ON THE LOOSE (Top running back performances)
Grayson Thomas of New Palestine recorded 31 carries for 290 yards with two touchdowns in the Dragons’ 63-39 win over Mount Vernon (Fortville).
Fishers’ Khobie Martin tallied 37 carries for 285 yards with three scores in the Tigers’ 35-34 overtime loss to Hamilton Southeastern.
Indianapolis Lutheran’s Braydon Hall ran 21 times for 267 yards with three touchdowns in the Saints’ 38-7 win over Lapel.
Gage Pohlman of Batesville rambled 20 times for 252 yards with three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 56-18 win over Rushville.
Warsaw’s Reed Zollinger accumulated 28 rushes for 247 yards and a touchdown in the Tigers’ 10-3 win over Concord.
Joliba Brogan of Mount Vernon (Fortville) had 26 carries for 246 yards with four scores for the Marauders against New Palestine.
Jennings County’s Branden Braun came up 20 rushes for 242 yards with four touchdowns in the Panthers’ 49=27 loss to Columbus East.
Jonathan Pearson of Tri-County ran 26 times for 232 yards with three touchdowns in the Cavaliers’ 56-30 loss to North White.
Eastbrook’s Gage Engle recorded 42 carries for 213 yards with four scores in the Panthers’ 28-21 win over Frankton.
Kamden Johnson of Fort Wayne North accounted for 22 rushes for 206 yards with three touchdowns in the Legends’ 70-39 win over Fort Wayne Concordia.
Greencastle’s Lamar Moore had 23 rushes for 202 yards with two scores in the Tiger Cubs’ 51-49 win over South Putnam.
Indianapolis Crispus Attucks’ Darrell Taylor raced 25 times for 200 yards with two touchdowns in the Tigers’ 74-25 win over Christel House Manual.
Jalen Alexander of Hamilton Southeastern ran 17 times for 200 yards with three touchdowns for the Royals against Fishers.
Indianapolis Washington’s Jordan Miller had 13 carries for 198 yards in the Continentals’ 36-0 win over Lake Station.
Zyeiar White of Terre Haute South carried the ball 19 times for 192 yards with a touchdown in the Braves’ 34-0 win over Terre Haute North.
Martinsville’s Brayden Shrake scampered 43 times for 191 yards with two scores in the Artesians’ 25-24 win over Decatur Central.
Daniel Asgedom of Munster ran 35 times for 185 yards with two touchdowns in the Mustangs’ 21-14 loss to Andrean.
James Lewis of Eastern Greene managed 11 carries for 180 yards with four touchdowns in the Thunderbirds’ 41-14 win over Mitchell.
Knightstown’s Jameson Crawford ran 28 times for 180 yards with three scores in the Panthers’ 35-21 win over Union City.
Frankton’s Nate Luzadder had 26 rushes for 180 yards for the Eagles against Eastbrook.
Omarion Youghbor of Gary West ran 21 times for 172 yards with two scores in the Cougars’ 38-20 win over River Forest.
Wawasee’s Hunter Tinkey tallied 18 carries for 170 yards with a touchdown in the Warriors’ 25-19 loss to Plymouth.
Alex Leugers of Franklin ran 21 times for 168 yards in the Grizzly Cubs’ 22-21 win over Whiteland.
Valparaiso’s Travis Davis accumulated 19 carries for 166 yards with three touchdowns in the Vikings’ 31-7 win over Michigan City.
West Noble’s Estil Pruitt ran 21 times for 165 yards with four touchdowns in the Chargers’ 42-28 win over Angola.
Jeremiah Lee of Beech Grove had 26 rushes for 162 yards with two scores in the Hornets’ 44-24 loss to Indianapolis Scecina.
North Harrison’s Bryce Fessel tallied 18 carries for 162 yards for the Cougars in a 34-22 win against Charlestown
Max Pickett of Hobart scampered 21 times for 158 yards with four touchdowns in the Brickies’ 53-48 win over Kankakee Valley.
Floyd Central’s Mitch Bernardi ran 26 times for 157 yards with two scores in the Highlanders’ 50-47 win over Seymour.
Tre Bates of New Haven carried the ball 19 times for 155 yards in the Bulldogs’ 42-41 overtime win over Leo.
Guerin Catholic’s Peter Rooney had 31 carries for 155 yards in the Golden Eagles’ 34-29 win over Brebeuf Jesuit.
Larron Childers of Springs Valley tallied 12 rushes for 154 yards with two scores in the Blackhawks’ 46-7 win over West Washington.
