ON THE LOOSE (Top running back performances)
Homestead’s Brett Fuchs carried the ball 23 times for 355 yards with six touchdowns in the Spartans’ 42-0 win over Fort Wayne Concordia.
Troy Rominger of Paoli rambled 25 times for 354 yards with four touchdowns in the Rams’ 57-7 win over Mitchell.
Rensselaer Central’s Diego Hernandez-Reyes scampered 44 times for 331 yards with four scores in the Bombers’ 42-27 win over Northwestern.
Covington’s Cian Moore rambled 23 times for 303 yards with three touchdowns, caught two passes for 55 yards, and completed a three-yard pass in the Trojans’ 54-6 win over Attica.
Darrell Taylor of Indianapolis Crispus Attucks exploded for 295 yards with two touchdowns on 20 carries in the Tigers’ 48-6 win over Indianapolis Washington.
Fountain Central’s Owen Acton had 44 carries for 273 yards with two touchdowns in the Mustangs’ 34-28 win over North Vermillion.
Tri-Central’s Owen Tolle ran 34 times for 271 yards with a touchdown and booted three field goals in the Trojans’ 16-7 win over Taylor.
Monrovia’s Brayton Belcher accumulated 28 carries for 262 yards with three scores in the Bulldogs’ 42-35 win over Cascade.
Dontell Harris of Hammond Morton ran 19 times for 257 yards with four touchdowns in the Governors’ 65-38 loss to Hobart.
South Bend Riley’s Dominick Jolley accounted for 42 carries for 255 yards with a pair of scores in the Wildcats’ 22-9 win over Bremen.
Uriah Buchanan of Fort Wayne Snider had 33 rushes for 254 yards with three touchdowns in the Panthers’ 33-13 win against Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger.
Josh Ringer of East Central carried the ball five times for 247 yards with three touchdowns in the Trojans’ 62-0 win over Greensburg.
Western’s Matthew McKitrick racked up 25 carries for 246 yards with three scores in the Panthers’ 28-14 win over Tipton.
Hobart’s Willy Shearer ran 41 times for 230 yards with five touchdowns for the Brickies against Hammond Morton.
Landon Terry of Tell City had 13 carries for 225 yards with five touchdowns in the Marksmen’s 55-7 win over Tecumseh.
DeKalb’s Caiden Hinkle recorded 13 rushes for 224 yards with three scores in the Barons’ 38-14 win over Bellmont.
Colton Bollenbacher of South Adams registered 30 carries for 221 yards with four touchdowns in the Starfires’ 48-20 win over Woodlan.
Alex Leugers of Franklin came up with 20 carries for 221 yards with four touchdowns in the Grizzly Cubs’ 35-21 win over Greenwood.
Forest Park’s Jaxon Lueken ran eight times for 220 yards with a touchdown in the Rangers’ 48-13 win over Pike Central.
Brayden Shrake of Martinsville tallied 34 carries for 219 yards with a score in the Artesians’ 38-35 win over Mooresville.
Pioneer’s Rylahn Toloza raced 17 times for 217 yards with five touchdowns in the Panthers’ 46-8 win over Culver.
New Palestine’s Grayson Thomas registered 30 carries for 210 yards with five touchdowns in the Dragons’ 35-7 win over New Castle.
North Knox’s Caleb Bottum ran 14 times for 209 yards with three touchdowns in the Warriors’ 46-7 win over North Daviess.
Braydon Hall of Indianapolis Lutheran had 28 rushes for 203 yards with three scores in the Saints’ 28-9 win over Speedway.
Monrovia’s Asher Clements carried the ball seven times for 202 yards with a touchdown against Cascade.
Whiteland’s Slate Valentine ran 27 times for 201 yards with a touchdown in the Warriors’ 22-8 win over Plainfield.
Logan Shoffner of Noblesville finished with 26 carries for 196 yards with a score in the Millers’ 27-22 loss to Brownsburg.
Milan’s Austin Green scampered 13 times for 192 yards with two scores in the Indians’ 49-7 win over South Decatur.
Zyeiar White of Terre Haute South had 28 carries for 190 yards with two touchdowns in the Braves’ 34-7 win over Southport.
Lakeland’s Carson Mickem ran 16 times for 190 yards with two touchdowns in the Lakers’ 33-7 win over Fairfield.
Brendan Shockley of Lebanon tallied 18 carries for 188 yards with a score in the Tigers’ 41-28 win over Southmont.
Gibson Southern’s Sean DeLong had 19 carries for 186 yards with two touchdowns in the Titans’ 44-6 win over Mount Vernon (Posey).
