Illini Prairie 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!
WYATT WERTZ Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, St. Joseph-Ogden got the W thanks in part to WYATT WERTZ playing the best football he has all season. WERTZ rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory for St. Joseph-Ogden keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. WERTZ and St. Joseph-Ogden will challenge Rantoul at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.00
Dalton Steidinger Has Career-Day on Saturday
Dalton Steidinger posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Saturday. He threw for 187 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 51 yards.
Prairie Central now has a winning record of 4-3. Steidinger and Prairie Central will face off against Monticello at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.87
Big Game from Eisenmenger As Tolono Unity Won 51-13
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Dane Eisenmenger stepped things up a notch to give Tolono Unity the 'W'. Eisenmenger was unstoppable, throwing for 230 yards and three touchdowns while completing 92.3% of his passes. He is becoming a predictor of Tolono Unity's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Tolono Unity now has a winning record of 4-3. Eisenmenger and Tolono Unity will venture away from home to challenge Paxton-Buckley-Loda at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.03
KODEY MCKINNEY and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
KODEY MCKINNEY was instrumental in extending St. Joseph-Ogden's winning streak to seven on Friday. MCKINNEY was dynamite, throwing for 161 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing.
For the year, MCKINNEY has thrown 19 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 217.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.33
Will Skala Makes It Two for Prairie Central
Another Prairie Central player making an appearance on this list is Will Skala. He picked up 46 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Skala has averaged 18.1 rushing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.29 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 13.14 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 27.12
Other Notable Players
- Caiden Schulz: 43 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 32 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.75)
- Kaden Wedig: 56 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.85)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
