Central State Eight - 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!
Rhett Lynch Turns in Season-Best Performance
Rhett Lynch produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Normal University to the win on Friday. Lynch rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Lynch has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 46.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 19.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.08
Weiland Came Up Big in Normal University's 40-12 Victory
Keeping Lynch company is Alek Weiland, a fellow Normal University player. He threw for 234 yards and five touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
If history really does repeat itself, Weiland might just drop another big game when he faces off against Springfield Southeast on Friday. Weiland threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Spartans duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 39.10
A Season-Best Performance from Cole Matejka Leads Normal University over Decatur Eisenhower
Normal University was led to victory by Cole Matejka, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Matejka picked up three sacks and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
This season, Matejka has averaged 4.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.25
Mason Jacobs Goes Supernova in Rochester Victory
Rochester picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Mason Jacobs. Jacobs turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Jacobs has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 54.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 24.42
Jaterryon Moore Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Jaterryon Moore of Decatur Eisenhower. Moore picked up 121 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 56 yards.
Decatur Eisenhower is on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on Lanphier at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.95
Other Notable Players
- Cade Cunningham: 111 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.60)
- Kaiden Stout: 83 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.40)
- Tanner Beal: 107 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.13)
- Braeden Apholone: 1 interception and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.97)
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