Boys athlete of the week

// The Post-Gazette’s top male performer from the past seven days

Last week: Saxton threw for 402 yards and four touchdowns in South Fayette’s 4814 win at Highlands to remain undefeated at 9-0.

Check this out: With another big passing game in South Fayette’s high-powered offense, Saxton became just the second player in WPIAL history to throw for at least 400 yards in multiple games. Former Avonworth standout Zach Chandler became the first when he did it twice last season.

College talk: A 6-foot junior in his second year starting, Saxton has Ivy League interest. Did you know you’re only the second WPIAL QB with two 400-yard games now? I did not. Wow, that’s sweet.

What’s it like being a South Fayette QB not named Brumbaugh? [Laugh] People sometimes ask me, ‘Are the Brumbaughs your cousins?’ But it’s fun. Being the guy at South Fayette is a great experience.

How does South Fayette continue to just reload every season? It’s definitely the coaches. They start with us when we’re in seventh, eighth grade. Coach [Joe] Rossi and all the other coaches, they go to the youth games, they teach young kids and that’s really what it comes down to. They’re out there in the community working with us as kids. Most underrated guy on your team if you had to pick one? I’d have to say Drew Gedrys, our left tackle and defensive end. He is an unbelievable player. He might not show up as a game-changer, but he’s so technically sound on both sides of the ball. It amazes me he doesn’t get looked at by more colleges. Smart move by a QB to say his left tackle … [Laugh] Yeah, definitely. Which team do you wish you could play this year? Aliquippa. No doubt in my mind, just because of all we had with us playing them the past few years, but now we’re not in the same conference. It would’ve been a great game.

As a QB yourself, should the Steelers keep going with Landry Jones as long as they have

to? Just watching him, I think he did well. He’s been in the program for a while. When you’re a backup quarterback, you don’t get the same reps, so I think they should.