ON THE LOOSE (Top running back performances)
Jayden Eagle of Eastern (Greentown) had 24 carries for 281 yards with four touchdowns and returned a kickoff 85 yards for another score in the Comets’ 53-30 win over Northwestern.
North Knox’s Caleb Bottum tallied 24 carries for 274 yards with four touchdowns in the Warriors’ 45-14 win over Eastern Greene.
Lafayette Jeff’s Glenn Patterson ran 20 times for 258 yards and three touchdowns in the Bronchos’ 51-33 win over Michigan City.
Terre Haute North’s Damon Sturm tallied 17 rushes for 243 yards with two touchdowns in the Patriots’ 59-6 win over Indianapolis Crispus Attucks.
John Bible of Christel House Manual had 20 carries for 240 yards with two scores in the Eagles’ 41-21 win over Purdue Polytechnic.
Rochester’s Alex Deming tallied 35 carries for 236 yards with five touchdowns in the Zebra’s 48-46 win over Knox.
Jacob Wilson of Clinton Prairie rambled for 231 yards and four scores in the Gophers’ 54-30 win over Frankfort.
Riley Bank of Lowell ran 30 times for 231 yards and three touchdowns and completed 1-of-2 for seven yards in the Red Devils’ 21-14 win over LaPorte.
Winchester’s Aidan Weatherhead rambled 22 times for 228 yards and three scores in the Golden Falcons’ 35-20 win over Knightstown.
Cascade’s Liam Farmer ran 27 times for 217 yards with three touchdowns and caught two passes for 38 yards with a score in the Cadets’ 28-13 win over Beech Grove.
North Harrison’s Sawyer Wetzel had 15 carries for 213 yards with two touchdowns in the Cougars’ 40-7 win over Salem.
Kyle Turnachick became Oak Hill’s all-time leading rusher with 12 carries for 211 yards and five touchdowns in the Golden Eagles’ 58-7 win over Southwood.
Indianapolis Scecina’s Brandon Fitts-Ramsey rambled 24 times for 202 yards with a touchdown in the Crusaders’ 28-7 win over Speedway.
Dustin Kostrzewski of Monrovia ran 11 times for 201 yards with a score and caught two passes for 81 yards with another touchdown in the Bulldogs’ 42-10 win over Edgewood.
Bremen’s Lance Moser had 19 rushes for 196 yards with two touchdowns and threw a pass for a score in the Lions’ 42-6 win over South Bend Washington.
Devin Stupples of Eastbrook scampered 17 times for 190 yards with three scores in the Panthers’ 35-26 win over New Haven.
Eastbrook’s Gage Engle had 43 touches for 188 yards with two touchdowns against New Haven.
Evansville North’s Angelo St. Louis ran 32 times for 186 yards and two touchdowns in the Huskies’ 14-0 triumph over Evansville Memorial.
Luke Hansen of Indianapolis Roncalli raced 27 times for 182 yards with two scores in the Royals’ 17-0 blanking of Franklin Central.
Jwann Allen of Lafayette Jeff scampered 22 times for 176 yards and two scores against Michigan City.
New Palestine’s Grayson Thomas had 12 carries for 173 yards and three scores in the Dragons’ 49-0 blanking of Decatur Central.
Gibson Southern’s Devan Roberts ran 13 times for 169 yards with two touchdowns in the Titans’ 45-7 win over New Albany.
Chase Gooden of Mishawaka finished with 22 carries for 166 yards with three scores in the Cavemen’s 30-8 win over South Bend Saint Joseph.
Whiteland’s Peyton Emberton came up with 22 rushes for 164 yards and a touchdown in the Warriors’ 24-13 win over Lawrence North.
Merrillville’s Justin Marshall ran 33 times for 164 yards with two touchdowns and caught four passes for 95 yards in the Pirates’ 17-7 win over Hobart.
Rensselaer Central’s Kadyn Rowland ended with nine carries for 140 yards with five scores in the Bombers’ 55-0 win over North Newton.
