Central State Eight - East 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Rhett Lynch Leads Normal University over Decatur Eisenhower
On Friday, Normal University got the W thanks in part to Rhett Lynch playing the best football he has all season. Lynch rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Lynch has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 46.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 19.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.08
Normal University Gets a Boost from Weiland in 40-12 Win
Another Normal University player making an appearance on this list is Alek Weiland. He threw for 234 yards and five touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Weiland might have his next game, a home matchup with Springfield Southeast, circled on his calendar. When Weiland last faced the Spartans back in September of 2023, he threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 39.10
Cole Matejka Turns in Season-Best Effort
Normal University was led to victory by Cole Matejka, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Matejka picked up three sacks and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
This season, Matejka has averaged 4.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.25
Mason Jacobs' Big Game Leads Rochester over Macarthur
Mason Jacobs's big game helped extend Rochester's winning streak to three on Friday. Jacobs did his part (and then some), picking up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'.
This year, Jacobs has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 54.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 24.42
Jaterryon Moore Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Jaterryon Moore of Decatur Eisenhower. Moore picked up 121 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 56 yards.
Decatur Eisenhower is on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against Lanphier at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.95
Other Notable Players
- Cade Cunningham: 111 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.60)
- Kaiden Stout: 83 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.40)
- Tanner Beal: 107 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.13)
- Braeden Apholone: 1 interception and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.97)
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