Tippecanoe Valley’s Nathan Parker ran nine times for 154 yards with four touchdowns in the Vikings’ 53-0 win over Tipton.
Izayveon Moore of Lawrence North accumulated 31 times for 153 yards with a score in the Wildcats’ 49-14 win over North Central (Indianapolis).
Northeastern’s Trent Deloney had three carries for 152 yards with three touchdowns in the Knights’ 81-6 win against Cambridge City Lincoln.
Greenfield-Central’s Braylen Benavente ran 33 times for 151 yards in the Cougars’ 43-38 win over Pendleton Heights.
Slate Valentine of Whiteland had 29 carries for 150 yards with two touchdowns for the Warriors against Franklin.
Delta’s Nolan Carpenter scampered 23 times for 147 yards in the Eagles’ 22-14 win over Yorktown.
Brayton Belcher of Monrovia tallied 21 carries for 146 yards with three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 55-28 loss to Triton Central.
Tyler Weller of Columbus East finished with 21 rushes for 146 yards with two scores for the Olympians against Jennings County.
Brownsburg’s Garrett Sherrell had 25 carries for 144 yards with three touchdowns and caught a 77-yard pass for another score in the Bulldogs’ 53-30 win over Avon.
Breckan Maran of Fairfield came up with 33 carries for 141 yards with three touchdowns in the Falcons’ 39-31 overtime win over Culver Academy.
East Central’s Josh Ringer raced 14 times for 140 yards with four scores in the Trojans’ 55-0 win over Franklin County.
Uriah Buchanan of Fort Wayne Snider ran 11 times for 140 yards with two touchdowns in the Panthers’ 41-0 blanking of Fort Wayne South.
PASSING GRADES (Top quarterback performances)
Michigan City’s Tyler Bush completed 17-of-28 for 409 yards with a touchdown for the Wolves against Valparaiso.
Seymour’s Bret Perry went 21-of-33 for 406 yards with four scores and carried the ball four times for 10 yards with two touchdowns for the Owls against Floyd Central.
Maverick Geske of Brebeuf Jesuit was 26-of-44 for 395 yards with four touchdowns for the Braves against Guerin Catholic.
Fort Wayne Concordia’s Carter Ripke completed 29-of-42 for 341 yards with six touchdowns for the Cadets against Fort Wayne North.
Boone Grove’s Mark Rowland went 22-of-33 for 336 yards with three touchdowns in the Wolves’ 35-14 win over South Central (Union Mills).
Carson Kitchel was 18=of-25 for 333 yards with three touchdowns and ran seven times for 25 yards in the Red Devils’ 37-7 win over Lafayette Central Catholic.
Triton Central’s Jace Stuckey completed 10-of-13 for 325 yards with four scores and ran for another tally against Monrovia.
Lawrence North’s Tanner Aspeslet went 11-of-20 for 320 yards with five touchdowns against North Central (Indianapolis).
Covenant Christian’s Connor Cruz was 23-of-30 for 319 yards with four scores in the Warriors’ 44=37 win over North Putnam.
Tristan Robertson of Floyd Central went 21-of-30 for 319 yards with four touchdowns and ran nine times for 23 yards and another tally against Seymour.
DJ Mendez of Indianapolis Scecina completed 20-of-30 for 310 yards with four touchdowns and added 71 yards on the ground with a score for the Crusaders against Beech Grove.
North White’s Eli Quasebarth ran 21 times for 308 yards with six touchdowns and was 1-of-8 for two yards for the Vikings against Tri-County.
Jimmy Sullivan of Carroll (Fort Wayne) went 18-of-31 for 298 yards with three touchdowns in the Chargers’ 40-13 win over Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger.
Bremen’s Silas Laidig was 15-of-25 for 295 yards with three touchdowns in the Lions’ 28-21 win at Triton.
Wyatt Mullin of South Putnam went 19-of-33 for 289 yards with three touchdowns and ran for another tally for the Eagles against Greencastle.
Marion’s Tim Jomes ran 28 times for 284 yards with a touchdown and was 8-of-17 for 100 yards with two scores in the Giants’ 47-27 win over Anderson.
Evansville Reitz’s Ben Daviess completed 20-of-25 for 269 yards with two scores in the Panthers’ 24-7 win over Evansville North.
Dom Garzolini of South Vermillion went 20-of-30 for 279 yards with six touchdowns in the Wildcats’ 40-35 win over North Vermillion.
