Mr. PA Football will recognize the top players and teams from each week throughout the 2025 season. Winners are determined by the fan vote here on mrpafootball.com. Use the buttons below to vote for each category. Vote now through Thursday, Oct. 23 (11:00 PM EST) to determine the Week 9 Winners!
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Week 9 Player of the Week Nominees:
Small School (Class 1A-3A)
Timmy Andrasy, RB, Leechburg, Sr.: Andrasy gained 348 yards on 39 carries and scored five touchdowns in a 48-41 victory over Brentwood.
Da’Ron Barksdale, ATH/CB, Steel Valley, Sr.: Barksdale galloped for 240 yards and four touchdowns in a 49-0 shutout victory over Ligonier Valley.
Ben Hays, RB, Bentworth, Sr.: Hays sprinted for 210 yards and scored six touchdowns in a 52-0 shutout victory over Mapletown.
Ryan Huey, RB/LB, Fort Cherry, Jr.: Huey rushed for 214 yards and scored four touchdowns in a 42-0 romp over Shenango.
Gabriel Jenkins, QB/ATH/S, Imani Christian, Jr.: Jenkins passed for 258 yards and five touchdowns and ran for 132 yards and one touchdown to lead Imani Christian to a 53-7 rout over Burrell.
Kaiden Maurer, QB/FS, Line Mountain, Sr.: Maurer accounted for 244 yards — 161 passing yards, 133 rushing yards — and four touchdowns in a 49-13 victory over Camp Hill.
Ryan Messina, QB, Elizabeth-Forward, Sr.: Messina accounted for 353 yards — 160 passing yards, 193 rushing yards — and three touchdowns in a 42-0 romp over Southmoreland.
Luca Neal, ATH/LB, Avonworth, Sr.: Neal rushed for 223 yards and scored three touchdowns as Avonworth rolled past North Catholic 42-10.
Jerome Ross III, RB, Steel-High, Sr.: Ross III darted for 151 yards on 11 carries and scored three touchdowns in 52-8 conquest over Susquenita.
Ty’Meere Wilkerson, RB, Berwick, Sr.: Wilkerson ran for 305 yards and scored four touchdowns in a 56-0 shutout win over Selinsgrove.
Big School (Class 4A-6A)
Leomar Brown, RB/CB, Exeter Township, Sr.: Brown sprinted for 332 yards and two touchdowns in a 21-17 loss to Conestoga Valley.
Matt Caro, QB/LB, General McLane, Sr.: Caro threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-14 victory over Cathedral Prep.
David Dennison, RB, Bethel Park, Sr.: Dennison dashed for 244 yards and four touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass to lead Bethel Park to a 33-16 win over South Fayette.
Tyler Eber, RB, Thomas Jefferson, Jr.: Eber rushed for 334 yards on 41 carries and scored four touchdowns in a 45–6 rout over Chartiers Valley.
Owen Gardner, RB/LB, Trinity, Jr.: Gardner ran for 222 yards and two touchdowns as Trinity beat Laurel Highlands 48-0.
Brandon Kauffman, RB, Mifflin County, Sr.: Kauffman raced for 173 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 34-21 victory over Gettysburg.
Chase Kessler, RB, Northampton, So.: Kessler rushed for 317 yards and three touchdowns in 41-28 upset win over Nazareth Area.
Rece Miller, RB, Mechanicsburg, Jr.: Miller scampered for 154 yards and one touchdown in a 7-0 win over Hershey.
Colton Sams, QB, Southern Lehigh, Jr.: Sams threw for 266 yards and four touchdowns in a 56-20 rout over Saucon Valley.
Tristyn Tavares, QB, Norwin, Sr.: Tavares accounted for 244 yards — 118 passing yards, 126 rushing yards — and two touchdowns in a big 24-21 win over Canon-McMillan.
Week 9 Team of the Week Nominees:
Small School (Class 1A-3A)
Avonworth: W at North Catholic 42-10
Berks Catholic: W at Hamburg 38-7
Bishop Guilfoyle: W vs. Clearfield Area 20-13
Cambria Heights: W vs. Homer-Center 42-7
Elizabeth-Forward: W at Southmoreland 42-0
Greenville: W at Maplewood 49-8
Laurel: W vs. South Side 45-7
Meyersdale: W at Everett 35-2
River Valley: W at Marion Center 35-7
Seton LaSalle: W at Keystone Oaks 55-0
Big School (Class 4A-6A)
Conestoga Valley: W vs. Exeter Township 21-17
Downingtown West: W at Coatesville 33-0
General McLane: W vs. Cathedral Prep 28-14
Mechanicsburg: W at Hershey 7-0
Northampton: W vs. Nazareth Area 41-28
North Penn: W vs. Central Bucks West 31-13
Pine-Richland: W vs. North Allegheny 67-0
Solanco: W at Fleetwood 49-13
Southern Lehigh: W vs. Saucon Valley 56-20
Susquehanna Twp.: W vs. Trinity 24-14
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