North Suburban 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 Blaise Lavista Leads Libertyville over Lake Forest
On Friday, Libertyville had to settle for second even though Blaise Lavista put up the best numbers he has all season. Lavista wasn't messing around, picking up 230 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The match was his eighth straight with two or more receiving touchdowns.
Lavista must have Lake Forest's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Lavista picked up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Scouts duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 53.67
Schambow Came Up Big in Libertyville's 42-35 Defeat
Keeping Lavista company is Quinn Schambow, a fellow Libertyville player. He threw for 433 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes. Schambow is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least four every time he's taken the field this season.
Lake Forest had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Schambow it was a similar story. Schambow threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Scouts duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 39.17
Mundelein Gets a Boost from Young in 35-0 Victory
Logan Young put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August on Friday. He threw for 131 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 56 yards. Mundelein is 3-1 when Young posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
With the victory, Mundelein broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-4. Young and Mundelein will be playing in front of their home fans against Lake Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.73
Ethan Connelly Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Mundelein got the W thanks in part to Ethan Connelly playing the best football he has all season. Connelly picked up 83 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Connelly has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 23.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 6.86 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.55
Jake Junia Has Career-Day on Friday
Jake Junia posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made seven total tackles. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 63 yards.
For the season, Junia has averaged 11 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 19.95
Other Notable Players
- Aaron Stewart: 141 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.98)
- Antonio Vaughn: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Ian Murray: 1 sack and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Sam Seth: 47 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.12)
- Brody Paluch: 80 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.58)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