New Haven’s Donovan Williams completed 16-of-28 for 270 yards with four touchdowns and ran 15 times for 25 yards and another tally against Leo.
Ross Dyson of North Montgomery was 23-of-32 for 261 yards with a score in the Chargers’ 42-22 loss to Lebanon.
Mooresville’s Hogan Denny completed 16-of-27 for 261 yards with five touchdowns and carried the ball 15 times for 120 yards with another score in the Pioneers’ 59-22 win over Greenwood.
Cole Stephens of Greencastle went 12-of-20 for 260 yards with four scores against South Putnam.
Mason Reynolds of Avon was 15-of-37 for 255 yards with a touchdown and ran for another score for the Orioles against Brownsburg.
New Palestine’s Gavin Neal went 6-of-11 for 255 yards with five scores against Mount Vernon (Fortville).
Jake Dunn of Brownsburg completed 13-of-15 for 254 yards with a pair of touchdowns against Avon.
Fort Wayne North’s Brauntae Johnson was 14-of-25 for 250 yards with three touchdowns against Fort Wayne Concordia.
Twin Lakes’ Ethan Need completed 21-of-32 for 249 yards with two touchdowns in the Indians’ 21-14 win over Rensselaer Central.
Santana Allen of Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter went 15-of-26 for 241 yards and rambled for 27 yards with two scores in the Raiders’ 20-14 win over Speedway.
Lebanon’s Jackson Folden was 12-of-15 for 240 yards with three touchdowns and ran nine times for 39 yards and another score for the Tigers against North Montgomery.
Jayson Connor of Union City completed 7-of-21 for 237 yards with three touchdowns for the Indians against Knightstown.
Park Tudor’s DJ Gordon went 15-of-22 for 235 yards with two touchdowns and carried the ball 12 times for 130 yards with a score in the Panthers’ 41-3 win over Fremont.
North Putnam’s Christian Kramer was 19-of-30 for 233 yards and ran 20 times for 187 yards with four touchdowns for the Cougars against Covenant Christian.
Indianapolis Ben Davis’s Thomas Gotkowski completed 32-of-51 for 232 yards with two touchdowns in the Giants’ 34-14 loss to IMG Academy (Florida).
Greenwood’s Brock Riddle was 21-of-34 for 230 yards with two touchdowns and ran 11 times for 78 yards for the Woodmen against Mooresville.
Devin Craig of Lapel completed 24-of-39 for 229 yards with a score for the Bulldogs against Indianapolis Lutheran.
Eli Foxworthy of Fountain Central went 14-of-27 for 227 yards with four touchdowns in the Mustangs’ 43-6 win over Covington.
Central Noble’s Brody Morgan was 9-of-14 for 225 yards with three touchdowns in the Cougars’ 52-7 win over Prairie Heights.
Braxton Birner of Maconaquah went 14-of-26 for 222 yards with five touchdowns and ran five times for 21 yards in the Braves’ 49-6 win over Whitko.
Kankakee Valley’s Diego Arroyo completed 12-of-16 for 221 yards with two scores for the Kougars against Hobart.
Elijah Wagner of Evansville Bosse ran 17 times for 221 yards with three touchdowns and completed 13-of-26 for 137 yards with two scores in the Bulldogs’ 56-34 loss to Jasper.
South Adams’ Owen Wanner was 21-of-56 for 221 yards with two touchdowns and carried the ball 10 times for 64 yards in the Starfires’ 34-14 loss to Heritage.
Frontier’s Reid Duncan completed 11-of=23 for 215 yards with five touchdowns and ran 13 times for 170 yards in the Falcons’ 38=14 win over Calumet Christian.
Peru’s Matthew Roettgr went 8-of-9 for 213 yards with three touchdowns and carried the ball six times for 109 yards with two scores in the Bengal Tigers’ 53-13 win over Wabash.
Logan Ahaus of Lawrenceburg was 11-of-13 for 212 yards with two scores in the Tigers’ 42-0 win over Greensburg.
Brady Fisher of Mishawaka went 8-of-9 for 210 yards with four touchdowns and ran five times for 46 yards with another score in the Cavemen’s 48-13 win over Goshen.
Centerville’s Jake Tinkle completed 13-of-27 for 206 yards with two scores and ran for a third tally in the Bulldogs’ 34-20 win over Winchester.
Franklin Central’s Nevan Tutterow was 12-of-20 for 203 yards with a touchdown in the Flashes’ 24-10 loss to Zionsville.
