B - East 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!
Joliet Gets a Boost from Juhnke in 22-14 Loss
Starting off the list is Joliet's Kaden Juhnke, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Juhnke rushed for 50 yards, and also threw for 96 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August of 2023.
This year, Juhnke has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 131.9 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 16.13 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 29.63 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 41.68
Jake Cook Makes It Two for Joliet
Another Joliet player making an appearance on this list is Jake Cook. He rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Cook has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 112.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 34.28
Tucker Kaczmarek Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Tucker Kaczmarek posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Huntley Project, bringing their record for this year to 5-4. Kaczmarek and Huntley Project will challenge Three Forks/Willow Creek at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.80
Gamradt Posts Huge Game in 48-12 Defeat
While Karson Gamradt delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Shepherd. Despite the defeat, Gamradt was still balling out as he picked up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Gamradt has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 28 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 0.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.53
Wyatt Beddes Makes It Two for Shepherd
Keeping Gamradt company is Wyatt Beddes, a fellow Shepherd player. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making 12 total tackles. The contest was his sixth straight with 12 or more total tackles.
On the season, Beddes has averaged 11.1 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 2.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 18.80
Other Notable Players
- Kooper Beard: 69 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 35 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
