WPIAL AAA Interstate 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!
Charlie Nigut Turns in Season-Best Performance
Charlie Nigut produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Elizabeth Forward to the win on Friday. Nigut rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 48 receiving yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win (which was Elizabeth Forward's third in a row) raised their record to 4-3. Nigut and Elizabeth Forward will look to defend their home field on Friday against Yough at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 63.20
While Yough might've come up empty on Friday, Raidon Kuroda wasn't going down without a fight. Southmoreland had no answer to Kuroda as he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles. Kuroda didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made eight total tackles.
Yough is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Kuroda and Yough are taking a road trip to take on Elizabeth Forward at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.57
Camren Phillips' Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Camren Phillips produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Southmoreland to the win on Friday. Phillips rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win was the third in a row for Southmoreland, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Phillips and Southmoreland will face off against Mt. Pleasant at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.00
Ryan Messina's Big Game Leads Elizabeth Forward over Derry
Another Elizabeth Forward player making an appearance on this list is Ryan Messina. He threw for 216 yards and four touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes.
This year, Messina has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 164.6 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had nine passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.50
A Season-Best Effort from Connor Stokes Leads Elizabeth Forward over Derry
Connor Stokes produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Elizabeth Forward to the win on Friday. Stokes picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 92 yards.
On the year, Stokes has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 48.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 16.86 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.47
Other Notable Players
- Elliot Premus: 90 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.30)
- Ethan Shawley: 45 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.08)
- Anthony Smith: 215 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.33)
- Christopher Climes: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (5.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
