Central Suburban - 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!
Big Game from Olurotimi As Maine East Fell 17-8
Starting off the list is Maine East's Okiki Olurotimi, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Olurotimi picked up a sack, made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass. He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
Maine East has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. Olurotimi and Maine East will be playing in front of their home fans against Niles West at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.25
Jaiden Whitehead Makes It Two for Maine East
Keeping Olurotimi company is Jaiden Whitehead, a fellow Maine East player. He made four total tackles and defended three passes.
Gamescore: 20.50
Vernon Hills was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Colin Mcmurray did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Mcmurray as he rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns.
Vernon Hills dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Mcmurray and Vernon Hills will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Highland Park at 6:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 19.73
Giuseppe Urso Makes It Two for Vernon Hills
Another Vernon Hills player making an appearance on this list is Giuseppe Urso. He rushed for 95 yards.
For the year, Urso has averaged 97.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 7.63 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 12.60
A Constellation of Stars for Maine East
Another Maine East player making an appearance on this list is Elijah Villa. He picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Villa has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 16.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 12.45
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
