WPIAL A Big 7 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Anthony Hopkins Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Northgate's Anthony Hopkins, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hopkins picked up 37 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Northgate: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Northgate moved to 3-5 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak. Hopkins and Northgate will host Rochester at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.62
Kolton Carlson and Co. Win Fourth in a Row
Kolton Carlson was instrumental in extending Laurel's winning streak to four on Friday. Carlson was unstoppable, picking up 83 receiving yards, while also punching in a rushing score.
Shenango had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Carlson it was a similar story. Carlson picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 52 yards on only five carries the last time he and the Wildcats duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 30.73
Big Game from Layne As Northgate Won 49-12
The second Northgate player making an appearance here is Sonteon Layne, and for good reason. He threw for 150 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
Layne must have Summit Academy's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Layne last faced the Knights back in September of 2023, he rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes.
Gamescore: 30.65
Jino Mozzocio was instrumental in extending Neshannock's winning streak to five on Friday. South Side had no answer to Mozzocio as he rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 115 yards while completing 75% of his passes.
Neshannock's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. They and Summit Academy are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.67
Luca Santini Makes It Two for Laurel
The second Laurel player making an appearance here is Luca Santini, and for good reason. He rushed for 35 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 169 yards on nine of 17 attempts.
This year, Santini has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 169.5 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 70.25 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.57
Other Notable Players
- Zion Ward: 65 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
