WPIAL AAAAA Big East 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!
Tasso Whipple Dazzles in Penn-Trafford Win
Starting off the list is Penn-Trafford's Tasso Whipple, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Whipple rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made four total tackles.
Franklin Regional had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Whipple it was a similar story. Whipple rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Panthers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 32.10
Big Game from Shirley As Kiski Area Won 21-14
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Aven Shirley stepped things up a notch to give Kiski Area the 'W'. Armstrong had no answer to Shirley as he picked up 56 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Shirley has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 84 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.43
Carson Heinle Makes It Two for Kiski Area
Keeping Shirley company is Carson Heinle, a fellow Kiski Area player. He threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 65 yards.
Armstrong had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Heinle it was a similar story. Heinle threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the River Hawks duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 24.37
Couknas Came Up Big in Armstrong's 21-14 Defeat
While Armstrong might've come up empty on Friday, Costa Couknas wasn't going down without a fight. Couknas was dynamite, rushing for 99 yards and a touchdown.
Armstrong is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6. Couknas and Armstrong will challenge Penn-Trafford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.55
Kyan Kline Makes It Two for Armstrong
Keeping Couknas company is Kyan Kline, a fellow Armstrong player. He picked up 38 receiving yards.
For the season, Kline has averaged 77.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.07
Other Notable Players
- Braden Anderson: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Kyle Dupill: 106 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.12)
- Landon Kucic: 129 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.40)
- Jaydon Oliver: 141 yards passing; 51 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
