THE 2024 INDIANA FOOTBALL DIGEST HONOR ROLL – SECTIONAL QUARTERFINALS

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ON THE LOOSE (Top running performances)

Jimtown’s Ty Zartman exploded for 293 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries in the Jimmies’ 37-7 win over John Glenn.

Myles McLaughlin of Knox rambled 27 times for 282 yards with three touchdowns in the Redskins’ 48-13 win over River Forest.

Indianapolis Lutheran’s De’Marco Wilson carried the ball 25 times for 256 yards with two touchdowns and caught two passes for 25 yards with another tally in the Saints’ 42-6 win over Heritage Christian.

Southridge’s Caden Kramer ran 17 times for 248 yards with two scores in the Raiders’ 55-35 win over Mount Vernon (Posey).

Cody Allen of LaVille had 32 carries for 240 yards with two touchdowns in the Lancers’ 41-6 win against West Central.

Churubusco’s Angelo Ianucilli registered 25 carries for 236 yards with two scores in the Eagles’ 42-23 win over Manchester.

Christian Hamilton of Springs Valley mustered 23 carries for 224 yards with two touchdowns in the Blackhawks’ 35-20 loss to Providence.

Taylor’s Javionne Harris ran 15 times for 210 yards with two touchdowns, caught a one-yard pass, and completed 2-of-5 for 25 yards with a score in the Titans’ 35-12 win over Winamac.

Clayton Martin of Alexandria managed 15 carries for 209 yards with four touchdowns in the Tigers’ 73-48 win against Wabash.

Northeastern’s Dylan Ross ran 27 times for 206 yards with two scores and had two catches for 22 yards in the Knights’ 43-36 loss to Lapel.

Malachi Mink of Indian Creek scampered 18 times for 196 yards with a score in the Braves’ 35-7 win over Edgewood.

Fairfield’s Breckan Maran tallied 30 carries for 195 yards with three scores in the Falcons’ 48-34 win over Fort Wayne Concordia.

Pioneer’s Micah Rans finished with 21 carries for 192 yards with three touchdowns in the Panthers’ 20-7 win over Caston.

Noah Bryant of Monrovia scampered 23 times for 185 yards with two touchdowns and caught two passes for 58 yards with a score in the Bulldogs’ 42-19 win over Indianapolis Scecina.

Milan’s Austin Green carried the ball 30 times for 182 yards with three touchdowns in the Indians’ 42-20 win over Knightstown.

Knox’s Jake Conroy ran 28 times for 183 yards with three scores against River Forest.

Jed Galvin of North Posey had 33 rushes for 179 yards with five touchdowns and caught a 21-yard pass in the Vikings’ 38-36 loss to South Vermillion.

Lapel’s Jack Miller came up with 19 carries for 178 yards with two scores and hauled in two passes for 17 yards for the Bulldogs against Northeastern.

North Harrison’s Bryce Fessel managed 30 carries for 173 yards with two touchdowns in the Cougars’ 30-7 win over Corydon Central.

Noah Baldwin of Wabash scampered 20 times for 173 yards with a score for the Apaches against Alexandria.

Madison-Grant’s Rosin White had 15 rushes for 169 yards with three touchdowns in the Argylls’ 38-7 win over Monroe Central.

North Judson’s Kole Wilcox tallied five carries for 168 yards with two touchdowns in the Bluejays’ 71-20 win over South Newton.

Landon Shuck of Scottsburg ran 15 times for 168 yards with two touchdowns in the Warriors’ 76-9 win over Owen Valley.

Brebeuf Jesuit’s C.J. Harris raced 18 times for 167 yards with three touchdowns in the Braves’ 50-49 overtime win over Danville.

Wheeler’s Jayden Ortiz finished with 25 carries for 165 yards with a score in the Bearcats’ 13-7 overtime win against Boone Grove.

Dylan Krehl of East Noble had 10 carries for 164 yards with three touchdowns in the Knights’ 45-7 win over Fort Wayne South.

Indianapolis Roncalli’s Zach Dozier ran 16 times for 162 yards with two scores and caught a 21-yard pass in the Royals’ 33-17 win over Northview.

Kale Shotts of Rochester carried the ball 18 times for 157 yards with a touchdown in the Zebras’ 46-0 win over Elwood.

Evansville Memorial’s Dylan Kendrick scampered 17 times for 156 yards with three touchdowns in the Tigers’ 34-14 win over Evansville Mater Dei.

Travaughn Cockrell of North Central (Farmersburg) came up with 24 rushes for 155 yards with two scores in the Thunderbirds’ 38-13 loss to North Vermillion.

