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!
Ethan Mcnulty Delivers Best Performance of Season
Ethan Mcnulty produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Conemaugh Valley to the win 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 was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 66 yards.
Conemaugh Valley moved to 1-7 with that victory, which also ended their seven-game losing streak. Mcnulty and Conemaugh Valley will square off against Conemaugh Township at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 97.63
Ty Dumm Delivers Electric Performance Vs Conemaugh Township
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: 65.48
Layo Posts Huge Game in 16-0 Win
Bode Layo put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 41 receiving yards.
Purchase Line's probably not too fond of Layo given he always seems to get the better of them. When Layo last faced the Red Dragons back in September of 2023, he picked up 159 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 48.22
Eric Korhut Puts an End to Conemaugh Valley's Losing Streak on Friday
Conemaugh Valley's seven-game losing streak is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Eric Korhut. Korhut did his part (and then some), rushing for 46 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
This year, 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
Big Game from Stephens As United Valley Co-Op [Blacklick Valley/United] Won 27-0
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. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
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 take on Purchase Line at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.65
Other Notable Players
- Gavin Burkhart: 85 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 26 yards receiving (Gamescore: 41.48)
- Stephen Nelen: 68 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 33 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 40.38)
- Marshall Eckenrode: 51 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 52 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 34.23)
- Brennan Lohr: 134 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 33.70)
- Sam Yanits: 210 yards rushing (Gamescore: 30.70)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
