THE INDIANA FOOTBALL DIGEST’S HONOR ROLL – 2018 VOLUME FIVE

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BY PAUL CONDRY AND MATT KOPSEA

ON THE LOOSE (Top rushing performances)

Dawson Basinger of North Central (Farmersburg) ran 23 times for 339 yards with two touchdowns and caught a 32-yard scoring pass in the Thunderbirds’ 46-24 win over North Knox.

Fort Wayne North’s Alex Holiday exploded for 328 yards and five touchdowns on 34 carries, helping the Legends to a 52-49 win over Fort Wayne Bishop Luers.

Everett Johnson of Bluffton had 37 carries for 293 yards and five scores in the Tigers’ 63-62 victory over Jay County.

Maveric Thiery of Bloomington South ran 30 times for 293 yards and three touchdowns for the Panthers in a 52-35 win over Terre Haute South.

Michigan City’s Lyric McFarrin raced for 286 yards and four scores in the Wolves’ 42-21 win at Merrillville.

Greencastle’s Damon Moody carried the ball 21 times for 275 yards and four touchdowns for the Tiger Cubs in a 49-26 win over Cascade.

Charlie Spegal of New Palestine ran 39 times for 258 yards and four touchdowns in the Dragons; 42-21 win over Pendleton Heights.

Matt Harris of Hamilton Southeastern had 24 carries for 258 yards and a score for the Royals in a 34-27 loss to Westfield.

Sam Getz of Tri-County rambled 12 times for 257 yards and three scores in the Cavaliers’ 68-0 win over South Newton.

Brownsburg’s Donny Marcus ran 40 times for 255 yards and three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 27-20 win over Fishers.

Evansville Central’s Brennan Schutte scampered 33 times for 242 yards with a score in the Bears’ 41-34 win over Castle.

Isaac Justice of Blackford ran 13 times for 242 yards and three touchdowns in the Bruins’ 70-52 victory over Alexandria.

Elkhart Central’s Mark Brownlee had 18 carries for 240 yards and two scores in the Blazers’ 29-27 loss to South Bend Saint Joseph.

Brandon Pruitt of West Noble ran seven times for 236 yards and three scores in the Chargers’ 51-6 victory over Fairfield.

Daylen Taylor of Indianapolis Bishop Chatard had 22 carries for 236 yards and four touchdowns in the Trojans’ 45-26 win over Southport.

Warren Central’s Romeir Elliott scampered 22 times for 224 yards and three touchdowns in the Warriors’ 70-27 win against Indianapolis Ben Davis.

Brae’ton Vann of Boone Grove ran 32 times for 223 yards and three touchdowns for the Wolves in a 41-26 win over Hanover Central.

North Knox’s Gavyn Doane had 20 carries for 220 yards and four scores for the Warriors against North Central (Farmersburg).

Mason Hicks of Hagerstown raced 17 times for 205 yards and two touchdowns for the Tigers in a 36-0 win over Cambridge City Lincoln.

Plainfield’s Tavian Gadia ran 12 times for 197 yards and three scores in the Quakers’ 35-21 win over Greenwood.

Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger’s Devon Tippmann rambled for 197 yards and two touchdowns for the Saints in their 34-14 victory over Carroll (Fort Wayne).

Nathan O’Mara of Seymour had 41 rushes for 192 yards in the Owls’ 27-19 loss to Bedford North Lawrence.

Perry Central’s Gavin Poole ran 15 times for 189 yards and two scores in the Commodores’ 35-7 victory over Tecumseh.

Elkhart Memorial’s Derrick Woods carried the football 38 times for 186 yards and three touchdowns in the Chargers’ 29-28 overtime loss to Plymouth.

Lake Central’s Quincy Trimble ran 16 times for 180 yards and a score in the Indians’ 28-13 loss to LaPorte.

Richard Knowles of Triton Central had 22 carries for 180 yards and two scores in the Tigers; 35-14 win over Indian Creek.

In addition to running 21 times for 178 yards and two touchdowns, Western’s Kitchel Gifford caught two passes for 140 yards and one score and returned a kickoff 87 yards for another tally in the Panthers’ 55-0 blanking of Hamilton Heights.

Whiteland’s Jake Perry tallied 11 carries for 172 yards and three scores in the Warriors’ 52-17 victory over Perry Meridian.

Bronson Yoder of NorthWood ran 22 times for 170 yards and two touchdowns for the Panthers in a 57-13 win over Wawasee.

