Northern Illinois 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!
Jahmani Muhammad Dazzles in Harlem Victory
Starting off the list is Harlem's Jahmani Muhammad, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Muhammad rushed for 293 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.7 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Rockford East's probably not too fond of Muhammad given he always seems to get the better of them. When Muhammad last faced the E-Rabs back in September of 2023, he rushed for 297 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 55.40
While Tazheer Henderson delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Rockford Auburn. Despite the defeat, Henderson was still balling out as he picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Rockford Auburn is on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Henderson's next contest is against Belvidere on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 40.13
Hononegah Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Kurt Smith
Kurt Smith was instrumental in extending Hononegah's winning streak to seven on Friday. Smith did his part (and then some), making five total tackles (1.0 for loss) for the 'W'.
Hononegah pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Smith and Hononegah will venture away from home to square off against Belvidere North at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 22.50
Belvidere had to settle for second on Friday, but Antonio Villarreal sure wasn't going down easily. Villarreal turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Belvidere is on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Villarreal and Belvidere will face off against Rockford Auburn at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 16.75
Demetrious Taborn Makes It Two for Belvidere
Another Belvidere player making an appearance on this list is Demetrious Taborn. He picked up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Taborn has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 28.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 15.60
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
