North Suburban 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!
Blaise Lavista Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Libertyville had to settle for second even though Blaise Lavista put up the best numbers he has all season. Lavista wasn't messing around, picking up 230 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The match was his eighth straight with two or more receiving touchdowns dating back to last season.
Unfortunately for Lake Forest, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Lavista. Lavista picked up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Scouts duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 53.67
Quinn Schambow Dazzles in Libertyville Loss
Another Libertyville player making an appearance on this list is Quinn Schambow. He threw for 433 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
Lake Forest had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Schambow it was a similar story. When Schambow last faced the Scouts back in September of 2023, he threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 39.17
Big Game from Young As Mundelein Won 35-0
Logan Young put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August on Friday. He threw for 131 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 56 yards. He is becoming a predictor of Mundelein's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Young and Mundelein will be playing at home against Lake Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The match will pit Young up against the Scouts' star QB Danny Van Camp. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 26.73
Ethan Connelly Delivers Best Effort of Season
Mundelein was led to victory by Ethan Connelly, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Connelly picked up 83 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Connelly and Mundelein will host Lake Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Connelly will face off against Charlie Markee, the Scouts' star pass catcher. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 20.55
Jake Junia's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Jake Junia posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made seven total tackles. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 63 yards.
For the year, Junia has averaged 11 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 19.95
Other Notable Players
- Aaron Stewart: 141 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.98)
- Antonio Vaughn: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Ian Murray: 1 sack and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Sam Seth: 47 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.12)
- Brody Paluch: 80 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.58)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
