BY PAUL CONDRY AND MATT KOPSEA
ON THE LOOSE (Top running back performances)
Indianapolis Scecina’s Dequan Stennis rambled 18 times for 274 yards with three touchdowns in the Crusaders’ 34-13 win over Lafayette Central Catholic.
Gage Bankert of Zionsville romped 41 times for 242 yards with two scores in the Eagles’ 35-14 win over Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger.
Adams Central’s Blake Heyerly had 26 rushes for 235 yards with four touchdowns in the Flying Jets’ 41-0 blanking of South Adams.
Joey Pierre of Evansville Mater Dei scampered 21 times for 233 yards and two touchdowns in the Wildcats’ 35-7 win over Triton Central.
North Judson’s Cheyenne Allen ran 26 times for 198 yards and two scores in the Bluejays’ 35-6 win over Carroll (Flora).
Myles Johnson of New Albany registered 36 carries for 178 yards with three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 33-14 win over Bloomington South.
Lowell’s Joe Heuer rambled 22 times for 176 yards and two scores in the Red Devils’ 28-14 loss to New Prairie.
Racion Anderson of Michigan City scampered 28 times for 165 yards with two touchdowns in the Wolves’ 31-28 double-overtime win over Valparaiso.
Micah Hauser of Westfield ran 25 times for 151 yards with two touchdowns in the Shamrocks’ 37-14 win over Carroll (Fort Wayne).
Indianapolis Lutheran’s Joe Davis had 21 rushes for 146 yards with a touchdown in the Saints’ 42-6 win over Parke Heritage.
Mishawaka Marian’s Kaleb Lusanga had 26 carries for 136 yards with two touchdowns in the Knights’ 33-6 win over Hanover Central.
Indianapolis Cathedral’s Seth Mencer recorded 18 carries for 133 yards with a touchdown for the Irish in their 23-7 win over New Palestine.
Tri’s Parker Burk tallied 29 carries for 132 yards with a score in the Titans’ 18-14 win over North Central (Farmersburg).
Adrean Lukeman of Gibson Southern raced 22 times for 131 yards in the Titans’ 31-29 win over Lawrenceburg.
George Burhenn of Mount Vernon (Fortville) recorded five carries for 115 yards in the Marauders’ 27-21 win over Indianapolis Roncalli.
Indianapolis Roncalli’s Luke Hansen ran 18 times for 112 yards with two scores for the Royals against Mount Vernon (Fortville).
PASSING GRADES (Top quarterback performances)
Indianapolis Ben Davis’ J’Uan Swanson went 16-of-26 for 295 yards with a touchdown and rushed four times for 56 yards and another score in the Giants’ 32-14 win over Brownsburg.
Gibson Southern’s Brady Allen was 23-of-41 for 293 yards with four touchdowns against Lawrenceburg.
Jeff Becker of Carroll (Fort Wayne) finished 23-of-35 for 266 yards with two scores and ran 11 times for 46 yards for the Chargers against Westfield.
Along with going 6-of-7 for 48 yards with a touchdown, Montasi Clay of Indianapolis Lutheran ran 23 times for 252 yards and four scores against Parke Heritage.
Clark Barrett of Lafayette Central Catholic completed 22-of-39 for 243 yards with a touchdown and ran for another score for the Knights against Indianapolis Scecina.
Aidan Wanner of South Adams finished 25-of-53 for 233 yards for the Stsrfires against Adams Central.
Brebeuf Jesuit’s Nolan Buckman went 13-of-19 for 232 yards with two touchdowns in the Braves’ 38-9 win over Norwell.
Garrett Yoon of Lawrenceburg was 8-of-21 for 224 yards with three touchdowns and ran 29 times for 144 yards and another score for the Tigers against Gibson Southern.
Lawrence North’s Montez Jones went 18-of-34 for 223 yards and ran six times for 55 yards with a touchdown in the Wildcats’ 29-19 loss to Center Grove.
Maximus Webster of Westfield was 11-of-20 for 216 yards and rushed 10 times for 48 yards with a score against Carroll (Fort Wayne).
