Southland 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!
James Stampley Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Saturday, Kankakee got the W thanks in part to James Stampley playing the best football he has all season. Stampley picked up 148 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Bloom had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Stampley it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Stampley saw the Blazing Trojan), he rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Gamescore: 30.15
Turner Made His Presence Known in Kankakee's 46-0 Victory
Phillip Turner was instrumental in extending Kankakee's winning streak to six on Saturday. Nobody could stop Turner as he threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
For the season, Turner has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 121 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.37
Kankakee Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Cedric Terrell
Kankakee picked up their sixth consecutive win on Saturday thanks in part to Cedric Terrell. Terrell turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 22 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Terrell has averaged 19.6 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 6.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.40
Rich Township had to settle for second on Friday, but Ortez Johnson sure wasn't going down easily. Johnson turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 82 yards on only ten carries.
Rich Township's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-4. Johnson and Rich Township will welcome Thornridge at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 18.15
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
