Mahoning Valley - Scarlet 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!
Geno Perry Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Lowellville got the W thanks in part to Geno Perry playing the best football he has all season. Perry rushed for 282 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
For the season, Perry has averaged 22.2 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 35.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 184.78 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 71.88
Western Reserve Gets a Boost from Darney in 39-12 Win
Jack Darney posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 217 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry.
Mineral Ridge had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Darney it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Darney saw the Rams), he rushed for 138 yards while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 53.30
Springfield Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Dante Gentile
Dante Gentile was instrumental in extending Springfield's winning streak to six on Friday. Gentile was unstoppable, rushing for 187 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 115 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Gentile and Springfield will be playing in front of their home fans against Lowellville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers had to take a loss when they last met the Rockets, but Gentile had little to do with the loss: he rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 42.05
Josh Pazel Makes It Two for Lowellville
Another Lowellville player making an appearance on this list is Josh Pazel. He picked up 154 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Pazel has caught 11 touchdowns while averaging 88.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.90
Ricky Willrich Delivers Best Effort of Season
Ricky Willrich produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lowellville to the win on Friday. Willrich threw for 291 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes.
For the year, Willrich has thrown 20 touchdowns while averaging 197.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 30.33 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 114 passer rating.
Gamescore: 27.60
Other Notable Players
- Joey Centofanti: 58 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
