Little Illini Top Football Player Performances

By Team Reports Oct 26, 2024, 11:26pm

Highlighting the Best of the Best

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Little Illini 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!

A Season-Best Performance from Gavyn Cothern Leads Richland County over Paris

On Friday, Richland County got the W thanks in part to Gavyn Cothern playing the best football he has all season. Cothern rushed for 254 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 79 yards and a touchdown on only six passes.

The win for Richland County keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Cothern will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Casey-Westfield on Friday.

Gamescore: 83.12

Lucca Giannavola Has Career Rushing Day

Lucca Giannavola produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Marshall to the win on Friday. Giannavola rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles.

Lawrenceville's probably not too fond of Giannavola given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Giannavola saw the Indians), he rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.

Gamescore: 56.10

Aj Knoblett Delivers Electric Performance Vs Newton

Aj Knoblett was instrumental in extending Robinson's winning streak to three on Friday. Knoblett was unstoppable, picking up 160 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games.

This season, Knoblett has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 70.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 33.43 receiving yards per game.

Gamescore: 46.55

Ryan Richards Delivers Best Performance of Season

On Saturday, Casey-Westfield got the W thanks in part to Ryan Richards playing the best football he has all season. Richards picked up 211 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 84 yards.

The victory for Casey-Westfield keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Richards and Casey-Westfield are taking a road trip to challenge Richland County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 38.68

Other Notable Players

  1. Nolan Clement: 286 yards passing; 34 yards rushing (Gamescore: 38.27)
  2. Luke Karras: 77 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 37.25)
  3. Ian Pianfetti: 70 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 43 yards rushing (Gamescore: 30.05)
  4. Reese Johnson: 280 yards passing; 40 yards rushing (Gamescore: 29.37)
  5. Dom Huisinga: 38 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.55)

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