Western Illinois Valley - South 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!
Tyler Vandyne Delivers Best Performance of Season
Pleasant Hill/Western came up short on Friday despite Tyler Vandyne delivering his best game to date. Vandyne rushed for 223 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He is becoming a predictor of Pleasant Hill/Western's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-5 when he doesn't).
On the year, Vandyne has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 57 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 74.55
Waylon White's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Pleasant Hill/Western over Unity/Seymour
Another Pleasant Hill/Western player making an appearance on this list is Waylon White. He rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, White has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 70.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.05
Another Game with at Least 104 Rushing Yards from Conner Longnecker
Conner Longnecker continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his eighth-straight game with at least 104 rushing yards. He made six total tackles.
Calhoun/Brussels pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Longnecker and Calhoun/Brussels will head out to take on Beardstown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.40
Garrett Costello Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Garrett Costello of Greenfield/Northwestern. Costello's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 139 receiving yards.
Greenfield/Northwestern's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2. Costello and Greenfield/Northwestern will welcome Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.23
Other Notable Players
- Logan Tepen: 93 yards rushing (Gamescore: 28.52)
- Anthony Hance: 83 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.55)
- Rydor Rodhouse: 114 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.15)
- Luke Kunz: 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
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