Western Illinois Valley - South 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!
Tyler Vandyne Delivers Best Effort of Season
Pleasant Hill/Western came up short on Friday despite Tyler Vandyne delivering his best game to date. 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. Pleasant Hill/Western is 2-1 when Vandyne posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-5 otherwise.
This 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 was only averaging 9.38 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 74.55
White Posts Huge Game in 54-48 Loss
Keeping Vandyne company is Waylon White, a fellow Pleasant Hill/Western player. He rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown.
This season, 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's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his eighth-straight game with 104+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He made six total tackles.
Calhoun/Brussels pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Longnecker and Calhoun/Brussels are taking a road trip to face off against Beardstown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.40
A Season-Best Performance from Anthony Hance Leads West Central Co-Op [Winchester-Bluffs] over Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia
West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] was led to victory by Anthony Hance, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hance rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars faces off against Camp Point Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The contest will pit Hance up against the Panthers' star running back Nate Peters. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 27.55
Tucker Arnold Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Tucker Arnold posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made ten total tackles.
For the season, Arnold has averaged 5.2 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.8 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 23.2 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 27.40
Other Notable Players
- Rydor Rodhouse: 114 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.15)
- Luke Kunz: 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
