EasternPAFootball.com does an outstanding job of highlighting Pennsylvania high school football players and teams in their coverage area. Below are the top performers for Week 6.
Top Offensive Performers
Passing (250-yards or more)
360 – Stone Saunders, Bishop McDevitt
342 – Matt Machalik, Palmerton Area
289 – Shawn Lee, Harrisburg
261 – Danny Darno, Notre Dame GP
255 – Tyler Gee, Loyalsock
253 – Tyler Wolfe, Hazleton Area
251 – Zach Gordon, Danville
250 – Zac Hahn, Manheim Central
Rushing (175-yards or more)
338 – Noah Schultz, Crestwood
326 – Lukę Janiszewski, Western Wayne
280 – Ian Bates, Line Mountain
250 – Razan Parker, South Philadelphia
232 – Aiden Dishman, Newport
217 – Ty Millhimes, Lower Dauphin
216 – Juelz Goff, Central York
186 – Paulie Weinrich, Delaware Valley
185 – Connor Hilling, Valley View
185 – Josh Spindler, Old Forge
185 – Parker Bolesta, Dallas
Receiving (100-yards or more)
155 – Malachi Thomas, Milton Hershey
149 – Jaylen Andrews, Loyalsock
133 – A.J. Lozano, Notre Dame GP
131 – Carson Persing, Danville
129 – Connor Shamany, Hazleton Area
123 – Kyle Williams, Harrisburg
120 – Ross Eyer, Muncy
116 – Josh Ludlow, Notre Dame GP
115 – Charlie Fortney, Lower Dauphin
110 – Tyshawn Russell, Bishop McDevitt
106 – Liam Barrett, Scranton Prep
103 – Bode Sipel, Manheim Central
103 – Marquese Williams, Bishop McDevitt
101 – Kevin Lockett, Pittston Area
100 – Jon Seamans, Lakeland
100 – Samuel Hall, Warrior Run
Receptions (7 or more)
8 – Josh Ludlow, Notre Dame GP
8 – Sean Dooner, Hanover Area
8 – Tavon Cooper, Greencastle-Antrim
7 – Carson Persing, Danville
7 – Jaylen Andrews, Loyalsock
Team Rushing (400-yards or more)
521 – Crestwood
Touchdowns (4 or more)
8 – Matt Machalik, Palmerton Area
6 – Jacob Hunter, Holy Redeemer
6 – Stone Saunders, Bishop McDevitt
5 – Dominico Spataro, Lakeland
5 – Shawn Lee, Harrisburg
4 – Brycen Armold, Manheim Central
4 – Chase Taddonio, Riverside
4 – Danny Darno, Notre Dame GP
4 – Harry Pugliese, Pittston Area
4 – Louis Paris, Scranton Prep
4 – Marquese Williams, Bishop McDevitt
4 – Noah Schultz, Crestwood
4 – Parker Bolesta, Dallas
4 – Razan Parker, South Philadelphia
4 – Zac Hahn, Manheim Central
Pancake Blocks (3 or more)
Records:
Matt Machalik Week 6 vs. Pine Grove
accounted for: 8 Touchdowns – 6 passing; 2 rushing
342 yards passing; Rushed for 117
School record 6 TD passes in a game – Matt Machalik had 4 touchdown passes in weeks 1 and 4 of the 2022 season along with Garrett Perschy throwing 4 td’s vs Notre Dame in 2014 and against Pen Argyl in 2016.
School record 342 yards in a game – beats his previous records of 302 and 305 set this season in weeks 3 and 4 of the 2022 season.
Broke Career record Touchdown scored – now has 48 previous record:
(Mike Stasko scored 46 td’s from 2013-16.)
Top Defensive Performers
Total Tackles (10 or more)
28 – Dainn Vassallo, Notre Dame GP
17 – James Cartier, Notre Dame GP
14 – Madden Locke, Bloomsburg
13 – Damon’te Lancaster, Kipp Dubois Collegiate Academy
13 – Luke Parise, Camp Hill
13 – Mason Ludlow, Notre Dame GP
12 – Kobe Moore, Camp Hill
11 – Evan Myers, Twin Valley
10 – Noah Doi, Camp Hill
10 – Tanner Webb, Lower Dauphin
10 – Trevor Kent, Notre Dame GP
Interceptions (2 or more)
2 – Connor Griffin, Jersey Shore
2 – Max Schlager, Trinity
2 – Christopher Savkov, Valley View
Fumbles recovered (2 or more)
Sacks (3 or more)
Tackles for loss (3 or more)
Fumble returns for touchdowns
52 – Xzavier Minium, Milton Area
02 – Colden Bloom, Southern Columbia
Interception returns for touchdowns
45 – Andrew Olesh, Southern Lehigh
39 – L.J. Lee, Loyalsock
25 – Branson Eyer, Muncy
24 – Brent Parnell, Northwest Area
22 – Jamaire Harden, Williamsport
22 – Kyle Guarino, Western Wayne
15 – Ross Eyer, Muncy
15 – Rowan Slabinski, Berwick Area
Blocked punts for touchdowns
02 – Thomas Barely, Northwest Area
01 – Aidan Colleran, Scranton Prep
Top Special Teams’ Performers
Kickoff returns for touchdowns
95 – James Wisecarver, Notre Dame GP
91 – Marcus Sweeney, Hershey
86 – Jamaire Harden, Williamsport
85 – Reese Gaughan, Riverside
Punt returns for touchdowns
44 – Bo Sheptock, Berwick Area
44 – Tyler Mattis, Wyoming Valley West
PAT made (6 or more)
6 – Zach Janosky, Lakeland
Field Goals (35-yards or more)
36 – Niko Ledenbohm, Mechanicsburg
Punting average (3 punts minimum, 40-yards or more)
Touchbacks: (3 or more)
4 – Ayden Scharper, Southern Lehigh