Illinois Central Eight 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!
Chase Rivera Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Peotone's Chase Rivera, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Rivera picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 37 yards.
Peotone is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3. Rivera and Peotone will challenge Streator at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 20.90
Herscher had to settle for second on Friday, but Alek Draper sure wasn't going down easily. Draper was unstoppable, rushing for 34 yards and a touchdown.
Herscher's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withLisle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 12.35
Tanner Jones Makes It Two for Herscher
Another Herscher player making an appearance on this list is Tanner Jones. He rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown.
Jones is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Lisle on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Jones saw the Lions), he threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns while completing 89.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 98 yards on only six carries.
Gamescore: 11.95
Connor Pasch Makes It Two for Peotone
The second Peotone player making an appearance here is Connor Pasch, and for good reason. He rushed for 22 yards.
For the year, Pasch has averaged 39.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 11.45
Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles from Gavin Hull
Another Herscher player making an appearance on this list is Gavin Hull. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss). The game was his sixth straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Hull has averaged 10.8 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.33 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 9.50
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