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 Delivers Electric Performance Vs 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 had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Muhammad it was a similar story. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Muhammad saw the E-Rabs), he rushed for 297 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 55.40
Hononegah Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Kurt Smith
Kurt Smith was instrumental in extending Hononegah's winning streak to seven on Friday. Smith did his part (and then some), making five total tackles (1.0 for loss) for the 'W'.
Smith and Hononegah will face off against Belvidere North at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The Indians got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Blue Thunder, probably because Smith had a solid game then too: he made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss). Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 22.50
While Belvidere might've come up empty on Friday, Antonio Villarreal wasn't going down without a fight. Villarreal was dynamite, 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 and Belvidere will head out on the road to face off against Rockford Auburn at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 16.75
Demetrious Taborn Makes It Two for Belvidere
Keeping Villarreal company is Demetrious Taborn, a fellow Belvidere player. He picked up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For 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.
For the 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
