Mid-Suburban - West Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Calvin Jackson's Big Game Leads Barrington over Schaumburg
Starting off the list is Barrington's Calvin Jackson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jackson rushed for 220 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Those 220 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Barrington's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Jackson and Barrington will challenge Hoffman Estates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.20
Fremd Gets a Boost from O'brien in 28-21 Loss
Fremd had to settle for second on Thursday, but Johnny O'Brien sure wasn't going down easily. O'Brien was unstoppable, throwing for 368 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 70 yards on only nine carries.
The loss snapped Fremd's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-1 record. O'Brien and Fremd will face off against Schaumburg at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.03
Brennan Saxe 2025 Wr/Db Makes It Two for Fremd
Another Fremd player making an appearance on this list is Brennan Saxe 2025 Wr/Db. He picked up 186 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 59 yards.
This year, Saxe 2025 Wr/Db has caught 12 touchdowns while averaging 141.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.60
Another Barrington player making an appearance on this list is Nick Peipert. He threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Unfortunately for Schaumburg, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Peipert. Peipert threw for 497 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 21.6 yards per attempt the last time he and the Saxons duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 27.43
Another Barrington player making an appearance on this list is Ian Tepas. He picked up 47 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Tepas has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 48 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: 17.03
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