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!
Big Game from Prater As Dupo Fell 48-14
Starting off the list is Dupo's Deegan Prater, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Prater rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 200 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Prater has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 172.6 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had five rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to ten.
Gamescore: 34.68
Wesclin found a leader in William Waggoner as the team took down Red Bud on Friday. Waggoner turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 62 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 34 receiving yards.
Wesclin's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5. Waggoner and Wesclin will host Carlyle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.35
Cael Madden Makes It Two for Wesclin
Another Wesclin player making an appearance on this list is Cael Madden. He rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 92 yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for Wesclin: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
On the year, Madden has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 65.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.73
Dequan Woods Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Dequan Woods posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Sparta/Steeleville over Carlyle on Friday. 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 host Dupo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.22
Tyler Loucks Makes It Two for Sparta/Steeleville
Another Sparta/Steeleville player making an appearance on this list is Tyler Loucks. He picked up 51 receiving yards.
For the season, Loucks has averaged 30.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.27
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