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Mr. PA Football will recognize the top players and teams from each week throughout the 2026 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, Sept. 24 (11:00 PM EST) to determine the Week 4 Winners!
Week 4 Player of the Week Nominees:
Small School (Class 1A-3A)
Kaden Bailey, RB/CB, Freedom, Sr.: Bailey rushed for 258 yards and four touchdowns on 19 carries in Freedom’s 39-23 victory over Mohawk.
Dyson Dupont, QB, Loyalsock, Fr.: Dupont completed 10 of 14 passes for 240 yards and six touchdowns in Loyalsock’s 42-18 victory over Midd-West. The freshman quarterback accounted for all six of the Lancers’ passing touchdowns in a dominant Week 4 performance.
Brandon Harris, RB/MLB, Trinity, Jr.: Harris rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns and recorded 13 tackles in Trinity’s 28-14 win over East Pennsboro.
Parker Hatter, RB/LB, Tri-Valley, Jr.: Hatter rushed for 256 yards and five touchdowns in Tri-Valley’s 49-10 victory over Shenandoah Valley.
Kamar Iberedem, WR/FS, Steel-High, Fr.: Iberedem totaled 206 yards, rushing for 138 yards and catching passes for 68 yards while scoring two touchdowns in Steel-High’s 45-0 win over Halifax.
Levi Foust, QB/LB, Ligonier Valley, So.: Foust accounted for 251 total yards and four touchdowns, rushing for 152 yards and two touchdowns and passing for 99 yards and two touchdowns in Ligonier Valley’s 56-20 victory over Charleroi.
Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg, RB, Highlands, Jr.: Owen-Cratsenberg rushed for 303 yards and four touchdowns on 31 carries in Highlands’ 28-14 win over Knoch.
Tyler Quinn, DE, Mercyhurst Prep, Jr.: Quinn had 11 tackles, six tackles for loss, six sacks, and three QB hurries in Mercyhurst Prep’s dominant 64-0 win over Cochranton.
Fletcher Thompson, RB/LB, Williams Valley, Jr.: Thompson rushed for 291 yards and four touchdowns on 27 carries in Williams Valley’s 33-0 victory over Nativity BVM.
Rocco Thompson, RB/LB, Elizabeth Forward, So.: Thompson rushed for 242 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries in Elizabeth Forward’s 38-33 win over Waynesburg Central.
Dimitri Velisaris, RB/CB, Avonworth, Sr.: Velisaris rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns in Avonworth’s 34-14 victory over New Castle.
Justin Wheeler, QB/DB, Bishop Guilfoyle, Jr.: Wheeler accounted for four touchdowns, rushing for 63 yards and three scores on 12 carries and catching a 57-yard touchdown pass in Bishop Guilfoyle’s 42-0 win over Huntingdon. He also completed 7 of 13 passes for 112 yards.
Big School (Class 4A-6A)
Gabe Duda, RB/LB, Honesdale, Sr.: Duda rushed for 267 yards and five touchdowns on 18 carries in Honesdale’s 51-20 victory over Carbondale Area. He also recorded seven tackles, including three tackles for loss.
Tyler Eber, RB/LB, Thomas Jefferson, Sr.: Eber rushed for 325 yards and three touchdowns on 33 carries and added a 32-yard touchdown reception in Thomas Jefferson’s 70-35 win over Moon Area.
Owen Herrick, QB, Central Catholic, Jr.: Herrick completed 14 of 20 passes for 339 yards and four touchdowns in Central Catholic’s 54-17 victory over Norwin.
Jamin Ilgenfritz, QB, Central York, So.: Ilgenfritz completed 18 of 23 passes for 267 yards and five touchdowns in Central York’s 51-14 win over Spring Grove.
Kassidy Jackson, RB/SS, Pope John Paul II, Jr.: Jackson rushed for 260 yards and four touchdowns in Pope John Paul II’s 36-21 victory over Bishop Shanahan.
Blake Landherr, LB/TE, Pennridge, Jr.: Landherr registered nine tackles, three tackles for loss, a half-sack and a fumble recovery in Pennridge’s 14-7 win over Central Bucks West. He also caught a 10-yard touchdown pass.
Taylor Lincoln, WR, McDowell, Jr.: Lincoln had seven catches for 145 receiving yards and two touchdowns in McDowell’s 63-6 victory over Erie.
Cooper Madson, QB, Nazareth Area, Jr.: Madson threw for 264 yards and three touchdowns in Nazareth Area’s 31-0 shutout win over Freedom.
Connor Melnik, WR/CB, Central Catholic, Sr.: Melnik caught three passes for 121 yards and three touchdowns in Central Catholic’s 54-17 victory over Norwin.
DeMarcus Murray, WR, Central York, Jr.: Murray hauled in seven catches for 138 receiving yards and three touchdowns in Central York’s 51-14 win over Spring Grove.
Mikal Shank Jr., QB, Coatesville, Sr.: Shank Jr. threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns in Coatesville’s 35-7 victory over Owen J. Roberts.
Logan Steele, QB/ATH, Shamokin, Sr.: Steele rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns, threw a touchdown pass and caught a touchdown pass in Shamokin’s 35-14 win over Jersey Shore, accounting for all five of Shamokin’s touchdowns.
Week 4 Team of the Week Nominees:
Small School (Class 1A-3A)
Annville-Cleona: W vs. Lancaster Catholic 35-20
Cambria Heights: W at Marion Center 6-0
Elizabeth-Forward: W vs. Waynesburg Central 38-33
Farrell: W at Wilmington 25-14
Hopewell: W vs. Central Valley 34-6
Karns City: W vs. St. Mary’s 28-7
Monessen: W vs. Fort Cherry 14-12
Mount Carmel: W at North Schuylkill 55-7
Tyrone: W vs. Bald Eagle Area 15-6
Wyomissing Area: W vs. Northern Lebanon 42-32
Big School (Class 4A-6A)
Cardinal O’Hara: W vs. West Catholic 38-0
Chester: W vs. Upper Darby 24-13
Downingtown East: W vs. Spring-Ford 35-7
General McLane: W vs. Oil City 23-0
McKeesport: W vs. Propel Braddock Hills 21-18
Nazareth Area: W vs. Bethlehem Freedom 31-0
Pennridge: W vs. Central Bucks West 14-7
Pope John Paul II: W at Bishop Shanahan 36-21
Shamokin: W vs. Jersey Shore 35-14
Wilson-West Lawn: W vs. Manheim Township 17-0
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