Illini Prairie 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!
KODEY MCKINNEY Turns in Season-Best Effort
St. Joseph-Ogden was led to victory by KODEY MCKINNEY, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. MCKINNEY threw for 332 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
The win for St. Joseph-Ogden keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. MCKINNEY and St. Joseph-Ogden will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Rantoul at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 44.93
Robert Boyd-Meents Goes Supernova in Paxton-Buckley-Loda Win
Robert Boyd-Meents was instrumental in extending Paxton-Buckley-Loda's winning streak to six on Friday. Boyd-Meents was unstoppable, rushing for 188 yards and two touchdowns.
Paxton-Buckley-Loda's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Boyd-Meents and Paxton-Buckley-Loda will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Tolono Unity at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 39.10
Prairie Central was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Will Skala did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Skala as he rushed for 28 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Skala has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 17.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 37.50
Coy Taylor Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Coy Taylor's big game helped extend St. Joseph-Ogden's winning streak to six on Friday. Taylor was excellent, picking up 182 receiving yards and a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 100+ receiving yards (108) per game. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 52 yards.
Taylor might have his next game, a home matchup with Rantoul, circled on his calendar. When Taylor last faced the Eagles back in October of 2023, he picked up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score.
Gamescore: 25.37
Simon Zimmerman Makes It Two for Prairie Central
The second Prairie Central player making an appearance here is Simon Zimmerman, and for good reason. He wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up a sack and making 14 total tackles. The match was his seventh straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This year, Zimmerman has averaged 8.7 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 24.15
Other Notable Players
- Tanner Siems: 85 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.08)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
