Week 4: Bradley Bourbonnais Standouts

This Week 4 Matchup is between Bradley Bourbonnais and Lincoln-Way West. In the first half of the game, most of the points were scored as each team had an answer for the other. In the second half, it turned into a defensive battle. Lincoln-Way West ended up winning the game 16 - 14 getting their first win of the game (1-3) and Bradley Bourbonnais falling to (2-2). With that being said, here are your Bradley Bourbonnais Standouts from this game. <a href="https://twitter.com/Jamaskane/status/1439623994320248843?s=20"><em><strong>Game Highlights</strong></em></a> <hr /> <em><strong>Nate Murphy 5'8 170 22’ RB <a href="https://twitter.com/MurphyNate11">Twitter </a></strong></em> Mr. Murphy keeps his feet driving to fight for extra yards as the opposing defenders try to bring him down. Once the ball is in his hands he bursts through the line of scrimmage using his quick acceleration to get past the first defender. This young man reads his blocks well, uses his jump cuts to make defenders miss in open space, and has the vision to see the cutback lanes. <em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="120895" first="Grayson" last="Dexter"] 6'4 240 22’ OL <a href="https://twitter.com/GDexter2022">Twitter</a></strong></em> Mr. Dexter has solidified into his role on the offensive line. He gets hands-on quickly, pair this with him keeping his feet driving and he pushes the defensive lineman back 5 to 6 yards on more than one occasion. When this young man fires off the ball he’s able to wash the defensive lineman down. In pass protection, he holds his own one-on-one where he forces the outside rush by keeping a solid base and staying square. <em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="155033" first="Caige" last="Williams"] 6'2 200 22’ QB <a href="https://twitter.com/CaigeWilliams">Twitter</a></strong></em> Mr. Williams has a touch on the deep ball as he makes level 3 throws putting the ball into the receiver’s basket. He’s also able to put zip on the ball to make the throws in tight coverage, one of these passes to Neal May resulted in a touchdown. This young man can also throw on the run where he flips his hips while making off-platform throws and when he runs RPOs he can get the ball out quickly. Let’s also not forget about his mobility as he’s able to scramble if nothing is open downfield. https://twitter.com/Jamaskane/status/1439619233072263175?s=20 <em><strong>Neal May 5'11 165 23’ WR <a href="https://twitter.com/NealMayJr_">Twitter</a></strong></em> Mr. May does a good job of finding the soft spot in the defense coming out of the slot. Once he secures the catch, he turns upfield quickly to gain extra yards on the play. This was seen with the first touchdown of the night as he caught a pass from [player_tooltip player_id="155033" first="Caige" last="Williams"] before turning and diving into the endzone between multiple defenders. On defense, he attacks downhill in run support to make the open field tackle. https://twitter.com/Jamaskane/status/1439617477546323973?s=20 <em><strong>Mark Robinson 22’ WR <a href="https://twitter.com/marksrobinson19?lang=en">Twitter</a></strong></em> Mr. Robinson is a big target downfield for his quarterback. He's quick off the line of scrimmage and is a deep threat. Once he gets a step on the defender he's able to break that defender off at the top of the route creating separation on the play to come down with the deep shot downfield. Upon securing the catch, he plants his foot into the ground and turns upfield to fight for extra yards. <em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="155374" first="Detric" last="Dee"] 22’ LB <a href="https://twitter.com/DetricDee">Twitter</a></strong></em> Mr. Dee fills holes in run support where he takes on blocks head-on and can meet the ball carrier at the line of scrimmage resulting in no gain on the play. If the ball carrier doesn't commit to a gap immediately, this young man will shuffle step to each gap as he awaits the ball carrier to hit one. On offense, he keeps his feet driving and fights for extra yards as a tailback. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Notables</strong></em></span> <em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="155523" first="Javon" last="Criswell"] 22’ DB <a href="https://twitter.com/criswell_vito">Twitter</a></strong></em> <hr /> <em>Be sure to follow @jamaskane regarding news &amp; information for Illinois High School Football,  @PrepRedzoneIL, and @PrepRedzone.</em>