ON THE LOOSE (Top running back performances)
Indianapolis Roncalli’s Luke Hansen raced 37 times for 316 yards with four touchdowns in the Royals’ 28- 7 win over Louisville Male (Kentucky).
Tyler Dollar of Lapel ran 30 times for 305 yards with four scores for the Bulldogs in their 42-38 loss to Heritage Christian.
Hobart’s Trey Gibson racked up 21 carries for 266 yards with four touchdowns in the Brickies’ 45-8 win over Kankakee Valley.
Fort Wayne Concordia’s Landon Kaschinske ran 34 times for 259 yards with three scores in the Cadets’ 29-22 win over Fort Wayne Wayne.
Shane Shuman of Culver Community scampered 34 times for 256 yards with two touchdowns in the Cavaliers’ 38-12 win over Caston.
North Putnam’s Noah Claycomb tallied 36 rushes for 251 yards with two touchdowns in the Cougars’ 63-26 win over West Vigo.
Clarksville’s Robert Lamar had 15 carries for 250 yards with three scores in the Generals’ 46-8 win over Greenwood Christian Academy.
Austin Smith of North Miami ran 31 times for 249 yards with two touchdowns and threw a 23-yard pass for another score in the Warriors’ 33-32 loss to Wabash.
Eastern Hancock’s Kain Sotelo registered 28 rushes for 243 yards with two touchdowns in the Royals’ 47-42 loss to Monroe Central.
Parker Burk of Tri carried the ball 16 times for 241 yards with a touchdown in the Titans’ 48-29 win over Park Tudor.
Oak Hill’s Kyle Turanchick rambled 16 times for 241 yards with five scores in the Golden Eagles’ 55-7 win over Alexandria.
Sawyer Wetzel of North Harrison ran 15 times for 239 yards with three touchdowns in the Cougars’ 41-0 blanking of Silver Creek.
Wheeler’s Caden Brann had 31 carries for 208 yards with six touchdowns in the Bearcats’ 46-7 win over Hammond Bishop Noll.
Lance Moser of Bremen accounted for 207 yards on the ground with four touchdowns in the Lions’ 38-6 win over Prairie Heights.
North Judson’s Connor Benson recorded 29 rushes for 204 yards with two scores in the Bluejays’ 62-22 win over Triton.
Lafayette Central Catholic’s Baylor Smith ran 16 times for 200 yards with three scores in the Knights’ 49-7 win over Twin Lakes.
Jalen Alexander of Hamilton Southeastern raced 20 times for 192 yards with two touchdowns in the Royals’ 38-14 win over Noblesville.
Guerin Catholic’s Justin Zooblak ran 23 times for 191 yards with a touchdown in the Golden Eagles’ 59-35 win over Northview.
Peyton Chinn of Seeger tallied 10 carries for 191 yards with three scores in the Patriots’ 48-7 win over Covington.
Jeremiah Lee of Beech Grove racked up 20 carries for 190 yards with five scores in the Hornets’ 49-6 win over Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter.
Martinsville’s Brandon Shrake had 30 rushes for 190 yards with two touchdowns in the Artesians’ 27-10 win over Perry Meridian.
Milan’s Riley Johnson ran 20 times for 187 yards with two touchdowns in the Indians’ 43-21 loss to Providence.
Peyton Cross of Sheridan rambled 16 times for 186 yards with three scores in the Blackhawks’ 42-0 win over North Central (Farmersburg).
Lawrenceburg’s Teagan Bennett had 19 carries for 186 yards with four touchdowns in the Tigers’ 57-0 win over Rushville.
Gary West’s Camajay Griffin-Terrell ran 17 times for 185 yards with four touchdowns in the Cougars’ 52-0 win over East Chicago Central.
Evan Bowling of Salem scampered 33 times for 184 yards with five scores in the Lions’ 47-46 against Eastern (Pekin).
Cascade’s Liam Farmer carried the ball 37 times for 183 yards with a touchdown in the Cadets’ 34-28 overtime loss to Speedway.
Whitko’s Dean Boggs had 14 rushes for 176 yards with two touchdowns in the Wildcats’ 34-12 loss to Manchester.
