Greater South Shore - North 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!
Mark Rowland Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Boone Grove got the W thanks in part to Mark Rowland playing the best football he has all season. Rowland threw for 307 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Unfortunately for Whiting, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Rowland. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Rowland saw the Oilers), he threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
Gamescore: 76.62
A Season-Best Effort from Samir Del Rio Leads Boone Grove over Whiting
On Friday, Boone Grove got the W thanks in part to Samir Del Rio playing the best football he has all season. Del Rio picked up 178 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He has become a key player for Boone Grove: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
This year, Del Rio has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 112.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 40.57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 53.63
River Forest Gets a Boost from Silver in 35-0 Win
Ayden Silver was a major factor in River Forest's win over Hammond Bishop Noll on Friday. Silver was unstoppable, rushing for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 190 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes.
River Forest pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Silver and River Forest will venture away from home to take on Rensselaer Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.52
Nick Ratkovich Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Boone Grove got the W thanks in part to Nick Ratkovich playing the best football he has all season. Ratkovich picked up four sacks and made 11 total tackles.
On the year, Ratkovich has averaged 7.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 8 sacks.
Gamescore: 38.45
Kaden Mcneil Delivers Best Effort of Season
Lake Station Edison was led to victory by Kaden McNeil, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. McNeil rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
For the season, McNeil has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 45.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.85
Other Notable Players
- Micheal Turner: 17 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 32.50)
- Khaled Alzeer: 1 sack and 23 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.25)
- Hunter Anthony: 1 sack, 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Levi Harper: 86 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
