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 Effort of Season
Camp Point Central was led to victory by Elijah Genenbacher, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Genenbacher rushed for 102 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 58 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 63 yards.
Genenbacher is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Carrollton on Saturday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Genenbacher saw the Hawks), he rushed for 75 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
Gamescore: 60.97
Creviston Made His Presence Known in Routt Catholic/Lutheran's 60-39 Loss
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's probably not too fond of Creviston given he always seems to get the better of them. 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
Kadin Niekamp's big game helped extend Camp Point Central's winning streak to five on Friday. Niekamp was unstoppable, rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
This year, Niekamp has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 47 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.95
A Season-Best Performance from Dalton Brown Leads Routt Catholic/Lutheran over Brown County
On Friday, Routt Catholic/Lutheran had to settle for second even though Dalton Brown put up the best numbers he has all season. 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 season, Brown has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 48.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.07
Jace Lautemann Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Routt Catholic/Lutheran had to settle for second even though Jace Lautemann put up the best numbers he has all season. Lautemann picked up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 65 yards.
Lautemann and Routt Catholic/Lutheran will face off against Greenfield/Northwestern at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last time Lautemann took on Greenfield/Northwestern, 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
