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!
A Season-Best Performance from Waylon White Leads Pleasant Hill/Western over North Greene
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 has become a key player for Pleasant Hill/Western: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
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 and Pleasant Hill/Western will venture away from home to take on Calhoun/Brussels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.10
Greenfield/Northwestern found a leader in Garrett Costello as the squad took down West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] on Friday. Costello did his part (and then some), picking up 156 receiving yards and three touchdowns for the 'W'.
Greenfield/Northwestern's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Costello and Greenfield/Northwestern will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Routt Catholic/Lutheran at 1:00 p.m. on October 19th.
Gamescore: 37.93
Brody Berry Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Brody Berry posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead North Greene over Pleasant Hill/Western on Friday. 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 have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Beardstown at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 37.53
Wyatt Stuart Makes It Two for Greenfield/Northwestern
The second Greenfield/Northwestern player making an appearance here is Wyatt Stuart, and for good reason. He rushed for 23 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Stuart has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 18.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 12 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.12
A Constellation of Stars for Greenfield/Northwestern
Another Greenfield/Northwestern player making an appearance on this list is Talon Albrecht. He threw for 242 yards and three touchdowns.
For the year, Albrecht has thrown 12 touchdowns (and and only 1 pick) while averaging 178 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.68
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
