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!
Tyler Vandyne Delivers Best Effort of Season
Pleasant Hill/Western came up short on Friday despite Tyler Vandyne delivering his best game to date. Vandyne rushed for 223 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. Pleasant Hill/Western is 2-1 when Vandyne posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-5 otherwise.
On the season, Vandyne has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 57 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 9.38 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 74.55
Big Game from White As Pleasant Hill/Western Fell 54-48
Another Pleasant Hill/Western player making an appearance on this list is Waylon White. He rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, White has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 70.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.05
Another Game with at Least 104 Rushing Yards from Conner Longnecker
Conner Longnecker's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his eighth-straight game with 104+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He made six total tackles.
Calhoun/Brussels pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Longnecker and Calhoun/Brussels will venture away from home to square off against Beardstown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.40
Ethan Clark Puts an End to North Greene's Losing Streak on Friday
Thanks in part to Ethan Clark, North Greene said goodbye to their 16-game losing streak dating back to last season. On Friday Clark rushed for 81 yards on only seven carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
North Greene's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-7. Clark and North Greene are taking a road trip to face off against Unity/Seymour at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.65
A Season-Best Effort from Logan Tepen Leads North Greene over Beardstown
Logan Tepen helped snap North Greene's 16-game losing streak dating back to last season. Tepen produced his best game of the campaign on Friday: he rushed for 93 yards on only 13 carries, and also picked up 57 receiving yards. Those 93 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Beardstown's probably not too fond of Tepen given he always seems to get the better of them. When Tepen last faced the Tigers back in October of 2023, he threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 36 yards.
Gamescore: 28.52
Other Notable Players
- Anthony Hance: 83 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.55)
- Rydor Rodhouse: 114 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.15)
- Luke Kunz: 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
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