PASSING GRADES (Top quarterback performances)
Andrew Marcum of Calumet was 16-of-23 for 390 yards with four touchdowns and ran for another tally in the Warriors’ 52-16 win over Gary West.
Carmel’s Jack Kazmierczak completed 25-of-34 for a school-record 363 yards with two touchdowns and ran for another score in the Greyhounds’ 31-27 loss to Center Grove.
Evansville Reitz’s Ben Davies went 22-of-30 for 317 yards with two touchdowns in the Panthers’ 31-28 win over Vincennes Lincoln.
Ryan Zimmerman of Guerin Catholic was 16-of-24 for 313 yards with three scores and ran for another touchdown in the Golden Eagles’ 47-10 win over Lafayette Central Catholic.
Indianapolis Cathedral’s Danny O’Neil went 26-of-44 for 317 yards with four touchdowns and ran 13 times for 113 yards for the Irish in a 42-35 loss to Brownsburg.
Traders Point Christian’s Cooper Simmons-Little completed 20-of-36 for 304 yards with three touchdowns for the Knights in a 49-26 loss to Covenant Christian.
East Central’s Cole Burton was 10-of-17 for 291 yards with five touchdowns in the Trojans’ 41-7 win over Harrison (Ohio).
Drew VanVleet of Indianapolis Bishop Chatard went 16-of-18 for 289 yards with five touchdowns in the Trojans’ 46-8 win over Indianapolis Tech.
Northwestern’s Brock Shank completed 13-of-31 for 231 yards with three scores for the Tigers against Eastern (Greentown).
Centerville’s Jake Tinkle was 11-of-18 for 253 yards with two touchdowns and ran for another score in the Bulldogs’ 47-7 win over Hagerstown.
Brock Knepp of North Daviess went 14-of-23 for 253 yards with three scores in the Cougars’ 41-8 win over North Central (Farmersburg).
Heritage Christian’s Kyle Antoine finished 10-of-16 for 253 yards with five touchdowns in the Eagles’ 52-33 win over Shenandoah.
Jimmy Sullivan of Carroll (Fort Wayne) went 19-of-23 for 250 yards with three scores in the Chargers’ 28-21 win over Fort Wayne Snider.
South Adams’ Owen Wanner completed 12-of-15 for 245 yards with five touchdowns in the Starfires’ 41-7 win over Bellmont.
Martinsville’s Tyler Adkins was 25-of-37 for 242 yards with four touchdowns in the Artesians’ 42-14 win over Bloomington South.
Homestead’s Peyton Slaven went 13-of-28 for 241 yards with two scores in the Spartans’ 31-7 win over Fort Wayne Concordia.
Jayden Whitaker of Brownsburg was 13-of-21 for 233 yards with a touchdown and ran for another tally for the Bulldogs against Cathedral.
Southmont’s Nick Scott completed 11-of-16 for 230 yards with two touchdowns and ran for another score in the Mounties’ 42-21 win over North Putnam.
Jackson Willis of Indianapolis Lutheran went 9-of-14 for 226 yards with five scores in the Saints’ 71-0 win over Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter.
North Putnam’s Christian Kramer completed 14-of-21 for 222 yards with a touchdown for the Cougars against Southmont.
Carson Parmer of North Decatur was 16-of-26 for 218 yards with two scores in the Chargers’ 40-0 blanking of Eastern Hancock.
Eli Chappelow of Shelbyville went 11-of-19 for 217 yards with a touchdown and ran 20 times for 62 yards and three scores in the Golden Bears’ 41-39 loss to Rushville.
Churubusco’s Riley Buroff completed 8-of-13 for 215 yards with two touchdowns in the Eagles’ 41-21 win over Lakeland.
Lawrence North’s Montex Jones was 18-of-26 for 207 yards with a touchdown for the Wildcats against Whiteland.
Chance Stanski of Fort Wayne Bishop Luers went 15-of-21 for 207 yards with two touchdowns in the Knights’ 38-15 win over Fort Wayne Wayne.
Westfield’s Cole Ballard finished 12-of-21 for 202 yards with three touchdowns and rushed four times for 72 yards and two scores in the Shamrocks’ 42-27 win over Lawrence Central.