John Driscoll of South Bend Saint Joseph had 22 rushes for 170 yards and two touchdowns for the Indians against Elkhart Central.

Lowell’s Tyler Wildman rushed 33 times for 168 yards and one score in the Red Devils’ 13-10 win over Kankakee Valley.

Kevin Laguerre of Washington carried the ball 21 times for 168 yards and two touchdowns for the Hatchets in a 61-28 loss to Mount Vernon (Posey).

Sheridan’s Nick Burnell ran 13 times for 166 yards and caught four passes for 51 yards in the Blackhawks’ 48-6 win over Clinton Prairie.

Kaiden Harshberger of East Noble tallied 26 carries for 166 yards and three scores in the Knights’ 35-28 win over Leo.

Perry Meridian’s Dekahri Jones ran 25 times for 166 yards for the Falcons against Whiteland.

Greenwood’s Nick Willham had 24 rushes for 165 yards and a score for the Woodmen against Plainfield.

Centerville’s Dylan Benedict ran nine times for 164 yards and three scores for the Bulldogs in a 52-14 win over Tri.

Cameron Parker of Tippecanoe Valley racked up 163 yards on the ground with two touchdowns in the Vikings’ 48-14 win over Whitko.

Luke Lannon of Linton-Stockton ran 23 times for 162 yards and a touchdown in the Miners’ 26-20 overtime loss to Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter.

Fort Wayne Snider’s Anyis Lockett had 27 carries for 162 yards and two scores in the Panthers’ 23-7 win over Homestead.

Carter Schnarr of Evansville Reitz tallied 18 carries for 161 yards and two touchdowns in the Panthers’ 40-13 win over Evansville Harrison.

Huntington North’s Johnson Reid ran 33 times for 161 yards and three scores in the Vikings’ 34-14 win over Bellmont.

South Bend Washington’s Kenyon Grant had 14 carries for 159 yards and a score for the Panthers in a 44-22 loss to South Bend Riley.

Kenny Tracy of Decatur Central ran 16 times for 159 yards with a score and caught a pass for another touchdown in the Hawks’ 38-28 win over Mooresville.

Garrett’s Kolin Cope carried the ball 24 times for 157 yards and a touchdown in the Railroaders’ 21-20 loss to Eastside.

Warsaw’s Kane Lawson scampered 25 times for 154 yards and three scores in the Tigers; 37-14 win over Northridge.

Cameron Craig of Rushville ran 15 times for 153 yards and three touchdowns in the Lions’ 55-28 win over Connersville.

Chris Mays of New Prairie had 23 carries for 150 yards and three touchdowns for the Cougars in a 27-21 loss to Mishawaka.

New Prairie’s Chase Ketterer accounted for 150 yards on 18 carries against Mishawaka.

Caden Peretti of North Judson ran 13 times for 149 yards and two touchdowns in the Bluejays’ 56-6 win over Winamac.

Clinton Central’s Spencer Smith raced 10 times for 149 yards and a score in the Bulldogs’ 40-10 win over Taylor.

Linton-Stockton’s Lance Dyer ran 20 times for 148 yards and a touchdown against Cardinal Ritter.

Culver’s Zac Ditmire had 32 carries for 147 yards and two touchdowns in the Cavaliers’ 35-21 loss to Triton.

Corbin Pafgett of Monrovia carried the ball 10 times for 147 yards and a score in the Bulldogs’ 44-14 win over Speedway.

North Newton’s Alex Goetz ran 12 times for 146 yards with a touchdown in the Spartans’ 46-12 win over West Central.

Mishawaka’s Chris Harness had 31 rushes for 145 yards and a touchdown for the Cavemen against New Prairie.

Lafayette Jeff’s Marquis Munoz ran 16 times for 141 yards and two touchdowns in the Bronchos’ 58-13 win over Kokomo.

Dakota Spencer of Eastern (Greentown) carried the ball 10 times for 140 yards and three scores in the Comets’ 58-0 victory over Carroll (Flora).

Blackford’s Shane Elam had 14 carries for 140 yards and three touchdowns against Alexandria.

Jarden Miller of NorthWood ran five times for 139 yards and two scores against Wawasee.

Martinsville’s Isaac Osborne had 12 rushes for 139 yards and two touchdowns for the Artesians in a 30-7 win over Franklin.

Bylar Metz of Whiteland rushed five times for 139 yards and a touchdown against Perry Meridian.