Noah Mungia of New Prairie scampered 22 times for 175 yards with two scores in the Cougars’ 42-21 win over South Bend Riley.
Manchester’s Mason Rooney carried the ball 25 times for 169 yards with two touchdowns for the Squires against Whitko.
Anthony Ponce of Calumet ran 11 times for 168 yards with a touchdown in the Warriors’ 60-0 win over South Bend Clay.
Reid Schroeder of Southridge came up with nine carries for 167 yards with a score in the Raiders’ 49-14 win over South Spencer.
Triton’s Anthony Schuh had 22 rushes for 163 yards with two touchdowns for the Trojans against North Judson.
Northview’s Tyler Lee ran 19 times for 160 yards with four scores for the Knights against Guerin Catholic.
Wyatt Marks of Churubusco tallied 18 rushes for 160 yards with a touchdown in the Eagles’ 42-0 win over Central Noble.
Bloomington South’s Gavin Adams had 31 carries for 159 yards with a touchdown in the Panthers’ 46-15 win over Columbus North.
Ali Richardson of Lawrence North scampered 31 times for 159 yards in the Wildcats’ 35-14 win over Warren Central.
Jimtown’s Sam Garner tallied 16 carries for 158 yards with three touchdowns in the Jimmies’ 35-0 blanking of South Bend Washington.
Ahkeem Harrington of Hammond Central raced 14 times for 158 yards with three scores in the Wolves’ 49-20 win over Hammond Morton.
Mississinewa’s Hayden Nelson came up with 14 carries for 156 yards with two touchdowns in the Indians’ 49-0 win over Blackford.
Matt Heiser of Adams Central had 14 rushes for 156 yards with three touchdowns in the Flying Jets’ 63-0 win over Southern Wells.
Frontier’s Wyatt Reedy tallied 20 carries for 154 yards with three touchdowns in the Falcons’ 40-7 win over Tri-County.
Alex Deming of Rochester had 16 rushes for 148 yards with four touchdowns in the Zebras’ 42-33 win over Northfield.
Micah Coyle of Center Grove ran 12 times for 148 yards with two scores in the Trojans’ 48-0 blanking of Indianapolis Pike.
Evansville Reitz’s Jonas Burnett scampered 19 times for 148 yards with a touchdown in the Panthers’ 27-18 win over Evansville Memorial.
Deaglan Pleak of Western tallied nine carries for 147 yards with three scores in the Panthers’ 55-20 win over Northwestern.
New Palestine’s Grayson Thomas rambled 13 times for 147 yards with three touchdowns in the Dragons’ 56-0 win against Shelbyville.
Diego Hernandez of Rensselaer Central had 11 carries for 143 yards with four scores in the Bombers’ 49-20 win over Benton Central.
In addition to running for 142 yards with three touchdowns, Jasper’s Jayce Perkins also accounted for the game-winning two-point conversion in the Wildcats’ 43-42 overtime win over Castle.
PASSING GRADES (Top quarterback performances)
Boone Grove’s Mark Rowland was 24-of-37 for 373 yards with four touchdowns in the Wolves’ 28-26 loss to Griffith.
Northridge’s Qade Cunningham went 17-of-30 for 347 yards with four touchdowns in the Raiders’ 29-28 win over Northridge.
Cole Winer of Southwood was 15-of-22 for 345 yards with six touchdowns and ran 13 times for 108 yards with two scores in the Knights’ 55-25 win over Peru.
Brody Lester of Owen Valley completed 16-of-18 for 341 yards with five scores in the Patriots’ 61-7 win over Eastern Greene.
Norwell’s Lieyton Bailey went 9-of-18 for 322 yards with four touchdowns in the Knights’ 62-14 win over DeKalb.
Mason Moulton of Yorktown was 18-of-29 for 305 yards with two touchdowns and ran for a third tally in the Tigers’ 40-29 win over Greenfield-Central.
Andrean’s Billy Henry went 21-of-27 for 305 yards with four touchdowns in the 59ers’ 44-0 win over Munster.
Owen Wanner of South Adams completed 20-of-27 for 301 yards with four touchdowns and rushed eight times for 86 yards with three scores in the Starfires’ 49-27 win over Jay County.
