WPIAL A Tri-County South 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!
Lee Qualk Dazzles in California Win
Starting off the list is California's Lee Qualk, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Qualk rushed for 233 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 149 rushing yards dating back to last season.
The victory was the fourth in a row for California, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Qualk and California will square off against West Greene at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 72.08
Lane Allison Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, West Greene got the W thanks in part to Lane Allison playing the best football he has all season. Allison threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 127 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
West Greene is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. Allison and West Greene will take on California at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 64.27
Ben Hays Delivers Electric Effort Vs West Greene
Bentworth was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Ben Hays did his best to prevent it. West Greene had no answer to Hays as he rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 105 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Hays also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making nine total tackles and defending a pass.
Hays and Bentworth will head out to take on Jefferson-Morgan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup will pit Hays up against the Rockets' star WR Deakyn Dehoet. The only thing left to do is find out who's the greater deep ball threat. You'll have to watch the game to know for sure.
Gamescore: 42.05
Jefferson-Morgan Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Houston Guesman
Houston Guesman's big game helped extend Jefferson-Morgan's winning streak to seven on Friday. Guesman did his part (and then some), throwing for 229 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes for the 'W'.
Bethlehem Center had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Guesman it was a similar story. Guesman threw for 139 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 44 yards the last time he and the Bulldogs duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 37.47
Niko Georgagis Makes It Two for California
Another California player making an appearance on this list is Niko Georgagis. He wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up two sacks and making 13 total tackles (5.0 for loss). The matchup was his seventh straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, Georgagis has averaged 11.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.57 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 33.15
Other Notable Players
- Lucas Burt: 100 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 32.32)
- Hayden Hamilton: 128 yards rushing (Gamescore: 31.38)
- Jackson Grimes: (Gamescore: 31.07)
- Deakyn Dehoet: 112 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.78)
- Ryan Baker: 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.27)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
