Cahokia - 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!
Chester Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Kolton Jany
Chester picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kolton Jany. Nobody could stop Jany as he rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making four total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Unfortunately for Dupo, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Jany. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Jany saw the Tigers), he picked up 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Gamescore: 36.47
Prater Came Up Big in Dupo's 48-14 Loss
Dupo had to settle for second on Friday, but Deegan Prater sure wasn't going down easily. Chester had no answer to Prater as he rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 200 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Prater has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 172.6 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 31.43 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 103.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 34.68
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday William Waggoner stepped things up a notch to give Wesclin the 'W'. Waggoner turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 62 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 34 receiving yards.
Wesclin's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5. Waggoner and Wesclin will welcome Carlyle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.35
Cael Madden Makes It Two for Wesclin
Keeping Waggoner company is Cael Madden, a fellow Wesclin player. He rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 92 yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Wesclin's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't).
This season, Madden has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 65.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.73
Dequan Woods Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sparta/Steeleville came up short on Friday despite Dequan Woods delivering his best game to date. Woods picked up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Sparta/Steeleville is on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7. Woods and Sparta/Steeleville will take on Dupo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.22
Other Notable Players
- Zain Al-Jassim: 141 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 24.80)
- Tray Peters: 118 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.38)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
