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!
A Season-Best Effort from WYATT WERTZ Leads St. Joseph-Ogden over Pontiac
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 win for St. Joseph-Ogden keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. WERTZ and St. Joseph-Ogden will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Paxton-Buckley-Loda at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 41.00
Dalton Steidinger Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
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 have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Bloomington Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 35.87
Eisenmenger Came Up Big in Tolono Unity's 51-13 Win
Dane Eisenmenger was a major factor in Tolono Unity's win over Rantoul on Friday. Eisenmenger turned in nothing short of a gem, 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 square off against Paxton-Buckley-Loda at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.03
KODEY MCKINNEY and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
KODEY MCKINNEY was instrumental in extending St. Joseph-Ogden's winning streak to seven on Friday. MCKINNEY turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 161 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing.
For the year, 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
The second Prairie Central player making an appearance here is Will Skala, and for good reason. He picked up 46 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This 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
