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!
Waylon White Turns in Season-Best Performance
Pleasant Hill/Western was led to victory by Waylon White, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. White rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. Pleasant Hill/Western is 2-1 when White posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Pleasant Hill/Western's victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. White and Pleasant Hill/Western will head out on the road to challenge Calhoun/Brussels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.10
Brody Berry Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Brody Berry posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead North Greene over Pleasant Hill/Western on Friday. Berry rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown.
North Greene is on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6. Berry and North Greene are on the road again on Friday to play West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 37.53
Tyler Vandyne Makes It Two for Pleasant Hill/Western
Another Pleasant Hill/Western player making an appearance on this list is Tyler Vandyne. He rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Vandyne has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 33.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 12.17 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.70
A Constellation of Stars for Pleasant Hill/Western
Another Pleasant Hill/Western player making an appearance on this list is Rydor Rodhouse. He rushed for 78 yards.
North Greene had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Rodhouse it was a similar story. Rodhouse rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries the last time he and the Spartans duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 25.33
Beau Donovan Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Beau Donovan of West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs]. Donovan rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs]'s loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. Donovan and West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] will host North Greene at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.90
Other Notable Players
- Luke Kunz: 1 interception and 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.48)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
