BY PAUL CONDRY AND MATT KOPSEA
ON THE LOOSE (Top running back performances)
Cody Mikulich of Bloomington North scampered 22 times for 255 yards with four touchdowns and caught two passes for 74 yards and two scores in the Cougars’ 69-45 win over New Albany.
Valparaiso’s Hayden Vinyard carried the ball 16 times for 246 yards and three touchdowns in the Vikings’ 56-14 win over Crown Point.
Seeger’s Peyton Chinn ran 35 times for 229 yards in the Patriots’ 22-15 win over Fountain Central.
Heritage Christian’s Colton Brown rambled 33 times for 218 yards with a score in the Eagles’ 34-27 win over Covenant Christian.
Joseph Heuer of Lowell had 18 carries for 218 yards with four touchdowns in the Red Devils’ 49-7 win over Kankakee Valley.
Elkhart’s Aalias Leonard scampered 21 times for 191 yards and four touchdowns in the Lions’ 37-6 win over South Bend Saint Joseph.
Jamari Pamplin of Centerville raced 22 times for 190 yards and two scores in the Bulldogs’ 49-0 win over Northeastern.
Manchester’s Braxton Ream ran 28 times for 186 yards with two touchdowns in the Squires’ 33-22 win over Southwood.
Lapel’s Tyler Dollar scampered 23 times for 182 yards with two scores in the Bulldogs’ 45-15 win over Traders Point Christian.
Jay Smith of Evansville Reitz had 39 carries for 175 yards and three touchdowns in the Panthers’ 53-21 loss to Castle.
Merrillville’s Lavarion Logan ran eight times for 175 yards with three touchdowns and caught a 64-yard touchdown pass in the Pirates’ 54-19 win over LaPorte.
Northfield’s Jaydan Goshert carried the ball 28 times for 171 yards and four touchdowns in the Norsemen’s 41-13 win over Wabash.
Tommy Hannon of Indianapolis Bishop Chatard had 21 rushes for 167 yards and three scores in the Trojans’ 33-10 win over Guerin Catholic.
Bloomington South’s Che Hogue rambled 23 times for 163 yards and two touchdowns in the Panthers’ 35-13 win over Southport.
Greenwood’s Noah Apgar ran 25 times for 162 yards with two touchdowns and caught two passes for 30 yards and two scores in the Woodmen’s 47-21 win over Perry Meridian.
PASSING GRADES (Top quarterback performances)
Maconaquah’s Braxton Birner was 21-of-26 for 395 yards and seven touchdowns in the Braves’ 72-20 win over North Miami.
Tony Flatt of Covenant Christian went 12-of-20 for 339 yards with two touchdowns and rushed six times for 28 yards and another tally for the Warriors against Heritage Christian.
Merrillville’s Angel Nelson was 9-of-14 for 338 yards with five touchdowns against LaPorte.
Castle’s Cameron Tilly completed 17-of-22 for 325 yards with three touchdowns and ran for another score for the Knights against Evansville Reitz.
Nick Patterson of Mooresville went 16-of-18 for 311 yards with three touchdowns and rushed five times for 28 yards and two scores in the Pioneers’ 45-14 win over Franklin.
DeKalb’s Braden Maloley finished 22-of-31 for 309 yards with five touchdowns in the Barons’ 50-49 win over Huntington North.
Lafayette Central Catholic’s Clark Barrett was 13-of-17 for 305 yards and four scores in the Knights’ 35-0 win over Rensselaer Central.
Indianapolis Tech’s De-Fayebeon Pittman completed 13-of-29 for 305 yards with two touchdowns and ran 10 times for 20 yards and another score in the Titans’ 34-28 win over McCutcheon.
Homestead’s Peyton Slaven went 19-of-24 for 279 yards with four touchdowns and ran for another score in the Spartans’ 49-7 win over Fort Wayne North.
Concord’s Hunter Dutton was 24-of-35 for 274 yards and four touchdowns in the Minutemen’s 38-24 win over Mishawaka.
Brennan Stow of Lapel went 13-of-14 for 266 yards with two touchdowns and ran seven times for 66 yards and another score against Traders Point Christian.
Avon’s Mason Reynolds completed 19-of-30 for 264 yards with a touchdown and rushed eight times for 29 yards and another tally in the Orioles’ 35-25 loss to Fishers.
