WPIAL A Big 7 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Anthony Hopkins Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Northgate's Anthony Hopkins, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hopkins picked up 37 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Northgate is 2-1 when Hopkins posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
With the win, Northgate broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-5. Hopkins and Northgate will be playing in front of their home fans against Rochester at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.62
Layne Came Up Big in Northgate's 49-12 Win
Keeping Hopkins company is Sonteon Layne, a fellow Northgate player. He threw for 150 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
Unfortunately for Summit Academy, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Layne. When Layne last faced the Knights back in September of 2023, he rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes.
Gamescore: 30.65
Jino Mozzocio Goes Supernova in Neshannock Victory
Jino Mozzocio was instrumental in extending Neshannock's winning streak to five on Friday. Mozzocio was unstoppable, rushing for 93 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 115 yards while completing 75% of his passes.
Neshannock's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. They and Summit Academy are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.67
Kolton Carlson and Co. Win Fourth in a Row
Kolton Carlson's big game helped extend Laurel's winning streak to four on Friday. Carlson was dynamite, picking up 83 receiving yards.
Unfortunately for Shenango, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Carlson. When Carlson last faced the Wildcats back in October of 2023, he picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 52 yards on only five carries.
Gamescore: 24.73
Jack Miles Makes It Two for Laurel
Another Laurel player making an appearance on this list is Jack Miles. He picked up 39 receiving yards.
This year, Miles has caught 1 touchdown while averaging 50.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 10.38 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.82
Other Notable Players
- Zion Ward: 65 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
