Western Illinois Valley - South 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!
Ryker Ford Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] got the W thanks in part to Ryker Ford playing the best football he has all season. Ford rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 120 yards and a touchdown on perfect 6-for-6 passing, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
On the year, Ford has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 65.9 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 28.96 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 87.11 passer rating.
Gamescore: 62.95
Garrett Costello Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Garrett Costello was a major factor in Greenfield/Northwestern's win over Carrollton on Friday. Costello was excellent, picking up 219 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (112.9).
For the season, Costello has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 112.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 46.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 55.23
Talon Albrecht Makes It Two for Greenfield/Northwestern
Keeping Costello company is Talon Albrecht, a fellow Greenfield/Northwestern player. He threw for 294 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes.
For the season, Albrecht has thrown 16 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 194.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.50
Another Game with at Least 104 Rushing Yards from Conner Longnecker
Conner Longnecker's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his seventh-straight game with 104+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He made eight total tackles.
On the season, Longnecker has averaged 2.9 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had five rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 13.
Gamescore: 36.35
Eli Crain Makes It Two for West Central Co-Op [Winchester-Bluffs]
Another West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] player making an appearance on this list is Eli Crain. He rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
For the season, Crain has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 20 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.75
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