Central State Eight - East Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jaterryon Moore Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Decatur Eisenhower got the W thanks in part to Jaterryon Moore playing the best football he has all season. Moore rushed for 257 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (106.1) per game. Those 257 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
The victory snapped Decatur Eisenhower's losing streak at 12 games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-7 record. Moore and Decatur Eisenhower will welcome Springfield Southeast at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 82.13
Alek Weiland Dazzles in Normal University Victory
Alek Weiland continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least three passing touchdowns. He threw for 350 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Springfield Southeast had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Weiland it was a similar story. Weiland threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Spartans duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 31.73
Lynch Made His Presence Known in Normal University's 51-6 Win
Another Normal University player making an appearance on this list is Rhett Lynch. He rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
Lynch and Normal University will head out on the road to face off against Lanphier at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Pioneers got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Lions, probably because Lynch had a solid game then too: he rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 27.77
Cade Cunningham Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Cade Cunningham produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Normal University to the win on Friday. Cunningham picked up 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ receiving yards (101.9) per game. His receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 111 receiving yards dating back to last season.
This season, Cunningham has caught 11 touchdowns while averaging 101.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.07
Other Notable Players
- Mason Jacobs: 80 yards receiving; 25 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.38)
- Garryon Henderson: 85 yards passing; 46 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.27)
- AJ Holden: 102 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.78)
- Cole Matejka: 2.5 sacks and 4 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Kaiden Stout: 84 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.58)
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