DEMETRIOUS COX
Jeannette football
It has not been a good season for the Michigan State football team (3-7 record), but former Jeannette star Demetrious Cox and another WPIAL player are still doing good things. Cox, a senior defensive back, returned an interception for a touchdown in the Spartans’ 49-0 victory against Rutgers last Saturday. Former Gateway star DB Montae Nicholson, a junior, also intercepted a pass. For the season, Nicholson is second on the team in tackles and Cox fifth.
FRANNIE CROUSE
Greensburg Central Catholic soccer
Crouse is a junior on the Penn State women’s soccer team and enters today’s NCAA second-round tournament game as the 15th-leading scorer in Penn State history with 78 points. Crouse had two assists in Penn State’s 6-0 victory against Bucknell in last Friday’s first-round game. Crouse, who set a WPIAL goal-scoring record at Greensburg Central Catholic, leads Penn State in points this season with 12 goals and three assists.
PAUL POSLUSZNY
Hopewell football
The NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars haven’t had many victories this year, but linebacker Paul Posluszny is having a big season. Posluszny, a former Hopewell High School standout running back-linebacker, is in his 10th season and he is the eighth-leading tackler in the NFL with 74. He has one interception and 1.5 sacks. Posluszny, who played at Penn State, made the Pro Bowl three years ago.
First Published: November 18, 2016, 5:00 a.m.