WPIAL AA Allegheny 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!
Donald Barksdale Goes Supernova in Steel Valley Victory
Donald Barksdale's big game helped extend Steel Valley's winning streak to six on Friday. Barksdale did his part (and then some), rushing for 208 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also picking up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown for the 'W'. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 86 yards.
If history really does repeat itself, Barksdale might just drop another big game when he faces off against Washington on Friday. Back in August (the last time Barksdale saw the Prexies), he rushed for 327 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 68.28
Jablunovsky Made His Presence Known in Ligonier Valley's 31-28 Defeat
While Ligonier Valley might've come up empty on Friday, John Jablunovsky wasn't going down without a fight. Jablunovsky was dynamite, rushing for 185 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. He is becoming a predictor of Ligonier Valley's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 0-6 when he doesn't).
Apollo Ridge had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Jablunovsky it was a similar story. Jablunovsky rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 53 receiving yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Vikings duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 59.30
Da'ron Barksdale Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Steel Valley got the W thanks in part to Da'Ron Barksdale playing the best football he has all season. Barksdale rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 86 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 93 yards.
For the year, Barksdale has thrown 4 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 29.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.13
Apollo Ridge's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Preston Clemens
Preston Clemens helped snap Apollo Ridge's nine-game losing streak. Clemens did his part (and then some), rushing for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries for the 'W'.
This season, Clemens has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 34.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.05
Avery Grant Puts an End to Apollo Ridge's Losing Streak on Friday
Avery Grant helped snap Apollo Ridge's nine-game losing streak. Grant did his part (and then some), rushing for 45 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
On the year, Grant has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 25.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.88 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.95
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
