WPIAL A Tri-County South 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!
Lee Qualk Goes Supernova in California Win
Starting off the list is California's Lee Qualk, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Qualk rushed for 246 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 149 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Qualk is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Bethlehem Center on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Qualk saw the Bulldogs), he rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Gamescore: 64.95
Guesman Posts Huge Game in 44-12 Victory
Houston Guesman was instrumental in extending Jefferson-Morgan's winning streak to eight on Friday. Guesman was unstoppable, rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 253 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Jefferson-Morgan's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Guesman and Jefferson-Morgan will take on Avella at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.87
Ben Hays' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Bentworth over Jefferson-Morgan
While Bentworth might've come up empty on Friday, Ben Hays wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Hays as he rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.0 yards per carry.
For the season, Hays has averaged 21 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 47.68
California Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Landon Abercrombie
Landon Abercrombie's big game helped extend California's winning streak to five on Friday. Abercrombie was dynamite, rushing for 36 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Abercrombie has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 25.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 11.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.30
Niko Georgagis Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
Niko Georgagis's big game helped extend California's winning streak to five on Friday. Georgagis wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making 14 total tackles (6.0 for loss). The contest was his eighth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Georgagis has averaged 11.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 2.25 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 37.25
Other Notable Players
- Deakyn Dehoet: 238 yards receiving (Gamescore: 33.58)
- Adin Keyes: 78 yards receiving; 51 yards rushing (Gamescore: 27.90)
- Johnny Gilbert: 109 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
