Southwestern 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!
Xavien Moody Turns in Season-Best Effort
Belleville East was led to victory by Xavien Moody, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Moody picked up 58 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Belleville East has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. They and Granite City are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.07
Elijah Stueckel Puts an End to Alton's Losing Streak on Friday
Alton's 13-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Elijah Stueckel. Stueckel turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, making 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Alton's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-7. Stueckel and Alton will be playing in front of their home fans against Mt. Vernon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.75
Alton's 13-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Jordan Womack. Womack produced his best game of the campaign on Friday: he picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
This year, Womack has averaged 4.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 3.5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.57 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.00
Big Game from Wood As Belleville East Won 38-14
The second Belleville East player making an appearance here is Kayden Wood, and for good reason. He threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes.
This year, Wood has thrown 3 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 133.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.07
Other Notable Players
- Phillip White: 1 sack, 1 interception, and 11 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.75)
- Demarcus Shropshire: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Leon Howard Jr.: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.00)
- Riley Smith: 177 yards passing; 21 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.20)
- Keandre McClendon: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
