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 Victory
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 233 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 149 rushing yards dating back to last season.
The win (which was California's fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Qualk and California will square off against West Greene at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 72.08
Lane Allison Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, West Greene got the W thanks in part to Lane Allison playing the best football he has all season. Allison threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 127 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
West Greene has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. Allison and West Greene will challenge California at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 64.27
Big Game from Guesman As Jefferson-Morgan Won 35-8
Houston Guesman's big game helped extend Jefferson-Morgan's winning streak to seven on Friday. Guesman turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 229 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes.
Guesman must have Bethlehem Center's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Guesman threw for 139 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 44 yards the last time he and the Bulldogs duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 37.47
Niko Georgagis Makes It Two for California
Another California player making an appearance on this list is Niko Georgagis. He wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up two sacks and making 13 total tackles (5.0 for loss). The matchup was his seventh straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Georgagis has averaged 11.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 2.57 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 33.15
The second West Greene player making an appearance here is Hayden Hamilton, and for good reason. He rushed for 128 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. West Greene is 2-1 when Hamilton posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
For the season, Hamilton has run in 1 touchdown while averaging 54.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.38
Other Notable Players
- Jackson Grimes: (Gamescore: 31.07)
- Deakyn Dehoet: 112 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.78)
- Ryan Baker: 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.27)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