Roland Vera of Evansville Reitz ran 14 times for 186 yards with five touchdowns in the Panthers’ 52-20 win over Evansville Bosse.
Indianapolis Scecina’s Eric Montgomery had 32 carries for 186 yards with two touchdowns in the Crusaders’ 41-28 win against Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter.
Garrett Sherrell of Brownsburg scampered 26 times for 185 yards with two scores and caught two passes for 94 yards with a touchdown for the Bulldogs against Noblesville.
Novell Miller of Mishawaka rambled 28 times for 179 yards with two touchdowns in the Cavemen’s 31-7 win over Concord.
Eastbrook’s Gage Engle tallied 40 carries for 178 yards with two touchdowns in the Panthers’ 22-8 win over Madison-Grant.
Munster’s Daniel Asgedom ran 26 times for 176 yards with two scores in the Mustangs’ 56-28 loss to Lowell.
Jonathan Pearson of Tri-County tallied 11 rushes for 171 yards with four touchdowns in the Cavaliers’ 60-0 blanking of Bowman Academy.
Crown Point’s Larry Ellison had 39 carries for 165 yards with two scores in the Bulldogs’ 20-7 win over Chesterton.
Boonville’s Wyatt Franz ran 11 times for 164 yards with two touchdowns in the Pioneers’ 45-6 win over Washington.
Oak Hill’s Dylan Archer contributed 22 rushes for 163 yards with two touchdowns in the Golden Eagles’ 41-0 blanking of Blackford.
Dylan Ross of Northeastern raced 12 times for 158 yards with three scores in the Knights’ 42-6 win over Knightstown.
North Judson’s Brock Benson accounted for 24 carries for 156 yards with two scores in the Bluejays’ 23-20 loss to LaVille.
Eric Balcom of Hamilton Heights tallied 15 rushes for 156 yards with three touchdowns in the Huskies’ 51-6 win over South Bend Washington.
Kankakee Valley’s Marco Castro managed 18 carries for 154 yards with two touchdowns in the Kougars’ 49-12 win over Highland.
Keegan Ellis of Carroll (Flora) accumulated 154 yards on the ground with a score in the Cougars’ 43-7 win over Clinton Prairie.
Fort Wayne Wayne’s Kimar Nelson came up with 26 carries for 153 yards with three touchdowns for the Generals in their 18-12 win against Fort Wayne North.
JQ Johnson of Merrillville finished with 27 carries for 152 yards with a score in the Pirates’ 38-9 win over Lake Central.
West Lafayette’s Dawson Martin ran 32 times for 145 yards with two touchdowns in the Red Devils’ 26-7 win over Twin Lakes.
Indianapolis Cathedral’s Jalen Bonds ran 19 times for 141 yards in the Irish’s 42-0 win over Indianapolis Roncalli.
Center Grove’s Matthew Yoder had 31 rushes for 138 yards with two scores in the Trojans’ 43-26 win over Lawrence North.
PASSING GRADES (Top quarterback performances)
Brebeuf Jesuit’s Maverick Geske completed 29-of-44 for 367 yards with a touchdown and ran for another score in the Braves’ 51-26 loss to Bloomington South.
Jarrin Alley of Bloomington South was 22-of-33 for 331 yards with three scores for the Panthers against Brebeuf Jesuit.
Elijah Wagner of Evansville Bosse completed 17-of-28 for 318 yards with two touchdowns and ran 23 times for 88 yards with another score for the Bulldogs against Evansville Reitz.
Lawrence Central’s Terry Walker went 18-of-33 for 313 yards with two scores and carried the ball nine times for 36 yards in the Bears’ 26-23 loss to Indianapolis Ben Davis.
Batesville’s Will Jaisle was 12-of-14 for 308 yards with four touchdowns and ran three times for 20 yards in the Bulldogs’ 49-6 win over Franklin County.
Bobby Metzger of Lafayette Central Catholic went 22-of-26 for 299 yards with six scores in the Knights’ 64-7 win over Benton Central.
Lafayette Jeff’s Trysten Barrett completed 17-of-29 for 283 yards with five touchdowns in the Bronchos’ 43-6 win over Marion.
Fountain Central’s Eli Foxworthy was 13-of-18 for 276 yards with three touchdowns against North Vermillion.
Devin Craig of Lapel completed 26-of-32 for 272 yards with two scores in the Bulldogs’ 28-7 win against Jay County.
