Illini Prairie 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!
WYATT WERTZ Turns in Season-Best Performance
St. Joseph-Ogden was led to victory by WYATT WERTZ, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. WERTZ rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory for St. Joseph-Ogden keeps them at an undefeated 9-0. WERTZ and St. Joseph-Ogden will be playing at home against Frankfort at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 43.60
Hudson Ault Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Hudson Ault put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 196 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (103.6) per game.
Prairie Central's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-4. Ault and Prairie Central will challenge Byron at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.78
Dane Eisenmenger Dazzles in Tolono Unity Win
Dane Eisenmenger posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown.
The victory (which was Tolono Unity's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-3. Eisenmenger and Tolono Unity will head out to face off against Roxana at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 31.33
Tyler Cole Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Paxton-Buckley-Loda had to settle for second even though Tyler Cole put up the best numbers he has all season. Cole rushed for 23 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 31 receiving yards.
Paxton-Buckley-Loda is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-3. Cole and Paxton-Buckley-Loda will head out on the road to square off against Monmouth-Roseville at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 30.52
Coy Taylor Crosses Big Stat Threshold
St. Joseph-Ogden was led to victory by Coy Taylor, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Taylor picked up 167 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 34 yards. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (105.4). That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
For the season, Taylor has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 105.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.18
Other Notable Players
- KODEY MCKINNEY: 253 yards passing (Gamescore: 29.57)
- Garrett Richardson: 128 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.80)
- Nick Jessee: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Ryan Rink: 1 interception (1TD) and 8 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Tre Hoggard: 102 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.53)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
