DuKane 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!
Whitwell Made His Presence Known in Batavia's 35-13 Win
Starting off the list is Batavia's Nathan Whitwell, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Whitwell rushed for 176 yards and four touchdowns.
On the year, Whitwell has run in 21 touchdowns while averaging 148.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had four rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 48.40
Anthony Chahino and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Anthony Chahino's big game helped extend Geneva's winning streak to eight on Friday. Chahino turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 265 yards and six touchdowns.
Geneva pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Chahino and Geneva will look to defend their home field on Friday against St. Charles North at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 44.07
Talyn Taylor's big game helped extend Geneva's winning streak to eight on Friday. Nobody could stop Taylor as he picked up 122 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
This year, Taylor has caught 17 touchdowns while averaging 113.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 19.25 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.53
Jake Feller Makes It Two for Batavia
Another Batavia player making an appearance on this list is Jake Feller. He picked up a sack, made five total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended two passes. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one defended passe the last three times he's played.
This year, Feller has averaged 5 total tackles per game and for the season has 4.5 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 0.5 defended passes per game. This year he is averaging one defended passe.
Gamescore: 19.75
Carbonaro Came Up Big in Wheaton-Warrenville South's 35-13 Loss
Rounding off our Top Five is Luca Carbonaro of Wheaton-Warrenville South. Carbonaro threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Carbonaro has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 188.4 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 18.7 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 95.9 passer rating.
Gamescore: 19.10
Other Notable Players
- Robert Munaco: 61 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 33 yards receiving (Gamescore: 17.03)
- Chase Osborne: 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Xavier Blanquel: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Amari Williams: 92 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.70)
- Isaiah Brown: 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.53)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps