ON THE LOOSE (Top running performances)
Knox’s Myles McLaughlin ran 20 times for 340 yards with five touchdowns in the Redskins’ 57-24 win over LaVille.
Wyatt Moncrief of Covington scampered 18 times for 323 yards with three scores in the Trojans’ 38-0 win over Parke Heritage.
Travaughn Cockrell of North Central (Farmersburg) had 35 carries for 259 yards with three touchdowns in the Thunderbirds’ 33-21 loss to Greenwood Christian.
North Posey’s Jed Galvin became the program’s all-time rushing leader with 22 carries for 228 yards and two touchdowns in the Vikings’ 48-0 win over Tecumseh.
Hanover Central’s Caiden Verrett finished with 16 rushes for 222 yards with three scores in the Wildcats’ 42-6 win over Munster.
Larry Ellison of Crown Point accounted for 21 carries for 220 yards with two touchdowns and caught three passes for 65 yards with two more touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 41-7 win over Valparaiso.
Marcell Sims of Maconaquah amassed 29 carries for 216 yards with five scores in the Braves’ 42-2 win over Northwestern.
Beech Grove’s Saul Hernandez scampered 21 carries for 213 yards with two touchdowns in the Hornets’ 31-11 win over Covenant Christian.
Bryce Fessel of North Harrison ran 23 times for 207 yards with two scores in the Cougars’ 22-8 win over Eastern (Pekin).
Concord’s Jaron Thomas amassed 31 carries for 206 yards with three touchdowns in the Minutemen’s 27-17 win over NorthWood.
Indianapolis Lutheran’s De’Marco Wilson rambled 28 times for 199 yards with three scores in the Saints’ 33-6 win over Indianapolis Scecina.
Aiden Wiles of Carroll (Flora) ran 19 times for 193 yards with five touchdowns in the Cougars’ 51-13 win over Tri-Central.
Indian Creek’s Drew Pingleton scampered 21 times for 192 yards with a score in the Braves’ 43-14 win over Edgewood.
Anthony Scaramazzo of Greenwood had 37 carries for 192 yards with a touchdown in the Woodmen’s 35-28 loss to Perry Meridian.
Columbus North’s Gino Prescott ran 19 times for 188 yards with three scores and caught two passes for 31 yards with another touchdown in the Bulldogs’ 51-10 win over Terre Haute North.
New Palestine’s Josh Ranes rambled 24 times for 183 yards with two touchdowns and racked up 10 tackles in the Dragons’ 38-0 win over Greenfield-Central.
Izayveon Moore of Lawrence North managed 28 carries for 180 yards with a touchdown and caught a 20-yard pass for another score in the Wildcats’ 58-28 win over Indianapolis Ben Davis.
Antonio Benson of Hammond Bishop Noll ran 10 times for 179 yards with two scores in the Warriors’ 47-6 win over Lake Station.
Eastbrook’s Colin Reyes mustered 21 carries for 178 yards with two touchdowns in the Panthers’ 58-0 win over Elwood.
Nate Starks of Carroll (Fort Wayne) rambled 30 times for 175 yards with a score in the Chargers’ 17-16 win over Fort Wayne Wayne.
North Daviess’ Keaton Graber managed 31 carries for 170 yards with a touchdown and completed 3-of-15 for 28 yards in the Cougars’ 14-6 win over West Washington.
Whiteland’s Slate Valentine had 30 carries for 167 yards with a touchdown in the Warriors’ 20-13 loss to Martinsville.
Jake Conroy of Knox came up with 18 rushes for 166 yards with three scores against LaVille.
Indianapolis Roncalli’s Zac Dozier ran the ball 30 times for 162 yards in the Royals’ 37-18 win over Brebeuf Jesuit.
Northfield’s Jared Holmes had 25 carries for 162 yards with a score in the Norsemen’s 49-12 win over Wabash.
Cole Stitt of Madison-Grant raced 14 times for 161 yards with four touchdowns in the Argylls’ 49-0 win over Frankton.
LaVille’s Cody Allen finished with 10 rushes for 161 yards for the Lancers against Knox.
Drew Fleek of Woodlan tallied 14 carries for 161 yards in the Warriors’ 21-0 win over Jay County.
Jasper’s AJ Huelsman had 16 carries for 160 yards with three touchdowns in the Wildcats’ 35-0 win over Evansville Central.
North Miami’s Hartley Hoover ran 17 times for 159 yards with two scores and threw a 17-yard touchdown pass in the Warriors’ 41-14 win over Winamac.
JQ Johnson of Merrillville scampered 20 times for 158 yards with two touchdowns in the Pirates’ 35-0 win against LaPorte.
