District 9 Region 1 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Jase Ferguson Leads Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] over Redbank Valley
Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] was led to victory by Jase Ferguson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ferguson wasn't messing around, throwing for 537 yards and six touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 53 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The game was his fifth straight with four or more passing touchdowns dating back to last season.
Redbank Valley's probably not too fond of Ferguson given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Ferguson saw Redbank Valley), he rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 221 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt.
Gamescore: 81.80
Braden Slater Delivers Electric Performance Vs Keystone
Karns City picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Braden Slater. Keystone had no answer to Slater as he rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 91 yards.
On the year, Slater has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 24.2 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 44.13 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 76.38 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 71.00
Johnston Made His Presence Known in Karns City's 51-0 Victory
Another Karns City player making an appearance on this list is Cole Johnston. He rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 127 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 59 yards.
For the season, Johnston has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 77.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.47
Zaden Gould Delivers Best Performance of Season
Punxsutawney was led to victory by Zaden Gould, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Gould threw for 199 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Punxsutawney now has a winning record of 5-4. Gould and Punxsutawney will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Sharpsville at 5:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 31.97
Other Notable Players
- Ethan Rex: 203 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.80)
- Jordan Rutan: 79 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.40)
- Nick Degolier: 82 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.35)
- Ben Paul: 147 yards passing; 21 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.50)
- Mason Burford: 131 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
