PRZJordan’s Week 4 Road Trip: Wilmington Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PRZJordan's Road Trip headed out to Peotone to watch Peotone take on Wilmington in this Week 4 matchup. The game went back and forth all night long going down to the wire as Peotone gained momentum late in the 4th quarter closing the gap 21 to 13. Wilmington ended up answering back quickly with a score of their own to make it 28 to 13 with a few minutes left in the game. Peotone's James Kuypers was at the helm of the Blue Devil's offense driving them downfield until moving the chains to get them closer to scoring position. Pressure from Wilmington's [player_tooltip player_id='266185' first='Hunter' last='Hayes'] ended up forcing an errand throw that resulted in [player_tooltip player_id='267766' first='Colin' last='James'] coming down with an interception. With only a few minutes left at this point, Wilmington picked up a first down before taking a knee to close out a 28 to 13 win against Peotone. Now, let's dive into the (defending 2A Champions) Wilmington Standouts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong><em>Be sure to follow&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://twitter.com/PRZJordan" target="_blank">@PRZJordan</a>&nbsp; &amp;&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://twitter.com/prepredzoneIL" target="_blank">@PrepRedzoneIL</a>&nbsp;regarding news &amp; information for IHSA Football</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://prepredzone.com/illinois/rankings/2023-rankings/" target="_blank">Find our Latest Rankings Update HERE!</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVD_ZwxBXik" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Game Highlights/Recap</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_632547aa128a1","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["266185"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cimg class=u0022alignnone size-medium wp-image-451485u0022 src=u0022https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2022/09/IMG_8749-1-225x300.jpgu0022 alt=u0022u0022 width=u0022225u0022 height=u0022300u0022 /u003eMr. Hayes has been on my radar for since time now and has continued to showcase why he's a top defensive lineman in 2A football. Throughout the night he was able to slip blocks to disrupt plays in the backfield and came away with QB pressures on more than one occasion. In both clips below, you can see this young man making a play in crucial game situations on back-to-back plays late in the 4th quarter. In the first clip, he was able to secure the sack and in the second clip he generates pressure on the QB forcing the game-sealing INT by [player_tooltip player_id='267766' first='Colin' last='James']. 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This young man is physical at the point of attack when he's pulling. When he does so, he can jolt the defender upright and drive the defender back creating a lane for his teammate to hit. 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Not only does he have foot quicks to him to get in/out of the hole quickly, he also has the lateral quickness to turn the corner. In the clip below, you can see his ability to break long runs right before he gets tackles inside the five. On the very next play he takes the handoff and gets into the endzone for six. Mr. Farrell is going to be a name we hear a lot of over these next few seasons, his future is bright as a Wildcat ball carrier.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"align":"","mode":"preview","anchor":"acf-block-6499fec90937a"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/PRZJordan/status/1570928847000047616?s=20u0026t=ya3EJ4ZvL53Hiu7aS_abMg","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/PRZJordan/status/1570928847000047616?s=20&amp;t=ya3EJ4ZvL53Hiu7aS_abMg </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Honorable Mention</span></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ryan Nelson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Be sure to follow&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/PRZJordan">@PRZJordan</a>&nbsp;regarding news &amp; information for Illinois High School Football as well as&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/prepredzoneIL">@PrepRedzoneIL</a>.&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Want to be ranked? 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