Northern Illinois 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!
Jahmani Muhammad Delivers Electric Effort Vs Rockford East
Starting off the list is Harlem's Jahmani Muhammad, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Muhammad rushed for 293 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.7 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Rockford East's probably not too fond of Muhammad given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Muhammad saw the E-Rabs), he rushed for 297 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 55.40
Hononegah Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Kurt Smith
Kurt Smith was instrumental in extending Hononegah's winning streak to seven on Friday. Smith was dynamite, making five total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Hononegah's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Smith and Hononegah will head out to face off against Belvidere North at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 22.50
Belvidere was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Antonio Villarreal did his best to prevent it. Jefferson had no answer to Villarreal as he picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Belvidere is on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Villarreal and Belvidere will face off against Rockford Auburn at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 16.75
Demetrious Taborn Makes It Two for Belvidere
Another Belvidere player making an appearance on this list is Demetrious Taborn. He picked up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Taborn has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 28.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 15.60
A Constellation of Stars for Belvidere
Another Belvidere player making an appearance on this list is Devonne Embrey. He threw for 149 yards and two touchdowns while completing 94.7% of his passes.
This season, Embrey has thrown those 2 touchdowns while averaging 36.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 14.73
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
