BY PAUL CONDRY AND MATT KOPSEA
ON THE LOOSE (Top running back performances)
Evansville Memorial’s Ray Brodie scampered 22 times for 239 yards with two touchdowns in the Tigers’ 24-7 win over Northview.
Merrillville’s Lavarion Logan rambled 25 times for 219 yards with two touchdowns in the Pirates’ 42-14 win over Lafayette Jeff.
Mississinewa’s Carson Campbell had 15 rushes for 192 yards with four scores in the Indians’ 42-6 win over Fort Wayne Wayne.
Che Hogue of Bloomington South ran 28 times for 191 yards with three touchdowns in the Panthers’ 24-17 win over Bloomington North.
Indianapolis Roncalli’s Luke Hansen tallied 22 carries for 190 yards with a touchdown and caught six passes for 56 yards and another score in the Royals’ 35-21 win over Indianapolis Bishop Chatard.
Tegan Bennett of Lawrenceburg rambled 17 times for 166 yards with two touchdowns in the Tigers’ 35-14 win over Brownstown Central.
Valparaiso’s Hayden Vinyard became the program’s single-season rushing leader with his 19 carries for 164 yards and one touchdown in the Vikings’ 42-0 win over Munster. Vinyard currently has 1,966 yards for the season.
Kyle Haessly of Hanover Central ran 23 times for 156 yards with a score in the Wildcats’ 26-14 win over Knox.
Blaine Wertz of Hamilton Southeastern rambled 37 times for 159 yards with a touchdown in the Royals’ 24-22 loss to Westfield.
Triton Central’s Ray Crawford scampered for 149 yards with two scores in the Tigers’ 37-35 win over Paoli.
Kapafule Lusanga of Mishawaka Marian ran 23 times for 142 yards with four touchdowns in the Knights’ 40-7 win over Jimtown.
Paul DeWitt of LaVille had 21 carries for 140 yards with three touchdowns in the Lancers’ 41-0 win over Pioneer.
Eastbrook’s Gage Engle rambled 27 times for 136 yards in the Panthers’ 28-21 win over Tipton.
New Albany’s Myles Johnson ran 27 times for 133 yards in the Bulldogs’ 34-27 win over Seymour.
Adams Central’s Blake Heyerly came up with seven rushes for 129 yards and three touchdowns in the Flying Jets’ 49-3 win over Triton.
Baylor Smith of Lafayette Central Catholic had 24 carries for 127 yards with a score in the Knights’ 56-35 win over Speedway.
Tyler Vaughn of North Central (Farmersburg) recorded 16 rushes for 126 yards with a touchdown in the Thunderbirds’ 30-14 win over Springs Valley.
Brownsburg’s Garrett Sherrell raced 31 times for 122 yards with a touchdown and hauled in a seven-yard pass for another score in the Bulldogs’ 31-7 win over Carmel.
K.J. Tippmann of Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger registered 24 rushes for 117 yards with four touchdowns in the Saints’ 42-20 win over Fort Wayne Snider.
Tri’s Parker Burk scampered 15 times for 100 yards with two scores and also caught a 35-yard touchdown pass in the Titans’ 20-13 win over North Decatur.
Clay Metzger of Carroll (Flora) accounted for more than 100 yards on the ground with two touchdowns in the Cougars’ 16-6 win over Clinton Prairie.
In addition to running 18 times for 78 yards, Penn’s Alec Hardrict also caught a 94-yard touchdown pass in the Kingsmen’s 10-7 win over Chesterton.
Christian McDonald of Owen Valley found the end zone twice in the Patriots’ 14-0 win over Vincennes Lincoln.
PASSING GRADES (Top quarterback performances)
Covenant Christian’s Tony Flat went 18-of-26 for 310 yards with four touchdowns in the Warriors’ 34-27 loss to Indianapolis Lutheran.
Carter Watson of Speedway finished 16-of-22 for 289 yards with two touchdowns for the Sparkplugs against Lafayette Central Catholic.
Gibson Southern’s Brady Allen was 14-of-18 for 282 yards with three touchdowns in the Titans’ 42-7 win over Heritage Hills.
Bishop Chatard’s Carter St. John was 20-of-32 for 270 yards with two touchdowns and ran 14 times for 40 yards for the Trojans against Roncalli.
Evansville Mater Dei’s Mason Wunderlich completed 14-of-22 for 256 yards with four touchdowns in the Wildcats’ 42-13 win over North Posey.
