ON THE LOOSE (Top running back performances)
North Daviess’ Colton McNabb ran 15 times for 421 yards with four touchdowns in the Cougars’ 56-28 win against Edinburgh.
Warsaw’s Reed Zollinger registered 45 carries for 313 yards with four touchdowns in the Tigers’ 45-21 win over NorthWood.
Indianapolis Crispus Attucks’ Darrell Taylor had 25 carries for 295 yards with three touchdowns in the Tigers’ 64-7 win over Purdue Polytech.
Garrett Sherrell of Brownsburg ran 24 times for 282 yards with three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 42-28 win over Fishers.
Lakeland’s Sean Conley raced 14 times for 269 yards with three touchdowns in the Lakers’ 38-37 win over Angola.
Larron Childers of Springs Valley ran 11 times for 250 yards with four touchdowns in the Blackhawks’ 46-11 win over Salem.
Beech Grove’s Jeremiah Lee scampered 23 times for 242 yards with four scores in the Hornets’ 38-9 win over Southport.
Jonathan Pearson of Tri-County ran 39 times for 230 yards with two touchdowns in the Cavaliers’ 34-18 win over South Newton.
Heritage Christian’s Elijah Pimental carried the ball 30 times for 218 yards with two scores and caught four passes for 70 yards with a touchdown in the Eagles’ 35-21 win over Scecina Memorial.
Brayton Belcher of Monrovia had 29 carries for 216 yards with four touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 45-35 win over Speedway.
Tippecanoe Valley’s Nathan Parker scampered 14 times for 214 yards with two touchdowns and caught an 81-yard pass for another score in the Vikings’ 59-28 win over Culver Academy.
Jimtown’s Ty Zartman ran 26 times for a career-high 212 yards with three scores in the Jimmies’ 35-24 win over Bremen.
Covington’s Cian Moore carried the ball 26 times for 210 yards with two touchdowns in the Trojans’ 50-14 loss to South Vermillion.
Willy Shearer of Hobart had 20 rushes for 207 yards with two touchdowns in the Brickies 27-24 win over Andrean.
Yorktown’s Ayden Ewing ran 16 times for 205 yards with two touchdowns in the Tigers’ 34-28 win over New Castle.
Concord’s Jaron Thomas scampered 11 times for 204 yards with three touchdowns for the Minutemen in their 52-0 blanking of Wawasee.
Carson Cheek of South Dearborn had 21 carries for 204 yards with seven touchdowns in the Knights’ 74-0 win over Greensburg.
South Decatur’s Corbin Johnson ran eight times for 200 yards with three scores in the Cougars’ 55-8 win over Southside Home School.
Grayson Thomas of New Palestine registered 31 carries for 192 yards with a touchdown for the Dragons against Pendelton Heights.
Ryan Cobb of West Vigo carried the ball 11 times for 195 yards with two scores in the Vikings’ 41-21 win over Brown County.
Woodlan’s Drew Fleek had 23 carries for 188 yards with three touchdowns in the Warriors’ 33-3 win over Southern Wells.
Jesse Voigtschild of Linton-Stockton scampered 11 times for 183 yards with a score in the Miners’ 20-14 win over Boonville.
Castle’s Antonio Harris rambled 23 times for 178 yards with three touchdowns in the Knights’ 26-21 loss to Vincennes Lincoln.
Luke Starnes of Plainfield ran 23 times for 173 yards with four scores in the Quakers’ 46-20 win over Greenwood.
Twin Lakes’ Colton Robertson recorded 27 carries for 172 yards with four touchdowns in the Indians’ 41-14 win over Benton Central.
Brayden Shrake of Martinsville carried the ball 34 times for 172 yards in the Artesians’ 32-14 win over Franklin.
Monrovia’s Dominic Kindle ran 19 times for 171 yards with a score against Speedway.
Homestead’s Brett Fuchs had 28 carries for 169 yards with two touchdowns in the Spartans’ 28-27 loss to Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger.
