BY PAUL CONDRY AND MATT KOPSEA
ON THE LOOSE (Top running back performances)
Heritage’s Eric Rogers scampered 39 times for 318 yards with five touchdowns and caught five passes for 46 yards in the Patriots’ 37-13 win over Woodlan.
In addition to running 33 times for 298 yards and four touchdowns, Valparaiso’s Hayden Vinyard had a 12-yard reception, an 87-yard kickoff return, and three punt returns for 51 yards in the Vikings’ 56-26 win over LaPorte.
Columbia City’s Ethan Sievers rushed 27 times for 270 yards with two scores in the Eagles’ 62-35 win over Bellmont.
Scottsburg’s Traven Crawford had 22 rushes for 260 yards with four touchdowns in the Warriors’ 40-12 win over Connersville.
Damon Thompkins of Beech Grove carried the ball 32 times for 237 yards with a score and caught a 14-yard touchdown pass in the Hornets’ 43-26 loss to Speedway.
Noah Mungia of New Prairie ran 26 times for 236 yards and a touchdown in the Cougars’ 24-14 win over Lowell.
Lapel’s Tyler Dollar registered 15 carries for 220 yards with three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 40-21 win over Shenandoah.
Gavin Pulling of South Bend Adams ran 19 times for 211 yards and two touchdowns in the Eagles’ 39-6 win over South Bend Riley.
Indianapolis Scecina’s Dequan Stennis had 15 rushes for 210 yards and two scores in the Crusaders’ 41-0 blanking of Cascade.
New Palestine’s Grayson Thomas raced 18 times for 208 yards and four touchdowns in the Dragons’ 42-14 win over Yorktown.
Eli Cater of Tipton rambled 16 times for 205 yards with three scores in the Blue Devils’ 47-7 win over Twin Lakes.
Center Grove’s Drew Wheat scampered 167 times for 203 yards and two touchdowns in the Trojans’ 41-14 win over Carmel.
Tyrese Brown of Fort Wayne Snider rushed 19 times for 200 yards and two scores in the Panthers’ 45-13 win over Fort Wayne Concordia.
Monroe Central’s Joel Kennedy ran 25 times for 194 yards with three touchdowns in the Golden Bears’ 19-18 win against North Decatur.
Colin Bergquist of LaPorte had 18 carries for 190 yards and four scores for the Slicers against Valparaiso.
Hobart’s Trey Gibson ran 13 times for 159 yards with four touchdowns in the Brickies’ 49-13 win over Griffith.
Plez Lawrence of Kokomo carried the ball 14 times for 150 yards with two touchdowns and caught three passes for 76 yards and another score in the Wildkats’ 42-14 win over Marion.
Leo’s Ethan Crawford had six rushes for 148 yards with three scores in the Lions’ 41-6 win over Norwell.
Xavier Williams of Lake Central tallied 24 carries for 146 yards with a touchdown in the Indians’ 14-7 win over Portage.
Oak Hill’s Kyle Turanchick had 19 carries for 145 yards and four touchdowns in the Golden Eagles’ 56-6 win over Elwood.
Mooresville’s Gideon Brimmage ran 15 times for 96 yards with four touchdowns and caught three passes for 100 yards with two scores in the Pioneers’ 63-42 win over Plainfield.
PASSING GRADES (Top quarterback performances)
Covington’s Alan Karrfalt went 33-of-54 for 458 yards with five touchdowns and rushed 10 times for 89 yards and three scores in the Trojans’ 60-40 win over North Vermillion.
Carsen Melvin of Plainfield was 24-of-35 for 390 yards with three touchdowns and ran 28 times for 67 yards and two scores for the Quakers against Mooresville.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers’ Carson Clark completed 23-of-33 for 354 yards with three scores in the Knights’ 45-42 win over Homestead.
Hunter Dutton of Concord was 17-of-34 for 325 yards with three touchdowns in the Minutemen’s 30-29 overtime win over NorthWood.
