ON THE LOOSE (Top running back performances)
Clarksville’s Robert Lamar ran 31 times for 432 yards with eight touchdowns in the Generals’ 70-42 win over Eastern (Pekin).
Fort Wayne Concordia’s Landon Kaschinske rambled 31 times for 314 yards with three touchdowns in the Cadets’ 27-22 win over Woodlan.
Robert Koskie of Garrett raced 30 times for 301 yards with four scores in the Railroaders’ 38-14 win over Bellmont.
Lawrenceburg’s Alex Witte had 21 carries for 282 yards with four touchdowns in the Tigers’ 35-6 win over South Dearborn.
Eastern Hancock’s Kain Sotelo racked up 28 rushes for 256 yards with a touchdown in the Royals’ 27-13 win over Union County.
Austin Smith of North Miami scampered 45 times for 256 yards with three touchdowns in the Warriors’ 41-23 loss to Madison-Grant.
Riverton Parke’s Derron Hazzard had 18 rushes for 255 yards with five touchdowns in the Panthers’ 56-22 win over North Central (Farmersburg).
LaVille’s Paul DeWitt carried the ball 19 times for 252 yards with four touchdowns in the Lancers’ 51-6 win over Whiting.
Devin Stupples of Eastbrook ran 14 times for 248 yards with three scores in the Panthers’ 49-28 win against Frankton.
Speedway’s Deejay Mcferson exploded for 32 carries for 243 yards with five touchdowns in the Sparkplugs’ 40-36 win over North Montgomery.
Trey Gibson of Hobart ran 29 times for 239 yards with four touchdowns in the Brickies’ 37-6 win over Gary West.
North Judson’s Cheyenne Allen scampered 12 times for 236 yards with five scores in the Bluejays’ 74-6 win over South Newton.
Austin Brooks of Madison=Grant tallied 20 carries for 227 yards with five touchdowns for the Argylls’ against North Miami.
Trey Ehman of Hamilton Heights ran 15 times for 224 yards with three touchdowns in the Huskies’ 51-18 win over Maconaquah.
Greensburg’s Eli Moore had 32 rushes for 216 yards with four touchdowns in the Pirates’ 33-14 win over Rushville.
East Noble’s Michael Mosley came up with 23 carries for 216 yards with four scores in the Knights’ 46-22 win over Angola.
Culver Community’s Shane Shuma ran 17 times for 213 yards with four touchdowns in the Cavaliers’ 50-8 win over North Newton.
Eli Carter of Tipton recorded 30 rushes for 207 yards with two touchdowns in the Blue Devils’ 21-20 win over Eastern (Greentown).
Devan Roberts of Gibson Southern ran 11 times for 205 yards with two touchdowns in the Titans’ 63-42 win over Vincennes Lincoln.
Southridge’s Reid Schroeder tallied 24 carries for 205 yards with four scores in the Raiders’ 47-20 win over North Harrison.
Heritage Christian’s Jalen Bonds rambled 28 times for 203 yards with a touchdown and also caught a pass for a score in the Eagles’ 45-41 win over Northeastern.
Rochester’s Alex Deming ran 31 times for 202 yards with four touchdowns in the Zebras’ 40-12 win over Seeger.
Carter Crowe of Griffith had 25 carries for 196 yards with two scores in the Panthers’ 28-20 win over River Forest.
Guerin Catholic’s Justin Zdobylak raced 37 times for 194 yards with a touchdown in the Golden Eagles’ 24-21 win over Oak Hill.
Peyton Cross of Sheridan ran five times for 192 yards with three scores in the Blackhawks’ 62-0 win over Union City.
New Palestine’s Grayson Thomas had 33 carries for 191 yards with a touchdown in the Dragons’ 35-24 win over defending Class 4A state champion Mount Vernon (Fortville).
Lemarion Nelson of Fort Wayne Wayne ran 34 times for 190 yards with two touchdowns in the Generals’ 41-36 loss to Columbia City.
River Forest’s Jose Alvarez tailed 25 carries for 188 yards with two touchdowns for the Ingots against Griffith.
