Pennsylvania high school football top stars, best performances (10/22/2023)

From North Allegheny's Tyree Alux to West Greene's Billy Whitlach, there were several big-time high school football performances across the state of Pennsylvania in games played October 19-21

There were several big-time high school football performances across the state of Pennsylvania this past weekend. Here are some of those performances.

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Tyree Alux, North Allegheny

In a win over Penn-Trafford, Alux scored a pair of rushing touchdowns and also returned an interception 80 yards for a score.

Drew Branstetter, Camp Hill 

Despite a loss to West Perry, Branstetter had almost 350 yards passing and four touchdowns.

Cole Bartram, Northern York

Carried the ball 48 times for 500 yards and scored nine touchdowns in a 63-42 win over Gettysburg.

Semaj Beals, Roman Catholic

The sophomore quarterback threw three touchdown passes as Roman Catholic defeated La Salle College 27-21.

Paul Bronaugh, Moon Area

In a double overtime loss to Upper St. Clair, Bronaugh had 236 yards rushing and three touchdowns on just nine carries, including a pair of 85-yard scores.

Jack Fennell, North Catholic

In a 42-6 win over Indiana, he ran for 252 yards and scored five rushing touchdowns. He also returned a kickoff 82 yards for a score.

Michael Gimigliano, South Fayette

Despite a loss to Bethel Park, Gimigliano caught 10 passes for 234 yards and three touchdowns.

Grant Hall, Big Spring

In a 42-14 win over Upper Dauphin, he ran for 214 yards and caught three passes for another 53 yards while scoring four touchdowns.

Dennis Hawkins, Monessen

Completed 17 passes for 361 yards and five touchdowns in a 36-20 win over Mapleton.

Armand Hill, West Mifflin

The 5-foot-10, 165-pound freshman running back carried the ball 27 times for 495 yards and five touchdowns for the Titans in a 42-7 win over Hopewell.

Ethen Knox, Oil City

Ran for 355 yards and three touchdowns as Oil City defeated Titusville 33-12.

Shawn Lee Jr., Harrisburg 

In a win over Chambersburg, the quarterback threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns  and ran for 106 more yards and a pair of scores.

Quinton Martin, Belle Vernon

The Penn State recruit needed just nine carries to lead the Leopards with 147 yards rushing in a win over Southmoreland. He also scored a touchdown.

Blayze Myers, McDowell

The junior quarterback completed 15 of his 18 passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns in a 52-12 win over Butler.

Darian Nelson, Plum

Hauled in nine passes for 149 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 28-20 win over Hempfield.

Kole Olszewski, Bishop Canevin

In a win over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, he was 13-of-20 for 325 yards passing and four touchdowns.

Stone Saunders, Bishop McDevitt

The Kentucky commit completed 21 of his 29 passes for 287 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Palmyra.

Quadir Stribling, Serra Catholic

Completed 13 of his 18 passes for 387 yards and five touchdowns as Serra Catholic took down Apollo-Ridge.

Ahmad Ward, Derry

Carried the ball 22 times for 250 yards and four touchdowns in a 29-22 win over Burrell.

Billy Whitlach, West Greene

Led the West Green offense with 255 yards rushing and three scores in a 31-16 win over Jefferson-Morgan.


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Ryan Isley, SBLive Sports
RYAN ISLEY, SBLIVE SPORTS

Ryan Isley is a regional editor at SBLive Sports for the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Ryan, a native of Akron, Ohio, has been following and covering high school sports in Ohio for more than 20 years, including the St. Vincent-St. Mary basketball teams that featured NBA superstar LeBron James. Ryan joined the SBLive staff full-time in May, 2022 after freelancing for SBLive Sports for nearly nine months, beginning with his experience covering Bishop Sycamore, which was featured in a documentary in the summer of 2023. You can reach Ryan at ryan@scorebooklive.com