Illini Prairie 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!
KODEY MCKINNEY Delivers Best Effort of Season
KODEY MCKINNEY produced his most outstanding game to date while leading St. Joseph-Ogden to the win on Friday. MCKINNEY threw for 332 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
The win for St. Joseph-Ogden keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. MCKINNEY's next contest is against Pontiac on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 44.93
Robert Boyd-Meents Delivers Electric Performance Vs Prairie Central
Robert Boyd-Meents was instrumental in extending Paxton-Buckley-Loda's winning streak to six on Friday. Boyd-Meents was dynamite, rushing for 188 yards and two touchdowns.
If history really does repeat itself, Boyd-Meents might just drop another big game when he faces off against Monticello on Friday. When Boyd-Meents last faced the Sages back in October of 2023, he rushed for 120 yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 39.10
While Prairie Central might've come up empty on Friday, Will Skala wasn't going down without a fight. Despite the defeat, Skala was still balling out as he rushed for 28 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Skala has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 17.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 37.50
Coy Taylor Crosses Big Stat Threshold
St. Joseph-Ogden picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Coy Taylor. Taylor showed up in a big way, picking up 182 receiving yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (108). He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 52 yards.
Taylor is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Pontiac on Friday. When Taylor last faced the Indians back in October of 2023, he picked up 145 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 25.37
Simon Zimmerman Makes It Two for Prairie Central
Another Prairie Central player making an appearance on this list is Simon Zimmerman. He wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up a sack and making 14 total tackles. The match was his seventh straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the year, Zimmerman has averaged 8.7 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 24.15
Other Notable Players
- Tanner Siems: 85 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.08)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