Lafayette Central Catholic’s Clark Barrett went 17-of-34 for 229 yards with five touchdowns and ran four times for 23 yards with another score for the Knights against Speedway.
Kole Payne of Danville was 19-of-28 for 222 yards with two touchdowns in the Warriors’ 18-13 loss to Tri-West.
Westfield’s Maximus Webster went 11-of-14 for 216 yards with a touchdown and ran for another score for the Shamrocks against Hamilton Southeastern.
Aidan Leffler of Roncalli was 10-of-16 for 206 yards with three scores against Bishop Chatard.
Aidan Ray of Indianapolis Scecina was 9-of-18 for 199 yards with two touchdowns in the Crusaders’ 21-10 win over Centerville.
Mishawaka Marian’s Bryce LaSane completed 11-of-23 for 198 yards with two scores against Jimtown.
Vince Hoover of Tipton was 8-of-15 for 198 yards with two touchdowns for the Blue Devils against Eastbrook.
Indianapolis Lutheran’s Montasi Clay went 9-of-14 for 196 yards with two touchdowns and ran 18 times for 111 yards and two scores for the Saints against Covenant Christian.
Aidan Wanner of South Adams finished 9-of-18 for 196 yards with four touchdowns and rushed twice for 18 yards in the Starfires’ 41-7 win over Union City.
Michigan City’s Tyler Bush completed 21-of-26 for 194 yards with two scores in the Wolves’ 48-25 win over Mishawaka.
Bryson Luter of Lawrence Central finished 21-of-34 for 189 yards with three touchdowns in the Bears’ 28-20 loss to Lawrence North.
Fort Wayne Snider’s Luke Haupert was 7-of-12 for 189 yards with three touchdowns for the Panthers against Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger.
Brebeuf Jesuit’s Nolan Buckman completed 15-of-26 for 182 yards with three scores for the Braves in their 42-17 win against Western Boone.
Chris Mullen of Chesterton was 16-of-31 for 174 yards and ran 19 times for 64 yards with a touchdown for the Trojans against Penn.
Triton Central’s Jace Stuckey threw for 171 yards with a touchdown and ran for 36 yards and three scores against Paoli.
Angel Nelson of Merrillville finished 7-of-12 for 170 yards with two touchdowns against Lafayette Jeff.
In addition to going 5-of-7 for 54 yards, Eastside’s Laban Davis rushed the ball 35 times for 167 yards and two touchdowns in the Blazers’ 21-16 win over Fort Wayne Bishop Luers.
Parke Heritage’s Christian Johnson went 8-of-14 for 167 yards with two touchdowns and ran 12 times for 96 yards and three scores in the Wolves’ 34-16 win over Parke Heritage.
Carson Clark of Fort Wayne Bishop Luers was 16-of-28 for 167 yards for the Knights against Eastside.
Tri-West’s Ty Owens went 13-of-18 for 166 yards with two touchdowns and rushed five times for 20 yards for the Bruins against Danville.
Despite going just 2-of-10 for six yards, Carson Derlage of Brownstown Central still ran 23 times for 161 yards with a score for the Braves against Lawrenceburg.
Valparaiso’s Logan Lockhart went 7-of-11 for 160 yards with three touchdowns against Munster.
Northridge’s Tagg Gott was 13-of-26 for 152 yards with a touchdown and ran 19 times for 29 yards and two scores in the Raiders’ 27-26 overtime win over Leo.
Along with being 7-of-21 for 151 yards, Brady Preston of Lafayette Jeff also had 12 rushes for 63 yards and two scores for the Bronchos against Merrillville.
Vincennes Lincoln’s Zach Steffey went 21-of-29 for 150 yards for the Alices against Owen Valley.
North Judson’s Aldric Harper was 8-of-14 for 144 yards with four touchdowns and ran six times for 24 yards in the Bluejays’ 40-6 win over Culver Community.
Jeff Engle of Eastbrook completed 11-of-17 for 142 yards with a touchdown and ran 12 times for 29 yards and another score against Tipton.
In addition to going 3-of-6 for 44 yards, Lowell’s Riley Bank also rushed 17 times for 141 yards with three touchdowns in the Red Devils’ 38-10 win over Hobart.
Along with tossing an 18-yard touchdown pass, New Prairie’s Marshall Kmiecik also ran 17 times for 139 yards with three scores in the Cougars’ 35-3 win over South Bend Saint Joseph.
East Central’s Cole Burton was 10-of-11 for 136 yards with two touchdowns in the Trojans’ 27-7 win over Martinsville.
