Northern Illinois 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!
Tazheer Henderson Turns in Season-Best Effort
Rockford Auburn came up short on Friday despite Tazheer Henderson delivering his best game to date. Henderson picked up 107 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 54 yards.
Rockford Auburn is on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8. Henderson and Rockford Auburn will take on Jefferson at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.37
Kurt Smith and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Hononegah picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kurt Smith. Smith was dynamite, making five total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Hononegah's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Smith and Hononegah will face off against Belvidere at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.93
Belvidere's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Demetrious Taborn
Belvidere's ten-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Demetrious Taborn. Nobody could stop Taborn on Friday as he picked up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Belvidere's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-7. Taborn and Belvidere will challenge Hononegah at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.90
Jahmani Muhammad Makes It Two for Harlem
Another Harlem player making an appearance on this list is Jahmani Muhammad. He rushed for 66 yards, and also caught a touchdown.
This season, Muhammad has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 12.5 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 68.88 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 143.38 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 23.63
Other Notable Players
- Cameron Schmitendorf: 119 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.23)
- Dom Kelly: 95 yards passing; 62 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.83)
- Dwayne Broom: 112 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.45)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
