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 Performance
St. Joseph-Ogden was led to victory by WYATT WERTZ, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. WERTZ rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory for St. Joseph-Ogden keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. WERTZ and St. Joseph-Ogden will take on Rantoul at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.00
Dalton Steidinger's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
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 Dazzles in Tolono Unity Win
Dane Eisenmenger was a major factor in Tolono Unity's win over Rantoul on Friday. Eisenmenger was dynamite, throwing for 230 yards and three touchdowns while completing 92.3% of his passes. Tolono Unity is 3-1 when Eisenmenger posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Tolono Unity now has a winning record of 4-3. Eisenmenger and Tolono Unity will head out to face off against Paxton-Buckley-Loda at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.03
Big Game from MCKINNEY As St. Joseph-Ogden Won 59-8
KODEY MCKINNEY's big game helped extend St. Joseph-Ogden's winning streak to seven on Friday. MCKINNEY was unstoppable, throwing for 161 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing.
On the season, 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
Another Prairie Central player making an appearance on this list is Will Skala. He picked up 46 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the 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)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
