Western Illinois Valley - South 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!
Ryker Ford Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] got the W thanks in part to Ryker Ford playing the best football he has all season. Ford rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 120 yards and a touchdown on perfect 6-for-6 passing, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 75 yards.
For the season, Ford has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 65.9 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 28.96 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 87.11 passer rating.
Gamescore: 62.95
Garrett Costello Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Greenfield/Northwestern found a leader in Garrett Costello as the squad took down Carrollton on Friday. Costello showed up in a big way, picking up 219 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ receiving yards (112.9) per game.
For the season, Costello has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 112.9 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 46.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 55.23
Talon Albrecht Makes It Two for Greenfield/Northwestern
Keeping Costello company is Talon Albrecht, a fellow Greenfield/Northwestern player. He threw for 294 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes.
On the year, Albrecht has thrown 16 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 194.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.50
Conner Longnecker Turns in Another Game with at Least 104 Rushing Yards
Conner Longnecker's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his seventh-straight game with 104+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He made eight total tackles.
This year, Longnecker has averaged 2.9 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had five rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 13.
Gamescore: 36.35
Eli Crain Makes It Two for West Central Co-Op [Winchester-Bluffs]
Another West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] player making an appearance on this list is Eli Crain. He rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
This year, Crain has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 20 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.75
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
