Southland 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!
James Stampley Delivers Best Effort of Season
Kankakee was led to victory by James Stampley, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Stampley picked up 148 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Stampley must have Bloom's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Stampley rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries the last time he and the Blazing Trojan duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 30.15
Turner Made His Presence Known in Kankakee's 46-0 Victory
Phillip Turner's big game helped extend Kankakee's winning streak to six on Saturday. Turner was dynamite, throwing for 166 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
On the season, Turner has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 121 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.37
Cedric Terrell and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Cedric Terrell was instrumental in extending Kankakee's winning streak to six on Saturday. Terrell turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 22 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Terrell has averaged 19.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 6.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.40
Rich Township was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Ortez Johnson did his best to prevent it. Johnson turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 82 yards on only ten carries.
Rich Township's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-4. Johnson will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Thornridge on Friday.
Gamescore: 18.15
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
