Chicago Public - White North Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Ronald Brooks Jr Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Urban Prep-Bronzeville/Urban Prep-Englewood's Ronald Brooks Jr, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Brooks Jr rushed for 152 yards.
Urban Prep-Bronzeville/Urban Prep-Englewood dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Brooks Jr will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Curie on Thursday.
Gamescore: 23.37
Kaleb Hayden Turns in Season-Best Performance
Urban Prep-Bronzeville/Urban Prep-Englewood came up short on Saturday despite Kaleb Hayden delivering his best game to date. Hayden wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss). The matchup was his third straight with eight or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This year, Hayden has averaged 6.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 1.38 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 19.00
Raymond Gardner Makes It Three for Urban Prep-Bronzeville/Urban Prep-Englewood
Another Urban Prep-Bronzeville/Urban Prep-Englewood player making an appearance on this list is Raymond Gardner. He rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 41 receiving yards.
On the year, Gardner has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 87.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.71 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.32
Chicago Sullivan Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Mulay Mueller
Chicago Sullivan picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Mulay Mueller. North Lawndale had no answer to Mueller as he rushed for 16 yards.
Chicago Sullivan pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Mueller and Chicago Sullivan will face off against Mather at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 13.00
Lawerence Benson and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Chicago Sullivan picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Lawerence Benson. Benson was unstoppable, making five total tackles.
On the year, Benson has averaged 3.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 12.10
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