South Central 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!
Noah Byots Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Carlinville got the W thanks in part to Noah Byots playing the best football he has all season. Byots rushed for 94 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making nine total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
On the year, Byots has averaged 86.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 1.38 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 27.25 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 56.38
Kile Made His Presence Known in Pana's 41-21 Win
Pana picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Wyatt Kile. Kile was dynamite, throwing for 366 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 36 yards and a touchdown.
Kile is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Staunton/Bunker Hill on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Kile saw the Bulldogs), he threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 45 yards.
Gamescore: 41.80
North Mac Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Payne Mclean
Payne Mclean's big game helped extend North Mac's winning streak to three on Friday. Mclean was unstoppable, throwing for 275 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 46 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Mclean has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 119.5 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 16.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 38.38 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 39.48
A Season-Best Effort from Nate Dyer Leads Carlinville over Hillsboro
Nate Dyer produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Carlinville to the win on Friday. Dyer rushed for 168 yards while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Dyer has averaged 72.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.95
Sam Sims Delivers Best Performance of Season
Pana was led to victory by Sam Sims, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Sims picked up 172 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Sims must have Litchfield/Mt. Olive's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Sims saw the ), he rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also picked up 41 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 32.70
Other Notable Players
- Martavious Jones: 94 yards receiving, 2 TDs ; 24 yards rushing (Gamescore: 28.97)
- Cash Lynch: 141 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 25.83)
- Ethan Saathoff: 141 yards passing; 43 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.20)
- Greyson Brewer: 62 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.78)
- Amony Anderson: 99 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.30)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
