Western Illinois Valley - South 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!
Ryker Ford Delivers Best Performance of Season
West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] was led to victory by Ryker Ford, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ford rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 120 yards and a touchdown on perfect 6-for-6 passing, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 75 yards.
West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs]'s victory bumped their record up to 5-2. Ford and West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Camp Point Central at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 62.95
Garrett Costello Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Garrett Costello was a major factor in Greenfield/Northwestern's victory over Carrollton on Friday. Costello was excellent, picking up 219 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (112.9).
The win made it two in a row for Greenfield/Northwestern and bumps their season record up to 6-1. Costello and Greenfield/Northwestern will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 55.23
Talon Albrecht Makes It Two for Greenfield/Northwestern
Another Greenfield/Northwestern player making an appearance on this list is Talon Albrecht. He threw for 294 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes.
For the season, Albrecht has thrown 16 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 194.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.50
Another Game with at Least 104 Rushing Yards from Conner Longnecker
Conner Longnecker's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his seventh-straight game with 104+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He made eight total tackles.
This year, Longnecker has averaged 2.9 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 65 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 145.14 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 36.35
Eli Crain Makes It Two for West Central Co-Op [Winchester-Bluffs]
The second West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] player making an appearance here is Eli Crain, and for good reason. He rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
For the year, Crain has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 20 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.75
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