West Lafayette’s Dawson Martin contributed 169 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries and caught a four-yard pass for a score in the Red Devils’ 40-6 win over Rensselaer Central.
Providence’s Luke Kruer had 19 carries for 167 yards with a score in the Pioneers’ 42-14 win over Charlestown.
James Lewis of Eastern Greene tallied 17 carries for 165 yards with four touchdowns in the Thunderbirds’ 35-8 win over Clarksville.
Muncie Central’s Leo Boyd had 21 rushes for 163 yards in the Bearcats’ 41-0 loss to Lafayette Jeff.
Alex Deming of Rochester ran 19 times for 161 yards with two touchdowns in the Zebras’ 44-6 win over Lewis Cass.
Griffith’s Jaxon Lawson carried the ball 25 times for 160 yards with three scores in the Panthers’ 21-20 win over River Forest.
Daniel Asgedom of Munster ran 11 times for 158 yards with a touchdown in the Mustangs’ 55-0 blanking of East Chicago Central.
Tell City’s Landon Terry registered eight rushes for 157 yards with three scores in the Marksmen’s 47-20 win over Hancock County (Kentucky).
Frankton’s Nate Luzadder carried the ball 27 times for 155 yards in the Eagles’ 35-6 loss to Mississinewa.
West Noble’s Estil Pruitt ran 21 times for 155 yards with a score in the Chargers’ 38-8 win over Fairfield.
Bryce Rigney of Southwood had 35 carries for 154 yards with two touchdowns in the Knights’ 41-20 win over Wabash.
Ben Brandenburg of Indianapolos Roncalli recorded 25 carries for 152 yards with two touchdowns in the Royals’ 35-24 win over Guerin Catholic.
West Vigo’s Jacob Dewey scampered 10 times for 152 yards with a score against Brown County.
PASSING GRADES (Top quarterback performances)
Connor Cruz of Covenant Christian was 18-of-27 for 344 yards with five touchdowns and ran for 31 yards and another score in the Warriors’ 50-14 win over Indianapolis Tindley.
Eli Quasebarth of North White ran 24 times for 334 yards with six scores and completed 3-of-10 for 36 yards in the Vikings’ 58-26 win over Wes-Del.
Culver Academy’s Michael McColgan went 25-of-44 for 330 yards with three touchdowns for the Eagles against Tippecanoe Valley.
Greencastle’s Cole Stephens completed 20-of-25 for 328 yards with six scores in the Tiger Cubs’ 49-21 win over Sullivan.
Lapel’s Devin Craig went 16-of-26 for 312 yards with five touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 42-7 win over North Decatur.
Nolan Quaderer of Mississinewa completed 10-of-14 for 302 yards with four touchdowns and ran for a fifth score for the Indians against Frankton.
Speedway’s Connor Moreland went 24-of-37 for 296 yards with two touchdowns for the Sparkplugs against Monrovia.
NorthWood’s Owen Roeder was 20-of-26 for 293 yards and ran for a score for the Panthers against Warsaw.
Terre Haute South’s went 24-of-40 for 290 yards with a touchdown in the Braves’ 41-14 loss to Bloomington South.
Owen Smith of McCutcheon completed 16-of-23 for 289 yards with two touchdowns in the Mavericks’ 42-10 win over Logansport.
Andrean’s Scott Ballentine was 17-of-27 for 272 yards with a score and ran seven times for 42 yards with another touchdown for the 59ers against Hobart.
Blake Walters of Northeastern completed 15=of-21 for 279 yards with seven touchdowns in the Knights’ 67-14 win over Union City.
Bloomington South’s Jarrin Alley was 14=of-21 for 271 yards with three touchdowns for the Panthers against Terre Haute South.
Bennett Gorak of Fishers went 17-of-29 for 273 yards with two touchdowns and ran 13 times for 40 yards for the Tigers against Brownsburg.