Scott Ballentine of Andrean finished 7-of-9 for 134 yards with three scores in the 59ers’ 49-0 win over Whiting.
Norwell’s Lieton Bailey completed 6-of-7 for 130 yards with a touchdown and also ran for a score in the Knights’ 24-13 win over Peru.
Jeff Becker of Carroll (Fort Wayne) went 6-of-15 for 59 yards and rushed nine times for 126 yards with three touchdowns in the Chargers’ 36-0 win over Warsaw.
Peru’s Levi Strong was 3-of-9 for 32 yards and ran 21 times for 125 yards and two scores for the Bengal Tigers against Norwell.
Bret Perry of Seymour completed 6-of-11 for 99 yards with a score and rushed 22 times for 122 yards with two touchdowns for the Owls against New Albany.
New Palestine’s Damon Hockett was 10-of-14 for 97 yards and ran 17 times for 121 yards with a touchdown in the Dragons’ 20-17 win over Whiteland.
New Albany’s Derell Simmons was 10-of-17 for 95 yards with two touchdowns and ran 10 times for 92 yards with another score against Seymour.
WHAT A CATCH (Top receiving performances)
Evansville Mater Dei’s Eli McDurmon hauled in six passes for 164 yards with three touchdowns against North Posey.
South Adams’ Treyton Schoch tallied seven receptions for 162 yards with four touchdowns against Union City.
Brayden Malone of Gibson Southern had three catches for 142 yards and three scores against Heritage Hills.
Lafayette Central Catholic’s Evan Dienhart caught 10 passes for 135 yards with three touchdowns against Speedway.
Gavin Tindall of Covenant Christian recorded three receptions for 124 yards with a touchdown against Indianapolis Lutheran.
Fort Wayne Snider’s Karman Juarez had two receptions for 121 yards with two touchdowns against Bishop Dwenger.
Greg Atkinson of Mishawaka Marian registered five catches for 111 yards with two scores against Jimtown.
Trey Firestone of Zionsville registered three catches for 107 yards with two scores in the Eagles’ 42-17 win over Kokomo.
Tri-West’s Jace Mohr caught three passes for 104 yards with a touchdown against Danville.
Lawrence North’s Omar Cooper came up with five receptions for 102 yards with a touchdown for the Wildcats against Lawrence Central.
SPECIAL PERFORMERS (Top all-around performances on offense, defense, and special teams)
Westfield’s Caleb King booted the game-winning 27-yard field goal with 3.8 seconds remaining against Hamilton Southeastern.
Along with hauling in two passes for 48 yards with a touchdown, Andrean’s Alonzo Paul also returned a punt 58 yards for a score against Whiting.
Braden Steely of Carroll (Fort Wayne) took the opening kickoff back 95 yards for a touchdown against Warsaw.
Javontae Pamplin of Centerville had a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown for the Bulldogs against Indianapolis Scecina.
In addition to going 5-of-9 for 86 yards with a touchdown, Kannon Chase of Springs Valley also returned a punt 76 yards for a score for the Blackhawks against North Central (Farmersburg).
Mishawaka’s Milan Burris returned a kickoff 74 yards for a score for the Cavemen against Michigan City.
Indianapolis Cathedral’s Bryce Lewellen racked up three interceptions for the Irish in their 31-7 win over Decatur Central.
In addition to completing 10-of-16 for 166 yards with a touchdown, Western Boone’s Elliott Young also returned an interception 35 yards for a score for the Stars against Brebeuf Jesuit.
Indianapolis Lutheran’s Jake Pasch had an 83-yard kickoff return for a score against Covenant Christian.
Center Grove’s Jalen Thomeson came up with a 59-yard punt return for a touchdown in the Trojans’ 41-7 win over Columbus North.
Bloomington North’s Jaro Hicks had a 94-yard kickoff return for a score for the Cougars against Bloomington South.
Brian Robbins of Lafayette Central Catholic returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown against Speedway.
Lawrence North’s Samirion Ford took a blocked punt back 66 yards for a touchdown against Lawrence Central.
Indianapolis Ben Davis’ David Faier returned an interception 31 yards for a score in the Giants’ 49-20 win over Indianapolis Tech.
Kegan LaBelle of Mount Vernon (Fortville) ran for three touchdowns and returned a kickoff 75 yards for another tally in the Marauders’ 70-0 blanking of Connersville.
Hanover Central’s Tony Bartolomeo had an 82-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Knox.
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