Weekly Award Winners: 2025 Postseason Round 1 (Oct 31 – Nov 1)

Congratulations to our Players of the Week and Teams of the Week, as selected by the fans!

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Player of the Week - Small School (Class 1A-3A)
Postseason Round 1 Small School POW - Joey Felitsky

Joey Felitsky, QB, North Catholic, Sr.

Player of the Week - Big School (Class 4A-6A)
Postseason Round 1 Big School POW - Patrick Cahill

Patrick Cahill, QB, Allentown Central Catholic, Jr.

Team of the Week - Small School (Class 1A-3A)
Postseason Round 1 Small School TOW - Chartiers-Houston

Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers

Team of the Week - Big School (Class 4A-6A)
Postseason Round 1 Big School TOW - Neshaminy

Neshaminy Redskins

Postseason Round 1 Player of the Week Nominees:
Small School (Class 1A-3A)

Dante Carr, QB, Minersville, Sr.: Carr accounted for 334 yards — 300 rushing yards, 34 passing yards — and scored four rushing touchdowns in a 35-27 win over Pen Argyl.

Teegan Carroll, RB/LB, Halifax, Sr.: Carroll ran for 125 yards and two touchdowns in a 30-14 victory over Lancaster Catholic. On defense, Teegan registered eight tackles, including two for loss.

Carter Durst, RB, Berlin-Brothersvalley, So.: Durst rushed for 253 yards and scored three touchdowns in a 34-7 rout over Everett.

Joey Felitsky, QB, North Catholic, Sr.: Feltisky passed for 433 yards and six touchdowns in a 56-21 romp over Burrell.

Jaishawn George, RB/CB, Steel-High, Jr.: George ran for 144 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 46-22 pounding over Columbia.

Dom Hogue, WR, Ellwood City, Sr.: Hogue caught ten passes for 148 yards and one touchdown in a 35-13 win over Keystone Oaks.

Maddox Jarynski, WR/LB, Trinity, Sr.: Jarzynski hauled in six receptions for 118 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Maddox also returned a blocked punt for a touchdown in Trinity’s 35-7 victory over Schuylkill Valley.

Myontae Mott, RB, Bishop Canevin, Jr.: Mott galloped for 182 yards and scored one touchdown in 50-35 win over Greensburg Central Catholic.

Colton Reber, RB/CB, Schuylkill Haven, Jr.: Reber scooted for 307 yards and scored five touchdowns in a 62-14 spanking over Catasauqua.

Tyler Smiley, QB/LB, Ellwood City, Sr.: Smiley passed for 269 yards and two touchdowns to lead Ellwood City past Keystone Oaks 35-13.

Big School (Class 4A-6A)

Patrick Cahill, QB, Allentown Central Catholic, Jr.: Cahill connected on 13 of 19 passing attempts for 444 yards and five touchdowns in a 52-21 victory over Jim Thorpe. 

Mekhi Graham, RB, Owen J. Roberts, Jr.: Graham rushed the ball 37 times for 131 yards and scored one touchdown in a 10-7 upset win over District-1 No. 3 seed Downingtown West.

Josiah Gray, RB/SS, North Pocono, Sr.: Gray raced for 195 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 42-21 rout over Crestwood.

Jake Howe, QB, Wilkes-Barre, Sr.: Howe threw for 276 yards and three touchdowns in a 46-20 romp over Hazletown.  

Paxton Hunt, RB/LB, Garnet Valley, Sr.: Hunt scampered for 214 yards and scored four touchdowns in a 49-35 victory over Upper Perkiomen.

Will Kocher, LB, Cedar Cliff, Sr.: Kocher accounted for 10 tackles and tallied three sacks in a 35-6 rout over Cedar Crest.

Gavin Paul, RB, Middletown, Jr.: Paul dashed for 202 rushing yards and a touchdown in a 21-19 win over Eastern York.

Bo Sechrist, RB, Jersey Shore, Sr.: Sechrist ran for 286 yards and scored a school-record six touchdowns in a 73-14 rout over Athens. 

Kemon Spell, RB, McKeesport, Jr.: Spell sprinted for 187 yards and scored four touchdowns in a 44-7 whipping over Chartiers Valley.

Marquez Wimberly, RB/CB, Nazareth Area, Sr.: Wimberly galloped for 255 yards and scored three touchdowns as Nazareth Area edged Northampton 37-36.

Postseason Round 1 Team of the Week Nominees:
Small School (Class 1A-3A)

Central Clarion: W vs. Perry Traditional 56-8

Chartiers-Houston: W at South Side 26-21

Dunmore: W at Riverside 27-7

Highlands: W vs. Derry 14-0 

Fort LeBoeuf: W vs. Corry 29-12

Jeannette: W at Bentworth 38-24

Marion Center: W at Cambria Heights 29-22

Montoursville: W vs. Mount Carmel 43-42 OT

North Catholic: W vs. Burrell 56-21

Penn Cambria: W vs. Forest Hills 41-7

Big School (Class 4A-6A)

Cardinal O’Hara: W vs. Archbishop Ryan 44-21

Cedar Cliff: W vs. Cedar Crest 35-6

Council Rock South: W vs. Haverford 27-7

Hollidaysburg: W vs. Taylor Allderdice 69-8

McKeesport: W vs.  Chartiers Vally 44-7

Mechanicsburg: W vs. Red Land 35-21

Neshaminy: W at Central Bucks West 28-21

Owen J. Roberts: W at Downingtown West 10-7

Souderton Area: W vs. Ridley 23-6

West Chester Rustin: W vs. West Chester Henderson 42-0