West Lafayette’s Mark Mullis was 17-of-30 for 299 yards with five touchdowns and ran nine times for 70 yards with another score in the Red Devils’ 41-6 win over Lewis Cass.
Hunter Newell of Plainfield completed 27-of-41 for 296 yards with two scores in the Quakers’ 35-12 loss to Franklin.
South Dearborn’s Adam Kunkel went 28-of-46 for 295 yards with two touchdowns in the Knights’ 20-0 win over Franklin County.
Cooper Simmons-Little of Traders Point Christian completed 10-of-15 for 295 yards with four scores in the Knights’ 35-7 win over Edinburgh.
Indian Creek’s Arj Lothe was 24-of-40 for 293 yards with four touchdowns in the Braves’ 26-13 win over Brownstown Central.
Roderick Wheeler of Park Tudor went 17-of-28 for 291 yards with three touchdowns for the Panthers against Tri.
Bohde Dickerson of Fort Wayne North finished 15-of-23 for 290 yards with six scores in the Legends’ 43-8 win over Fort Wayne South.
Centerville’s Jake Tinkle went 15-of-31 for 289 yards with two touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 27-0 win over Union County.
Jaylen Thomas of Merrillville completed 14-of-25 for 269 yards with two scores in the Pirates’ 37-10 win over Valparaiso.
Northfield’s Mason Fisher went 14-of-17 for 253 yards with three touchdowns and rushed 25 times for 100 yards with another score for the Norsemen against Rochester.
Jimmy Sullivan of Carroll (Fort Wayne) was 24-of-32 for 246 yards with three touchdowns and ran for another tally in the Chargers’ 52-10 win over Homestead.
Indianapolis Ben Davis’s Thomas Gotkowski went 20-of-36 for 246 yards with a touchdown in the Giants’ 21-14 loss to Carmel.
Eli Edwards of Eastern (Greentown) completed 20-of-29 for 246 yards with four scores in the Comets’ 44-6 win over Tri-Central.
Zac Horn of Columbus North was 21-of-34 for 244 yards with two touchdowns for the Bulldogs against Bloomington South.
New Palestine’s Daniel Tippit IV finished 12-of-17 for 239 yards with four scores against Shelbyville.
Bo Polston of Decatur Central went 18-of-27 for 238 yards with four touchdowns in the Hawks’ 52-12 win over Greenwood.
South Putnam’s Wyatt Mullin finished 9-of-12 for 235 yards with four touchdowns in the Eagles’ 75-12 win over Brown County.
Cooper Soper of Danville was 6-of-8 for 227 yards with four scores in the Warriors’ 53-17 win over Frankfort.
Donovan Williams of New Haven went 8-of-13 for 225 yards with three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 28-0 win over Bellmont.
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard’s Drew VanVleet completed 21-of-35 for 224 yards with two scores in the Trojans’ 55-24 loss to Christian Brothers (Missouri).
Homestead’s Peyton Slaven went 13-of-24 for 224 yards with a touchdown for the Spartans against Carroll (Fort Wayne).
Christian Trimble of Fort Wayne Wayne completed 21-of-28 for 223 yards with three scores for the Generals against Fort Wayne Concordia.
Danny O’Neil of Indianapolis Cathedral was 21-of-27 for 217 yards with three touchdowns and ran 12 times for 47 yards and two scores for the Irish in their 37-6 win over Cincinnati LaSalle (Ohio).
Landon Fouts of Lebanon completed 14-of-19 for 215 yards with three touchdowns in the Tigers’ 34-0 win over Crawfordsville.
Hamilton Heights’ Bodie Derrer went 15-of-23 for 210 yards with four scores in the Huskies’ 42-7 win over Tipton.
Covenant Christian’s Tony Flatt was 13-of-18 for 210 yards with seven touchdowns in the Warriors’ 61-6 win over Christel House Manual.
Matt Koontz of Hanover Central went 11-of-12 for 209 yards with three touchdowns and ran for two more scores in the Wildcats’ 69-7 win over Whiting.
North Putnam’s Christian Kramer completed 15-of-19 for 208 yards with four touchdowns and added three more scores on the ground against West Vigo.
