Congratulations to our week 9 Players of the Week and Teams of the Week, as selected by the fans!
Our Weekly Awards are brought to you by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP!
Player of the Week - Small School (Class 1A-3A)
Ben Hays, RB, Bentworth, Sr.
Player of the Week - Big School (Class 4A-6A)
Tristyn Tavares, QB, Norwin, Sr.
Team of the Week - Small School (Class 1A-3A)
Meyersdale Red Raiders
Team of the Week - Big School (Class 4A-6A)
General McLane Lancers
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
