UpState 8 - West 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!
Fabian Ramirez Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Elgin got the W thanks in part to Fabian Ramirez playing the best football he has all season. Ramirez rushed for 158 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, made eight total tackles, and defended a pass.
The victory made it two in a row for Elgin and bumps their season record up to 2-4. Ramirez and Elgin will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against South Elgin at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 56.35
Azuriah Sylvester's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
West Aurora picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Azuriah Sylvester. Sylvester made four total tackles, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 67 yards.
West Aurora pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Sylvester and West Aurora will welcome Larkin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.43
Big Game from Atkins As West Aurora Won 51-0
Mason Atkins was instrumental in extending West Aurora's winning streak to six on Friday. Atkins turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 113 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Atkins has thrown 16 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 129.7 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had five passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 31.93
Kewon Marshall Turns in Season-Best Effort
West Aurora was led to victory by Kewon Marshall, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Marshall picked up 57 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Marshall has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 44.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 20.33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.43
A Season-Best Performance from Andres Marquez Leads Elgin over Larkin
On Friday, Elgin got the W thanks in part to Andres Marquez playing the best football he has all season. Marquez picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles.
This year, Marquez has averaged 4.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 22.50
Other Notable Players
- Temilade Dada: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