Christian Kramer of North Putnam was 18-of-26 for 270 yards with three touchdowns and ran 11 times for 139 yards and a score in the Cougars’ 48-0 win over Cloverdale.
Jace Stuckey of Triton Central was 18-of-22 for 265 yards with two touchdowns and ran 15 times for 188 yards with three scores in the Tigers’ 49-35 win over Indian Creek.
Thomas Gotkowski of Indianapolis Ben Davis completed 23-of-42 for 261 yards with a touchdown in the Giants’ 31-28 win over Warren Central.
Ryan Zimmerman of Guerin Catholic completed 18-of-40 for 260 yards with three scores for the Golden Eagles against Roncalli.
Saint Joseph’s Alex Ortiz went 20-of-29 for 255 yards with four scores for the Indians in their 29-26 loss against New Prairie.
Crown Point’s Noah Ehrlich was 9-of-15 for 254 yards with four touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 49-6 win over Portage.
Ty Brown of South Spencer ran 12 times for 254 yards with four scores and completed 4-of-8 for 34 yards with two touchdowns in the Rebels’ 48-14 win over Pike Central.
Twin Lakes’ Ethan Need went 20-of-24 for 252 yards and ran for two scores against Benton Central.
Jackson Willis of Indianapolis Lutheran completed 14-of-17 for 250 yards with six touchdowns and ran for another tally in the Saints’ 49-13 win over Cascade.
Brody Morgan of Central Noble was 15-of-25 for 247 yards with four touchdowns in the Cougars’ 31-21 win over Fremont.
Crawfordsville’s Kaden Patton went 21-of-38 for 239 yards with two touchdowns and carried the ball 12 times for 24 yards with another score in the Athenians’ 48-18 loss to Southmont.
Evansville Reitz’s Ben Davies completed 10-of-12 for 237 yards with three scores and ran 31 yards for another touchdown in the Panthers’ 69-7 win over Evansville Central.
Westfield’s Jackson Gilbert went 17-of-27 for 233 yards with two touchdowns and ran for another score in the Shamrocks’ 30-28 win over Hamilton Southeastern.
Izaak Wright of Wabash completed 14-of-37 for 232 yards with three touchdowns for the Apaches against Southwood.
Northwestern’s Brock Shank went 12-of-12 for 231 yards with three touchdowns and ran for another tally in the Tigers’ 58-7 win over Fort Wayne Blackhawk.
Dane Goris of Attica was 16-of-32 for 223 yards with two scores in the Red Ramblers’ 64=12 loss to Fountain Central.
New Prairie’s Marshall Kmiecik had 17 carries for 223 yards with three touchdowns and completed all three of his passes for 23 yards for the Cougars against Saint Joseph.
Luke Ertel of Mount Vernon (Fortville) went 15-of-26 for 222 yards with two scores and ran for third touchdown in the Marauders’ 31-20 win over Delta.
Tyson Lewis of New Castle was 17-of-35 for 221 yards with three touchdowns for the Trojans against Yorktown.
North Montgomery’s Ross Dyson completed 15-of-25 for 221 yards with a touchdown and ran 17 times for 34 yards with another score in the Chargers’ 20-17 win over Western Boone.
Park Tudor’s DJ Gordon was 13-of-15 for 220 yards with four scores and carried the ball nine times for 175 yards and two touchdowns in the Panthers’ 47-7 win over Shenandoah.
Jimmy Sullivan of Carroll (Fort Wayne) went 13-of-32 for 219 yards with three touchdowns in the Chargers’ 27-24 loss to Fort Wayne Snider.
Fort Wayne Wayne’s Marcus Cooper completed 17-of-24 for 217 yards with two scores in the Generals’ 47-6 win over Fort Wayne South.
Jalen Sauer of Indian Creek was 23-of-32 for 213 yards with a touchdown and ran 12 times for 103 yards with three scores for the Braves against Triton Central.
