season, Shomper has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 168.3 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 23.71 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 56.43
Schuylkill Haven Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Niko Carestia
Schuylkill Haven picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Niko Carestia. Carestia was unstoppable, rushing for 255 yards and a touchdown while picking up 13.4 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 180 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Schuylkill Haven's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Carestia's next match is against Pine Grove on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 51.40
A Season-Best Performance from Niko Castillo Leads Schuylkill Haven over Marian Catholic
Niko Castillo produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Schuylkill Haven to the win on Friday. Castillo rushed for 133 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the year, Castillo has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 65.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.48
Gemberling Came Up Big in Tri-Valley's 42-0 Win
Cole Gemberling was a major factor in Tri-Valley's win over Shenandoah Valley on Friday. Gemberling was dynamite, rushing for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Gemberling might have his next game, a road matchup with Mahanoy Area, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Gemberling saw the Golden Bears), he rushed for 168 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 41.93
Fletcher Thompson Makes It Two for Williams Valley
The second Williams Valley player making an appearance here is Fletcher Thompson, and for good reason. He rushed for 174 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
This season, Thompson has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 110.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.25
Other Notable Players
- Blake Schwartz: 144 yards passing; 67 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 38.55)
- Parker Hatter: 129 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 35.38)
- Easton Schultz: 2 interception and 6 total tackles (Gamescore: 34.82)
- Evan Achenbach: 72 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.62)
- Brayden Crisswell: 2.5 sacks and 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.00)
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