Round 4 Playoff Player Impacts

Alex Christo

November 22, 2020 @ 05:03 AM

Here are 4 players who made an impact in their victories to move onto the state finals.   Pine-Richland 48 vs Governor Mifflin 44 Pine-Richland – [player_tooltip player_id="27363" first="Cole" last="Spencer"] (SR) Quarterback 5’10 180: Though Cole had 3 picks during the game, one of them was on the first play, he scored the winning touchdown (a play that was never ran before) with almost 2:00 left in the game. With this game, Cole has put himself into the “Top 10 Passers in WPIAL History”. Cole also broke the schools winning record as starting QB with 31 victories. Pine-Richland moves on to play Erie Cathedral Prep in the 5A state finals. STATS: 19-30 252 yards 4 TD’s, 1 Rushing TD   Central York 37 vs McDowell 21 Central York – [player_tooltip player_id="27576" first="Beau" last="Pribula"] (JR) Quarterback 6’2 200: Beau is continuing to impress and dominate. In the last 2 playoff games, he’s accounted for 655 total yards and 9 total touchdowns. He will be playing the biggest game of his high school career at the highest level in PA (6A) this coming week in the state finals against St. Joe’s Prep. STATS: 319 yards 1 TD, 100 rush yards 2 TD’s   Thomas Jefferson 62- vs Oil City 0 Thomas Jefferson - Jake Pugh (SR) Quarterback 5’10 165: Jake and his teammates put on a clinic in the PIAA semifinals. Thomas Jefferson scored on its first five possessions, three of them were jake’s touchdown passes. The game was essentially over within minutes into the second quarter. Thomas Jefferson will be playing Jersey Shore in the 4A state finals. STATS: 7-10 179 yards 3 TD’s   Southern Columbia 42 vs Bishop McDevitt Wyncote 14 Southern Columbia – [player_tooltip player_id="27651" first="Gavin" last="Garcia"] (JR) Running Back 5’7 170: This is Gavin’s second straight week being on this list. He is carrying his team to the state finals. He has rushed for 401 yards over the last 2 games and has accounted for 7 touchdowns. Southern Columbia will be playing Wilmington in the 2A state finals. STATS: 12 Carries 205 yards 4 TD’s