Vermilion Valley 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!
Chase Harrison Delivers Best Performance of Season
Chase Harrison produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Oakwood to the win on Friday. Harrison picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 51 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Oakwood is 2-1 when Harrison posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
If history really does repeat itself, Harrison might just drop another big game when he faces off against Iroquois West on Friday. When Harrison last faced the Raiders back in October of 2023, he picked up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 51.05
Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Evan Parish
Evan Parish's big game helped extend Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin's winning streak to six on Friday. Parish wasn't messing around, making seven total tackles and defending a pass. The match was his fourth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making seven total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Watseka had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Parish it was a similar story. When Parish last faced the Warriors back in September of 2023, he made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Gamescore: 49.68
Brogan Halpin and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Brogan Halpin was instrumental in extending Momence's winning streak to six on Friday. Halpin did his part (and then some), picking up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
Halpin and Momence will face off against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Halpin will face off against Chaz Dubois, the Blue Devils' star receiver. The only thing left to do is find out who's the greater deep ball threat. You'll have to watch the game to know for sure.
Gamescore: 35.93
Draine Posts Huge Game in 28-21 Victory
Marchello Draine's big game helped extend Momence's winning streak to six on Friday. Draine was unstoppable, rushing for 78 yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making seven total tackles and defending two passes.
Draine and Momence will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin at 7:00 p.m. Draine will face off against Ethan Dubois, the Blue Devils' star RB. Will the contest be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 34.13
Jackson Dudley Makes It Two for Oakwood
Another Oakwood player making an appearance on this list is Jackson Dudley. He threw for 182 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
For the season, Dudley has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 169.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.73
Other Notable Players
- Cole Miller: 54 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.83)
- Kyler Johnson: 126 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.40)
- Anderson Thomas: 204 yards passing (Gamescore: 21.40)
- Isaac Cahill: 83 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.80)
- Ethan Dubois: 41 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 23 yards receiving (Gamescore: 18.12)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
