South Suburban - Blue Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Keoni George Leads Tinley Park over Thornton Fractional South
On Friday, Tinley Park got the W thanks in part to Keoni George playing the best football he has all season. George rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 100 or more in the last six games he's played.
This year, George has run in 17 touchdowns while averaging 157.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 48.80
Erimus Wright Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Thursday, Hillcrest had to settle for second even though Erimus Wright put up the best numbers he has all season. Wright rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 66 yards.
Wright must have Lemont's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Wright rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Lemont HS duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 45.73
Big Game from Bradley As Hillcrest Fell 43-42
Keeping Wright company is Anthony Bradley, a fellow Hillcrest player. He threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. His passing game has become a key predictor of Hillcrest's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 2-4 otherwise.
For the year, Bradley has thrown 14 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 112.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.90
Gary Bradley Delivers Best Performance of Season
Hillcrest came up short on Thursday despite Gary Bradley delivering his best game to date. Bradley rushed for 13 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 49 receiving yards.
On the season, Bradley has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 65.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.62
A Season-Best Effort from Demarion Hampton Leads Bremen over Thornton Fractional North
Sadly, Demarion Hampton posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Bremen over Thornton Fractional North on Friday. Hampton rushed for 75 yards, and also threw for 78 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Hampton has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 68.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.70
Other Notable Players
- Cameron Williams: 138 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
