Western Illinois Valley - South 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!
Tyler Vandyne Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Tyler Vandyne posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Pleasant Hill/Western over Unity/Seymour on Friday. Vandyne rushed for 223 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He is becoming a predictor of Pleasant Hill/Western's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-5 when he doesn't).
For the season, Vandyne has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 57 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 74.55
Waylon White Dazzles in Pleasant Hill/Western Defeat
Keeping Vandyne company is Waylon White, a fellow Pleasant Hill/Western player. He rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, White has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 70.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.05
Another Game with at Least 104 Rushing Yards from Conner Longnecker
Conner Longnecker continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his eighth-straight game with at least 104 rushing yards. He made six total tackles.
Calhoun/Brussels's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Longnecker will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Beardstown on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.40
Garrett Costello Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Garrett Costello of Greenfield/Northwestern. Costello's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 139 receiving yards.
Greenfield/Northwestern's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2. Costello and Greenfield/Northwestern will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Brown County at 2:00 p.m. on November 2nd.
Gamescore: 29.23
Other Notable Players
- Logan Tepen: 93 yards rushing (Gamescore: 28.52)
- Anthony Hance: 83 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.55)
- Rydor Rodhouse: 114 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.15)
- Luke Kunz: 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
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