WPIAL AAAA Parkway 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!
Brock Cornell Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is West Allegheny's Brock Cornell, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Cornell made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss). He also punched in four rushing touchdowns, which is notable because West Allegheny is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
West Allegheny is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Cornell and West Allegheny will challenge Montour at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 64.15
Kaleb Platz Delivers Best Effort of Season
Montour was led to victory by Kaleb Platz, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Platz forced a fumble, made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass. The performance also marked the most rushing yards (16) he has had since back in August.
The victory for Montour keeps them at an undefeated 9-0. Platz and Montour will welcome West Allegheny at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.97
Brodie Cornell's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Brodie Cornell posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made eight total tackles. He also rushed for 100 rushing yards, which is notable because West Allegheny is 4-1 when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
On the season, Cornell has averaged 5.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 1 sack. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he was only averaging 21.8 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 49.6 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 26.55
Caden Halajcio and Co. Win Ninth in a Row
Caden Halajcio was instrumental in extending Montour's winning streak to nine on Friday. Halajcio did his part (and then some), rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making five total tackles and defending two passes.
For the season, Halajcio has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 81.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 38.33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.43
A Constellation of Stars for West Allegheny
Another West Allegheny player making an appearance on this list is Roman Police. He made seven total tackles.
On the year, Police has averaged 4 total tackles per game and for the season has 0 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 34.75 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 22.55
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