Knightstown’s Mason Fields had 22 rushes for 186 yards with two touchdowns in the Panthers’ 26-9 win over Edinburgh.
Derin Sharp of Danville scampered 43 times for 186 yards with three scores in the Warriors’ 40-21 win over Tri-West.
North Harrison’s Sawyer Wetzel finished with 25 carries for 186 yards with a touchdown for the Cougars against Southridge.
Columbia City’s Ethan Sievers ran 22 times for 184 yards with three touchdowns for the Eagles against Fort Wayne Wayne.
Indianapolis Roncalli’s Blake Hansen had 15 rushes for 183 yards with four touchdowns in the Royals’ 57-0 blanking of Indianapolis Shortridge.
Hayden Nelson of Mississinewa carried the ball 32 times for 182 yards with four scores in the Indians’ 41-17 win over Marion.
East Central’s Josh Ringer ran 13 times for 182 yards with two touchdowns in the Trojans’ 53-0 win over Edgewood.
Bluffton’ Anthony Cruz tallied 22 rushes for 180 yards with two touchdowns in the Tigers’ 42-14 win over Blackford.
Churubusco’s Wyatt Marks compiled 24 carries for 177 yards with three touchdowns in the Eagles’ 41-0 win over Central Noble.
Jayden Johnson of Marion ran 31 times for 176 yards with a score for the Giants against Mississinewa.
Milan’s Riley Johnson had 11 carries for 175 yards with four touchdowns in the Indians’ 68-6 win over South Decatur.
Greenfield-Central’s Andrew Zellers romped 36 times for 175 yards with three touchdowns in the Cougars’ 34-28 win over Pendleton Heights.
Kyle Turanchick of Oak Hill had 23 carries for 169 yards with a touchdown for the Golden Eagles against Guerin Catholic.
Charles Berkley of Silver Creek accounted for 168 yards on the ground with three scores in the Dragons’ 53-42 win over Jennings County.
Sheridan’s Jacob Jones ran four times for 167 yards with four touchdowns against Union City.
Aiden Grover of Hagerstown carried the ball 21 times for 159 yards with two touchdowns in the Tigers’ 39-7 win over Wes-Del.
Monrovia’s Dustin Kostrzewski tallied nine carries for 158 yards with three scores in the Bulldogs’ 54-14 win over Purdue Polytech.
Leo’s Brett Fuller came up with 21 carries for 157 yards with a score in the Lions’ 26-12 win over Fort Wayne South.
Tyler Dollar of Lapel racked up 11 rushes for 158 yards with three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 49-19 win over Winchester.
Owen VanHaaren of Hamilton Heights had 12 carries for 155 yards against Maconaquah.
Bremen’s Lance Moser ran for 153 yards with four scores in the Lions’ 35-21 win over Wheeler.
Dylan Isaacs of Northeastern registered 22 rushes for 149 yards with a touchdown for the Knights against Heritage Christian.
Hanover Central’s Kyle Haessly carried the ball 19 times for 147 yards with three touchdowns in the Wildcats’ 38-10 win over Rensselaer Central.
Triton’s Anthony Schuh had 19 carries for 147 yards with a score in the Trojans’ 42-6 win over Pioneer.
Josh Arntz of Columbia City tallied 20 rushes for 143 yards with three touchdowns, including the game-winner with 12 seconds remaining, against Fort Wayne Wayne.
PASSING GRADES (Top quarterback performances)
Mark Rowland of Boone Grove went 31-of-49 for 377 yards with six touchdowns in the Wolves’ 46-42 loss to Calumet.
Northeastern’s Carson Terrell completed 18-of-26 for 349 yards with three touchdowns and ran 13 times for 66 yards with two scores against Heritage Christian,
Vincennes Lincoln’s Xander Hunt was 18-of-37 for 338 yards with three touchdowns and rushed 15 times for 101 yards with two scores for the Alices against Gibson Southern.