Gabe Eurit of Lewis Cass ran 19 times for 138 yards and three scores in the Kings’ 49-0 win over Northwestern.

Providence’s Kaden Williams tallied 17 carries for 138 yards and one score in the Pioneers’ 28-14 win over Charlestown.

Carmel’s Dylan Dowling carried the ball 16 times for 137 yards with a touchdown in the Greyhounds’ 23-9 win over Lawrence North.

Jake Fike of East Central ran nine times for 136 yards and two touchdowns in the Trojans’ 55-9 win over Batesville.

Southridge’s Cole Calvert raced 11 times for 136 yards and two scores for the Raiders in a 55-21 victory over South Spencer.

Seth Nunamaker of Southridge ran eight times for 134 yards and two scores against South Spencer.

North Judson’s Fletcher Greer had 21 rushes for 132 yards and three scores against Winamac.

Sage Hood of West Lafayette rushed the ball 11 times for 132 yards with two touchdowns and also caught two passes for scores in the Red Devils’ 69-14 win over Rensselaer Central.

East Central’s Eric Rosemeyer ran eight times for 132 yards with a score against Batesville.

Covenant Christian’s Chandler Money carried the ball 19 times for 132 yards and a touchdown for the Warriors in a 41-21 win over Eastern (Pekin).

Noah Taylor of Castle had 19 rushes for 131 yards and a touchdown for the Knights against Evansville Central.

Sampson James of Avon tallied nine carries for 130 yards and two touchdowns in the Orioles’ 48-0 victory against Franklin Central.

Western Boone’s Kruze Washington had seven rushes for 129 yards and three scores in the Stars’ 60-14 win over North Montgomery.

South Bend Riley’s Jalen Cummings ran 24 times for 129 yards and a score for the Wildcats against South Bend Washington.

Ty Thompson of North Central (Farmersburg) had 15 touches for 127 yards and two scores against North Knox.

North Putnam’s Chris Murray ran eight times for 127 yards and three touchdowns in the Cougars’ 49-14 win over Cloverdale.

Logan Macklin of Adams Central carried the ball nine times for 126 yards and two touchdowns in the Flying Jets’ 45-14 win over Heritage.

LaPorte’s Dylan Gray tallied 16 carries for 123 yards and three scores for the Slicers against Lake Central.

Colin Wagner of North Newton had 20 carries for 123 yards and two touchdowns against West Central.

Carson Steele of Center Grove raced 21 times for 120 yards and a score in the Trojans’ 26-14 loss to North Central (Indianapolis).

Penn’s Ryan Whiteman ran 17 times for 120 yards with a touchdown for the Kingsmen in a 48-14 win over South Bend Adams.

Sergio Hulse of Beech Grove had nine carries for 117 yards and two touchdowns in the Hornets’ 58-18 win over Brown County.

Cameron Hovey of Sheridan carried the ball 18 times for 107 yards with three scores and returned an interception 28 yards for another tally against Clinton Prairie.

North Newton’s Steven Kluga had 10 rushes for 106 yards and a touchdown against West Central.

Jay County’s Michael Schlechty ran 13 times for 105 yards and two touchdowns for the Patriots against Bluffton.

Clay Whiney of Monrovia had 12 rushes for 105 yards with a touchdown and also had interception returns of 33 and 21 yards for scores against Speedway.

Kyle Sellers of NorthWood ran for 100 yards and a score against Wawasee.

PASSING GRADES (Top passing performances)

Norman Knapke of Fort Wayne Bishop Luers was 26-of-38 for 555 yards and five touchdowns for the Knights against Fort Wayne North.

Alexandria’s Rylan Metz went 33-of-45 for 421 yards and seven touchdowns for the Tigers against Blackford.

West Lafayette’s Kyle Adams was 18-of-22 for 396 yards with five touchdowns and ran for a sixth score against Rensselaer Central.

Joe Barron of Plymouth completed 19-of-42 passes for 361 yards and three touchdowns for the Rockies against Elkhart Memorial.

Warren Central’s Jayden George went 24-of-31 for 349 yards and five scores against Ben Davis.

Drew barber of New Castle completed 29-of-48 passes for 348 yards and four touchdowns in the Trojans’ 42-25 win over Yorktown.

Parker Grimes of Jay County was 17-of-25 for 342 yards with six touchdowns against Bluffton.

Sullivan’s Jack Conner completed 22-of-30 for 331 yards and four touchdowns in the Golden Arrows’ 42-12 win over South Vermillion.