Crown Point’s JJ Johnson was 10-of-19 for 205 yards with a touchdown and rushed 10 times for 98 yards with three scores in the Bulldogs’ 51-10 win over LaPorte.
Nevan Tutterow of Franklin Central finished 16-of-26 for 205 yards with a touchdown in the Flashes’ 26-15 loss to Fishers.
Carmel’s Jack Kaczmierczak went 10-of-18 for 204 yards with three scores for the Greyhounds against Ben Davis.
DeKalb’s Teagan Irk completed 18-of-41 for 201 yards with a touchdown for the Barons against Norwell.
Kyle Antoine of Heritage Christian was 14-of-15 for 191 yards with three touchdowns and ran six times for 56 yards with another score for the Eagles against Lapel.
Charlestown’s Clay McClelland went 12-of-21 for 191 yards with two scores and ran 11 times for 239 yards with three touchdowns in the Pirates’ 42-27 win over Corydon Central.
Muncie Central’s Trenton French was 10-of-14 for 188 yards with four touchdowns in the Bearcats’ 48-12 win over Marion.
De’Shaun’Dre Browns of Evansville Harrison completed 12-of-17 for 187 yards for three touchdowns and rushed for 173 yards and two scores in the Warriors’ 42-7 win over Evansville Central.
Tri-West’s Ty Owens went 9-of-17 for 185 yards with four scores and ran for a fifth touchdown in the Bruins’ 40-8 win over North Montgomery.
Colten Pieper of Columbia City completed 8-of-19 for 181 yards with two touchdowns in the Eagles’ 42-19 win over East Noble.
Peru’s Matthew Roettzer was 13-of-33 for 181 yards with three touchdowns for the Bengal Tigers against Southwood.
Hunter Gennicks of Linton-Stockton went 12-of-23 for 181 yards with two scores and ran nine times for 44 yards and another touchdown in the Miners’ 42-0 win over North Knox.
Calumet’s Andrew Marcum was 8-of-10 for 172 yards with four touchdowns against Clay.
Jackson Willis of Indianapolis Lutheran went 9-of-13 for 172 yards with four touchdowns in the Saints’ 52-6 win over Monrovia.
Mooresville’s Nick Patterson completed 16-of-31 for 153 yards with three touchdowns and rushed 11 times for 115 yards and another score in the Pioneers’ 48-30 loss to Whiteland.
Carter Watson of Speedway was 16-of-24 for 150 yards with a score and ran twice for 48 yards with two touchdowns for the Sparkplugs against Cascade.
Montez Jones of Lawrence North went 9-of-17 for 145 yards with a touchdown and ran 16 times for 79 yards and three scores against Warren Central.
Monroe Central’s Luke Jones completed 9-of-12 for 135 yards with a touchdown and ran 22 times for 150 yards and another score for the Golden Bears against Eastern Hancock.
Plymouth’s Exzander Ramirez was 19-of-28 for 128 yards with a score and rushed 25 times for 116 yards in the Rockies’ 7-6 loss to Goshen.
Jerome White of North Vermillion completed 6-of-9 for 126 yards with three touchdowns and ran 17 times for 139 yards with another score in the Falcons’ 55-26 win over Parke Heritage.
Heritage’s Kobe Meyer went 12-of-31 for 117 yards and ran 23 times for 111 yards with three touchdowns in the Patriots’ 31-20 win over Bluffton.
Eli Quasebarth of North White was 6-of-14 for 114 yards with a touchdown and ran 11 times for 114 yards with three scores in the Vikings’ 36-29 win over South Newton.
In addition to being 6-of-10 for 95 yards with two touchdowns, Carsen Jacobs of Eastside ran eight times for 114 yards with another score in the Blazers’ 62-8 win over Fremont.
Along with going 4-of-7 for 18 yards, Lowell’s Riley Bank ran 39 times for 229 yards with two touchdowns in the Red Devils’ 21-14 win over Highland.
WHAT A CATCH (Top receiving performances)
Southwood’s Nathan Lehner caught 10 passes for 270 yards with four touchdowns against Peru.
Mylan Graham of New Haven had seven receptions for 215 yards with three touchdowns against Bellmont.
