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!
Timmy Andrasy Goes Supernova in Leechburg Victory
Starting off the list is Leechburg's Timmy Andrasy, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Andrasy rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. Those 191 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Leechburg pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Andrasy and Leechburg will take on Greensburg Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.40
Clairton Wins Ninth-Straight Thanks to Taris Wooding
Clairton picked up their ninth consecutive win on Saturday thanks in part to Taris Wooding. Wooding produced his best game of the campaign : he picked up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 50 yards.
Clairton's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Wooding and Clairton will challenge Brentwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.55
Floyd Made His Presence Known in Leechburg's 57-34 Victory
Another Leechburg player making an appearance on this list is Jayden Floyd. He threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Floyd has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 118.3 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had 15 rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 23.
Gamescore: 37.73
Drahcir Jones Turns in Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns
Clairton picked up their ninth consecutive win on Saturday thanks in part to Drahcir Jones. Nobody could stop Jones as he rushed for 19 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
On the year, Jones has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 98.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.78
Jake Cummings Makes It Three for Leechburg
Another Leechburg player making an appearance on this list is Jake Cummings. He picked up 138 receiving yards, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
This year, Cummings has averaged 68.9 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 44.22 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.08
Other Notable Players
- Jeff Thompson Iii: 174 yards passing (Gamescore: 28.50)
- Kymon'E Brown: 88 yards passing (Gamescore: 27.12)
- Nick Mendoza: 115 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.00)
- Jayce Powell: 66 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.77)
- Michael Ruffin: 55 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
