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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. 29 (11:00 PM EST) to determine the Week 9 Winners!
Week 9 Player of the Week Nominees:
Small School (Class 1A-3A)
James Armstrong, QB, Hopewell, Jr.: Armstrong completed 9 of 14 passes for 315 yards and five touchdowns, adding a rushing score as Hopewell rolled to a 56–6 victory over Ambridge.
Kaden Bailey, RB/CB, Freedom, Sr.: Bailey scampered for 257 rushing yards and six touchdowns on 31 carries as Freedom defeated New Brighton, 58–38, for the win.
Xavier Carter, QB/SS, Lewisburg, Sr.: Carter fired five touchdown passes for 243 yards as Lewisburg earned a 35–14 victory over Milton.
Vinnie Feliciano, RB/FS, Mercyhurst Prep, Sr.: Feliciano galloped for 326 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 20 carries as Mercyhurst Prep captured a 33–17 win over Cambridge Springs.
Armand Hill, RB/CB, West Mifflin, Sr.: Hill piled up 240 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns, then returned a punt 60 yards for another score as West Mifflin shut out Shady Side Academy, 35–0, for the victory.
Jason Klokis, LB/RB, Mount Carmel, Jr.: Klokis recorded 15 tackles and a quarterback hurry as Mount Carmel rolled to a 49–21 win over Central Mountain.
Eli Miller, LB/FB, Halifax, Jr.: Miller anchored the defense with 12 tackles, three tackles for loss and a sack as Halifax shut out Camp Hill, 30–0, for the victory.
Tommy Murphy, QB/FS, Notre Dame-Green Pond, Jr.: Murphy threw for 245 yards and four touchdowns as Notre Dame-Green Pond rolled to a 58–12 win over Northern Lehigh.
Yama Navarro, RB/CB, Annville-Cleona, Sr.: Navarro dashed for 205 rushing yards and three touchdowns as Annville-Cleona cruised to a 47–7 victory over Hamburg.
Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg, RB, Highlands, Jr.: Owen-Cratsenberg powered his way to 308 rushing yards and two touchdowns, but Highlands fell to Freeport, 24–16.
Chace Petrosky, RB/CB/FS, Belle Vernon, Sr.: Petrosky exploded for five touchdowns as Belle Vernon defeated Waynesburg Central, 55–39, for the win.
Colton Reber, RB/LB/SS, Schuylkill Haven, Sr.: Reber piled up 341 rushing yards on 35 carries and scored three rushing touchdowns, then threw a touchdown pass as Schuylkill Haven earned a 42–29 victory over Minersville.
K.C. Shook, RB/LB, Carmichaels, Jr.: Shook powered his way to 337 rushing yards and three touchdowns as Carmichaels shut out Jefferson-Morgan, 33–0, for the win.
Devontae Smith, QB/DE/LB, Northgate, Jr.: Smith dashed for 250 rushing yards and two touchdowns while adding 39 passing yards and a touchdown pass as Northgate edged Union, 27–19, for the win.
Nasir Wade, RB/FS, Hopewell, Jr.: Wade hauled in three passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns as Hopewell rolled to a 56–6 win over Ambridge.
Big School (Class 4A-6A)
Brady Bruckner, QB/SS, Bethel Park, Sr.: Bruckner accounted for 342 combined yards, rushing for 206 and passing for 136, while scoring three total touchdowns as Bethel Park shut out Peters Township, 27–0, for the win.
Mason Costolo, QB, Shippensburg, So.: Costolo threw for 305 passing yards and four touchdowns as Shippensburg rolled past Red Land, 41–6, for the victory.
Logan Cummings, QB, West Chester East, Sr.: Cummings passed for 258 yards and four touchdowns as West Chester East defeated West Chester Henderson, 40–18, for the win.
Gavan Foster, QB/FS, Twin Valley, So.: Foster threw for 283 yards and four touchdowns as Twin Valley powered past Exeter Township, 56–29, for the victory.
Liam Hoey, RB/LB, Central Bucks East, Sr.: Hoey galloped for 224 rushing yards and four touchdowns as Central Bucks East shut out Abington, 35–0, for the win.
Beau Kosmalski, RB/SS, Great Valley, Jr.: Kosmalski set a Great Valley school record by scampering for 406 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 42 carries. He also recorded six tackles, an interception and a pass breakup as Great Valley earned a 34–27 victory over Archbishop Wood.
Ryan Lucci, QB/FS, Pottsgrove, Sr.: Lucci accounted for 433 total yards and six touchdowns as Pottsgrove defeated Phoenixville, 49–28, for the win.
Brody Majeski, WR, Twin Valley, Sr.: Majeski hauled in 152 receiving yards and three touchdowns as Twin Valley rolled to a 56–29 victory over Exeter Township.
Joey McLeish, QB, Imhotep Charter, Sr.: McLeish completed 17 of 21 passes for 371 yards and three touchdowns as Imhotep Charter cruised to a 54–14 win over Abraham Lincoln.
John Nonnenberg, QB/FS, Plum, Sr.: Nonnenberg completed 22 of 30 passes for 327 yards and three touchdowns as Plum defeated Penn Hills, 27–7, for the victory.
Cole Peterson, QB, Wilson, Sr.: Peterson fired for a school-record 364 passing yards and five touchdowns, breaking Wilson’s previous single-game passing record of 359 yards set by Eric Hetrich in 2005, although the Bulldogs fell just short in a 37–35 loss to Central York.
Thomas Pollock, WR/CB, Shikellamy, Sr.: Pollock hauled in eight passes for 126 receiving yards and a touchdown, then added four rushing touchdowns to finish with five total scores and 158 combined rushing and receiving yards as Shikellamy defeated Warrior Run, 48–13, for the win.
Weston Stum, WR/DB, Shippensburg, Sr.: Stum hauled in 204 receiving yards and three touchdowns as Shippensburg rolled to a 41–6 victory over Red Land.
Carter Vassa, WR/CB, Bethlehem Catholic, Sr.: Vassa hauled in 13 catches for 249 receiving yards and two touchdowns, then added a rushing score as Bethlehem Catholic earned a 42–28 win over Liberty.
Vincent Yacoviello, WR/CB, Warwick, Sr.: Yacoviello hauled in 131 receiving yards and four touchdowns as Warwick defeated Garden Spot, 36–21, for the victory.
Week 9 Team of the Week Nominees:
Small School (Class 1A-3A)
Belle Vernon: W at Waynesburg Central 55–39
Berlin Brothersvalley: W vs. North Star 17–14
Cambria Heights: W at Homer-Center 28–14
Freeport: W at Highlands 24–16
Laurel: W at South Side 42–6
North Catholic: W at Valley 42–15
Sharon: W vs. Grove City 20–13
Steel Valley: W vs. Ligonier Valley 33–14
Troy: W at Wyalusing Valley 56–8
Wyomissing: W vs. Octorara 56–15
Big School (Class 4A-6A)
Bishop McDevitt: W vs. Harrisburg 51–14
Blue Mountain: W vs. Shamokin 34–14
Central York: W at Wilson-West Lawn 37–35
Council Rock South: W vs. Plymouth-Whitemarsh 26–21
Dover: W vs. Kennard-Dale 57–6
Garnet Valley: W at Penncrest 49–14
Pine-Richland: W at North Hills 47–7
Ridley: W at Strath Haven 17–14
Southern Lehigh: W vs. Northwestern Lehigh 17–14
Whitehall: W at Parkland 45–42
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