Bloomington North’s Dash King went 22-of-31 for 272 yards with three touchdowns and rushed for 68 yards and two scores on 15 carries in the Cougars’ 38-35 win over Columbus North.
DJ Gordon of Park Tudor completed 17-of-23 for 269 yards with two scores and ran 10 times for 158 yards with three touchdowns in the Panthers’ 58-18 win over South Newton.
Kankakee Valley’s Diego Arroyo was 11-of-17 for 268 yards with four touchdowns against Highland.
Santana Allen of Cardinal Ritter completed 27-of-37 for 267 yards with three scores and ran 20 times for 70 yards with another touchdown for the Raiders against Scecina.
Mark Rowland of Boone Grove was 13-of-16 for 265 yards with six touchdowns in the Wolves’ 63-6 win over Lake Station.
Eastern’s (Greentown) Eli Edwards went 16-of-30 for 264 yards with a touchdown and ran seven times for 45 yards in the Comets’ 19-14 win over Sheridan.
Tanner Boyd of Gibson Southern was 19-of-25 for 260 yards with four touchdowns and ran five times for 44 yards against Mount Vernon (Posey).
Hobart’s Jonny Sorensen went 17-of-23 for 259 yards with four touchdowns against Hammond Morton.
Southmont’s Nolan Boyer was 20-of-32 for 252 yards with four scores for the Mounties against Lebanon.
Eli Quasebarth of North White ran seven times for 248 yards with six scores and completed both of his passes for five yards in the Vikings’ 66-0 win over North Newton.
Mooresville’s Hogan Denny was 23-of-39 for 247 yards with a touchdown and ran 19 times for 117 yards with three scores for the Pioneers against Martinsville.
Center Grove’s Tyler Cherry went 16-of-23 for 246 yards with four scores against Lawrence North.
Derrick Santiago of Calumet New Tech completed 10-of-18 for 233 yards with two touchdowns and ran for a third score in the Warriors’ 26-15 win over Griffith.
Centerville’s Jake Tinkle went 8-of-18 for 233 yards with two scores and ran for another touchdown in the Bulldogs’ 53-0 win over Union City.
Brady Wilson of Terre Haute South completed 12-of-28 for 228 yards with three scores against Southport.
Harrison’s (West Lafayette) Cailix Dillion was 6-of-8 for 227 yards with three touchdowns and ran for a fourth score in the Raiders’ 43-7 win over Logansport.
Matt Koontz of Hanover Central completed 20-of-31 for 224 yards with two touchdowns and ran for 18 yards and three scores in the Wildcats’ 33-9 win over Andrean.
South Dearborn’s Paul Kunkel was 15-of-32 for 222 yards with three touchdowns in the Knights’ 48-24 win over Rushville.
Donovan Williams of New Haven completed 14-of-30 for 222 yards with two scores and added 11 carries for 49 yards in the Bulldogs’ 31-21 loss to East Noble.
South Vermillion’s Dom Garzolini was 18-of-31 for 221 yards with three touchdowns and ran for another tally in the Wildcats’ 37-22 win over Seeger.
Alexandria’s Brady Gast went 16-of-24 for 219 yards with two touchdowns in the Tigers’ 35-0 win over Frankton.
Chase Miller of John Glenn was 17-of-31 for 207 yards with a touchdown and ran nine times for 20 yards in the Falcons’ 37-14 loss to Tippecanoe Valley.
North Putnam’s Christian Kramer went 14-of-20 for 206 yards with three touchdowns and carried the ball six times for 101 yards with two scores in the Cougars’ 57-8 win over Brown County.
Eli Nox of Heritage Christian completed 18-of-32 for 205 yards with three scores for the Eagles in their 36-19 loss against South Putnam.
Speedway’s Connor Moreland went 17-of-29 for 202 yards for the Sparkplugs against Indianapolis Lutheran.
Westfield’s Jackson Gilbert was 7-of-13 for 200 yards with two touchdowns in the Shamrocks’ 28-14 win over Fishers.
River Forest’s Ayden Silver ran 14 times for 197 yards with two scores and completed 4-of-8 for 145 yards with two touchdowns in the Ingots’ 29-8 win over South Central.
Montez Jones of Lawrence North went 14-of-30 for 182 yards with three touchdowns and ran bine times for 79 yards with a score for the Wildcats against Center Grove.
South Putnam’s Wyatt Mullin completed 8-of-17 for 178 yards with a touchdown and carried the ball 16 times for 124 yards and a score for the Eagles against Heritage Christian.
