District 9 Region 1 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!
Jase Ferguson's Big Game Leads Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] over Brockway
Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jase Ferguson. Ferguson was unstoppable, throwing for 281 yards and six touchdowns, while also rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making five total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
If history really does repeat itself, Ferguson might just drop another big game when he faces off against Punxsutawney on Friday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Ferguson saw Punxsutawney), he threw for 279 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 97 yards on only 13 carries.
Gamescore: 79.68
Logan Kohler Delivers Best Effort of Season
Bradford was led to victory by Logan Kohler, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Kohler picked up 172 receiving yards and two touchdowns, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He has become a key player for Bradford: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
The win snapped Bradford's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 2-5 record. Kohler and Bradford will face off against Karns City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.22
Big Game from Wingard As Dubois Won 62-18
Trey Wingard's big game helped extend DuBois's winning streak to six on Friday. Wingard was dynamite, throwing for 260 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
DuBois pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Wingard and DuBois will face off against St. Marys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.63
Beau Thomas Makes It Two for Punxsutawney
Another Punxsutawney player making an appearance on this list is Beau Thomas. He picked up 43 receiving yards.
On the season, Thomas has averaged 34.3 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 48.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 80.71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 29.73
Other Notable Players
- Jesse Siwiecki: 125 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.25)
- Talan Reese: 331 yards passing (Gamescore: 24.57)
- Easton Belfiore: 150 yards passing; 68 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.10)
- Ethan Rex: 32 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.83)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
