Heritage 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Ethan Mcnulty Leads Conemaugh Valley over West Shamokin
Conemaugh Valley was led to victory by Ethan Mcnulty, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mcnulty rushed for 320 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 20.0 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 66 yards.
The victory snapped Conemaugh Valley's losing streak at seven games and leaves them with a 1-7 record. Mcnulty and Conemaugh Valley will face off against Conemaugh Township at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 97.63
Dumm Came Up Big in Northern Cambria's 41-22 Win
Ty Dumm posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 233 yards while picking up 13.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 144 yards on 14 of 20 attempts.
Conemaugh Township had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Dumm it was a similar story. Dumm rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries the last time he and the Indians duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 47.98
Conemaugh Valley's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Eric Korhut
Eric Korhut helped snap Conemaugh Valley's seven-game losing streak. Korhut was unstoppable on Friday, rushing for 46 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Korhut has averaged 21.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 46.53
United Valley Co-Op [Blacklick Valley/United] Gets a Boost from Stephens in 27-0 Win
Dylan Stephens put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August on Friday. He rushed for 100 yards on only nine carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 55 yards.
The win (which was United Valley co-op [Blacklick Valley/United]'s fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-3. Stephens and United Valley co-op [Blacklick Valley/United] will square off against Purchase Line at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.65
Gavin Burkhart's Big Game Leads River Valley over Marion Center
Gavin Burkhart's big game helped extend River Valley's winning streak to seven on Friday. Burkhart was unstoppable, rushing for 85 yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making ten total tackles and defending two passes.
Marion Center had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Burkhart it was a similar story. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Burkhart saw the Stingers), he picked up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 67 yards.
Gamescore: 41.48
Other Notable Players
- Brennan Lohr: 134 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 32.95)
- Sam Yanits: 210 yards rushing (Gamescore: 30.70)
- Collin Nedrich: 101 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.95)
- Dmitri Worthington: 62 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 23.73)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
