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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, Oct. 1 (11:00 PM EST) to determine the Week 5 Winners!
Week 5 Player of the Week Nominees:
Small School (Class 1A-3A)
Kaden Allen, QB/CB, Elizabeth Forward, Jr.: Allen accounted for 315 total yards and three touchdowns, rushing for 203 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries and completing 6 of 7 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown in Elizabeth Forward’s 41-0 victory over Southmoreland.
Ethan Bench, QB, Shenandoah Valley, Jr.: Bench completed 13 of 25 passes for 355 yards and six touchdowns in Shenandoah Valley’s 45-26 win over Marian Catholic.
Josh Blessing, LB/DL, Mount Carmel, Sr.: Blessing recorded 11 tackles, five tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in Mount Carmel’s 42-21 victory over Danville.
Alexander Gehret, FS/WR, Schuylkill Valley, Sr.: Gehret recorded 17 tackles in Schuylkill Valley’s 18-16 win over Berks Catholic.
Landon Moser, RB/LB, Mifflinburg, Sr.: Moser rushed for 219 yards and three touchdowns in Mifflinburg’s 32-27 victory over Loyalsock.
Yama Navarro, RB/DB, Annville-Cleona, Sr.: Navarro rushed for 265 yards and three touchdowns in Annville-Cleona’s 35-28 win over Columbia.
Paul Porobenski, LB/WR, Northern Lehigh, Jr.: Porobenski recorded nine tackles, six tackles for loss and five sacks in Northern Lehigh’s 28-0 victory over Salisbury Township.
Tyler Price, RB/LB, Marian Catholic, Jr.: Price totaled 276 yards and three touchdowns, rushing for 203 yards and two touchdowns and adding 73 receiving yards and a touchdown in Marian Catholic’s 26-45 loss to Shenandoah Valley.
Colton Reber, RB/LB/SS, Schuylkill Haven, Sr.: Reber rushed for 234 yards and four touchdowns in Schuylkill Haven’s 63-7 win over Nativity BVM.
Fletcher Thompson, RB/LB, Williams Valley, Jr.: Thompson rushed for 278 yards and four touchdowns on 33 carries in Williams Valley’s 41-6 victory over Mahanoy Area.
Justin Wheeler, QB/DB, Bishop Guilfoyle, Jr.: Wheeler accounted for 269 offensive yards and three touchdowns, rushing for 127 yards and two touchdowns, passing for 114 yards and a touchdown and catching two passes for 28 yards, while also hauling in a two-point conversion and recording two interceptions in Bishop Guilfoyle’s 42-7 victory over Central.
Big School (Class 4A-6A)
Wesley Bard, RB/FS, Solanco, Jr.: Bard rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries and added an 80-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in Solanco’s 57-19 win over Cocalico.
Dayne Byler, QB, Manheim Township, Jr.: Byler accounted for 251 total yards and four touchdowns, completing 14 of 21 passes for 220 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 31 yards and a touchdown in Manheim Township’s 45-12 victory over Cedar Crest.
Amari Cannon, RB/SS, Downingtown West, Sr.: Cannon rushed for 204 yards and four touchdowns on 26 carries in Downingtown West’s 31-3 win over Bayard Rustin.
Bobby Felmy, QB/WR/DB, Shikellamy, So.: Felmy completed 18 of 28 passes for 291 yards and five touchdowns in Shikellamy’s 56-27 victory over Jersey Shore.
Carden Lippmann, QB/FS, Hempfield Area, Sr.: Lippmann completed 21 of 30 passes for 340 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 87 yards on 20 carries, including the game-winning touchdown in overtime, in Hempfield Area’s 38-34 win over Canon-McMillan.
Ramel Lyles, RB/LB, Hempfield, Sr.: Lyles rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns in Hempfield’s 42-21 victory over Spring Grove, scoring all three of his touchdowns in the second half.
John Nonnenberg, QB/FS, Plum, Sr.: Nonnenberg threw for 334 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 71 yards in Plum’s dramatic 29-28 comeback win over Kiski Area.
Thomas Pollock, WR/CB, Shikellamy, Sr.: Pollock caught 12 passes for 225 yards and four touchdowns, rushed for 42 yards on two carries and recorded an interception in Shikellamy’s 56-27 victory over Jersey Shore.
Logan Troup, RB/LB, Pine Grove Area, Sr.: Troup rushed for 260 yards and three touchdowns on 51 carries in Pine Grove Area’s 29-14 win over Holy Redeemer.
Andre Watson Jr., RB, Coatesville, Jr.: Watson rushed for 246 yards and four touchdowns in Coatesville’s 42-21 victory over West Chester East.
Prince Wratto, RB, Elizabethtown, Jr.: Wratto totaled 315 yards and three touchdowns, rushing for 195 yards and adding 120 receiving yards in Elizabethtown’s 33-18 win over Warwick.
Week 5 Team of the Week Nominees:
Small School (Class 1A-3A)
Bellwood-Antis: W vs. Tyrone 37-14
Bishop Guilfoyle: W vs. Central 42-7
Burgettstown: W at Monessen 10-6
Central Cambria: W at Penn Cambria 15-14 OT
Clairton: W at Washington 8-7
Hickory: W at Butler 34-18
Northern Lehigh: W vs. Salisbury Township 28-0
Philipsburg-Osceola: W vs. Bald Eagle Area 22-14
Schuylkill Valley: W at Berks Catholic 18-16
Shenandoah Valley: W at Marian Catholic 45-26
Big School (Class 4A-6A)
Central Bucks West: W vs. North Penn 28-26
Coatesville: W vs. West Chester East 42-21
Downingtown West: W vs. Bayard Rustin 31-3
Garnet Valley: W at Marple-Newtown 49-21
Hempfield Area: W vs. Canon-McMillan 38-34 OT
Manheim Township: W vs. Cedar Crest 45-12
Plum: W at Kiski Area 29-28
Shikellamy: W vs. Jersey Shore 56-27
Southern Lehigh: W vs. Lehighton 35-0
Thomas Jefferson: W vs. Montour 34-29
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