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 Goes Supernova 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 win was the third in a row for Beaver, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Jackson and Beaver will host Quaker Valley on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.75
T. Mason Dixon Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday T. Mason Dixon stepped things up a notch to give Central Valley the 'W'. Dixon showed up in a big way, 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 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. They and Hopewell are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.25
Carson Bellinger Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Avonworth got the W thanks in part to Carson Bellinger playing the best football he has all season. Bellinger threw for 113 yards and four touchdowns on only eight passes.
Bellinger might have his next game, a home matchup with North Catholic, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Bellinger saw the Trojans), he threw for 221 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Gamescore: 30.93
While Jack Diemert delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Quaker Valley. Despite the loss, Diemert was still balling out as he rushed 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 head out to square off against Beaver on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.02
Rutherford Made His Presence Known in Central Valley's 52-20 Victory
Another Central Valley player making an appearance on this list is Steven Rutherford. He threw for 113 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
On the season, Rutherford has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 95.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.83
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)
- Luca Neal: 65 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.17)
- Travis Clear: 90 yards passing; 22 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.70)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
