WPIAL A Eastern 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Kymon'e Brown Leads Jeannette over Brentwood
Kymon'E Brown produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Jeannette to the win on Friday. Brown threw for 366 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Brown has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 135.4 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 10.53 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 82.13 passer rating.
Gamescore: 59.40
Drahcir Jones' Big Game Leads Clairton over Leechburg
Drahcir Jones was instrumental in extending Clairton's winning streak to eight on Friday. Jones was dynamite, rushing for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Clairton pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Jones and Clairton will square off against Riverview at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 52.40
Noah Sunder Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Jeannette got the W thanks in part to Noah Sunder playing the best football he has all season. Sunder picked up 120 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
For the year, Sunder has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 42.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 6.13 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.58
Clairton Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Donte' Wright
Clairton picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Donte' Wright. Nobody could stop Wright as he rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Wright has averaged 38.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.28
Other Notable Players
- Samir Crosby: 51 yards passing; 63 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 31.40)
- Connor Kmetz: 173 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.83)
- Johnny Bertucci: 85 yards rushing; 36 yards receiving (Gamescore: 17.48)
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