Again it's been a really strange year and several different factors will impact the selection......wondering who you feel are candidates for Illinois Player of the Year?
Post em here.
Post em here.
Q of the Week? Player of the Year for the Spring Season?
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How about going the Time route and just say “The high school football player” for all they’ve endured? Sounds cheesy but how do you pick in these circumstances.
He was mentioned on the podcast already...Pemberton at Loyola is the PoY IMHO...he's been dominating the CCL Blue all spring...Holecek at Loyola says he's the most special player he's coached at the RB position...that goes a long way in my book coming from a coach like that...and as a senior already committed to play at the next level, he still chose to play...
Pemberton RB OPOY
Gaughan LB St. Rita DPOY
Gaughan LB St. Rita DPOY
Gaughan’s tape vs LA should be watched by every 7th and 8th grade linebacker
Offensive Player of the Year- Vaughn Pemberton Loyola
Defensive Player of the Year- Austin Haygood Mount Carmel. D1 product and All State in 2019 is coming off a hip procedure and playing through a stress fracture and you can’t tell because he’s completely dominating. Old school tough Linebacker
Defensive Player of the Year- Austin Haygood Mount Carmel. D1 product and All State in 2019 is coming off a hip procedure and playing through a stress fracture and you can’t tell because he’s completely dominating. Old school tough Linebacker
Gaughan has 56 tackles in 4 games. That's a good number for a lot of teams playing a 9 game schedule.
James Cooper Jr. Harlem High School
1164 passing yard. 14 TD
145 Rushinf yard. 6 TD
4-0 record
1164 passing yard. 14 TD
145 Rushinf yard. 6 TD
4-0 record
Candidly, Vaughn Pemberton is the best HS football player in the state. Ball State got a real steal. Had they played in the fall, I’m betting he gets a lot of power 5 offers.
OPOY
You'd be hard pressed to find a kid who's been more electric than Trevor Hudak from Minooka. He's shown that he can he can score from anywhere on the field, at any time. Not sure how many total TD's exactly, but has scored rushing, receiving, punt return, and KO return. He's special!
Pemberton..top player on the #1 team in IL & doing it against a tough schedule
Cayne Smith East moline United township. After 47 straight WB6 loses they have won 3 in a row and thru 5 games he has 1077 yards 9.5 ypc 18 Tds in 5 games. Last night vs the #1 D in the wb6 he had 277 tds and 6 tds to break the school record and tie the conference record
Sorry dad - Competition matters. Vernon Hills had a chance to show the type of team they have by playing Maine South in week 6. If you want to be a champion, you need to beat the champion.
Jacob DuRocher Rochester RB.
747 yards rushing, 125 receiving, and 16 TD’s. Became Rochester’s career rushing leader in Week 3 and will likely end Week 6 with the 3rd most rushing yards in CS8 history.
747 yards rushing, 125 receiving, and 16 TD’s. Became Rochester’s career rushing leader in Week 3 and will likely end Week 6 with the 3rd most rushing yards in CS8 history.
Malachi McNeal should get consideration for player of year but definitely Defensive player of the year. He is the leader on the best defense in state. Home of six flags 🎢
LA’s defense > Warren’s D
Justin Johnson Junior, Eville, 860 yards rushing - 118 against ESL - and 16 TDs, a 2PAT and a passing TD while going 4/4 in the air.
Jordan Anderson from JCA finished with 1080 yards on 84 carries (13 yard per carry) and 18 TD's. He is definitely in the conversation for player of the year. He will be a load in the fall!
He added to that with the season finale against East Side, running for 205 yards and four touchdowns for 1,065 yards and 20 TDs this spring.
That said, Master Pemberton of Hollywood seems to be the clearcut OPOY and the Gaughan lad from Reeters the DPOY.
Updated season ending stats:
1833 passing yards
23 passing td
150 rushing yards
7 rushing td
30 total touchdowns
9 2pt conversions.
6-0 recond conference champions
1st top 10 finish in school history
