WPIAL AAAAA Big East 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!
Dupill Made His Presence Known in Franklin Regional's 27-17 Defeat
Starting off the list is Franklin Regional's Kyle Dupill, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Dupill rushed for 208 yards and a touchdown. Dupill is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 106 every time he's taken the field this season.
On the year, Dupill has averaged 11.8 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 115.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 176.22 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 37.95
Tasso Whipple's Big Game Leads Penn-Trafford over Armstrong
Penn-Trafford picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Tasso Whipple. Armstrong had no answer to Whipple as he rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Penn-Trafford's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Whipple and Penn-Trafford will head out to square off against Greater Latrobe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.48
Domenic Smith Delivers Best Effort of Season
Domenic Smith produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Penn-Trafford to the win on Friday. Smith picked up 172 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Smith has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 24.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.45
Kiski Area Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Landon Kucic
Kiski Area picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Landon Kucic. Kucic turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 109 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 109 rushing yards.
Kiski Area's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-5. Kucic and Kiski Area will square off against Woodland Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.80
Big Game from Kline As Armstrong Fell 35-14
Rounding off our Top Five is Kyan Kline of Armstrong. Kline picked up 49 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Armstrong is on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. Kline's next game is against Franklin Regional on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 21.62
Other Notable Players
- Jaydon Oliver: 122 yards passing; 62 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.13)
- Derek Carr: 96 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 18.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
