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!
Mason Atkins Delivers Electric Performance Vs Aurora East
Mason Atkins was instrumental in extending West Aurora's winning streak to eight on Friday. Atkins was unstoppable, throwing for 195 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
West Aurora pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Atkins and West Aurora will face off against Streamwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.80
Kewon Marshall Turns in Season-Best Performance
West Aurora was led to victory by Kewon Marshall, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Marshall picked up 80 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
For the year, Marshall has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 45.2 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 24.88 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.25
West Aurora Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Reece Powers
West Aurora picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Reece Powers. Powers turned in his biggest game of the season, picking up 74 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 53 yards.
This season, Powers has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 50 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 19.57
Elgin had to settle for second on Friday, but Fabian Ramirez sure wasn't going down easily. Ramirez was dynamite, picking up 38 receiving yards.
For the year, Ramirez has averaged 40.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.48
Julian Hernandez put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August of 2023 on Friday. He forced a fumble and made six total tackles (1.0 for loss).
This season, Hernandez has averaged 3.9 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.71 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging three receiving yards.
Gamescore: 17.87
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