Mooresville’s Nick Patterson went 14-of-24 for 305 yards with three scores and carried the ball nine times for 98 yards with a touchdown for the Pioneers against Plainfield.
South Vermillion’s Anthony Garzolini completed 17-of-33 for 290 yards with three touchdowns and rushed for two more scores in the Wildcats’ 61-43 loss to Bismark Henning (Ill.).
Kaiden Oliver of Madison finished 16-of-29 for 262 yards with three touchdowns and ran 12 times for 46 yards and another score in the Cubs’ 49-35 loss to Brownstown Central.
Owen Wanner of South Adams was 12-of-18 for 255 yards with four touchdowns and rushed three times for 28 yards and a score in the Starfires’ 42-32 win over Bluffton.
Chesterton’s Chris Mullen went 15-of-33 for 252 yards with three touchdowns in the Trojans’s 27-20 win over Michigan City.
Carson Parmer of North Decatur completed 21-of-41 for 248 yards with three scores for the Chargers against Monroe Central.
Bellmont’s John Ulman was 13-of-27 for 247 yards with two touchdowns and ran 16 times for 50 yards and another score for the Braves against Columbia City.
Yorktown’s Mason Moulton completed 19-of-30 for 233 yards with a touchdown and rushed nine times for 20 yards and another tally for the Tigers against New Palestine.
Kaden Lowe of NorthWood went 22-of-34 for 232 yards with two scores for the Panthers against Concord.
Danny O’Neil of Indianapolis Cathedral was 20-of-22 for 230 yards with three touchdowns and ran for another score for the Irish in their 37-0 win over Penn.
New Albany’s Derell Simmons completed 9-of-14 for 226 yards with four touchdowns and ran for another score in the Bulldogs’ 48-6 win over Jennings County.
Traders Point Christian’s Cooper Simmons-Little went 11-of-18 for 226 yards with two scores in the Knights’ 24-12 win over South Newton.
J’Uan Swanson of Indianapolis Ben Davis was 21-of-24 for 225 yards with four touchdowns in the Giants’ 49-21 win over Indianapolis Pike.
Lafayette Central Catholic’s Clark Barrett went 14-of-18 for 225 yards and four scores in the Knights’ 42-0 win over Northwestern.
Clinton Prairie’s Drew Blacker threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns for the Gophers in a 41-0 win over Clinton Central.
Brady Allen of Gibson Southern finished 13-of-14 for 210 yards and four touchdowns in the Titans’ 68-6 win against Washington.
Franklin County’s Brady Morehead completed 9-of-16 for 204 yards and four scores in the Wildcats’ 54-0 blanking of Rushville.
Covenant Christian’s Tony Flatt went 9-of-12 for 203 yards with three touchdowns in the Warriors’ 53-6 win over Indianapolis Crispus Attucks.
Zander Brazel was 9-of-15 for 198 yards with two scores and rushed five times for 44 yards with three touchdowns in the Knights’ 57-13 win over Huntington North.
Heritage Christian’s Kyle Antoine finished 17-of-23 for 190 yards and ran 14 times for 54 yards and two scores in the Eagles’ 18-15 win over Guerin Catholic.
Luke Hammons of Columbus North completed 14-of-16 for 187 yards with two touchdowns and rushed 11 times for 50 yards and three scores in the Bulldogs’ 54-13 win over Southport.
Bluffton’s Lukas Hunt went 15-of-20 for 183 yards with three touchdowns and ran 17 times for 154 yards and another score for the Tigers against South Adams.
Lapel’s Brennan Stow finished 10-of-13 for 183 yards with a touchdown and rushed 12 times for 84 yards and another score against Shenandoah.
Carter Watson of Speedway was 19-of-29 for 181 yards with four scores for the Sparkplugs against Beech Grove.
West Lafayette’s Max Mullis completed 13-of-17 for 175 yards with four touchdowns and ran eight times for 100 yards and four more scores in the Red Devils’ 69-19 win over Western.
