Illinois Central Eight 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!
Chase Rivera Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Peotone's Chase Rivera, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Rivera picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 37 yards.
Peotone is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3. Rivera and Peotone will challenge Streator at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 20.90
While Alek Draper delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Herscher. Draper was unstoppable, rushing for 34 yards and a touchdown.
Herscher's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges Lisle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 12.35
Tanner Jones Makes It Two for Herscher
Keeping Draper company is Tanner Jones, a fellow Herscher player. He rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown.
If history really does repeat itself, Jones might just drop another big game when he faces off against Lisle on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Jones saw the Lions), he threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns while completing 89.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 98 yards on only six carries.
Gamescore: 11.95
Connor Pasch Makes It Two for Peotone
The second Peotone player making an appearance here is Connor Pasch, and for good reason. He rushed for 22 yards.
This season, Pasch has averaged 39.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 11.45
Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles from Gavin Hull
Another Herscher player making an appearance on this list is Gavin Hull. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss). The game was his sixth straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This season, Hull has averaged 10.8 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.33 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 9.50
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