New Haven’s Donovan Williams went 14-of-19 for 213 yards with three touchdowns and ran for another score for the Bulldogs in their 49-17 win against Norwell.
Brauntae Johnson of Fort Wayne North was 13-of-17 for 213 yards with two touchdowns and carried the ball nine times for 81 yards and another score in the Legends’ 38-6 win over Fort Wayne Northrop.
Cole Burton of East Central completed 6-of-12 for 213 yards with three scores in the Trojans’ 42-0 win over Batesville.
Lake Central’s Chase Kwiatkowski went 16-of-22 for 210 yards with two touchdowns and ran 12 times for 68 yards in the Indians’ 17-12 win over LaPorte.
Benton Central’s Joe Widmer completed 24-of-46 for 209 yards with two touchdowns and carried the ball 11 times for 54 yards for the Bison against Twin Lakes.
Adam Moore of Winchester was 9-of-13 for 205 yards with two scores in the Golden Falcons’ 45-0 blanking of Union County.
Tri-West’s Malachi Evans ran 26 times for 205 yards with two touchdowns and completed 10-of-13 for 93 yards with another score in the Bruins’ 21-0 win over Danville.
AJ Reynolds of Martinsville was 15-of-20 for 205 yards with three scores against Franklin.
Mooresville’s Hogan Denny went 17-of-27 for 203 yards with three touchdowns and carried the ball 13 times for 53 yards in the Pioneers’ 27-21 loss to Decatur Central.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers’ Kohen McKenzie completed 13-of-22 for 202 yards with four touchdowns in the Knights’ 38-0 win over Fort Wayne Concordia.
Silas Laidig of Bremen was 17-of-29 for 201 yards with a touchdown and ran for two other scores for the Lions against Jimtown.
Tyler Cherry of Center Grove went 16-of-21 for 198 yards with two scores in the Trojans’ 36-18 win over Harvest Prep (Ohio).
LaVille’s Lucas Plummer was 12-of-17 for 196 yards with four touchdowns and carried the ball five times for 19 yards for the Lancers in their 36-6 win against Caston.
Evyn Krug of South Newton completed 14-of-18 for 196 yards with two touchdowns and raced 14 times for 53 yards with a score for the Rebels against Tri-County.
Delta’s Bronson Edwards was 9-of-29 for 192 yards with three touchdowns for the Eagles against Mount Vernon (Fortville).
West Lafayette’s Carson Kitchel went 19-of-25 for 189 yards with two scores and ran five times for 31 yards and another touchdown against Rensselaer Central.
Vincennes Lincoln’s Xander Hunt ran 20 times for 185 yards with three touchdowns and completed 7-of-9 for 90 yards with a score for the Alices against Castle.
Aidan Artega of Indianapolis Bishop Chatard completed 14-of-18 for 184 yards with three touchdowns in the Trojans’ 28-3 win over Columbus North.
Southmont’s Nolan Boyer was 6-of-8 for 181 yards with a score and ran eight times for 142 yards and another touchdown for the Mounties against Crawfordsville.
Memphis Loudin of Bedford North Lawrence went 9-of-22 for 167 yards with two touchdowns and ran 15 times for 135 yards with two scores in the Stars’ 36-28 win over Seymour.
Greenfield-Central’s Dallas Freeman was 12-of-18 for 164 yards with two touchdowns and ran nine times for 100 yards with another tally in the Cougars’ 47-0 blanking of Shelbyville.
Harrison Wetzel of Terre Haute North ran 11 times for 151 yards with a touchdown and completed 8-of-18 for 131 yards in the Patriots’ 49-12 loss to Bloomington North.
Indianapolis Cathedral’s Danny O’Neil went 14-of-21 for 135 yards with five touchdowns and ran for a sixth score in the Irish’s 49-6 win over North Central (Indianapolis).
Brock Knepp of North Daviess ran 11 times for 132 yards with a score and completed 10-of-12 for 116 yards with three touchdowns against Edinburgh.
