Eastern Pennsylvania - South 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!
Marquez Wimberly's Big Game Leads Nazareth Area over Bethlehem Catholic
Starting off the list is Nazareth Area's Marquez Wimberly, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Wimberly rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also caught a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win (which was Nazareth Area's third in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Wimberly's next contest is against Northampton on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 41.68
Dorian Thomas Delivers Best Performance of Season
Dorian Thomas produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Easton Area to the win on Friday. Thomas rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.
Thomas is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Freedom on Friday. Thomas rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Patriots duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 39.38
Big Game from Ordway As Easton Area Won 49-20
Cole Ordway's big game helped extend Easton Area's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Ordway as he threw for 135 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes, and also rushed for 94 yards on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
This season, Ordway has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 139.8 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 48.95 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 108.09 passer rating.
Gamescore: 32.80
Naquan Thomason Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Naquan Thomason posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Saturday. He rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 54 yards.
The victory (which was Parkland's sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Thomason and Parkland will challenge Whitehall at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.20
Peyton Falzone Makes It Two for Nazareth Area
Another Nazareth Area player making an appearance on this list is Peyton Falzone. He threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes.
For the season, Falzone has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 178 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.50
Other Notable Players
- William Day: 103 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.23)
- Tj Lawrence: 75 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Gabe Green: 72 yards rushing; 62 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.28)
- Andrew Biddle: 65 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Ben Bartholomew: 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
