WPIAL AAA Western Hills 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!
Amari Jackson Dazzles in Beaver Victory
Starting off the list is Beaver's Amari Jackson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jackson picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown.
The victory was the third in a row for Beaver, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Jackson and Beaver will be playing at home against Quaker Valley on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.75
T. Mason Dixon Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Central Valley found a leader in T. Mason Dixon as the squad took down Quaker Valley on Friday. Dixon made a major impact, making seven total tackles. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (107.6).
Central Valley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. They and Hopewell are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.25
Quaker Valley had to settle for second on Friday, but Jack Diemert sure wasn't going down easily. Diemert was dynamite, rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown.
Quaker Valley is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Diemert and Quaker Valley will take on Beaver on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.02
Rutherford Posts Huge Game in 52-20 Victory
The second Central Valley player making an appearance here is Steven Rutherford, and for good reason. He threw for 113 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
For the year, Rutherford has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 95.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.83
Drey Hall Makes It Two for Beaver
Another Beaver player making an appearance on this list is Drey Hall. He rushed for 90 yards on only eight carries.
On the season, Hall has averaged 42 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.30
Other Notable Players
- James Armstrong: 167 yards passing; 122 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.63)
- Qualan Cain: 74 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.30)
- Ethan Shearer: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Travis Clear: 90 yards passing; 22 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.70)
- Logan Benedict: (Gamescore: 19.27)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
