Western Illinois Valley - South 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!
Tyler Vandyne Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Tyler Vandyne posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Pleasant Hill/Western over Unity/Seymour on Friday. Vandyne rushed for 223 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He has become a key player for Pleasant Hill/Western: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-5 otherwise.
For the season, Vandyne has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 57 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 9.38 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 74.55
White Came Up Big in Pleasant Hill/Western's 54-48 Loss
Another Pleasant Hill/Western player making an appearance on this list is Waylon White. He rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, White has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 70.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.05
Conner Longnecker Turns in Another Game with at Least 104 Rushing Yards
Conner Longnecker's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his eighth-straight game with 104+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He made six total tackles.
Calhoun/Brussels pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Longnecker and Calhoun/Brussels will head out on the road to challenge Beardstown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.40
Ethan Clark Puts an End to North Greene's Losing Streak on Friday
Ethan Clark helped snap North Greene's 16-game losing streak dating back to last season. On Friday Clark rushed for 81 yards on only seven carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
North Greene's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-7. Clark and North Greene will head out on the road to face off against Unity/Seymour at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.65
Logan Tepen Turns in Season-Best Performance
Thanks in part to Logan Tepen, North Greene said goodbye to their 16-game losing streak dating back to last season. Tepen rushed for 93 yards on only 13 carries, and also picked up 57 receiving yards, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. Those 93 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Tepen must have Beardstown's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Tepen threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 36 yards the last time he and the Tigers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 28.52
Other Notable Players
- Anthony Hance: 83 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.55)
- Rydor Rodhouse: 114 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.15)
- Luke Kunz: 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
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