Western Illinois Valley - South 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!
Waylon White Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Pleasant Hill/Western got the W thanks in part to Waylon White playing the best football he has all season. White rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He is becoming a predictor of Pleasant Hill/Western's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't).
Pleasant Hill/Western's victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. White will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Calhoun/Brussels on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.10
A Season-Best Performance from Brody Berry Leads North Greene over Pleasant Hill/Western
North Greene came up short on Friday despite Brody Berry delivering his best game to date. Berry rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown.
North Greene is on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6. Berry and North Greene will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 37.53
Tyler Vandyne Makes It Two for Pleasant Hill/Western
Another Pleasant Hill/Western player making an appearance on this list is Tyler Vandyne. He rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Vandyne has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 33.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 12.17 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.70
A Constellation of Stars for Pleasant Hill/Western
Another Pleasant Hill/Western player making an appearance on this list is Rydor Rodhouse. He rushed for 78 yards.
North Greene's probably not too fond of Rodhouse given he always seems to get the better of them. Rodhouse rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries the last time he and the Spartans duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 25.33
Beau Donovan Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Beau Donovan of West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs]. Donovan rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs]'s loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. Donovan will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against North Greene on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.90
Other Notable Players
- Luke Kunz: 1 interception and 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.48)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