Indianapolis Roncalli’s Aidan Leffler went 16-of-24 for 171 yards with three touchdowns in the Royals’ 28-21 win over Indianapolis Bishop Chatard.
Cameron Tilley of Castle completed 10-of-12 for 162 yards with two scores in the Knights’ 49-0 win over Evansville Bosse.
Lafayette Jeff’s Brady Preston was 9-of-16 for 162 yards with two touchdowns and ran five times for 159 yards and two more scores in the Bronchos’ 62-21 win against McCutcheon.
Lawrenceburg’s Garrett Yoon went 7-of-11 for 139 yards with three touchdowns and ran four times for 39 yards and another tally in the Tigers’ 63-13 win over Milan.
Carson Darlage of Brownstown Central finished 3-of-4 for 131 yards with two scores and rushed 18 times for 104 yards and three touchdowns for the Braves against Madison.
Lowell’s Riley Bank completed 9-of-22 for 120 yards with a touchdown and ran 23 times for 156 yards and another score for the Red Devils against New Prairie.
In addition to going 10-of-19 for 111 yards with three touchdowns, Jeff Becker of Carroll (Fort Wayne) ran eight times for 124 yards with another tally in the Chargers’ 40-0 win over Fort Wayne North.
Along with being 6-of-10 for 111 yards with a touchdown, Charlestown’s Clay McClelland had eight rushes for 125 yards and three scores in the Pirates’ 60-14 win against Clarksville.
Linton-Stockton’s Hunter Gennicks was 7-of-17 for 90 yards and rushed 14 times for 123 yards with a touchdown in the Miners; 34-8 win over Monrovia.
Kaden Cruz of South Newton went 10-of-15 for 69 yards and ran 23 times for 169 yards and two scores for the Rebels against Traders Point Christian.
Whiting’s Nick Davenport was 7-of-10 for 68 yards with a touchdown and ran 13 times for 100 yards and three scores in the Oilers’ 35-7 win over Hammond Bishop Noll.
Along with completing 5-of-7 for 61 yards with two touchdowns, Montasi Clay of Indianapolis Lutheran had 20 rushes for 177 yards and two scores for the Saints in their 35-7 win over Triton Central.
WHAT A CATCH (Top receiving performances)
South Adams’ Trey Schoch recorded six receptions for 179 yards with three touchdowns against Bluffton.
Cael Vanderbush of Plainfield caught four passes for 175 yards with two scores against Mooresville.
Brody Glenn of Fort Wayne Bishop Luers had seven catches for 155 yards and two touchdowns against Homestead.
Madison’s Colin Yancey hauled in eight receptions for 154 yards and two scores against Brownstown Central.
Dane Gerling of Covington caught seven passes for 151 yards with three touchdowns against North Vermillion.
New Albany’s Jaraylan Johnson tallied three catches for 149 yards with three touchdowns against Jennings County.
Cathedral’s JaRon Tibbs had nine receptions for 148 yards and two scores against Penn.
Bryce Thoma of Chesterton recorded five catches for 137 yards and a score against Michigan City.
Lapel’s Noah Hudson racked up six receptions for 136 yards with a touchdown against Shenandoah.
Nick Munson of East Noble registered six catches for 129 yards with a score against Huntington North.
Along with having four receptions for 76 yards and three touchdowns, Speedway’s Jackson Golden had a 52-yard interception return for another score against Beech Grove.
SPECIAL PERFORMERS (Top all-around performances on offense, defense, and special teams)
Eastern Hancock’s Cole Rainbolt had 12 carries for 93 yards with two touchdowns, two catches for 38 yards, and a 57-yard interception for another score in the Royals’ 47-7 win over Wes-Del.
Japser’s Bralen Bair had interception returns of 27 and 40 yards for touchdowns in the Wildcats’ 42-21 win over Evansville Reitz.
Kyondre Winford of New Albany took a kivkoff back 92 yards for a score against Jennings County.
Hogan Denny of Mooresville returned a fumble 92 yards for a score against Plainfield.
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