Inter-County - North 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 Vincent Hoover Leads Juniata Valley over Curwensville
Juniata Valley was led to victory by Vincent Hoover, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hoover rushed for 295 yards and four touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles.
On the season, Hoover has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 63 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 77.40
Big Game from Reifer As Moshannon Valley Fell 29-18
Rocco Reifer continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 159 rushing yards. He rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made 15 total tackles.
Reifer might have his next game, a home matchup with West Branch, circled on his calendar. Reifer rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries the last time he and the Warriors duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 46.90
Mount Union Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Georgie Bilger
Georgie Bilger's big game helped extend Mount Union's winning streak to three on Friday. Southern Huntingdon County had no answer to Bilger as he picked up two sacks and made 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Mount Union pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Bilger and Mount Union will head out to square off against Claysburg-Kimmel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.15
Mason Campagna's Big Game Leads Claysburg-Kimmel over Moshannon Valley
Mason Campagna was instrumental in extending Claysburg-Kimmel's winning streak to six on Friday. Nobody could stop Campagna as he rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 134 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Claysburg-Kimmel pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Campagna and Claysburg-Kimmel will play host again on Friday to welcome Mount Union, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 39.83
Nasir Collins Makes It Two for Mount Union
The second Mount Union player making an appearance here is Nasir Collins, and for good reason. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making ten total tackles. The game was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
On the year, Collins has averaged 8.4 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 8.75 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 16.75 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 37.77
Other Notable Players
- Cameron Dreibelbis: 22 yards receiving; 108 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 32.77)
- Logan Harpster: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.00)
- Mark Lattieri: 112 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 21 yards receiving (Gamescore: 19.38)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