Tanner Boyd of Gibson Southern completed 12-of-18 for 122 yards with a touchdown and ran 12 times for 104 yards and another score in the Titans’ 38-10 win over Southridge.
WHAT A CATCH (Top receiving performances)
NorthWood’s NiTareon Tuggle caught nine passes for 172 yards against Warsaw.
Lapel’s Rylie Hudson recorded six catches for 170 yards with three touchdowns against North Decatur.
Corey Smith of Brownsburg had six receptions for 162 yards with three scores against Fishers.
Delta’s D’Amare Hood caught seven passes for 149 yards with two touchdowns against Mount Vernon (Fortville).
Greencastle’s Owen Huff hauled in nine passes for 145 yards with a touchdown against Sullivan.
Leke Central’s LJ Richardson managed nine receptions for 145 yards with two scores against LaPorte.
Logan White of Northeastern racked up six catches for 144 yards with five touchdowns against Union City.
Martinsville’s Jace Lafary managed six catches for 140 yards and three touchdowns against Franklin.
Ethan McLemore of Crawfordsville caught eight passes for 139 yards with two scores against Southmont.
Fort Wayne Wayne’s Deonte Williams came up with six receptions for 137 yards with two touchdowns against Fort Wayne South.
Aiden Froh of Culver Academy had eight catches for 135 yards against Tippecanoe Valley.
Noah Coy of Center Grove caught nine passes for 134 yards with two scores against Harvest Prep.
Ben Davis’s Mark Zackery had 10 catches for 132 yards against Warren Central.
Deakon Dilts of Mississinewa caught four passes for 128 yards with two touchdowns against Frankton.
Indianapolis Lutheran’s Javarrea Cooper registered five receptions for 128 yards with four scores against Cascade.
JonAnthony Hall of Fishers hauled in five passes for 121 yards with a touchdown against Brownsburg.
North Putnam’s Brogan Woodall registered five catches for 120 yards with a touchdown against Cloverdale.
Hayden Miller of Saint Joseph had nine receptions for 117 yards with four scores against New Prairie.
Hayden Summers of Evansville Reitz recorded five catches for 116 yards with a touchdown against Evansville Central.
Bloomington South’s D’Andre Black hauled in six passes for 115 yards with a touchdown and ran four times for 24 yards and another score against Terre Haute South.
Central Noble’s Tysen Deck managed four receptions for 115 yards with a score against Fremont.
Dante Workman of Triton caught two passes for 110 yards with two touchdowns in the Trojans’ 58-6 win over Culver.
Guerin Catholic’s Alex Gibbs came up with nine catches for 110 yards with two scores against Roncalli.
Terre Haute South AJ Watkins caught 10 passes for 102 yards with a touchdown against Bloomington South.
James Hardy IV of New Haven had four receptions for 102 yards with two touchdowns against Norwell.
SPECIAL PERFORMERS (Top all-around performances on offense, defense, and special teams)
Warren Central’s Cyron Williams returned a kickoff 95 yards for a score for the Warriors against Ben Davis.
Adrion Gregory of Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter had a 70-yard kickoff return and a 42-yard punt return for touchdowns in the Raiders’ 47-28 win over Indianapolis Shortridge.
Josiah Hifo of Jennings County recorded 21 tackles and blocked a pair of punts in the Panthers’ 54-26 win against Madison.
Martinsville’s Brandon Kent came up with six tackles, two interceptions, and a fumble recovery against Franklin.
Along with registering 19 tackles, Andy Warren of Perry Meridian also ran six times for 23 yards with a touchdown against Whiteland.
La’Dre Harris of Warren Central had a 66-yard punt return for a score against Ben Davis.
Carmel’s Artemas Bryant recorded 12 tackles in the Greyhounds’ 17-14 win against Lawrence North.
Alvin Contreras of Ben Davis returned an interception 47 yards for a touchdown against Warren Central.
