WPIAL AA Century 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!
Jacob Stephenson Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Jacob Stephenson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Waynesburg Central to the win on Friday. Stephenson rushed for 197 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 163 yards and a touchdown on only 14 passes. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (109.5) per game. Waynesburg Central is 3-1 when Stephenson posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Waynesburg Central now has a winning record of 5-4. They and Sto-Rox are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 76.72
Noah Pletcher Has Career Rushing Day
Noah Pletcher posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 60 yards.
Charleroi's loss was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-8. Pletcher's next match is against Carlynton on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 38.37
Daniel Nusida Makes It Two for Charleroi
Keeping Pletcher company is Daniel Nusida, a fellow Charleroi player. He picked up 78 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 52 yards.
This season, Nusida has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 30.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 34.05
John Sciulli Delivers Electric Effort Vs Washington
John Sciulli put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August on Friday. He rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns.
On the season, Sciulli has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 88.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 32.20
Jack Ricciuti Makes It Two for Waynesburg Central
Another Waynesburg Central player making an appearance on this list is Jack Ricciuti. He picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 65 yards.
For the season, Ricciuti has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 41.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.12
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