Mahoning Valley - Scarlet 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!
Dante Gentile Goes Supernova in Springfield Win
Starting off the list is Springfield's Dante Gentile, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Gentile rushed for 232 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 115 rushing yards.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Springfield, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Gentile and Springfield will look to defend their home field on Friday against McDonald at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 58.90
Lowellville Gets a Boost from Perry in 34-17 Victory
Geno Perry continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game with at least 109 rushing yards. He rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Perry has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 22.2 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 15.
Gamescore: 56.93
Big Game from Darney As Western Reserve Won 42-16
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Jack Darney stepped things up a notch to give Western Reserve the 'W'. Darney turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 144 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry.
If the past is any indication, Darney could be in store for another big game when he takes on Mineral Ridge on Friday. Darney rushed for 138 yards while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Rams duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 56.88
Ricky Willrich Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Lowellville got the W thanks in part to Ricky Willrich playing the best football he has all season. Willrich threw for 160 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes.
This season, Willrich has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 186 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 25.77
Other Notable Players
- Josh Pazel: 87 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.95)
- Kaesen Kosek: 1 interception and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Wyatt Kuboff: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
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