Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2021 Week 5
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Thursday, September 30, 2021 | 5:29 PM
OLSH quarterback Nehemiah Azeem throws a pass during practice on Aug. 3, 2021, in Clinton.
Central Catholic’s Gannon Carothers carries past North Allegheny’s Nate Spak during the first quarter on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, at North Allegheny High School.
Cornell’s Tim Henderson works out during practice on Aug. 17, 2021, in Coraopolis.
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 5:
Nehemiah Azeem
OLSH, Jr., QB/FS
Azeem completed 17 of 25 passes for 290 yards and a touchdown and also ran for a score as OLSH (4-0, 2-0) defeated Fort Cherry, 27-6, in a Class A Big Seven Conference game last week. He has thrown for 643 yards and four scores this season. The Chargers will host Rochester (3-1, 1-1) in a key conference game Saturday afternoon.
Gannon Carothers
Central Catholic, Sr., RB/FS
Carothers carried 33 times for 164 yards and two touchdowns in Central Catholic’s 24-7 victory over North Allegheny last week. The Vikings (4-1, 2-0) face another test this week when they host Seneca Valley (4-1, 2-0) on Friday night.
Tim Henderson
Cornell, Sr., WR/DB
Henderson had quite a first quarter in last week’s 34-16 victory over Shenango. The Cornell wide receiver caught touchdown passes of 80 and 53 yards from Sincere Kimbrough to give the Raiders a 14-0 lead en route to the Class A Big Seven Conference win. Cornell (3-1, 2-0) hosts Union (3-2, 1-1) this week for a conference contest.
Peyton Weaver
Neshannock, Sr., RB/DB
Weaver ran for 190 yards and four touchdowns on 13 carries last week in leading Neshannock to a 49-6 win over visiting Freedom. The Lancers (4-1, 1-1) will travel to Ellwood City (0-3, 0-2) for a Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference game this week.
Bill Hartlep is the TribLive sports editor. A Pittsburgh native and Point Park graduate, he joined the Trib in 2004, covering high school sports. He held various editing roles before assuming his current position in 2019. He can be reached at bhartlep@triblive.com.
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