North Suburban 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!
Blaise Lavista Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Libertyville had to settle for second even though Blaise Lavista put up the best numbers he has all season. Lavista wasn't messing around, picking up 230 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The game was his eighth straight with two or more receiving touchdowns dating back to last season.
Lake Forest's probably not too fond of Lavista given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Lavista saw the Scouts), he picked up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 53.67
Quinn Schambow's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Libertyville over Lake Forest
Another Libertyville player making an appearance on this list is Quinn Schambow. He threw for 433 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
Lake Forest's probably not too fond of Schambow given he always seems to get the better of them. When Schambow last faced the Scouts back in September of 2023, he threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 39.17
Young Came Up Big in Mundelein's 35-0 Victory
Logan Young put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August on Friday. He threw for 131 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 56 yards. He is becoming a predictor of Mundelein's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Young and Mundelein will host Lake Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Young will face off against Danny Van Camp, the Scouts' star quarterback. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 26.73
A Season-Best Effort from Ethan Connelly Leads Mundelein over Waukegan
Mundelein was led to victory by Ethan Connelly, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Connelly picked up 83 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Connelly and Mundelein will host Lake Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The match will pit Connelly up against the Scouts' star wideout Charlie Markee. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 20.55
Jake Junia Has Career Rushing Day
Jake Junia posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made seven total tackles. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 63 yards.
On the season, Junia has averaged 11 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 19.95
Other Notable Players
- Aaron Stewart: 141 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.98)
- Antonio Vaughn: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Ian Murray: 1 sack and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Sam Seth: 47 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.12)
- Brody Paluch: 80 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.58)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
