Mid-Suburban - West Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Calvin Jackson Goes Supernova in Barrington Win
Starting off the list is Barrington's Calvin Jackson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jackson rushed for 220 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Those 220 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Barrington pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Jackson and Barrington will square off against Hoffman Estates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.20
Big Game from O'brien As Fremd Fell 28-21
Fremd had to settle for second on Thursday, but Johnny O'Brien sure wasn't going down easily. Despite the loss, O'Brien was still balling out as he threw for 368 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards on only nine carries.
Fremd moved to 6-1 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak. O'Brien and Fremd will square off against Schaumburg at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.03
Brennan Saxe 2025 Wr/Db Makes It Two for Fremd
Another Fremd player making an appearance on this list is Brennan Saxe 2025 Wr/Db. He picked up 186 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 59 yards.
On the year, Saxe 2025 Wr/Db has caught 12 touchdowns while averaging 141.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.60
The second Barrington player making an appearance here is Nick Peipert, and for good reason. He threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Schaumburg had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Peipert it was a similar story. When Peipert last faced the Saxons back in September of 2023, he threw for 497 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 21.6 yards per attempt.
Gamescore: 27.43
Another Barrington player making an appearance on this list is Ian Tepas. He picked up 47 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Tepas has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 48 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 17.03
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