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
Mason Atkins was instrumental in extending West Aurora's winning streak to eight on Friday. Atkins did his part (and then some), throwing for 195 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes for the 'W'. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
West Aurora's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Atkins and West Aurora will face off against Streamwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.80
A Season-Best Performance from Kewon Marshall Leads West Aurora over Aurora East
Kewon Marshall produced his most outstanding game to date while leading West Aurora to the win on Friday. Marshall picked up 80 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
For the year, Marshall has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 45.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 24.88 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.25
West Aurora Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Reece Powers
Reece Powers was instrumental in extending West Aurora's winning streak to eight on Friday. Powers picked up 74 receiving yards and two touchdowns, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 53 yards.
This year, Powers has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 50 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 19.57
Elgin had to settle for second on Friday, but Fabian Ramirez sure wasn't going down easily. Ramirez turned in nothing short of a gem, picking 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 head out on the road to take on 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 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 14.86 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 17.87
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