Western Illinois Valley - North 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!
Elijah Genenbacher Delivers Best Performance of Season
Elijah Genenbacher produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Camp Point Central to the win on Friday. Genenbacher rushed for 102 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 58 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Genenbacher is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Carrollton on Saturday. Genenbacher rushed for 75 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries the last time he and the Hawks duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 60.97
Creviston Made His Presence Known in Routt Catholic/Lutheran's 60-39 Defeat
Kellen Creviston continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 339 passing yards. He threw for 407 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
Brown County had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Creviston it was a similar story. When Creviston last faced Brown County back in October of 2023, he threw for 317 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 42.83
Kadin Niekamp and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Camp Point Central picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kadin Niekamp. Nobody could stop Niekamp as he rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
On the year, Niekamp has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 47 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.95
Dalton Brown Turns in Season-Best Effort
Routt Catholic/Lutheran came up short on Friday despite Dalton Brown delivering his best game to date. Brown picked up 174 receiving yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Routt Catholic/Lutheran's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
This year, Brown has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 48.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.07
A Season-Best Performance from Jace Lautemann Leads Routt Catholic/Lutheran over Brown County
Routt Catholic/Lutheran came up short on Friday despite Jace Lautemann delivering his best game to date. Lautemann picked up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 65 yards.
Lautemann and Routt Catholic/Lutheran will face off against Greenfield/Northwestern at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Routt Catholic/Lutheran had to take a loss when they last met Greenfield/Northwestern, but Lautemann had little to do with the loss: he picked up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 28.78
Other Notable Players
- Trey Gause: 18 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.50)
- Konnor Bush: 61 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.55)
- Bronc Bogner: 15 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Eli Olson: 95 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
