WPIAL AAA Interstate 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!
Charlie Nigut Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Elizabeth Forward got the W thanks in part to Charlie Nigut playing the best football he has all season. Nigut rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 48 receiving yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory (which was Elizabeth Forward's third in a row) raised their record to 4-3. Nigut and Elizabeth Forward will be playing in front of their home fans against Yough at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 63.20
Yough had to settle for second on Friday, but Raidon Kuroda sure wasn't going down easily. Southmoreland had no answer to Kuroda as he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles. Kuroda also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles.
Yough is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Kuroda and Yough are taking a road trip to face off against Elizabeth Forward at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.57
Camren Phillips Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Southmoreland got the W thanks in part to Camren Phillips playing the best football he has all season. Phillips rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory (which was Southmoreland's third in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Phillips and Southmoreland will take on Mt. Pleasant at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.00
Ryan Messina Delivers Electric Effort Vs Derry
Another Elizabeth Forward player making an appearance on this list is Ryan Messina. He threw for 216 yards and four touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes.
For the year, Messina has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 164.6 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had nine passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.50
Connor Stokes Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Elizabeth Forward got the W thanks in part to Connor Stokes playing the best football he has all season. Stokes picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 92 yards.
This season, Stokes has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 48.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 16.86 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.47
Other Notable Players
- Elliot Premus: 90 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.30)
- Ethan Shawley: 45 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.08)
- Anthony Smith: 215 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.33)
- Christopher Climes: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (5.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
