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
Normal University was led to victory by Rhett Lynch, who turned in his biggest game of the season 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 is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 19.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.08
Weiland Posts Huge Game in 40-12 Win
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. When Weiland last faced the Spartans back in September of 2023, he threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 39.10
A Season-Best Performance from Cole Matejka Leads Normal University over Decatur Eisenhower
On Friday, Normal University got the W thanks in part to Cole Matejka playing the best football he has all season. Matejka picked up three sacks and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
For the year, Matejka has averaged 4.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.25
Mason Jacobs Dazzles in Rochester Win
Mason Jacobs's big game helped extend Rochester's winning streak to three on Friday. Jacobs turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, 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 challenges 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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