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's Big Game Leads California over Carmichaels
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 was the fourth in a row for California, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Qualk and California will square off against West Greene at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 72.08
A Season-Best Performance from Lane Allison Leads West Greene over Bentworth
West Greene was led to victory by Lane Allison, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. 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 face off against California at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 64.27
Ben Hays Goes Supernova in Bentworth Defeat
While Ben Hays delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Bentworth. Hays was unstoppable, rushing for 103 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 105 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also made nine total tackles and defended a pass.
Hays and Bentworth will venture away from home to face off against Jefferson-Morgan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The game will pit Hays up against the Rockets' star receiver Deakyn Dehoet. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 42.05
Houston Guesman and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Houston Guesman's big game helped extend Jefferson-Morgan's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Guesman as he threw for 229 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes.
Unfortunately for Bethlehem Center, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Guesman. 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 game was his seventh straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the year, Georgagis has averaged 11.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.57 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 33.15
Other Notable Players
- Lucas Burt: 100 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 32.32)
- Hayden Hamilton: 128 yards rushing (Gamescore: 31.38)
- 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
