Greater South Shore - North 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!
Mark Rowland Turns in Season-Best Performance
Boone Grove was led to victory by Mark Rowland, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Rowland threw for 307 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Whiting had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Rowland it was a similar story. Rowland threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground the last time he and the Oilers duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 76.62
A Season-Best Performance from Samir Del Rio Leads Boone Grove over Whiting
Samir Del Rio produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Boone Grove to the win on Friday. Del Rio picked up 178 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Boone Grove is 3-1 when Del Rio posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
On the year, Del Rio has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 112.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 40.57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 53.63
Silver Posts Huge Game in 35-0 Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Ayden Silver stepped things up a notch to give River Forest the 'W'. Nobody could stop Silver as he rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 190 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes.
River Forest's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Silver and River Forest will venture away from home to challenge Rensselaer Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.52
Nick Ratkovich Delivers Best Effort of Season
Nick Ratkovich produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Boone Grove to the win on Friday. Ratkovich picked up four sacks and made 11 total tackles.
On the season, Ratkovich has averaged 7.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 8 sacks.
Gamescore: 38.45
Kaden Mcneil Turns in Season-Best Performance
Kaden McNeil produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lake Station Edison to the win on Friday. McNeil rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
This season, McNeil has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 45.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.85
Other Notable Players
- Micheal Turner: 17 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 32.50)
- Khaled Alzeer: 1 sack and 23 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.25)
- Hunter Anthony: 1 sack, 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Levi Harper: 86 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
