Sterling Limousine and Transportation Services of Wrightstown is proud to recognize the Players of the Game for SOL teams that are part of each week’s SuburbanOneSports.com’s Featured Games.
CHELTENHAM at UPPER DUBLIN (Upper Dublin 19, Cheltenham 7)
Sterling Limousine Offensive Player of the Game – Upper Dublin’s Gino Park
On a night that saw the Flying Cardinals accumulate 253 yards on the ground, Park rushed for 112 yards on 16 carries. He also had two touchdowns on runs of 27 and two yards and caught one pass for 16 yards.
Coach Bret Stover says: “He’s just been a workhorse for us in the backfield. He understands our system, and he runs it to perfection. The last two weeks he’s really had big weeks after what were probably mediocre weeks for him but still pretty good weeks. He’s kind of had his coming out party the last two weeks, and it’s really nice to see for him as a senior. He’s a really hard worker.”
Sterling Limousine Defensive Player of the Game – Upper Dublin’s Sean McAneny
The senior safety, who had three tackles and two assists, was a force on defense and broke up a pass attempt on third and long early in the fourth quarter to stall a Cheltenham drive.
Coach Bret Stover says: “Sean does a lot of different things for us, but the thing he’s doing best for us right now is playing that safety spot. He’s had six or seven pass break-ups, and the one he had on Friday night was an incredible play to get his hand in there. He’s a veteran guy back there, and he doesn’t make mistakes. He’s steady - he’s not real flashy. He has three picks so far this season, but I would just call him consistent.”
Sterling Limousine Special Teams Player of the Game – Upper Dublin’s Eric Boyer
Upper Dublin’s senior kicker, - who ran a fake punt in for a touchdown that was called back for a penalty - has consistently been kicking the ball into the end zone on kickoffs and has also been a solid punter.
Coach Bret Stover says: “Eric has been a game changer for us as far as field position goes. He has had seven touchbacks so far this season. The last couple of years that’s kind of been a thorn in our side – teams were starting in midfield or better against us. When they’re starting at their own 20 – to make a team drive 80 yards on you in high school is a strong advantage for us at that point. He can control the ball, he can squib it, and he can pop it up. He’s athletic. He plays wide receiver for us, so he’s not just a kicker.”
NESHAMINY at ABINGTON (Abington 35, Neshaminy 21)
Sterling Limousine Offensive Player of the Game – Abington’s Ray Schreiner
The Ghosts’ gifted senior running back rushed for 247 yards on 21 carries. He also had touchdown runs of 20, 66 and six yards.
Sterling Limousine Defensive Player of the Game – Abington’s Brian Osei
Abington’s senior defensive lineman, who is 6-3, 235 pounds, had several key sacks late in 
the game and was a key in the Ghosts’ ability to limit the Redskins to just seven first-half points.
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH at WISSAHICKON (PW 31, Wissahickon 7
Sterling Limousine Offensive Player of the Game – PW’s Xavier Ellington
Ellington had 16 carries for 187 yards and two touchdowns, one TD run of 80 yards and the other of 24. He also caught three passes for 46 yards, which included a 43-yard TD reception.
Coach Dan Chang says: “He’s been doing this all year. He’s one of those guys that every time he touches the balls he can make a big play. We made it an emphasis last week to get him the ball a little bit more because we know how dangerous a player he is. He just continues to get better every week. He’s one of those natural runners who - you can’t really teach him how to run because he’s got such great vision, such great quickness, and he never gets tackled by the first guy. He’ll always make the first guy miss.”
Sterling Limousine Defensive Player of the Game – PW’s Kavon Johnson
The 6-2, 270-pound senior is the centerpiece of PW’s defensive line. The Colonials won the battle in the trenches against Wissahickon, limiting the Trojans to just 111 yards in the game – only 79 on the ground.
Coach Dan Chang says: “He’s our stud on the defensive line. He has been playing nose tackle the past couple of games, and defensively, he has been doing great. He’s been drawing double teams and even triple teams, and that has freed up a lot of our linebackers to make plays. When you see our linebackers have a lot of tackles, a lot of that is a tribute to Kavon’s ability to take up blocks.”
WILLIAM TENNENT at COUNCIL ROCK NORTH (CR North 20, William Tennent 9)Sterling Limousine 
Offensive Player of the Game – Council Rock North’s Steve Sroba
The senior running back picked up the slack when the Indians lost starting quarterback Trevor Guzy to an injury. Sroba carried the ball 22 times for 114 yards and had touchdown runs of two and 10 yards.
Coach Adam Collachi says: “Steve came up big, but that’s what we expect from a senior captain. When the chips were down and we faced adversity, he really stepped up his game. That’s what we’ve been talking about all week in practice – guys making plays and doing things to help us win ball games, and that’s exactly what Steve did.”
Sterling Limousine Defensive Player of the Game – Council Rock North’s Alex Yardley
The senior cornerback intercepted a pass on Tennent’s first offensive series and ran it back 60 yards for a touchdown that – after Max Pedinoff’s extra points – gave Rock North an early 7-0 lead.
Coach Adam Collachi says: “Alex made the big impact play. We saw that play on tape, and he read it, stepped right in front and gave us momentum and made us feel good about ourselves. That was probably one of the biggest plays of the game. Once again, we’ve been really stressing to the kids we need somebody to step up and make a play. To his credit, Alex is one of the most coachable kids that we have, and he works hard in practice.”
Sterling Limousine Special Teams Player of the Game – Council Rock North’s Max Pedinoff
The junior placekicker, who converted a pair of extra points, has been a consistent contributor as the kicker and punter for the Indians. In Saturday’s win, he averaged 46 yards on two punts.
Coach Adam Collachi says: “It’s his first year playing football, and he’s done a great job. His punt average is really, really good, and he’s getting better with kickoffs. The one point we missed – it had nothing to do with Max. We just didn’t block it up very well. He’s really coming around nicely.”
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