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!
T. Mason Dixon Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Starting off the list is Central Valley's T. Mason Dixon, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Dixon made nine total tackles and defended two passes, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making nine total tackles and defending two passes.
On the season, Dixon has averaged 9.9 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had six rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to ten.
Gamescore: 85.80
Big Game from Cain As Beaver Won 42-0
Qualan Cain continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 115 rushing yards. He rushed for 156 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries.
This season, Cain has run in 13 touchdowns while averaging 136.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 86.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.60
A Season-Best Performance from Steven Rutherford Leads Central Valley over North Catholic
Steven Rutherford produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Central Valley to the win on Friday. Rutherford rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 102 yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for Central Valley: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
This season, Rutherford has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 92.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.45
While Quaker Valley might've come up empty on Friday, Jack Diemert wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Diemert as he rushed for 25 yards and a touchdown.
Diemert and Quaker Valley will challenge Central Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The game will pit Diemert up against the Warriors' star rusher Jance Henry. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 26.65
Amari Jackson's Big Game Leads Beaver over Deer Lakes
The second Beaver player making an appearance here is Amari Jackson, and for good reason. He rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 85 receiving yards.
For the year, Jackson has averaged 66 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 27.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.63
Other Notable Players
- Tre Cameron: 106 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
