Cahokia - Illinois 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!
Chester Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Kolton Jany
Kolton Jany's big game helped extend Chester's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Jany as he rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making four total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Unfortunately for Dupo, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Jany. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Jany saw the Tigers), he picked up 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Gamescore: 36.47
Dupo Gets a Boost from Prater in 48-14 Loss
Dupo had to settle for second on Friday, but Deegan Prater sure wasn't going down easily. Prater was unstoppable, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while also throwing for 200 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Prater has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 172.6 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 31.43 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 103.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 34.68
William Waggoner was a major factor in Wesclin's victory over Red Bud on Friday. Red Bud had no answer to Waggoner as he rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 34 receiving yards.
Wesclin's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5. Waggoner will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Carlyle on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.35
Cael Madden Makes It Two for Wesclin
Another Wesclin player making an appearance on this list is Cael Madden. He rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 92 yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Wesclin's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't).
This season, Madden has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 65.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.73
Dequan Woods Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Sparta/Steeleville had to settle for second even though Dequan Woods put up the best numbers he has all season. Woods picked up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Sparta/Steeleville is on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7. Woods and Sparta/Steeleville will challenge Dupo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.22
Other Notable Players
- Zain Al-Jassim: 141 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 24.80)
- Tray Peters: 118 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.38)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