In addition to going 4-of-6 for 30 yards, Eastside’s Laban Davis raced 31 times for 213 yards with three touchdowns in the Blazers’ 21-14 win over Eastbrook.
Merrillville’s Angel Nelson completed 11-of-16 for 210 yards with two touchdowns in the Pirates’ 39-7 win over Penn.
Ty Owens of Tri-West went 10-of-16 for 206 yards with two scores in the Bruins’ 28-7 win over Owen Valley.
In addition to completing both of his passes for 68 yards with a touchdown, New Prairie’s Marshall Kmiecik also ran 29 times for 185 yards and two scores for the Cougars against Lowell.
Evansville Memorial’s Caleb Ellspermann was 19-of-32 for 179 yards with two touchdowns in the Tigers’ 17-14 win over East Central.
Logan Lockhart of Valparaiso connected on 14-of-24 for 168 yards, ran 14 times for 53 yards with two touchdowns, and caught a five-yard pass for a score for the Vikings against Michigan City.
Indianapolis Cathedral’s Danny O’Neil was 19-of-25 for 160 yards with a touchdown against New Palestine.
Damon Hockett of New Palestine finished 13-of-32 for 157 yards with a score for the Dragons against Indianapolis Cathedral.
Eastbrook’s Jeff Engle went 13-of-23 for 150 yards and ran 11 times for 29 yards with a score for the Panthers against Eastside.
Gehrig Slunaker of Mount Vernon (Fortville) was 9-of-12 for 149 yards against Indianapolis Roncalli.
Center Grove’s Tayven Jackson went 13-of-18 for 147 yards for the Trojans against Lawrence North.
East Central’s Cole Burton completed 7-of-12 for 128 yards for the Trojans against Evansville Memorial.
Parke Heritage’s Christian Johnson went 12-of-24 for 125 yards with a touchdown for the Wolves against Indianapolis Lutheran.
Along with being 5-of-12 for 59 yards with a touchdown, Tagg Gott of Northridge had 28 carries for 84 yards with two scores in the Raiders’ 25-7 win over Mississinewa.
WHAT A CATCH (Top receiving performances)
Brady Simmons of Indianapolis Ben Davis hauled in five receptions for 193 yards with a touchdown against Brownsburg.
Merrillville’s Justin Marshall not only had nine receptions for 161 yards with two touchdowns, but also ran four times for 55 yards and a score against Penn.
Aiden Gilmour of Lawrenceburg had four receptions for 114 yards with a touchdown against Gibson Southern.
Westfield’s Gabe Aramboles hauled in five passes for 112 yards against Carroll (Fort Wayne).
Lawrenceburg’s Dahya Patel caught four passes for 110 yards with two touchdowns against Gibson Southern.
South Adams’ Jordan Hindshaw recorded nine catches for 103 yards against Adams Central.
SPECIAL PERFORMERS (Top all-around performances on offense, defense, and special teams)
Evansville Memorial’s Nico Broughman converted the game-winning 30-yard field goal as time expired against East Central.
Andrean’s Drayk Bowen ran 13 times for 97 yards with three touchdowns and returned an interception 25 yards for another score in the 59ers’ 35-8 win over LaVille.
Henry O’Keefe of Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger returned a kickoff 92 yards for a score for the Saints against Zionsville.
Along with being 7-of-14 for 88 yards, New Albany’s Derrell Simmons also returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown against Bloomington South.
Andrew Oleksiuk of Michigan City connected on four extra-points and the game-winning 18-yard field goal in the second overtime against Valparaiso.
Center Grove’s Jackson Griffin had a 29-yard blocked punt for a score against Lawrence North.
In addition to having two receptions for 31 yards with a touchdown, Brady Hoskins of Mishawaka Marian also hauled in two interceptions against Hanover Central.
Ben Gomez of Indianapolis Cathedral kicked field goals of 45, 26, and 27 yards against New Palestine.
Gibson Southern’s Chris Spear booted what proved to be the game-winning 20-yard field goal against Lawrenceburg.
Drew Wheat of Center Grove ran six times for 55 yards with a touchdown and took a punt back 34 yards for another score against Lawrence North.
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