Bloomington North’s Dash King was 16-of-22 for 203 yards with two scores in the Cougars’ 35-14 win over Bedford North Lawrence.
Thomas Gotkowski of Indianapolis Ben Davis went 15-of-19 for 202 yards with two touchdowns and ran for another tally in the Giants’ 44-13 win over Avon.
Tony Flatt of Covenant Christian was 13-of-24 for 200 yards with three scores and ran for another touchdown for the Warriors against Traders Point Christian.
Fishers’ Lucas Minns completed 9-of-15 for 199 yards with two touchdowns and ran for another score in the Tigers’ 28-17 win over Indianapolis Pike.
Center Grove’s Tyler Cherry went 13-of-21 for 190 yards with two scores for the Trojans against Carmel.
Nicot Burnett of Mount Vernon (Posey) threw for 184 yards with three touchdowns and ran for another tally in the Wildcats’ 56-30 win over South Spencer.
Hunter Gennicks of Linton-Stockton completed 10-of-15 for 182 yards with two touchdowns and ran eight times for 166 yards and two scores in the Miners’ 64-15 win over North Vermilion.
West Lafayette’s Max Mullis was 14-of-19 for 148 yards with two touchdowns and ran nine times for 76 yards and three scores in the Red Devils’ 41-15 win over McCutcheon.
J.J. Johnson of Crown Point completed 5-of-9 for 145 yards with a touchdown and ran 19 times for 118 yards with three scores in the Bulldogs’ 38-18 win over Andrean.
Mooresville’s Nick Patterson was 8-of-14 for 132 yards with four touchdowns and rushed for another tally in the Pioneers’ 38-17 win over Danville.
Gabe McGuire of Alexandria went 10-of-11 for 113 yards with two touchdowns and ran 12 times for 112 yards in the Tigers’ 35-6 win over Wabash.
WHAT A CATCH (Top receiving performances)
Calumet’s Terrell Caldwell caught 10 passes for 307 yards with four touchdowns against Gary West.
Blake Matthews of Carmel tallied eight receptions for 199 yards against Center Grove.
Will Fremion of Guerin Catholic tallied eight catches for 197 yards and three touchdowns against Lafayette Central Catholic.
East Central’s Ryan Brotherton caught six passes for 190 yards with three scores against Harrison.
Evansville Reitz’s Hayden Summers had 12 catches for 187 yards against Vincennes Lincoln.
Heritage Christian’s Luke Valerio had five receptions for 184 yards with four touchdowns against Shenandoah.
Carmel’s Reece Bellin hauled in seven passes for 146 yards with a touchdown against Center Grove.
Brownsburg’s Smith came up with five receptions for 137 yards with a score against Cathedral.
North Putnam’s Myles Bryan had three catches for 137 yards with a touchdown against Southmont.
Xavier Thomas of Evansville Reitz tallied six receptions for 130 yards with two touchdowns against Vincennes Lincoln,
Center Grove’s Noah Coy had six catches for 129 yards with a touchdown against Carmel.
Marques Reese of Ben Davis registered nine catches for 125 yards with a score against Avon.
Jaron Tibbs of Indianapolis Cathedral caught 13 passes for 121 yards with two scores against Brownsburg.
SPECIAL PERFORMERS (Top all-around performances on offense, defense, and special teams)
Evansville Bosse’s Royal Elliott came up with 25 tackles in the Bulldogs’ 26-13 win over Evansville Central.
Along with catching a 49-yard touchdown pass, NorthWood’s Nitareo Tuggle also returned a kickoff 80 yards for a score in the Panthers’ 35-14 win over East Noble.
In addition to running for a pair of touchdowns, Xzavier Roman of Knox had a 95-yard kickoff return for a score against Rochester.
Whiteland’s Nyrius Smith-Moore came up with two interceptions, including one returned 70 yards for a score against Lawrence North.
Kaiden Underwood of Crawfordsville caught a pair of touchdowns passes and returned a fumble 90 yards for a score in the Athenians’ 27-20 win over Fountain Central.
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