South Adams’ James Arnold went 18-of-30 for 328 yards and two scores in the Starfires’ 36-15 win over Monroe Central.

Rhett Shodgrass of Mount Vernon (Posey) completed 15-of-18 for 328 yards with six touchdowns and ran for another tally for the Wildcats against Washington.

Brady Hunt of Delta went 16-of-24 for 308 yards and three touchdowns in the Eagles’ 45-14 win over Mount Vernon (Fortville).

South Bend Washington’s Jarvise Knight was 21-of-32 for 305 yards and two touchdowns for the Panthers against Riley.

Christian Conkling of Pendleton Heights went 19-of-31 for 297 yards and three scores for the Arabians against New Palestine.

Riley’s Senator Brown completed 21-of-28 for 287 yards with a touchdown and ran nine times for 81 yards and two scores against South Bend Washington.

Southport’s Eddie Schott went 26-of-48 for 277 yards and four scores for the Cardinals against Bishop Chatard.

Seth Waters of Delphi was 24-of-29 for 275 yards and four touchdowns in the Oracles’ 44-6 victory over Tri-Central.

Lafayette Jeff’s Maximus Grimes went 9-of-24 for 273 yards and five touchdowns against Kokomo.

Jake Byrd of Fort Wayne Concordia was 14-of-26 for 271 yards and four touchdowns in the Cadets’ 42-30 win over Fort Wayne Northrop.

Evansville Memorial’s Michael Lindauer completed 15-of-17 for 268 yards and six scores in the Tigers’ 63-14 victory over Evansville Bosse.

Gibson Southern’s Brady Allen went 16-of-33 for 266 yards and four touchdowns in the Titans’ 41-0 blanking of Princeton.

Carson Crowe of Griffith was 17-of-25 for 265 yards with three touchdowns and ran 11 times for 86 and one score in the Panthers’ 53-17 win over Wheeler.

Garrett’s Levi Follett finished 22-of-30 for 264 yards and two touchdowns against Eastside.

John Lewis of Lawrence Central was 15-of-25 for 262 yards and a touchdown for the Bears in a 34-7 win over Indianapolis Pike.

Concord’s Carter Neveraski went 9-of-19 for 259 yards and two scores for the Minutemen in a 34-9 win over Goshen.

Mac Ayers of Indianapolis Scecina was 24-of-45 for 256 yards with two scores and also rushed for two touchdowns for the Crusaders in a 38-28 loss against Indianapolis Roncalli.

Jack Henninger of Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter completed 10-of-28 passes for 251 yards and four touchdowns for the Raiders against Linton-Stockton.

Triton Central’s Aaron Steele went 10-of-13 for 249 yards with a touchdown and also ran for a score against Indian Creek.

Woodlan’s Ben Reidy completed 17-of-22 for 248 yards and five touchdowns in the Warriors’ 49-0 win over Southern Wells.

Aarhic Whitehead of Merrillville was 28-of-45 for 247 yards a touchdown for the Pirates against Michigan City.

Lebanon’s Garrett Harker went 15-of-19 for 245 yards with five scores in the Tigers; 58-0 blanking of Frankfort.

Eastside’s Joe White completed 17-of-27 for 244 yards with a touchdown and ran for another tally for the Blazers against Garrett.

Trent Richardson of Bloomington South was 20-of-31 for 243 yards with two scores and also ran for two touchdowns against Terre Haute South.

Terre Haute South’s Collins Turner went 20-of-31 for 243 yards with two touchdowns and ran 12 times for 111 yards and two scores for the Braves against Bloomington South.

Hanover Central’s Tyler Fruehling was 15-of-31 for 242 yards and four scores for the Wildcats against Boone Grove.

Trenton Kelley of Columbus North went 19-of-38 for 240 yards in the Bulldogs’ 17-10 loss to Guerin Catholic.

Tipton’s K.J. Roudebush completed 9-of-12 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns and ran 12 times for 128 yards and four scores in the Blue Devils’ 49-21 win over Lafayette Central Catholic.

Avon’s Henry Hesson was 14-of-19 for 236 yards with a touchdown and ran for another tally against Franklin Central.

Gaven Vogt of Carroll (Fort Wayne) went 18-of-35 for 235 yards and two touchdowns for the Chargers against Bishop Dwenger.

