Defenders that Posted Big Stats in Regular Season Finale

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are a few of the top defensive performers stats from the final week of the regular season!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1647085' first='Elijah' last='Reynolds'] (Marian Catholic – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This junior defensive lineman posted 3 sacks and 1 fumble recovery against De La Salle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL Wynn Philippi (St. Viator – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 6'2” edge player racked up 7 tackles, 3 TFLs, 2 hurries, and 2 QB pressures.&nbsp; On offense he had 3 catches for 70 yards and 2 touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL Wiktor Rzepski (Lake Park – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Strong last game of the season with 1 sack, 3 TFL, and 5 tackles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1599381' first='Khristaan' last='Moore'] (Crete Monee – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the final game of the regular season Moore had 7 tackles, 2 TFLs, and 8 pressures.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB Will Mettee (Loyola – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Against Mt. Carmel the linebacker had 10 tackles, 2 sacks, and 3 TFLs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB Triston Manrique (O'Fallon – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The O'Fallon senior linebacker had 7 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and 1 interception in his last high school game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1690341' first='Evan' last='Steigleder'] (St. Ignatius – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Against Brother Rice the linebacker had 10 tackles including 3 TFLS.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB [player_tooltip player_id='801716' first='Santino' last='Whitehead'] (Willowbrook – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior had 15 tackles, 2 TFL, and half of a sack.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB [player_tooltip player_id='537245' first='Jayden' last='Marshall'] (Crete Monee – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Redzone favorite closed out their win and conference championship with an interception in the endzone.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB Elie Beni Duma (Champaign Centennial – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior defensive back had 10 tackles, 1 pass break up, and 1 punt recovery.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB Jayden Jones (Bremen – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jones had 2 pass deflections and 6 tackles in week 9!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1890940' first='Dereon' last='Mccullum'] (Bloom – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 5'11” defensive back had 3 tackles and the game sealing recovery on special teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1344621' first='James' last='Johnson'] (Belleville East – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The junior two way standout had an interception that ended in the endzone for a pick 6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->