Scott Ballentine of Andrean went 18-of-28 for 203 yards with a touchdown and ran for another tally for the 59wes against Munster.
Dash King of Bloomington North completed 19-of-30 for 201 yards with three touchdowns in the Cougars’ 25-24 overtime win over Bloomington South.
Bloomington South’s Jarrin Alley went 16-of-27 for 196 yards for the Panthers against Bloomington North.
Brayden Holbrook of Lakeland was 13-of-27 for 193 yards in the Lakers’ 18-9 loss to Garrett.
Terre Haute South’s Brady Wilson went 14-of-21 for 190 yards with three touchdowns against Terre Haute North.
South Newton Evyn Krug was 5-of-8 for 189 yards with three touchdowns and ran 12 times for 104 yards and three scores in the Rebels’ 48-0 win over North Newton.
Wabash’s Izaak Wright went 13-of-25 for 189 yards with two touchdowns for the Apaches against Peru.
Marcus Cooper of Fort Wayne completed 12-of-23 for 189 yards with two touchdowns in the Generals’ 24-21 loss to Fort Wayne Bishop Luers.
Tri-West’s Malachi Walden ran 27 times for 186 yards with two touchdowns and went 10-of-29 for 93 yards and another score in the Bruins’ 26-21 win over Western Boone.
Fishers’ Bennett Gorak was 12-of-22 for 186 yards and ran nine times for 14 yards and two scores against Hamilton Southeastern.
Tyler Cherry of Center Grove went 16-of-24 for 185 yards with a touchdown and ran for two more scores in the Trojans’ 35-34 overtime win over Cincinnati Moeller.
Westfield’s Jackson Gilbert was 17-of-26 for 183 yards with two touchdowns and ran five times for 17 yards with a score for the Shamrocks against Noblesville.
Nolan Quaderer of Mississinewa completed 9-of-12 for 183 yards with two scores and carried the ball 11 times for 25 yards in the Indians’ 16-9 win over Oak Hill.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers’ Kohen McKenzie went 14-of-23 for 182 yards with two touchdowns for the Knights against Fort Wayne Wayne.
Decatur Central’s Bo Polston was 19-of-30 for 181 yards with a touchdown and ran nine times for 52 yards for the Hawks against Martinsville.
Exzander Ramirez of Plymouth went 13-of-19 for 170 yards and ran 20 times for 167 yards and two scores for the Rockies against Wawasee.
Tri-West’s Malachi Walden ran for 179 yards with two touchdowns and threw for 96 yards and another score in the Bruins’ 26-21 win over Western Boone.
Zionsville’s Luke Murphy went 11-of-16 for 177 yards with two touchdowns against Franklin Central.
Calder Hefty of Garrett ran 19 times for 174 yards with two scores and was 3-of-6 for 53 yards for the Railroaders against Lakeland.
Matt Koontz of Hanover Central completed 23-of-29 for 173 yards with a touchdown and ran seven times for 60 yards with another score in the Wildcats’ 35-0 win over Lowell.
Columbus East’s Kyson Villerreal ran 18 times for 172 yards with two touchdowns and was 8-of-15 for 132 yards with another tally against Jennings County.
Kayne Ervin of Hagerstown was 8-of-10 for 169 yards with two scores in the Tigers’ 48-0 win over Union County.
Alexandria’s Brady Gast finished 7-of-7 for 166 yards with three touchdowns in the Tigers’ 63-0 blanking of Elwood.
Bronson Edwards of Delta went 13-of-22 for 166 yards with three touchdowns against Yorktown.
East Central’s Cole Burton was 11-of-14 for 165 yards with three scores against Franklin County.
Kobe Meyer of Heritage ran 26 times for 162 yards with two touchdowns and completed 7-of-16 for 119 yards for three scores for the Patriots against South Adams.
Carter Lannan of Providence went 8-of-9 for 162 yards with four touchdowns in the Pioneers’ 66-8 win over Clarksville.
Charlestown’s Clay McClelland registered 19 carries for 160 yards with three scores and was 8-of-17 for 130 yards for the Pirates against North Harrison.
West Central’s Connor Marlatt ran 11 times for 143 yards with a touchdown and went 7-of-11 for 90 yards with two scores in the Trojans’ 52-18 win over Culver Community.
Tremael Lowery of Indianapolis Washington carried the ball five times for 141 yards with a touchdown and completed 3-of-4 for 117 yards with two scores against Lake Station.
