Western Illinois Valley - North 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Elijah Genenbacher Leads Camp Point Central over Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia
Camp Point Central was led to victory by Elijah Genenbacher, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Genenbacher rushed for 102 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 58 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 63 yards.
Genenbacher might have his next game, a road matchup with Carrollton, circled on his calendar. When Genenbacher last faced the Hawks back in October of 2023, he rushed for 75 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
Gamescore: 60.97
Routt Catholic/Lutheran Gets a Boost from Creviston in 60-39 Defeat
Kellen Creviston's tear continued on Friday as he dropped his third-straight game with 339+ passing yards dating back to last season. He threw for 407 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
Creviston must have Brown County's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Creviston threw for 317 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and Brown County duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 42.83
Kadin Niekamp and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Camp Point Central picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kadin Niekamp. Niekamp did his part (and then some), rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown on only five carries for the 'W'.
This season, Niekamp has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 47 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.95
Dalton Brown Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Dalton Brown posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Routt Catholic/Lutheran over Brown County on Friday. Brown picked up 174 receiving yards and a touchdown. Routt Catholic/Lutheran is 3-1 when Brown posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
This season, Brown has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 48.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.07
Jace Lautemann Turns in Season-Best Effort
Routt Catholic/Lutheran came up short on Friday despite Jace Lautemann delivering his best game to date. Lautemann picked up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 65 yards.
Lautemann and Routt Catholic/Lutheran will face off against Greenfield/Northwestern at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Routt Catholic/Lutheran had to take a loss when they last met Greenfield/Northwestern, but Lautemann had little to do with the loss: he picked up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 28.78
Other Notable Players
- Trey Gause: 18 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.50)
- Konnor Bush: 61 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.55)
- Bronc Bogner: 15 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Eli Olson: 95 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
