WPIAL AA Allegheny 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 Donald Barksdale Leads Steel Valley over Ligonier Valley
Steel Valley was led to victory by Donald Barksdale, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Barksdale rushed for 314 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August. His longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards.
Unfortunately for Ligonier Valley, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Barksdale. When Barksdale last faced the Rams back in September of 2023, he rushed for 221 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Gamescore: 83.80
Barksdale Posts Huge Game in 53-7 Victory
Keeping Barksdale company is Da'Ron Barksdale, a fellow Steel Valley player. He rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 44 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the year, Barksdale has thrown 3 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 21.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.03
Camden Lewis and Co. Win Fourth in a Row
Camden Lewis's big game helped extend South Allegheny's winning streak to four on Friday. Lewis did his part (and then some), picking up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
South Allegheny's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Lewis and South Allegheny are on the road again on Friday to play Steel Valley at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 36.00
Cameron Epps Delivers Electric Performance Vs Sto-Rox
Another South Allegheny player making an appearance on this list is Cameron Epps. He rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
For the season, Epps has averaged 11.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.87
Chatman Made His Presence Known in South Allegheny's 48-0 Win
Another South Allegheny player making an appearance on this list is Tyreeke Chatman. He rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Chatman has averaged 15.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 1.44 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.90
Other Notable Players
- Ryan Cortes: 111 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.70)
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