Jerome White of North Vermillion went 14-of-20 for 262 yards with four touchdowns and ran 12 times for 58 yards and another score in the Falcons’ 41-0 win over Attica.
Lebanon’s Landon Fouts was 13-of-23 for 256 yards and three scores in the Tigers’ 28-21 win over Tri-West.
Luke Murphy of Zionsville went 20-of-28 for 252 yards with two touchdowns and ran for a third score in the Eagles’ 41-21 loss to Hamilton Southeastern.
Nolan Buckman of Brebeuf Jesuit completed 15-of-31 for 243 yards and a touchdown in the Braves’ 28-10 loss to Indianapolis Roncalli.
Traders Point Christian’s Connor Simmons-Little was 20-of-36 for 237 yards with a touchdown for the Knights against Lapel.
Hamilton Heights’ Guy Griffey finished 16-of-28 for 230 yards with three touchdowns in the Huskies’ 26-17 win over Twin Lakes.
East Central’s Cole Burton went 10-of-13 for 228 yards with two touchdowns and ran for two more scores in the Trojans’ 42-7 win over South Dearborn.
J’Uan Swanson of Indianapolis Ben Davis was 20-of-28 for 222 yards in the Giants’ 26-24 loss to Lawrence North.
Lawrence North’s Montez Jones completed 14-of-21 for 220 yards and two touchdowns for the Wildcats against Ben Davis.
Eastbrook’s Jeff Engle went 8-of-9 for 218 yards with three touchdowns in the Panthers’ 55-0 win over Alexandria.
Carter St. John of Bishop Chatard was 15-of-21 for 218 yards and a score against Guerin Catholic.
Scott Ballentine of Andrean went 16-of-21 for 214 yards and a touchdown in the 59ers’ 31-28 win over Hobart.
Valparaiso’s Logan Lockhart completed 9-of-10 for 216 yards with three touchdowns and ran four times for 26 yards and another score against Crown Point.
Riley Palmeter of Edinburgh was 11-of-23 for 211 yards with a score in the Lancers’ 47-6 loss to Speedway.
Evansville Reitz’s Nate Staley went 17-of-28 for 209 yards against Castle.
Seeger’s Noah Stephen completed 21-of-24 for 208 yards and two touchdowns against Fountain Central.
Warren Central’s Prince Powell went 17-of-25 for 206 yards with two touchdowns and ran 11 times for 31 yards in the Warriors’ 30-13 win over Indianapolis Pike.
Tayvien Jackson of Center Grove was 12-of-15 for 202 yards with a score in the Trojans’ 48-0 win over Lawrence Central.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers’ Carson Clark went 9-of-14 for 199 yards with two touchdowns in the Knights’ 56-0 win over Fort Wayne Northrop.
Along with going 6-of-12 for 66 yards with two touchdowns, Sam Jacobs of Hamilton Southeastern ran 15 times for 194 yards and another score for the Royals against Zionsville.
Danville’s Kale Payne was 15-of-21 for 191 yards with three scores in the Warriors’ 43-0 win over Southmont.
Monroe Central’s Jackson Ullom competed 10-of-12 for 190 yards with three touchdowns in the Golden Bears’ 55-0 win over Wes-Del.
Alan Karrfalt of Covington went 15-of-21 for 182 yards with four touchdowns and ran eight times for 89 yards and another tally in the Trojans’ 54-27 win over South Newton.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger’s Bohde Dickerson completed 16-of-21 for 178 yards with three touchdowns and rushed five times for 31 yards and two scores in the Saints’ 45-10 win over Fort Wayne Concordia.
Heritage Christian’s Kyle Antoine was 17-of-20 for 166 yards with two scores and rushed eight times for 39 yards and another touchdown against Covenant Christian.
Tippecanoe Valley’s Branson McBrier went 8-of=9 for 191 yards and three touchdowns in the Vikings’ 60-0 blanking of Whitko.
Michigan City’s Tyler Bush finished 11-of-15 for 180 yards with three touchdowns in the Wolves’ 49-14 win over Lake Central.
Along with going 11-of-17 for 175 yards with three touchdowns, Eastside’s Laban Davis had 12 carries 102 yards and two scores in the Blazers’ 42-6 win over Prairie Heights.
Zach Osborne of Carmel completed 11-of-22 for 166 yards with four touchdowns and ran two times for 19 yards in the Greyhounds’ 45-0 win over North Central (Indianapolis).