Maconaquah’s Braxton Birner went 23-of-43 for 321 yards with three touchdowns for the Braves against Hamilton Heights.
D.J. Gordon of Park Tudor completed 18-of-25 for 311 yards with four scores and ran seven times for 59 yards with another touchdown in the Panthers’ 36-30 win over Clinton Prairie.
Northridge’s Qade Cunningham was 15-of-24 for 295 yards with two touchdowns in the Raider’s 33-12 win over South Bend Riley.
Andrew Marcum of Calumet completed 14-of-23 for 283 yards with three touchdowns for the Warriors against Boone Grove.
Tri-West’s Ty Owens went 20-of-32 for 281 yards with two scores and ran for another touchdown for the Bruins against Danville.
Jerome White of North Vermillion ran 27 times for 279 yards with five touchdowns and completed 10-of-13 for 116 yards with another score in the Falcons’ 56-20 win over Covington.
Corydon Central’s Tyler Fessel was 15-of-25 for 271 yards with three touchdowns in the Panthers’ 57-15 win over Scottsburg.
Arj Lothe of Indian Creek completed 16-of-33 for 269 yards with a score in the Braves’ 37-36 win over Franklin County.
Traders Point Christian’s Cooper Simmons-Little went 13-of-17 for 265 yards with four touchdowns in the Knights’ 50-6 win over Clinton Central.
Daniel Tippit IV of New Palestine completed 10-of-21 for 264 yards with two scores against Mount Vernon (Fortville).
Indianapolis Lutheran’s Jackson Willis was 14-of-18 for 262 yards with four touchdowns in the defending Class 1A state champion Saints’ 42-0 win over South Putnam.
Fort Wayne Wayne’s Christian Trimble went 17-of-34 for 236 yards with two scores against Columbia City.
Kyle Antoine of Heritage Christian threw for 227 yards with four scores against Northeastern.
Eastern’s (Greentown) Eli Edwards was 21-of-27 for 227 yards with two touchdowns and ran for another score for the Comets against Tipton.
Ross Dyson of North Montgomery went 10-of-23 for 225 yards and ran 16 times for 143 yards with three scores for the Chargers against Speedway.
Gibson Southern’s Tanner Boyd was 19-of-31 for 220 yards with two scores against Vincennes Lincoln.
Northwestern’s Brock Shank completed 20-of-39 for 220 yards with two touchdowns in the Tigers’ 47-19 loss to Indianapolis Bishop Chatard.
Nick Scott of Southmount tossed for 207 yards with three scores in the Mounties’ 31-0 win over North Knox.
Drew Yates of West Noble went 13-of-19 for 206 yards and ran for a pair of touchdowns in the Chargers’ 26-14 win over Mishawaka Marian.
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard’s Drew VanVleet completed 13-of-14 for 203 yards with five touchdowns for the Trojans against Northwestern.
Brebeuf Jesuit’s Maverick Geske was 15-of-26 for 202 yards with four scores in the Braves’ 35-7 win over Northview.
Cameron Parmer of North Decatur went 12-of-23 for 199 yards with a score in the Chargers’ 22-8 win over Tri.
Mooresville’s Nick Patterson completed 20-of-31 for 198 yards with a touchdown and ran 18 times for 85 yards with two scores in the Pioneers’ 34-24 win over Lebanon.
Rowdy Adams of Sullivan went 12-of-25 for 164 yards with three touchdowns and rushed eight times for 61 yards with two scores in the Golden Arrows’ 35-14 win over North Putnam.
Charlestown’s Clay McClelland was 8-of-18 for 126 yards with a score and ran 20 times for 114 yards and another touchdown in the Pirates’ 35-12 win over Salem.
New Castle’s Quintin Boatright was 12-of-27 for 117 yards with a score and carried the ball 16 times for 100 yards and another tally in the Trojans’ 21-13 win over Beech Grove.
Kenton Chase of West Washington went 10-of-16 for 108 yards with two scores and ran 13 times for 106 yards with another touchdown in the Senators’ 22-14 win over Eastern Greene.
