Northern 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!
Jahmani Muhammad Goes Supernova in Harlem Victory
Starting off the list is Harlem's Jahmani Muhammad, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Muhammad rushed for 293 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.7 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Rockford East's probably not too fond of Muhammad given he always seems to get the better of them. Muhammad rushed for 297 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry the last time he and the E-Rabs duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 55.40
Rockford Auburn was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Tazheer Henderson did his best to prevent it. Henderson turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Rockford Auburn is on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Henderson and Rockford Auburn will be playing at home against Belvidere at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.13
Hononegah Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Kurt Smith
Kurt Smith was instrumental in extending Hononegah's winning streak to seven on Friday. Smith was dynamite, making five total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Hononegah's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Smith will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Belvidere North on Friday.
Gamescore: 22.50
While Antonio Villarreal delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Belvidere. Nobody could stop Villarreal as he picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Belvidere is on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Villarreal and Belvidere will challenge Rockford Auburn at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 16.75
Demetrious Taborn Makes It Two for Belvidere
Keeping Villarreal company is Demetrious Taborn, a fellow Belvidere player. He picked up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Taborn has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 28.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 15.60
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
