WPIAL AAAAA Big East 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!
Tasso Whipple Goes Supernova in Penn-Trafford Win
Starting off the list is Penn-Trafford's Tasso Whipple, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Whipple rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making four total tackles.
Unfortunately for Franklin Regional, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Whipple. When Whipple last faced the Panthers back in October of 2023, he rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.10
Kiski Area Gets a Boost from Shirley in 21-14 Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Aven Shirley stepped things up a notch to give Kiski Area the 'W'. Nobody could stop Shirley as he picked up 56 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Shirley has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 84 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.43
Carson Heinle Makes It Two for Kiski Area
Another Kiski Area player making an appearance on this list is Carson Heinle. He threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 65 yards.
Armstrong had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Heinle it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Heinle saw the River Hawks), he threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 24.37
Couknas Made His Presence Known in Armstrong's 21-14 Loss
While Armstrong might've come up empty on Friday, Costa Couknas wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Couknas as he rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown.
Armstrong is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6. Couknas and Armstrong will challenge Penn-Trafford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.55
Kyan Kline Makes It Two for Armstrong
Keeping Couknas company is Kyan Kline, a fellow Armstrong player. He picked up 38 receiving yards.
On the season, Kline has averaged 77.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.07
Other Notable Players
- Braden Anderson: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Kyle Dupill: 106 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.12)
- Landon Kucic: 129 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.40)
- Jaydon Oliver: 141 yards passing; 51 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.20)
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