DuKane 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!
Owen Yorke Goes Supernova in Wheaton-Warrenville South Victory
Starting off the list is Wheaton-Warrenville South's Owen Yorke, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Yorke rushed for 208 yards and three touchdowns. Those 208 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Wheaton-Warrenville South now has a winning record of 5-4. Yorke and Wheaton-Warrenville South will venture away from home to take on Downers Grove North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.77
A Season-Best Effort from Robert Munaco Leads Lake Park over Wheaton North
Lake Park was led to victory by Robert Munaco, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Munaco rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Munaco has averaged 28.6 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to nine.
Gamescore: 39.45
Chahino Posts Huge Game in 35-21 Loss
Geneva had to settle for second on Friday, but Anthony Chahino sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Chahino as he rushed for 33 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 206 yards and a touchdown.
Geneva moved to 8-1 with that loss, which also ended their eight-game winning streak. Chahino's next matchup is against Amundsen on Saturday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 26.93
Nathan Whitwell Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Nathan Whitwell of Batavia. Whitwell rushed for 73 yards and three touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played.
The victory (which was Batavia's third in a row) raised their record to 8-1. Whitwell and Batavia will be playing at home against Collinsville at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.60
Other Notable Players
- Niko Menos: 80 yards receiving (Gamescore: 22.85)
- Nick Jansey: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Josh Kahley: 11 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Greyson Kelly: 58 yards rushing; 28 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.17)
- Finnegan Weppner: 102 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.53)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
