Southwestern Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Larevious ?Fresh? Woods Delivers Best Effort of Season
East St. Louis was led to victory by Larevious ?Fresh? Woods, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. ?Fresh? Woods rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023.
The win for East St. Louis keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. ?Fresh? Woods and East St. Louis will be playing at home against Alton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.00
Lyons Made His Presence Known in East St. Louis' 63-0 Victory
Kendrick Lyons's big game helped extend East St. Louis's winning streak to six on Friday. Nobody could stop Lyons as he threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
This year, Lyons has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 205.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.47
Sabree Came Up Big in Belleville East's 36-10 Win
Kadin Sabree was a major factor in Belleville East's victory over O'Fallon on Saturday. Sabree turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
On the season, Sabree has averaged 8 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks.
Gamescore: 24.00
East St. Louis Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Amir Tillman
Amir Tillman's big game helped extend East St. Louis's winning streak to six on Friday. Tillman turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 89 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
This season, Tillman has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 41.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 13.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.58
Keithen Jones Turns in Season-Best Performance
Belleville East was led to victory by Keithen Jones, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Jones picked up 105 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 50 yards.
This year, Jones has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 38 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.20
Other Notable Players
- Raheem Floyd: 2 interception and 10 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Jaedon Beamon: 152 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.40)
- Keylan Lagrant: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Donald Johnson: 121 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.85)
- Keandre McClendon: 13 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
