Heart of Central Illinois - Large Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Chuck Hathaway III Has Career-Day on Friday
Starting off the list is Deer Creek-Mackinaw's Chuck Hathaway III, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Hathaway III rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He didn't just play on offense: he also made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
The win got Deer Creek-Mackinaw back to even at 4-4. Hathaway III and Deer Creek-Mackinaw will square off against Ridgeview/Lexington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.90
Max Eccles Makes It Two for Deer Creek-Mackinaw
Keeping Hathaway III company is Max Eccles, a fellow Deer Creek-Mackinaw player. He rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards.
For the season, Eccles has averaged 52.1 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to five.
Gamescore: 40.73
Big Game from Graves As Clinton Fell 38-20
Clinton was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Keaton Graves did his best to prevent it. Graves turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 99 yards and a touchdown.
Clinton is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4. Graves and Clinton will face off against El Paso-Gridley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.13
A Season-Best Performance from Jack Webb Leads Clinton over Deer Creek-Mackinaw
Sadly, Jack Webb posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Clinton over Deer Creek-Mackinaw on Friday. Webb picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Webb has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 33.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.30
A Constellation of Stars for Clinton
Another Clinton player making an appearance on this list is Colton Walker. He picked up 38 receiving yards, and also threw for 19 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Walker has averaged 49.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.40
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