Dylan Krehl of East Noble registered 16 carries for 156 yards with two touchdowns and returned a fumble 19 yards for another tally in the Knights’ 42-0 win over Norwell.
Wawasee’s Benjamin Brace ran 38 times for 156 yards with three scores in the Warriors’ 36-7 win over Goshen.
Trevor Rowe of Lewis Cass accumulated 10 carries for 155 yards in the Kings’ 49-6 win over Whitko.
Mason Amich of Western Boone raced 13 times for 154 yards with a score in the Stars’ 35-0 win over Frankfort.
Kokomo’s Brixton Morris had 26 carries for 153 yards with a touchdown in the Wildkats’ 28-0 win over Muncie Central.
Willie Shearer of Hobart scampered 17 times for 151 yards with two touchdowns in the Brickies’ 42-7 win over Lowell.
Kankakee Valley’s Marco Castro tallied 26 rushes for 149 yards with a score in the Kougars’ 35-28 loss to Culver Academy.
Bloomington South’s Braylen Townsend came up with 27 carries for 147 yards with two touchdowns in the Panthers’ 41-0 win over Southport.
Jameson Crawford of Knightstown scampered nine times for 145 yards with three touchdowns in the Panthers’ 54-0 win over Cambridge City Lincoln.
Wabash’s Noah Baldwin tallied 17 carries for 143 yards with a score for the Apaches against Northfield.
Jozy Hand of Monrovia ran the ball 29 times for 142 yards with three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 42-21 win over Speedway.
Cascade’s Dayton Minix had 19 carries for 142 yards with a touchdown in the Cadets’ 56-21 win over North Putnam.
Slade Fell of Northview romped 20 times for 140 yards with two touchdowns in the Knights’ 31-28 win over Terre Haute South.
PASSING GRADES (Top quarterback performances)
Center Grove’s Gabe McWilliams went 18-of-24 for 348 yards with three touchdowns in the Trojans’ 27-18 win over Lawrence Central.
Mooresville’s Connor Cruz was 19-of-24 for 328 yards with three touchdowns in the Pioneers’ 26-21 win over Franklin.
Paul Ridgway of Sullivan went 11-of-13 for 293 yards with four touchdowns and ran three times for 27 yards with another tally in the Golden Arrows’ 56-0 win over Owen Valley.
Lakeland’s Brayden Holbrook completed 10-of-16 for 288 yards with six scores in the Lakers’ 55-14 win over Central Noble.
Nathan Byrd of Scottsburg went 16-of-23 for 267 yards with four touchdowns in the Warriors’ 34-0 win over Charlestown.
Lawrence North’s Tanner Aspeslet completed 16-of-28 for 265 yards with four scores against Ben Davis.
Speedway’s Connor Moreland went 9-of-17 for 259 yards with three touchdowns for the Sparkplugs against Monrovia.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter’s Santana Allen went 17-of-41 for 251 yards with two touchdowns in the Raiders’ 36-19 loss to Triton Central.
Jack Harrington of Indianapolis Bishop Chatard completed 19-of-22 for 242 yards with a score and ran for another touchdown in the Trojans’ 48-13 win over Guerin Catholic.
Terry Walker of Lawrence Central was 17-of-34 for 234 yards with three touchdowns for the Bears against Center Grove.
Allen Zupan of Perry Meridian went 15-of-19 for 228 yards with two touchdowns and ran 12 times for 43 yards for the Falcons against Greenwood.
Terre Haute South’s Brady Wilson was 18-of-23 for 224 yards with three touchdowns for the Braves against Northview.
Franklin County’s Quinn Gillman scampered 16 times for 223 yards with a score and was 4-of-5 for 33 yards with three touchdowns in the Wildcats’ 36-7 win over Greensburg.
LaVille Cody Czarnecki was 20-of-32 for 221 yards with three touchdowns against Knox.
Twin Lakes’ Cooper Dold completed 14-of-19 for 218 yards with three scores in the Indians’ 55-0 win over Benton Central.
Christian Kramer of North Putnam went 17-of-28 for 205 yards with a touchdown and carried the ball 19 times for 93 yards with two scores for the Cougars against Cascade,
Brebeuf Jesuit’s Maverick Geske was 14-of-31 for 202 yards with a touchdown for the Braves against Roncalli.
Northwestern’s Brock Shank went 15-of-31 for 200 yards for the Tigers against Maconaquah.
Mark Rowland of Boone Grove completed 18-of-35 for 195 yards with two touchdowns and ran eight times for 24 yards with another tally in the Wolves’ 32-31 overtime win over River Forest.