Liam Thompson of North Central (Indianapolis) completed 22-of-33 for 231 yards and ran 10 times for 67 yards and three touchdowns for the Panthers against Center Grove.

Westfield’s Caden Simmons was 17-of-20 for 229 yards with a touchdown for the Shamrocks against Hamilton Southeastern.

Evan Davies of North Putnam completed 9-of-15 for 219 yards and two touchdowns against Cloverdale.

Lawrence North’s Donaven McCully went 17-of-34 for 214 yards and ran for a score for the Wildcats against Carmel.

Edgewood’s Schuyler Curtis was 6-of-8 for 210 yards with three touchdowns and also ran for 80 yards and a score in the Mustangs’ 40-16 win over South Putnam.

Martinsville’s Travis Griffey went 20-of-26 for 208 yards and ran for two scores against Franklin.

Will Pettit of Crown Point completed 19-of-38 for 206 yards and a touchdown for the Bulldogs in a 14-12 loss to Portage.

Trent Gipson of Ben Davis went 14-of-28 for 205 yards with a score and also ran for a touchdown for the Giants against Warren Central.

Mooresville’s Karson Goodman finished 15-of-35 for 202 yards and a score for the Pioneers against Decatur Central.

Fort Wayne Wayne’s Brandan Young was 12-of-20 for 201 yards and four touchdowns in the Generals’ 35-8 win over Fort Wayne South.

Bailey Meerzo of Fort Wayne Northrop tossed for 195 yards and two scores for the Bruins against Fort Wayne Concordia.

McCutcheon’s Peyton Williams was 21-of-30 for 191 yards with two touchdowns and ran six times for 66 yards in the Mavericks’ 22-15 win over Logansport.

Tristan Elder of Terre Haute North went 15-of-22 for 191 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots’ 24-6 win over Bloomington North.

Perry Meridian’s Alex Hooten finished 13-of-24 for 188 yards and two scores against Whiteland.

Evan Eshbach of Wawasee went 17-of-28 for 186 yards and one score for the Warriors against NorthWood.

Attica’s Eli Kirkpatrick was 12-of-19 for 186 yards and two touchdowns and ran 25 times for 128 yards and a score in the Red Ramblers’ 32-8 win over Fountain Central.

Saint Joseph’s Ashton Ruszkowski completed 11-of-22 for 185 yards and ran 25 times for 96 yards and two touchdowns against Elkhart Central.

Triton’s James Snyder was 7-of-13 for 183 yards with three touchdowns and ran for two scores for the Trojans against Culver.

Shaun Shipley of Mount Vernon (Fortville) went 16-of-32 for 182 yards and two touchdowns for the Marauders against Delta.

Yorktown’s Reid Neal completed 21-of-31 for 181 yards with two touchdowns and ran 10 times for 131 yards and two scores for the Tigers against New Castle.

Andrean’s Zack Merrill was 9-of-11 for 179 yards with three scores and ran 13 times for 100 yards and three touchdowns in the 59ers’ 41-7 win at Hobart.

Mississinewa’s Heisman Skeens completed 7-of-9 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 100 yards and two scores in the Indians’ 58-0 victory over Madison-Grant.

Peyton Starks of Shenandoah was 7-of-10 for 179 yards with four scores and ran for another tally in the Raiders’ 55-6 victory over Wes-Del.

South Vermillion’s Anthony Garzolini finished 10-of-20 for 179 yards and two touchdowns for the Wildcats against Sullivan.

Isaiah Chandler of Elkhart Central went 8-of-18 for 178 yards and two touchdowns against Saint Joseph.

Hagerstown’s Noah Snodgrass completed 11-of-15 attempts for 177 yards and two touchdowns against Cambridge City Lincoln.

Parke Heritage’s Logan White was 7-of-7 for 177 yards with three scores and also ran for 76 yards and another tally in the Wolves’ 57-0 blanking of Dugger Union.

Indianapolis Cathedral’s Orin Edwards completed 12-of-22 for 174 yards and two touchdowns for the Irish in their 20-14 win over Cincinnati St. Xavier.

Ron Powlus of Penn went 13-of-17 for 173 yards with two touchdowns and ran for two scores against Adams.

South Central’s Kyle Schmack was 9-of-16 for 172 yards and rushed the ball 16 times for 105 yards and three scores in the Satellites’ 35-22 win over River Forest.

Colin Turner of Goshen went 15-of-23 for 171 yards for the RedHawks against Concord.

