Congratulations to our week 5 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)
Bobby Felmy, QB/WR/DB, Shikellamy, So.
Team of the Week - Small School (Class 1A-3A)
Central Cambria Red Devils
Team of the Week - Big School (Class 4A-6A)
Shikellamy Braves
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
