Illini Prairie 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!
WYATT WERTZ Turns in Season-Best Effort
WYATT WERTZ produced his most outstanding game to date while leading St. Joseph-Ogden to the win on Friday. WERTZ rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 69 yards.
The victory for St. Joseph-Ogden keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. WERTZ and St. Joseph-Ogden will square off against Rantoul at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.00
Dalton Steidinger Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Dalton Steidinger posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Saturday. He threw for 187 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 51 yards.
Prairie Central now has a winning record of 4-3. Steidinger and Prairie Central will square off against Monticello at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.87
Dane Eisenmenger's Big Game Leads Tolono Unity over Rantoul
Tolono Unity found a leader in Dane Eisenmenger as the team took down Rantoul on Friday. Nobody could stop Eisenmenger as he threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns while completing 92.3% of his passes. He has become a key player for Tolono Unity: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Tolono Unity now has a winning record of 4-3. Eisenmenger will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Paxton-Buckley-Loda on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.03
MCKINNEY Posts Huge Game in 59-8 Victory
KODEY MCKINNEY was instrumental in extending St. Joseph-Ogden's winning streak to seven on Friday. MCKINNEY turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 161 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing.
On the year, MCKINNEY has thrown 19 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 217.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.33
Will Skala Makes It Two for Prairie Central
The second Prairie Central player making an appearance here is Will Skala, and for good reason. He picked up 46 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Skala has averaged 18.1 rushing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.29 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 13.14 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 27.12
Other Notable Players
- Caiden Schulz: 43 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 32 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.75)
- Kaden Wedig: 56 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.85)
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