Tom Richards of Churubusco went 10-of-13 for 171 yards with two touchdowns and ran for two scores in the Eagles’ 49-0 win over Prairie Heights.

Kokomo’s Levi Hrabos was 15-of-30 for 171 yards and a score for the Wildkats against Lafayette Jeff.

Marcus Roux of Fishers went 10-of-25 for 169 yards with a touchdown for the Tigers against Brownsburg.

Silver Creek’s Josh Landers was 8-of-11 for 168 yards with two scores and added eight carries for 48 yards and two touchdowns in the Dragons’ 54-7 win over Scottsburg.

LaVille’s Ayden Doyle completed 7-of-7 passes for 168 yards and three touchdowns for the Lancers in a 53-8 win over Caston.

Spencer Smith of Clinton Central went 6-of-10 for 165 yards and two touchdowns against Taylor.

New Haven’s Tim Jordan finished 14-of-22 for 164 yards and a touchdown in the Bulldogs’ 14-7 win over Leo.

Castle’s Nathan Harpenau was 13-of-26 for 161 yards with two scores against Evansville Central.

A.J. Restivo of Leo went 8-of-18 for 161 yards with one score and ran for another touchdown for the Lions against East Noble.

Indianapolis Roncalli freshman Aiden Leffler completed 6-of-9 for 160 yards and two touchdowns and ran 27 times for 112 yards and three scores for the Rebels against Indianapolis Scecina.

Zionsville’s Josh Wagner completed 22-of-26 for 159 yards and two scores in the Eagles’ 24-0 win over Noblesville.

Evansville Central’s Brennon Harper was 7-of-12 for 155 yards with two touchdowns and also ran for two scores against Castle.

Parker Watts of Cloverdale tossed for 153 yards and a score for the Clovers against North Putnam.

Elkhart Memorial’s Tyler Lehner went 15-of-23 for 146 yards and a score against Plymouth.

Spencer Wright of Western Boone was 10-of-16 for 140 yards with two touchdowns and ran for a third score against North Montgomery.

Guerin Catholic’s Christian Gelov completed 14-of-28 for 138 yards and a touchdown for the Golden Eagles against Columbus North.

Ryan Caldwell of Bremen went 6-of-8 for 137 yards with two scores and also had two rushes for 69 yards and two touchdowns in the Lions’ 56-7 win over South Bend Clay.

Decatur Central’s Parker Harrington completed 7-of-16 for 123 yards with three touchdowns and ran 16 times for 138 yards and a score against Mooresville.

Alex Maxwell of East Central was 9-of-17 for 122 yards with a score and rushed eight times for 148 yards and three touchdowns against Batesville.

Keshaun Taylor of Marion completed 3-of-6 passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 55 yards and a score in the Giants’ 57-0 win over Richmond.

Brennan Ellis of North Vermillion was 7-of-11 for 112 yards with two touchdowns and ran seven times for 105 yards and four scores in the Falcons’ 48-6 win over Riverton Parke.

Indian Creek’s Isaiah Lacey tossed for 104 yards and ran for 89 yards and two touchdowns for the Braves against Triton Central.

Colson Montgomery of Southridge threw for 83 yards and two touchdowns and also ran seven times for 110 yards and two touchdowns against South Spencer.

Traders Point Christian’s Kyle Johnson went 6-of-11 for 82 yards with a touchdown and ran 20 times for 153 yards and four touchdowns in the Knights’ 35-14 win over Frontier.

Along with tossing for 78 yards, East Noble’s Bailey Parker had 12 carries for 189 yards and a score against Leo.

McCall Ray of Bedford North Lawrence tossed for 73 yards and ran 20 times for 100 yards for the Stars against Seymour.

New Palestine’s Zach Neligh not only tossed for 69 yards and a touchdown, he also ran 15 times for 134 yards and a score against Pendleton Heights.

Eastbrook’s Dylan Bragg threw a 37-yard touchdown pass and ran seven times for 133 yards and a score in the Panthers’ 52-20 win over Oak Hill.

In addition to throwing for 31 yards and a score, Covenant Christian’s Noah Windell had seven rushes for 108 yards and four touchdowns against Eastern (Pekin).

Kale Lawson of Tri-County tossed a 20-yard touchdown pass and rushed five times for 132 yards and three scores against South Newton.

WHAT A CATCH (Top receiving performances)

Mount Vernon’s (Posey) Sam Thomas caught 11 passes for 235 yards and five touchdowns against Washington.