Ryan Black of Adams Central completed all three of his passes for 99 yards with two touchdowns and ran six times for 97 yards with another score in the Flying Jets’ 56-14 win over Southwood.
Marshall Kmiecik of New Prairie went 7-of-14 for 96 yards with a touchdown and rushed 10 times for 113 yards with two scores in the Cougars’ 47-6 win over Kankakee Valley.
WHAT A CATCH (Top receiving performances)
Jethro Hochstetler of Northridge caught 10 passes for 219 yards with a score against Riley.
Josh Oglesby of Boone Grove had 10 catches for 200 yards with five touchdowns against Calumet.
Calumet’s T.J. Caldwell tallied eight receptions for 188 yards with two scores against Boone Grove.
Indianapolis Lutheran’s Micah Mackey hauled in five receptions for 164 yards with two touchdowns against South Putnam.
Northeastern’s Noah Ammerman caught six passes for 157 yards with two touchdowns against Heritage Christian.
Noah Dudik of Bishop Chatard had nine catches for 152 yards with two touchdowns against Northwestern.
Corydon Central’s Jalen Fowler hauled in seven passes for 150 yards with three scores against Scottsburg.
Charlie Perine of Park Tudor had seven catches for 150 yards with two touchdowns against Clinton Prairie.
Fuddy Kile of Maconaquah came up with 11 receptions for 147 yards with a touchdown against Hamilton Heights.
Northwestern’s Felix Craig hauled in 11 passes for 143 yards against Bishop Chatard.
Bradyn Douglas of Frankton had eight catches for 126 yards for the Eagles against Eastbrook.
North Decatur’s Kaden Muckerheide caught five passes for 125 yards with a score against Tri.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers’ Nick Thompson tallied four receptions for 122 yards with two touchdowns in the Knights’ 48-0 win over Prairie Heights.
Dallas Coleman of South Vermillion recorded 11 catches for 120 yards with a touchdown for the Wildcats against Linton-Stockton.
Nolan Buckman of Brebeuf Jesuit came up with nine catches for 114 yards with two scores against Northview.
Gibson Southern’s Sean DeLong caught nine passes for 112 yards against Vincennes Lincoln.
Fort Wayne Wayne’s Harold Mack had five receptions for 112 yards with a touchdown against Columbia City.
Kolton Nanko of Yorktown caught seven passes for 111 yards with a score in the Tigers’ 10-7 win against Delta.
Luke Adams of Sullivan had eight receptions for 110 yards with two touchdowns against North Putnam.
Vincennes Lincoln’s Jayden Wasley had eight catches for 110 yards against Gibson Southern.
SPECIAL PERFORMERS (Top all-around performances on offense, defense, and special teams)
Heritage Christian’s Luke Valerio had six catches for 95 yards with a touchdown, ran for a score, and returned a kickoff 92 yards for another tally against Northeastern.
In addition to catching five passes for 99 yards with a touchdown, Lafayette Central Catholic’s Evan Dienhart returned a kickoff 88 yards for a score and a punt 79 yards for another tally in the Knights’ 52-8 win over Winamac.
Brady Morehead of Franklin County ran 13 times for 75 yards with a touchdown, caught four passes for 106 yards with a score, and returned a fumble 98 yards for another tally for the Wildcats against Indian Creek.
Along with going 4-of-7 for 62 yards with a touchdown, Crown Point’s JJ Johnson ran 13 times for 74 yards with three scores, and caught a 24-yard pass for another tally in the Bulldogs’ 38-3 win over Michigan City.
In addition to having six catches for 127 yards with two touchdowns, New Palestine’s Blaine Nunnally also intercepted a pair of passes against Mount Vernon (Fortville).
Rhyan Shaffer of West Vigo ran 20 times for 132 yards with two touchdowns, caught a 19-yard pass for a score, and returned an interception 18 yards for another tally in the Vikings’ 33-20 win over Princeton.
Along with coming up six receptions for 112 yards with two scores, Brian Wuest of Danville also returned an interception 84 yards for a touchdown against Tri-West.
