Mid-Penn - Colonial 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!
Aaron Angelo Delivers Best Effort of Season
Aaron Angelo produced his most outstanding game to date while leading East Pennsboro to the win on Saturday. Angelo rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August.
This year, Angelo has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 85.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.38 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.45
JJ Gossard Goes Supernova in East Pennsboro Win
Keeping Angelo company is JJ Gossard, a fellow East Pennsboro player. He rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Gossard has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 58.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had four rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 46.28
Gavin Paul Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Middletown came up short on Saturday despite Gavin Paul delivering his best game to date. Paul rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (101). Those 166 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Middletown is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5. Paul and Middletown will head out to take on Big Spring at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.38
Td Evans and Co. Win Fourth in a Row
Susquehanna Township picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Td Evans. Big Spring had no answer to Evans as he threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This year, Evans has thrown 21 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 257.6 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 6.63 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 17.38 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 38.30
Keegan Barrick Turns in Season-Best Performance
Big Spring came up short on Friday despite Keegan Barrick delivering his best game to date. Barrick rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 70 yards.
On the season, Barrick has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 35.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 0.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.60
Other Notable Players
- Lex Cyrus: 101 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 57 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 33.60)
- Grant Hall: 95 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 49 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 30.15)
- Christian Joy: 145 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.70)
- Kolton Keys: 1 interception and 10 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.42)
- Xavier Rivera: 97 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
