UpState 8 - West 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!
Mason Atkins Delivers Electric Performance Vs Aurora East
West Aurora picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Mason Atkins. Aurora East had no answer to Atkins as he threw for 195 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Atkins is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
West Aurora pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Atkins and West Aurora will challenge Streamwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.80
Kewon Marshall Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, West Aurora got the W thanks in part to Kewon Marshall playing the best football he has all season. Marshall picked up 80 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
This year, Marshall has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 45.2 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 24.88 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.25
West Aurora Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Reece Powers
West Aurora picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Reece Powers. Powers turned in his biggest game of the season, picking up 74 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 53 yards.
This year, Powers has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 50 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 19.57
Elgin was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Fabian Ramirez did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Ramirez as he picked up 38 receiving yards.
Elgin's loss was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6. Ramirez and Elgin will square off against Bartlett at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 18.48
Julian Hernandez put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August of 2023 on Friday. He forced a fumble and made six total tackles (1.0 for loss).
For the year, Hernandez has averaged 3.9 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.71 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging three receiving yards.
Gamescore: 17.87
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