Central State Eight - East Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jaterryon Moore Turns in Season-Best Effort
Jaterryon Moore produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Decatur Eisenhower to the win on Friday. Moore rushed for 257 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (106.1). Those 257 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
For the year, Moore has averaged 33.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 82.13
Weiland Made His Presence Known in Normal University's 51-6 Victory
Alek Weiland continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game with at least three passing touchdowns. He threw for 350 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Unfortunately for Springfield Southeast, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Weiland. 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: 31.73
Rhett Lynch's Big Game Leads Normal University over Springfield Southeast
The second Normal University player making an appearance here is Rhett Lynch, and for good reason. He rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
On the year, Lynch has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 57.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 17 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.77
Cade Cunningham Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Normal University was led to victory by Cade Cunningham, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Cunningham picked up 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (101.9). His receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 111 receiving yards.
On the season, Cunningham has caught 11 touchdowns while averaging 101.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.07
Other Notable Players
- Mason Jacobs: 80 yards receiving; 25 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.38)
- Garryon Henderson: 85 yards passing; 46 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.27)
- AJ Holden: 102 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.78)
- Cole Matejka: 2.5 sacks and 4 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Kaiden Stout: 84 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.58)
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