Fishers’ Caden Hill went 13-of-27 for 194 yards with two scores in the Tigers’ 27-13 win over Avon.
Martinsville’s AJ Reynolds was 13-of-17 for 190 yards with two touchdowns and carried the ball six times for 126 yards with a score for the Artesians against Whiteland.
Ayden Silver of River Forest was 10-of-15 for 185 yards with two touchdowns and ran 18 times for 125 yards with two scores for the Ingots against Boone Grove.
Triton Central’s Sam Collier completed 14-of-23 for 182 yards with two touchdowns and carried the ball five times for 18 yards with a score for the Tigers against Cardinal Ritter.
North Judson’s Jesiah McDaniel went 5-of-7 for 182 yards with two scores and ran 15 times for 140 yards with two touchdowns in the Bluejays’ 40-0 blanking of Triton.
South Vermillion’s Dominic Garzolini completed 10-of-18 for 181 yards with three touchdowns in the Wildcats’ 20-7 win over Riverton Parke.
Paul Oliver of Linton-Stockton was 8-of-9 for 181 yards with three touchdowns and carried the ball 12 times for 65 yards with two scores in the Miners’ 46-14 win over Greencastle.
Greenwood Christian’s Trey Dodson scampered 18 times for 180 yards with three touchdowns and was 7-of-18 for 132 yards with a score for the Cougars against North Central (Farmersburg).
Exzander Ramirez of Plymouth carried the ball 20 times for 165 yards with a score and completed 7-of-9 for 68 yards with a touchdown in the Rockies’ 33-32 overtime win at Warsaw.
WHAT A CATCH (Top receiving performances)
Lakeland’s Keyan Arroyo managed six catches for 198 yards with four touchdowns and returned an interception for another score against Central Noble.
Armani Suggs of Terre Haute South caught eight passes for 154 yards with three touchdowns against Northview.
Cardinal Ritter’s Marshawnn Harris had eight catches for 152 yards with a touchdown against Triton Central.
Center Grove’s Brevin Holubar came up with five receptions for 141 yards with two scores against Lawrence Central.
Bremen’s Tyrus Graverson caught four passes for 140 yards with two touchdowns in the Lions’ 21-0 win over Bremen.
Kole Wilcox of North Judson had three catches for 133 yards with two scores and ran 12 times for 52 yards with two touchdowns against Triton.
Speedway’s Lucas Devault hauled in four receptions for 129 yards with a score against Monrovia.
Jay Hmurovich of Brebeuf Jesuit had six catches for 128 yards with a touchdown against Roncalli.
River Forest’s Jerimiah Stansil managed seven receptions for 125 yards with a score against Boone Grove.
North Putnam’s Kaden Helderman came up with six catches for 124 yards with a touchdown against Cascade.
Hunter Stroud of Martinsville hauled in 11 receptions for 121 yards with a score against Whiteland.
Boone Grove’s Samir Del No caught seven passes for 121 yards with a touchdown against River Forest.
SPECIAL PERFORMERS (Top all-around performances on offense, defense, and special teams)
NorthWood’s Dominic DeFreitas booted an IHSAA state-record 62-yard field goal for the Panthers against Concord.
Martin Gazo of West Lafayette racked up 20 tackles in the Red Devils’ 20-0 win over Western.
Ben Davis’s Mark Zack4ry registered three touchdown receptions and added two interceptions, including one returned 72 yards for a score against Lawrence North.
Decatur Central’s Kasmir Hicks ran two times for 99 yards, including 96 yards for a touchdown, caught nine passes for 85 yards with two scores, and returned a kickoff 99 yards for another tally in the Hawks; 42-21 win against Plainfield.
JonAnthony Hall of Fishers recorded 198 all-purpose yards with a rushing, receiving, and passing touchdown against Avon.
Eli Lauck of Roncalli returned an interception 95 yards for a score against Brebeuf Jesuit.
Indianapolis Lutheran’s RaiShaun McHaney registered 10.5 tackles and two fumble recoveries against Indianapolis Scecina.
Branden Sharpe of Brownsburg returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown in the Bulldogs’ 17-13 win over Westfield.
In addition to catching a pair of touchdown passes, Carmel’s Dominic Shockley also had an 80-yard kickoff return for a score and intercepted a pass against North Central (Indianapolis).
Jackson Mills of Harrison (West Lafayette) recorded 10 tackles and returned an interception 52 yards for a score in the Raiders’ 36-6 win over Marion.
Center Grove’s T.J. Williams came up with 14 tackles, including three for loss, and a quarterback sack against Lawrence Central.
Robert Houser of Roncalli came up with an 80-yard return of a fumble for a score against Brebeuf Jesuit.
