WPIAL AAA Western Hills 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!
Amari Jackson Goes Supernova in Beaver Victory
Starting off the list is Beaver's Amari Jackson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jackson picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown.
The win (which was Beaver's third in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Jackson and Beaver will welcome Quaker Valley on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.75
T. Mason Dixon Crosses Big Stat Threshold
T. Mason Dixon was a major factor in Central Valley's win over Quaker Valley on Friday. Dixon was excellent, making seven total tackles. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (107.6).
Central Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. They and Hopewell are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.25
Quaker Valley was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Jack Diemert did his best to prevent it. Central Valley had no answer to Diemert as he rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown.
Quaker Valley is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Diemert and Quaker Valley will take on Beaver on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.02
Big Game from Rutherford As Central Valley Won 52-20
The second Central Valley player making an appearance here is Steven Rutherford, and for good reason. He threw for 113 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This season, Rutherford has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 95.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.83
Drey Hall Makes It Two for Beaver
Another Beaver player making an appearance on this list is Drey Hall. He rushed for 90 yards on only eight carries.
For the year, Hall has averaged 42 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.30
Other Notable Players
- James Armstrong: 167 yards passing; 122 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.63)
- Qualan Cain: 74 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.30)
- Ethan Shearer: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Travis Clear: 90 yards passing; 22 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.70)
- Logan Benedict: (Gamescore: 19.27)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
