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!
A Season-Best Effort from Aaron Angelo Leads East Pennsboro over Middletown
On Saturday, East Pennsboro got the W thanks in part to Aaron Angelo playing the best football he has all season. 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 season, Angelo has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 85.8 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 1.38 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.45
JJ Gossard Delivers Electric Effort Vs Middletown
Another East Pennsboro player making an appearance on this list is JJ Gossard. 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's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had four rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 46.28
Gavin Paul Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Saturday, Middletown had to settle for second even though Gavin Paul put up the best numbers he has all season. Paul rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (101). The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Middletown is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5. Paul and Middletown are taking a road trip to square off against Big Spring at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.38
Big Game from Evans As Susquehanna Township Won 70-27
Td Evans's big game helped extend Susquehanna Township's winning streak to four on Friday. Evans was unstoppable, throwing for 297 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes, and also punching 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. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 6.63 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 17.38 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 38.30
Keegan Barrick Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Keegan Barrick posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Big Spring over Susquehanna Township on Friday. 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. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 70 yards.
For the season, Barrick has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 35.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, 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
