A-K Valley football players to watch in 2021 Week 3
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Wednesday, September 15, 2021 | 5:02 PM
Fox Chapel’s Collin Dietz returns for the 2021 football season.
Kiski Area’s Logan Johnson returns for the 2021 football season.
Leechburg’s Eli Rich returns for the 2021 football season.
Highlands’ Brock White
Collin Dietz
Fox Chapel, Sr., QB/LB
The Foxes signal-caller had a strong offensive effort last week against Plum in leading his team to its first win of the season. He completed 13 of 21 passes for 263 yards and three touchdowns against just one interception. He added 24 yards on 13 carries. He hopes to be on point again Friday as Fox Chapel visits Franklin Regional.
Logan Johnson
Kiski Area, Sr., QB/CB
The Cavaliers veteran helped lead the team to its third victory in as many games to start the 2021 season. Johnson completed 10 of 15 passes for 167 yards and a touchdown last Friday against Latrobe. He added a pair of rushing scores in the 35-27 nonconference win. Johnson hopes to help lead Kiski Area to its first 4-0 start since 2002.
Brock White
Highlands, Sr., RB/LB
The Golden Rams standout has recovered from a knee injury suffered in May and hopes to increase his visibility this week against Mars. In his first game back last week against Burrell, White carried the ball four times for 16 yards. White and sophomore Luke Bombalski could create a formidable 1-2 punch in the backfield for the 3-0 Golden Rams.
Eli Rich
Leechburg, Sr., TE/DE
At 6-foot-5 and 240 pounds, Rich is a formidable target in the Blue Devils offensive attack. He helped put away Friday’s home win against Brentwood with a pair of scoring runs in the latter half of the third quarter. He then threw a touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter for some insurance in the 50-20 triumph.
Michael Love is a TribLive reporter covering sports in the Alle-Kiski Valley and the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh. A Clearfield native and a graduate of Westminster (Pa.), he joined the Trib in 2002 after spending five years at the Clearfield Progress. He can be reached at mlove@triblive.com.
Tags: Fox Chapel, Freeport, Kiski Area, Leechburg
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