Times' Top Performances from last week: Aug. 29-Sept. 4

Every Monday, the Beaver County Times will recognize both individual athletes and teams for their impressive performances that took place in the last week of high school sports action. Here are the standout efforts from the week of August 29.

Football 

Bret FitzSimmons, Central Valley

Bret FitzSimmons is that man. After rushes for three touchdowns in Week 0, the Warriors' running back was back at it against against Avonworth on Friday, rushing just 10 times for 209 yards and three touchdowns in Central Valley's 37-22 win. Along with rushing for four touchdowns, he also out-rushed the Antelopes on his own by 82 yards. The Warriors improve to 2-0 on the young season and travel to Hampton next week.

Damian Grunnagle, Freedom

Grunnagle rushed 22 times for 107 yards and one touchdown, and converted a two-point conversion on Friday against Ambridge in a losing effort, falling 16-14 to the Bridgers. Friday's performance for Freedom marked the second time on the year that Grunnagle eclipsed the 100-yard mark on the ground.

Ryan Navarra, South Side

The game between South Side and Riverside on Friday could be described as a War of Attrition and a game that was decided on the ground. Navarra scored the lone touchdown for the Rams in Hookstown as he rushed 14 times for 99 yards, helping the Rams move to 2-0 on the season.

Robert Janis, Riverside

Just like Navarra, Janis had a very successful day on the ground as he rushed for 142 yards and one touchdown on the night. But, his 142-yard performance just wasn’t enough for the Panthers on Friday as Janis seemed to be the only source of offense for Riverside as they fell 7-6 on the road.

Elijah Palmer-McCaine, Ellwood City 

After putting together a solid game against Brentwood last week, the Wolverines were back out on the road this week against Union. Elijah Palmer-McCaine rushed 14 times for a 106 yards, but Ellwood City just couldn’t find pay dirt and dropped their second game of the season by a final score of 20-6 to the Scotties.

Liam Gibson, Beaver 

It was a back and forth battle between the Bobcats and the Tigers on Friday evening, and Beaver was the team to hang on in the end thanks to a Liam Gibson 4-yard run late in the second quarter to help extend the Bobcats' lead. He went onto rush 20 times for 83 yards in the team's 19-16 win over Beaver Falls.

Nodin Tracy, West Allegheny

After blowing out Moon on the road last week, West Allegheny played its home opener against South Fayette on Friday night and the team picked up where they left off. Tracy came up big in the winning effort, punching it in on three occasions while rushing for 89 yards in the team's second consecutive 40-point output and win.

Cameron Fedorka, Hopewell

Fedorka was a major asset in the Vikings 41-0 win against New Brighton on Friday, which snapped a 12-game losing streak for Hopewell. He rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown, and as a receiver and followed that up with three receptions for 38 yards.

Boys Golf

Jordan Keller, Ellwood City

Keller put together another impressive week. On Monday, Keller shot a team-low 40 in the team's loss to Laurel. He followed that performance up with another team-low on Thursday as he shot a 42 in the Wolverines' win over Union. Ellwood City improves to 4-4 overall and 3-4 in section play.

Tristan Shuman, South Side

Shuman put together a strong week out on the course. He finished with team lows on Tuesday and Wednesday shooting even rounds in a win over Rochester and a loss against Mohawk. The Rams were able to bounce back on Thursday, however, as Shuman shot a respectable round of 41 to help South Side beat Burgettstown.

Zack Ross, Moon

Ross strung together a dominant week on the links as he was two over par, finishing with a round of 37 in the Tigers' win over Montour on Monday. He then shot another 37 on Wednesday against South Fayette in a Moon win.

Anthony Treonze, Moon

Treonze complimented the Moon team nicely this week as he shot a team-low 34 on Wednesday in the win over South Fayette to help Moon remain undefeated and improve to 7-0 overall and 5-0 in section play.

Girls Golf

Liz Cross, Moon 

Cross opened up the week for the Tigers with a strong performance, shooting a round of one-over-par 37 overall in a over Blackhawk on Tuesday. She followed that performance up with a round of 43 on Thursday against Oakland Catholic.

Sunita Schild, Moon

Cross was not the only Tiger to make our list this week as Schild also put together impressive scores throughout the week. On Wednesday she shot a 42 against Blackhawk. On Thursday, she shot one over par against Oakland Catholic to secure Moon’s lowest recorded score in team history helping the Tigers roll past Oakland Catholic. Moon will now set their sights for one of their biggest matches of the year against Seneca Valley on Tuesday.

Boys Soccer

Will Gruca, Ambridge

One of the top goal scorers in the WPIAL last season, Gruca is off to another fast start on the pitch this season for Ambridge. Gruca recorded a hat trick in the Bridgers' 5-4 win over West Allegheny Wednesday, and then scored two goals on Saturday against Mount Pleasant in a 6-0 win.

Chris Woten, Ambridge

Woten is coming on strong for the Bridgers. The senior midfielder opened the season with two goals in the thrilling 5-4 win over West Allegheny Sept. 1, including the game-winner with 2:49 left in the game.

Austin Tokar, Freedom

Tokar tallied three goals and one assist this week. He found the back of the net on Tuesday against OLSH and also recorded an assist in the team's 3-1 win over the Chargers on Tuesday. He then was the only player to reach the scoresheet for either team on Thursday as he scored two goals in the Bulldogs' 2-0 win over Neshannock.

Davi Jansson, Moon

Jansson had a week to remember. In Moon's 8-0 win over Blackhawk Monday, he recorded a hat trick. He then scored the game-winning goal for the Tigers on Thursday in overtime as Moon defeated Chartiers Valley, 2-1.

Isaac Waller, Quaker Valley

Waller was a brick wall against Avonworth on Thursday as he saved all seven shots that he faced as the team narrowly defeated the Antelopes by a final score of 1-0.

Porter Oberg, Beaver

After dropping a tough 5-0 decision to Quaker Valley earlier in the week, Oberg and the Bobcats handed their business against Mohawk on Thursday as won that matchup by a final score of 3-1 with Oberg netting two of the team's three goals.

Girls Soccer

Sydney Chants, Beaver 

Chants had a dominant game against Central Valley on Wednesday as she netted two of the team's four goals against the Warriors in the Bobcats' 4-1 win.

Ella Martin, Blackhawk

In route to Blackhawk's first win of the regular season, Martin netted two of the Cougars' four goals on Saturday against Bishop Canevin.

Girls Tennis

Lyric Knepshield, Blackhawk 

Knepshield put  together a very impressive week out on the court as she won in straight sets against Riverside on Monday in the team's 5-0 victory. She then won a three-set thriller on Wednesday in the Cougars' 4-1 win over Ellwood City on Wednesday. Knepsheild followed up the three-set victory by finishing off her week with a win in straight sets in the team's 4-1 win over Lincoln Park on Friday.

Loren Barnes, Quaker Valley

In Quaker Valley’s two matches this week, Barnes played a major role in the team's success. In the match against Ambridge on Wednesday, Barnes got the job done, defeating Mackenzie Sutton 6-1, 6-3 in straight sets in the team's 5-0 victory. She then defeated Emma Speiss of Hampton on Thursday 7-6, 6-0 in the team's 3-2 win over the Talbots.

Girls Volleyball

Macy Laughner, Central Valley

In the Warriors' three-set sweep over Rochester on Tuesday, Laughner was a valuable asset for Central Valley as she recorded 20 assists throughout the match.

This article originally appeared on Beaver County Times: Times' Top Performances from last week: Aug. 29-Sept. 4