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 Effort of Season
Elizabeth Forward was led to victory by Charlie Nigut, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. 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 was the third in a row for Elizabeth Forward, bringing their record for this year to 4-3. Nigut and Elizabeth Forward will be playing at home against Yough at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 63.20
While Yough might've come up empty on Friday, Raidon Kuroda wasn't going down without a fight. Kuroda was dynamite, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made eight total tackles.
Yough is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Kuroda and Yough will head out to challenge 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 are taking a road trip to face off against Mt. Pleasant at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.00
Ryan Messina Dazzles in Elizabeth Forward Win
The second Elizabeth Forward player making an appearance here is Ryan Messina, and for good reason. He threw for 216 yards and four touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes.
For the season, Messina has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 164.6 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had nine passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.50
A Season-Best Effort from Connor Stokes Leads Elizabeth Forward over Derry
Connor Stokes produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Elizabeth Forward to the win on Friday. 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.
On the season, Stokes has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 48.9 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, 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
