Westmoreland County football players to watch in Week 7

By: Paul Schofield
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 | 5:03 PM

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David Altimore

Greensburg Central Catholic, jr., QB/DB

Altimore (6-1, 160) has completed 48 of 80 passes for 619 yards and 10 touchdowns. He missed the Leechburg game with an injury suffered in the Clairton loss. His main targets are Ben LaCarte, who has 17 catches for 246 yards, and Brandon Brown, who has 16 catches for 231 yards.

Finton Brose

Hempfield, sr., OL/DL

Brose (6-4, 280) is an outstanding blocker and strong defender. He draws a lot of double teams. He has 38 tackles and a sack. He plans to attend Delaware, where he will join his brother, Braden.

Gamal Marballie

Yough, jr., QB/DB

Marballie (5-11, 170) has performed well after switching from wide receiver to quarterback because of an injury to starter Tristan Waldier. He has competed 45 of 81 passes for 712 yards and three touchdowns. C.J. Wilder (45 catches) is his main target.

Sam Sheeder

Ligonier Valley, sr., QB/LB

Sheeder began his sophomore season as the starting quarterback before a knee injury ended his season after four games. He didn’t get the job back until his senior season, and he has performed well, completing 46 of 75 passes for 1,010 yards and 12 touchdowns. He also has intercepted three passes, returning one 96 yards for a touchdown.

Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.

Tags: Greensburg C.C., Hempfield, Ligonier Valley, Yough