Seth Rundell of Plymouth had 10 catches for 187 yards with two touchdowns and ran three times for 40 yards for a score and the game-winning two-point conversion against Elkhart Memorial.

Jay County’s Ryan Schlechty recorded nine catches for 187 yards and three scores against Bluffton.

Cameron Levers of Delta caught six passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns against Mount Vernon (Fortville).

Concord’s Julius James had seven receptions for 177 yards and a touchdown against Goshen.

Hanover Central’s Brandon Demoff caught nine passes for 165 yards and two scores against Boone Grove.

David Bell of Warren Central had six catches for 152 yards and three touchdowns against Ben Davis.

Southport’s Ryan Lezon caught 13 passes for 149 yards and two scores against Bishop Chatard.

Malcolm Depriest of Evansville Central recorded five catches for 144 yards and two touchdowns against Castle.

Perry Meridian’s Reggie McDonald hauled in five passes for 143 yards and a touchdown against Whiteland.

Chase Little of Attica caught five passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns against Fountain Central.

Cade Vernetti of Alexandria had 11 catches for 140 yards and two scores against Blackford.

Griffith’s Cole Cervantes caught seven passes for 140 yards and one score against Wheeler.

Daveyon Sandford of Goshen had eight receptions for 135 yards against Concord.

Trevor Wallace of Woodlan caught seven passes for 131 yards and two scores against Southern Wells.

Fort Wayne Concordia’s Tyler Grossman hauled in seven receptions for 126 yards with a score against Northrop.

Jacob Deacon of Plymouth caught five passes for 124 yards and a touchdown against Elkhart Memorial.

Derrick Matthews of Lafayette Jeff had four receptions for 122 yards and three scores against Kokomo.

Ben Davis’ Bryce Wharton caught eight passes for 122 yards and a touchdown against Warren Central.

Lafayette Jeff’s Brian Jenkins hauled in four passes for 122 yards and two touchdowns against Kokomo.

Jamie Ingraffia of Garrett caught seven passes for 121 yards and a touchdown against Eastside.

Mooresville’s Jon Eineman tallied four receptions for 120 yards with a score against Decatur Central.

Donivan Wright of Lawrence Central caught seven passes for 119 yards against Pike.

Kokomo’s Steven Edwards had four catches for 118 yards and a score against Lafayette Jeff.

New Haven’s Nick Sexton recorded seven receptions for 116 yards and a score against Leo.

Delano Shumpert of Triton caught three passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns against Culver.

Cloverdale’s James Johnson caught three passes for 114 yards against North Putnam.

New Castle’s Triston Chesher had eight catches for 111 yards and two scores against Yorktown.

James Mallort of Terre Haute South racked up nine catches for 107 yards and a score against Bloomington South.

Brock Boynton of Penn had eight catches for 106 yards and a score against Adams.

Delphi’s Blake Carroll caught eight passes for 104 yards and three touchdowns against Tri-Central.

Anakin Allison of Pendleton Heights hauled in eight receptions for 103 yards and a score against New Palestine.

Camryn Childers of Carroll (Fort Wayne) had six receptions for 102 yards and a touchdown against Bishop Dwenger.

Jake Osburn of South Central recorded five catches for 100 yards and also intercepted a pass against River Forest.

Cardinal Ritter’s Timmy Godsil had four catches for 100 yards and two touchdowns against Linton-Stockton.

Craig Young of Fort Wayne Wayne caught four passes for 93 yards and four scores against Fort Wayne South.

SPECIAL PERFORMERS (Top performances on defense and special teams)

In addition to catching six passes for 103 yards and a touchdown, Riley’s Jalen Jennings also had two interceptions, one of which he returned 65 yards for a score against South Bend Washington.

Josh Warmick of Portage returned a blocked punt 60 yards for a touchdown for the Indians against Crown Point.

Wawasee’s Dylan Hepler returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown against NorthWood.

Along with converting four extra-points, Concord’s Ariel DeLaPaz also booted a pair of 43-yard field goals against Goshen.

Roc Ricker of Guerin Catholic racked up a pair of interceptions against Columbus North.

Crown Point’s Trevor Bieszczat recorded 11 tackles against Portage.

Spencer Hanna of Carmel connected on field goals of 31, 33, and 43 yards as well as two extra-points against Lawrence North.

Mishawaka’s C.J. Fisher racked up 12 tackles against New Prairie.

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