West Lafayette’s Max Mullis was 13-of-15 for 159 yards and four touchdowns in the Red Devils’ 62-16 win over Benton Central.
Carter Watson of Speedway went 7-of-7 for 153 yards with three scores for the Sparkplugs against Edinburgh.
Lafayette Jeff’s Brady Preston finished 9-of-23 for 149 yards with a touchdown and rushed six times for 74 yards and another score in the Bronchos’ 57-7 win over Marion.
In addition to going 2-of-3 for 66 yards, Brownstown Central’s Carson Darlage rambled 17 times for 147 yards and three touchdowns in the Braves’ 48-13 win over Scottsburg.
New Palestine’s Damon Hockett was 8-of-13 for 126 yards and rushed 13 times for 125 yards and two scores in the Dragons’ 42-22 win over Greenfield-Central.
Kayden Cruz of South Newton went 12-of-19 for 113 yards with a touchdown and ran 18 times for 106 yards with another score for the Rebels against Covington.
Indianapolis Roncalli’s Aidan Leffler was 8-of-16 for 103 yards and ran 20 times for 98 yards and three scores for the Royals against Brebeuf Jesuit.
Jeff Becker of Carroll (Fort Wayne) finished 11-of-15 for 106 yards with five touchdowns in the Chargers’ 59-0 win over Fort Wayne South.
Culver Academy’s Jimmy Pisini completed 10-of-14 for 99 yards with two touchdowns and ran 16 times for 105 yards and two scores in the Eagles’ 42-21 win over North Judson.
WHAT A CATCH (Top receiving performances)
Merrillville’s Justin Marshall tallied six receptions for 211 yards with four touchdowns against LaPorte.
Ricky Hall Jr. of Valparaiso hauled in seven passes for 179 yards and three touchdowns against Crown Point.
Castle’s Weston Aigner came up with eight catches for 174 yards and two scores against Evansville Reitz.
Laydon Naylor of North Vermillion tallied four receptions for 166 yards with four touchdowns against Attica.
Donnie Wiley of DeKalb had 11 catches for 161 yards with three scores against Huntington North.
Traders Point Christian’s Phillip Moran had 10 catches for 157 yards with a score against Lapel.
Nick Witte of Lapel caught five passes for 154 yards with two touchdowns against Traders Point Christian.
Brebeuf Jesuit’s Anthony Annee had five receptions for 152 yards and a touchdown against Indianapolis Roncalli.
Jaheem Joseph of Lebanon hauled in five receptions for 144 yards and a touchdown against Tri-West.
Nathan Anderson of Homestead caught six passes for 138 yards and two scores against Fort Wayne North.
Lafayette Central Catholic’s Ty Buche had seven catches for 136 yards and two touchdowns against Rensselaer Central.
Mekhi Johnson of Seeger caught seven passes for 112 yards and two touchdowns against Fountain Central.
Indianapolis Tech’s Demaris Williamson had two catches for 132 yards and two scores against McCutcheon.
Ian Bruch of Westfield caught six passes for 121 yards with a score in the Shamrocks’ 24-21 win over Brownsburg.
Eastbrook’s Isaiah Dalton had five receptions for 121 yards and a touchdown against Alexandria.
Hamilton Heights’ Gavin Bramel registered five catches for 116 yards and two scores against Twin Lakes.
Brayden Betzner of Maconaquah caught five passes for 114 yards with a touchdown against North Miami.
Cannon Melchi of West Lafayette recorded seven receptions for 112 yards and two touchdowns against Benton Central.
Eastside’s Dylan Bredameyer caught three passes for 107 yards and two scores against Prairie Heights.
SPECIAL PERFORMERS (Top all-around performances on offense, defense, and special teams)
Perry Meridian’s Landon Eagan returned a kickoff 96 yards for a score for the Falcons against Greenwood.
Andrean’s Nico Tovar booted the game-winning 44-yard field goal against Hobart.
Crown Point’s Boedt Burandt returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown for the Bulldogs against Valparaiso.
Twin Lakes’ Tristan Robertson took a kickoff back 90 yards for a touchdown for the Indians against Hamilton Heights.
Along with running 15 times for 93 yards and two scores, Fountain Central’s Owen Acton registered 19 tackles for the Mustangs against Seeger.
Colin Seymour of Twin Lakes connected on a 54-yard field goal against Hamilton Heights.
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