Centerville’s Nate Dickerson hauled in seven passes for 170 yards with a touchdown against Union County.
Caleb Francis of South Bend Riley caught nine passes for 170 yards with two scores in the Wildcats’ 42-21 loss to New Prairie.
Northridge’s Kade Sainz came up with seven catches for 168 yards with two touchdowns against Concord.
Eli Kroh of Northfield had seven receptions for 165 yards with three touchdowns against Rochester.
Trey Bodenheimer of Norwell caught three passes for 163 yards with two scores against DeKalb.
Adams Central’s Brady Beall had 10 catches for 158 yards with two touchdowns against Jay County.
Heritage Christian’s Luke Valerio registered 11 receptions for 152 yards with a touchdown against Lapel.
Josh Ogelsby of Boone Grove had seven catches for 151 yards with a score against Griffith.
Austin Ballart of South Dearborn racked up nine catches for 143 yards with a touchdown against Franklin County.
Carmel’s Reece Bellin tallied six receptions for 138 yards with two touchdowns against Ben Davis.
Columbia City’s Stratton Fuller caught six passes for 137 yards with two touchdowns against East Noble.
Cooper Horn of Columbus North had seven catches for 133 yards with two scores against Bloomington South.
Plainfield’s Noah Hessong hauled in nine passes for 132 yards with two touchdowns against Franklin.
Camden Hershberger of Carroll (Fort Wayne) recorded 11 receptions for 129 yards against Homestead.
Owen Valley’s Christian McDonald had three catches for 129 yards with two touchdowns against Eastern Greene.
TJ Caldwell of Calumet caught four passes for 127 yards with two scores against Clay.
Homestead’s Mason Auxer had six receptions for 127 yards with a touchdown against Carroll (Fort Wayne).
Hanover Central’s Gannan Howes recorded four catches for 126 yards with two touchdowns against Whiting.
Benny Speaker of West Lafayette tallied two receptions for 119 yards with a score against Lewis Cass.
Brauntae Johnson of Fort Wayne North had seven catches for 118 yards with four touchdowns against Fort Wayne South.
Evansville Harrison’s Myles Tracy caught five passes for 114 yards with two touchdowns against Evansville Central.
Lebanon’s Kaden Lark had five receptions for 111 yards with a touchdown against Crawfordsville.
Tyler Champion of Hamilton Heights racked up six catches for 110 yards with two scores against Tipton.
Jace Scrafton of Danville hauled in three receptions for 110 yards with a touchdown against Frankfort.
Andrean’s Patrick Clacks III caught nine passes for 104 yards with two touchdowns against Munster.
BJ Wuest of Danville recorded two catches for 103 yards with two scores against Frankfort.
Covenant Christian’s Gavin Tindall had six receptions for 102 yards with two touchdowns against Christel House Manual.
Along with having four catches for 101 yards with a touchdown, Justin Marshall of Merrillville ran six times for 69 yards with a score against Valparaiso.
SPECIAL PERFORMERS (Top all-around performances on offense, defense, and special teams)
In addition to catching a 45-yard touchdown pass, NorthWood’s Trey Woods also returned a kickoff 75 yards for a score in the Panthers’ 14-6 win over Mishawaka.
Along with running 11 times for 81 yards with two scores, Elkhart’s Gavin Houser also intercepted a pair of passes in the Lions’ 35-3 win over South Bend Adams.
Franklin’s Sean Baker ran six yards for a touchdown and returned a fumble 98 yards for another score for the Grizzly Cubs against Plainfield.
Crown Point’s Raymond Santiago had a 99-yard kickoff return for a score against LaPorte.
Kirk Knecht of Greenfield-Central came up with 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown for the Cougars against Yorktown.
Along with four catches for 72 yards with a touchdown, West Central’s Ayden White took a fumble back 98 yards for a score in the Trojans’ 20-14 win over Winamac.
Whiteland’s Jonathan Crowley returned a punt 55 yards for a score for the Warriors against Mooresville.
Luke Moody of Guerin Catholic had a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Northview.
Sheridan’s Keegan Hampton returned an interception 44 yards for a score against North Central (Famersburg).