Jace Stuckey of Triton Central was 13-of-17 for 165 yards with two touchdowns and ran 12 times for 123 yards with two scores in the Tigers’ 31-6 win over Beech Grove.
Northview’s Kyle Cottee ran 11 times for 145 yards with three scores and was 4-of-5 for 118 yards with two touchdowns in the Knights’ 57-7 win over Edgewood.
Charlestown’s Clay McClelland completed all eight of his passes for 117 yards and ran 13 times for 108 yards with five scores in the Pirates’ 46-22 win over Salem.
WHAT A CATCH (Top receiving performances)
Kankakee Valley’s Lane Zander hauled in five passes for 181 yards with three touchdowns against Highland.
Carter Knoy of Harrison (West Lafayette) managed five receptions for 160 yards with two scores against Logansport.
Evansville Bosse’s Tizhaun Tomlinson caught eight passes for 158 yards against Evansville Reitz.
Lafayette Jeff’s DJ Young had six catches for 156 yards with three scores against Marion.
Lawrence Central’s Amaad Duff hauled in six receptions for 152 yards with a touchdown against Ben Davis.
Braylen Word of Eastern (Greentown) caught seven passes for 147 yards and ran six yards for a touchdown against Sheridan.
Gibson Southern’s Michael Herren came up with eight catches for 147 yards with two scores against Mount Vernon (Posey).
Dawson Blue of Fountain Central hauled in six receptions for 146 yards with two touchdowns against North Vermillion.
Seymour’s Jaylan Johnson caught five passes for 144 yards with two scores against New Albany.
Batesville’s Gage Pohlman had three catches for 137 yards with two touchdowns and ran eight times for 107 yards with another score against Franklin County.
Kyle Hileman of Seymour managed six receptions for 135 yards with two touchdowns against New Albany.
Fort Wayne North’s Maalik Moore had four catches for 123 yards with a score for the Legends against Fort Wayne Wayne.
Gabe McGuire of Alexandria hauled in seven passes for 122 yards with two touchdowns and also intercepted a pass against Frankton.
Providence’s Brian Wall came up with three catches for 121 yards with a score in the Pioneers’ 51-13 win over Corydon Central.
Avery Mitchell of Speedway registered five receptions for 117 yards against Indianapolis Lutheran.
Wawasee’s Hunter Tinkey caught five passes for 116 yards with a touchdown for the Warriors against NorthWood.
Mooresville’s Levi Dorn hauled in eight receptions for 115 yards against Martinsville.
Jorian Brooks of Bloomington North had seven receptions for 114 yards against Columbus North.
LaVille’s Michael Good hauled in eight passes for 113 yards with a touchdown for the Lancers against North Judson.
Aaron McMasters of Southmont recorded seven receptions for 113 yards with three touchdowns against Lebanon.
Trevor Daughtry of Wabash managed eight catches for 113 yards with two scores in the Apaches’ 55-13 loss to Maconaquah.
Lafayette Central Catholic’s Alex Hardebeck caught six passes for 113 yards with three touchdowns against Benton Central.
Taylor Clark of Brebeuf Jesuit tallied eight catches for 108 yards against Bloomington South.
River Forest’s Kaleb Short tallied three receptions for 107 yards with a score against South Central.
Bloomington South’s Lucas Waldon hauled in seven passes for 104 yards with three touchdowns against Brebeuf Jesuit.
Caleb Kiengele of Fort Wayne North registered six receptions for 103 yards against Fort Wayne Wayne.
Scottsburg’s Lucas Toppe had three catches for 102 yards with a touchdown in the Warriors’ 19-0 win over Eastern (Pekin).
Lapel’s Nick Witte caught 11 passes for 101 yards with a score against Jay County.
Leroy Lewis of Brebeuf Jesuit had nine catches for 100 yards against Bloomington South.
Lawrence North’s Davion Chandler recorded five receptions for 100 yards with two touchdowns against Center Grove
SPECIAL PERFORMERS (Top all-around performances on offense, defense, and special teams)
Winamac’s Jadon Jones ran 10 times for 103 yards with a touchdown and returned an interception a program-best 100 yards for a score in the Warriors’ 28-22 win over Caston.
Jaron Thomas of Concord ran 13 times for 118 yards with a touchdown and also recorded seven tackles for the Minutemen against Mishawaka.
Western Boone’s Mason Tomes returned a kickoff 85 yards for score in the Stars’ 21-7 loss to Danville.
Cathedral’s Oscar Kirch racked up 12 tackles against Roncalli.
Hunter Stroud of Martinsville returned a kickoff 96 yards for a score against Mooresville.
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