Athletes of the Week, presented by Dave & Buster’s, recognizes the top high school performances around the WPIAL and City League throughout the year.

TYLER EBER

Thomas Jefferson

Recently: Eber carried the ball 38 times for 279 yards and six touchdowns in Thomas Jefferson’s 42-6 win against Ringgold last Friday.

Check this out: In his first season as the Jaguars’ lead back last year, Eber earned the WPIAL rushing crown with 2,276 yards and 30 touchdowns. With two regular season games remaining this season, he has 1,425 yards and 29 touchdowns on the ground.

You led the WPIAL in carries last year by a wide margin and never seem to get tired. How did you sustain that workload? It’s never really been an issue for me. Even when I was a younger kid last year, it’s never been an issue to kee

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