Vincennes Lincoln’s Xander Hunt went 9-of-10 for 131 yards with three touchdowns and ran seven times for 81 yards with two scores in the Alices’ 56-6 win over Evansville Central.
Ayden Silver of River Forest was 11-of-23 for 130 yards and ran eight times for 107 yards with two touchdowns for the Ingots against Gary West.
WHAT A CATCH (Top receiving performances)
Fort Wayne Concordia’s Avery Cook came up with 18 catches for 269 yards with four scores against Fort Wayne North.
Evansville Roland Vera managed 15 receptions for 225 yards with two touchdowns against Evansville North.
Jack Pennington of Seymour had six catches for 219 yards with three scores against Floyd Central.
Bremen’s Tyrus Graverson hauled in 10 passes for 192 yards with two touchdowns against Triton.
Hansen Haffner of Carroll (Fort Wayne) managed 10 catches for 190 yards with three scores against Bishop Dwenger.
New Palestine’s Kyler Kropp recorded four receptions for 182 yards with four touchdowns and ran for another score against Mount Vernon (Fortville).
Parker Weir of South Vermillion had nine catches for 181 yards with five scores against North Vermillion.
Isaac Kaiser of Floyd Central caught eight passes for 180 yards with three touchdowns against Seymour.
Covenant Christian’s Landen Ross hauled in 10 receptions for 165 yards with three touchdowns against North Putnam.
Taylor Clark of Brebeuf Jesuit caught eight passes for 160 yards with two touchdowns against Guerin Catholic.
Michigan City’s Jayden Hart managed seven receptions for 147 yards against Valparaiso.
Kankakee Valley’s Lane Zander came up with five catches for 146 yards with two scores against Hobart.
Myles Graham of New Haven caught eight passes for 145 yards with three touchdowns against Leo.
JonAnthony Hall of Fishers tallied eight receptions for 143 yards and one rush for 10 yards against Hamilton Southeastern.
West Lafayette’s Benny Speaker caught eight passes for 139 yards with a touchdown against Lafayette Central Catholic.
Triton Central’s Brayden Wilkins had four catches for 139 yards with two touchdowns and ran for another score against Monrovia.
Brendie Brennan of Greencastle managed three receptions for 137 yards with two scores against South Putnam.
Brownsburg’s Cayden Olinger caught nine passes for 135 yards against Avon.
Isaac Zay of Bishop Luers hauled in seven receptions for 132 yards with two scores against Fort Wayne Wayne.
Ajani Washington of New Haven caught eight passes for 125 yards with a touchdown against Leo.
Zionsville’s Eugene Hilton had seven catches for 123 yards with two touchdowns against Franklin Central.
Bransyn Ensor of South Putnam came up with seven receptions for 120 yards and a score against Greencastle.
Hamilton Southeastern’s Donovan Hamilton caught five passes for 120 yards with a touchdown against Fishers.
Park Tudor’s Cason Ritz had three receptions for 119 yards with a score against Fremont.
Ryan Brotherton of East Central recorded seven catches for 119 yards with two touchdowns against Franklin County.
Indianapolis Washington’s Demarcus Dorsey managed three receptions for 117 yards with two scores against Lake Station.
Covenant Christian’s Carter Bell caught eight passes for 115 yards with a touchdown against North Putnam.
TJ Caldwell of Hobart had five receptions for 113 yards with a score against Kankakee Valley.
Lawrence North’s Demario Moore caught four passes for 113 yards with a touchdown against North Central (Indianapolis).
Trevor Daughtry of Wabash managed six catches for 112 yards and two scores against Peru.
Tyler Torbeson of Boone Grove had five catches for 107 yards with two touchdowns against South Central.
South Adams’ Isaac Dee came up with 10 receptions for 107 yards against Heritage.
Maconaquah’s Nolan Tarrh had two catches for 106 yards with a score against Whitko.
Hunter Noonan of Boone Grove hauled in seven passes for 105 yards against South Central.
Fort Wayne North’s Maalik Moore had three catches for 105 yards against Fort Wayne Concordia.
Gunnar Hicks of Whiteland caught five passes for 105 yards against Franklin.
Boone Grove’s Corey Noonan managed six receptions for 105 yards against South Central.
Isaac Gaylor of Fountain Central registered six catches for 102 yards with three touchdowns against Covington.
SPECIAL PERFORMERS (Top all-around performances on offense, defense, and special teams)
Warsaw’s Mason Smythe booted a school-record 52-yard field goal in the Tigers’ 10-3 win over Concord.
