Greater South Shore - North 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!
Silver Came Up Big in River Forest's 42-21 Defeat
Starting off the list is River Forest's Ayden Silver, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Silver rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 174 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards.
River Forest's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-4. Silver and River Forest will square off against Lake Station Edison at 12:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.75
Mark Rowland Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Mark Rowland's big game helped extend Boone Grove's winning streak to three on Friday. Rowland showed up in a big way, throwing for 161 yards and five touchdowns. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.2 passing touchdowns per game.
Lake Station Edison had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Rowland it was a similar story. When Rowland last faced the Fighting Eagles back in October of 2023, he threw for 265 yards and six touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes.
Gamescore: 34.03
Nick Ratkovich Makes It Two for Boone Grove
Another Boone Grove player making an appearance on this list is Nick Ratkovich. He picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles (5.0 for loss).
This year, Ratkovich has averaged 7.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 11 sacks.
Gamescore: 31.35
Benson Jr Made His Presence Known in Hammond Bishop Noll's 34-20 Loss
While Hammond Bishop Noll might've come up empty on Friday, Antonio Benson Jr wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Benson Jr as he rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Benson Jr has thrown those 2 touchdowns while averaging 20.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.37
Jerimiah Stansil Makes It Two for River Forest
Another River Forest player making an appearance on this list is Jerimiah Stansil. He made four total tackles. He also posted 100 receiving yards, which is notable because River Forest is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
Gamescore: 21.00
Other Notable Players
- Keon Elder: 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Samir Del Rio: 40 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.33)
- Micheal Turner: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 16.75)
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