Congratulations to our week 4 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)
Justin Wheeler, QB/DB, Bishop Guilfoyle, Jr.
Player of the Week - Big School (Class 4A-6A)
Owen Herrick, QB, Central Catholic, Jr.
Team of the Week - Small School (Class 1A-3A)
Cambria Heights Highlanders
Team of the Week - Big School (Class 4A-6A)
Downingtown East Cougars
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