Greater South Shore - 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!
Mark Rowland Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Boone Grove got the W thanks in part to Mark Rowland playing the best football he has all season. Rowland threw for 307 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 59 yards.
Whiting's probably not too fond of Rowland given he always seems to get the better of them. Rowland threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground the last time he and the Oilers duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 76.62
A Season-Best Effort from Samir Del Rio Leads Boone Grove over Whiting
On Friday, Boone Grove got the W thanks in part to Samir Del Rio playing the best football he has all season. Del Rio picked up 178 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Boone Grove's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
For the year, Del Rio has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 112.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 40.57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 53.63
River Forest Gets a Boost from Silver in 35-0 Victory
Ayden Silver was a major factor in River Forest's win over Hammond Bishop Noll on Friday. Silver did his part (and then some), rushing for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 190 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes for the 'W'.
River Forest pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Silver will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Rensselaer Central on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.52
Nick Ratkovich Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Boone Grove got the W thanks in part to Nick Ratkovich playing the best football he has all season. Ratkovich picked up four sacks and made 11 total tackles.
This year, Ratkovich has averaged 7.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 8 sacks.
Gamescore: 38.45
Kaden Mcneil Turns in Season-Best Effort
Lake Station Edison was led to victory by Kaden McNeil, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. McNeil rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
On the year, McNeil has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 45.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.85
Other Notable Players
- Micheal Turner: 17 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 32.50)
- Khaled Alzeer: 1 sack and 23 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.25)
- Hunter Anthony: 1 sack, 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Levi Harper: 86 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
