Defenders that Posted Big Stats in Week 7

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were some epic performances in week 7 around the state!&nbsp; Here we dive into some of them in Week 7 Defensive Stat Monsters!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL Desmond Winfrey (Tolono Unity – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Winfrey had 6 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 3 quarterback pressures in just three quarters.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL Wiktor Rzepski (Lake Park – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Against St. Charles East the defensive lineman had 9 tackles, 1 sack, 2 hurries, and 3 TFLs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1855277' first='Kenyada' last='Lane'] (Champaign Centennial – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In week 7 against Thornridge he had 5 tackles, 1 strip sack, and 1 TFL.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB Wynn Philippi (St. Viator – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Philippi played well off the edge with 5 tackles, 1 TFL, and 4 hurries.</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>The linebacker had another big week with 15 tackles, 2 TFLs, and 1 quarterback hurries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB Patrick Belk (South Elgin – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Belk had 10 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 TFL against Barlett.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB Freddie Perry (Belleville West – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Perry had two interceptions along with another pass break up.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB Elie Beni Duma (Champaign Centennial – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In week 7 vs Thornridge Duma had an interception.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1570789' first='Mick' last='Rapinchuk'] (Downers Grove South – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The defensive back had 15 tackles including 1 TFL.&nbsp; Blanked receivers for no passes in his area.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1902831' first='Triston' last='Wesley'] (Champaign Central – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This 5'11” defensive back recorded 2 PBUs, 1 interception, and 6 tackles in week 7.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB Kevin Phillips (Galesburg – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Phillips had 3 pass break ups, 3 tackles, a forced fumble, along with 48 kick off yards against Quincy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1921553' first='Jaylen' last='Roberson'] (Homewood Flossmoor – 2029)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In their sophomore game Roberson had 1 pass break up, 1 TFL, and another tackle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1689006' first='Caleb' last='Reed-Jennings'] (Fenwick – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Against Benet he recorded an interception.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->