Western Illinois Valley - South 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!
Tyler Vandyne Delivers Best Performance of Season
Pleasant Hill/Western came up short on Friday despite Tyler Vandyne delivering his best game to date. Vandyne rushed for 223 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. Pleasant Hill/Western is 2-1 when Vandyne posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-5 otherwise.
For the season, Vandyne has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 57 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 9.38 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 74.55
White Posts Huge Game in 54-48 Loss
Keeping Vandyne company is Waylon White, a fellow Pleasant Hill/Western player. He rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown.
This season, White has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 70.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.05
Conner Longnecker Turns in Another Game with at Least 104 Rushing Yards
Conner Longnecker continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his eighth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 104 rushing yards. He made six total tackles.
Calhoun/Brussels's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Longnecker and Calhoun/Brussels will head out on the road to take on Beardstown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.40
North Greene's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Ethan Clark
North Greene's 16-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Ethan Clark. On Friday Clark rushed for 81 yards on only seven carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
North Greene's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7. Clark and North Greene are taking a road trip to face off against Unity/Seymour at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.65
Garrett Costello Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Garrett Costello of Greenfield/Northwestern. Costello's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 139 receiving yards dating back to last season.
Greenfield/Northwestern's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2. Costello and Greenfield/Northwestern will welcome Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.23
Other Notable Players
- Logan Tepen: 93 yards rushing (Gamescore: 28.52)
- Anthony Hance: 83 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.55)
- Rydor Rodhouse: 114 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.15)
- Luke Kunz: 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
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