WPIAL A Eastern Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Timmy Andrasy Dazzles in Leechburg Victory
Starting off the list is Leechburg's Timmy Andrasy, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Andrasy rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Leechburg's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Andrasy and Leechburg will face off against Greensburg Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.40
Clairton Wins Ninth-Straight Thanks to Taris Wooding
Clairton picked up their ninth consecutive win on Saturday thanks in part to Taris Wooding. Wooding turned in his biggest game of the season, picking up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 50 yards.
Clairton's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Wooding and Clairton will face off against Brentwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.55
Leechburg Gets a Boost from Floyd in 57-34 Win
The second Leechburg player making an appearance here is Jayden Floyd, and for good reason. He threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Floyd has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 118.3 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he had 15 rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 23.
Gamescore: 37.73
Drahcir Jones Turns in Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns
Drahcir Jones was instrumental in extending Clairton's winning streak to nine on Saturday. Riverview had no answer to Jones as he rushed for 19 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Jones is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played.
For the season, Jones has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 98.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.78
Jake Cummings Makes It Three for Leechburg
Another Leechburg player making an appearance on this list is Jake Cummings. He picked up 138 receiving yards, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
This season, Cummings has averaged 68.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 44.22 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.08
Other Notable Players
- Jeff Thompson Iii: 174 yards passing (Gamescore: 28.50)
- Kymon'E Brown: 88 yards passing (Gamescore: 27.12)
- Nick Mendoza: 115 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.00)
- Jayce Powell: 66 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.77)
- Michael Ruffin: 55 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
