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 Delivers Electric Effort Vs Brentwood
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's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Andrasy and Leechburg will challenge 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 turned in his biggest game of the season, picking 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
Leechburg Gets a Boost from Floyd in 57-34 Win
The second Leechburg player making an appearance here is Jayden Floyd, and for good reason. He threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, 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
Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns from Drahcir Jones
Clairton picked up their ninth consecutive win on Saturday thanks in part to Drahcir Jones. Jones was unstoppable, rushing for 19 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played.
This season, 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.
For the 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
