Western Illinois Valley - South 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!
Ryker Ford Turns in Season-Best Effort
Ryker Ford produced his most outstanding game to date while leading West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] to the win on Friday. Ford rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 120 yards and a touchdown on perfect 6-for-6 passing, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
This year, Ford has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 65.9 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 28.96 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 87.11 passer rating.
Gamescore: 62.95
Garrett Costello Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Garrett Costello stepped things up a notch to give Greenfield/Northwestern the 'W'. Costello showed up in a big way, picking up 219 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (112.9).
This year, Costello has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 112.9 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 46.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 55.23
Talon Albrecht Makes It Two for Greenfield/Northwestern
Another Greenfield/Northwestern player making an appearance on this list is Talon Albrecht. He threw for 294 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes.
This year, Albrecht has thrown 16 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 194.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.50
Conner Longnecker Turns in Another Game with at Least 104 Rushing Yards
Conner Longnecker's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his seventh-straight game with 104+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He made eight total tackles.
For the year, Longnecker has averaged 2.9 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had five rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 13.
Gamescore: 36.35
Eli Crain Makes It Two for West Central Co-Op [Winchester-Bluffs]
The second West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] player making an appearance here is Eli Crain, and for good reason. He rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
On the year, Crain has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 20 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.75
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