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 Delivers Best Performance of Season
West Allegheny came up short on Friday despite Brock Cornell delivering his best game to date. Cornell made 16 total tackles.
West Allegheny has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. Cornell and West Allegheny will take on New Castle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.67
Blackhawk found a leader in Stephen Knallay as the squad took down Ambridge on Friday. Knallay was dynamite, throwing for 192 yards and four touchdowns.
On the season, Knallay has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 171.4 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 30.43 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 38.90
Trey Hopper Goes Supernova in Montour Victory
Trey Hopper was instrumental in extending Montour's winning streak to seven on Friday. Hopper did his part (and then some), throwing for 227 yards and four touchdowns for the 'W'. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Montour pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Hopper will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Ambridge on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.83
Tyler Heckathorn Makes It Two for Blackhawk
The second Blackhawk player making an appearance here is Tyler Heckathorn, and for good reason. He picked up 69 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Heckathorn has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 40.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.90
Another Blackhawk player making an appearance on this list is Brayden Mccarthy. He picked up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 70 yards. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 63 yards.
For the year, Mccarthy has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 51.7 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 2.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 71.86 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 27.52
Other Notable Players
- Brendan Rodriguez: 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
