WPIAL AA Century 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!
Jacob Stephenson Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Waynesburg Central was led to victory by Jacob Stephenson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Stephenson rushed for 197 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 163 yards and a touchdown on only 14 passes. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (109.5). He is becoming a predictor of Waynesburg Central's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Waynesburg Central and Sto-Rox are set to duel on Friday. The last time Stephenson took on the Vikings, he rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 76.72
Noah Pletcher Has Career Rushing Day
Noah Pletcher posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 60 yards.
Charleroi's loss was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-8. Pletcher and Charleroi are taking a road trip to challenge Carlynton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.37
Daniel Nusida Makes It Two for Charleroi
Another Charleroi player making an appearance on this list is Daniel Nusida. He picked up 78 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 52 yards.
For the year, Nusida has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 30.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.44 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.05
Sciulli Made His Presence Known in Carlynton's 28-27 Victory
John Sciulli put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August on Friday. He rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Sciulli has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 88.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 32.20
Jack Ricciuti Makes It Two for Waynesburg Central
Another Waynesburg Central player making an appearance on this list is Jack Ricciuti. He picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 65 yards.
On the year, Ricciuti has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 41.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.12
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