Northern Illinois 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!
Jahmani Muhammad's Big Game Leads Harlem over Rockford East
Starting off the list is Harlem's Jahmani Muhammad, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Muhammad rushed for 293 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.7 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Rockford East's probably not too fond of Muhammad given he always seems to get the better of them. When Muhammad last faced the E-Rabs back in September of 2023, he rushed for 297 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 55.40
Kurt Smith and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Hononegah picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kurt Smith. Smith was unstoppable, making five total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Hononegah pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Smith's next match is against Belvidere North on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 22.50
Belvidere had to settle for second on Friday, but Antonio Villarreal sure wasn't going down easily. Villarreal was unstoppable, picking up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Belvidere is on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Villarreal will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Rockford Auburn on Friday.
Gamescore: 16.75
Demetrious Taborn Makes It Two for Belvidere
Another Belvidere player making an appearance on this list is Demetrious Taborn. He picked up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Taborn has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 28.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 15.60
A Constellation of Stars for Belvidere
Another Belvidere player making an appearance on this list is Devonne Embrey. He threw for 149 yards and two touchdowns while completing 94.7% of his passes.
This season, Embrey has thrown those 2 touchdowns while averaging 36.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 14.73
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