Wes Parker of Tippecanoe Valley carried the ball 12 times for 154 yards with a touchdown and caught a 19-yard pass in the Vikings’ 51-25 win over Woodlan.

Mississinewa’s Ah’lijah Monday ran 21 times for 154 yards with a score and caught a 22-yard pass in the Indians’ 28-3 win over Oak Hill.

Masyn Chalfant of Tri had 11 carries for 151 yards with four scores and hauled in two passes for 59 yards with two touchdowns in the Titans’ 55-0 win over Wes-Del.

Justin Leathers of Southridge scampered nine times for 151 yards with four touchdowns against Mount Vernon (Posey).

Greensburg’s Austin Cruz raced 11 times for 150 yards with two scores in the Pirates’ 35-8 win over Purdue Poly Englewood.

Seth Pruitt of West Noble mustered 22 carries for 148 yards with two touchdowns in the Chargers’ 42-14 win over Angola.

Trevor Rowe of Lewis Cass came up with 18 carries for 140 yards with a touchdown in the Kings’ 42-28 win over Seeger.

Pendleton Heights’ Keaton Jones scampered 23 times for 137 yards with a score in the Arabians’ 28-22 win over New Castle.

Cole Stitt of Madison-Grant ran 11 times for 137 yards with a touchdown against Monroe Central.

Tri-County’s Jonathan Pearson tallied 21 carries for 136 yards with a touchdown and caught a 12-yard pass in the Cavaliers’ 39-0 win over North White.

Tyler Hege of Cascade had five carries for 135 yards with a touchdown and hauled in a 50-yard pass for a score in the Cadets’ 55-14 win over Crawfordsville.

Rochester’s Brant Beck managed 15 rushes for 133 yards with three touchdowns against Elwood.

Cascade’s Toby Savini ran seven times for 130 yards with two scores against Crawfordsville.

PASSING GRADES (Top quarterback performances)

South Vermillion’s Dominic Garzolini completed 24-of-38 for 407 yards with five touchdowns for the Wildcats against North Posey.

Hayden McWhirt of Wabash went 17-of-31 for 394 yards with three scores and ran for another three touchdowns against Alexandria.

Matthew Dawson of North Vermillion completed 24-of-41 for 384 yards with four touchdowns and ran seven times for 30 yards with another tally for the Falcons against North Central (Farmersburg).

Lafayette Central Catholic’s Bobby Metzger was 18-of-27 for 378 yards with six touchdowns in the Knights’ 63-21 win over Delphi.

Devin Craig of Lapel completed 30-of-35 for 374 yards with four touchdowns and ran seven times for 17 yards against Northeastern.

Braden Corbett of Fort Wayne Concordial went 23-of-30 for 346 yards with four scores for the Cadets against Fairfield.

Brebeuf Jesuit’s Maverick Geske was 21-of-35 for 341 yards with three touchdowns and ran for another tally against Danville.

Gibson Eagle of Eastern (Greentown) went 18-of-25 for 331 yards with three touchdowns and rushed for another score in the Comets’ 35-7 win over Blackford.

Aiden Robinson of Maconaquah completed 22-of-29 for 319 yards with five scores in the Braves; 35-0 win over Peru.

Knightstown’s Bryor Carmichael went 25-of-41 for 298 yards with a touchdown for the Panthers against Milan.

Scottsburg’s Nathan Byrd was 10-of-16 for 277 yards with six touchdowns and ran for another tally against Owen Valley.

Central Noble’s Brody Morgan completed 25-of-43 for 265 yards with two scores in the Cougars’ 26-14 loss to Prairie Heights.

Wyatt Mullin of South Putnam was 19-of-26 for 263 yards with five touchdowns in the Eagles’ 54-7 win over Fountain Central.

Ayden Houseman of Greenwood went 12-of-14 for 261 yards with two touchdowns in the Woodmen’s 37-0 win over Shelbyville.

Hamilton Heights’ Joey Sigler completed 10-of-14 for 250 yards with four touchdowns and ran eight times for 54 yards with two scores in the Huskies’ 41-7 win over Speedway.

Eli Nix of Heritage Christian went 21-of-42 for 242 yards with a score and ran for 24 yards for the Eagles against Indianapolis Lutheran.

Alexandria’s Brody Gast was 12-of-16 for 241 yards with four touchdowns and carried the ball four times for 82 yards against Wabash.

Northwestern’s Brock Shank completed 15-of-21 for 241 yards with five touchdowns in the Tigers’ 49-12 win over Benton Central.

Christian Kramer of North Putnam went 18-of-34 for 240 yards with a score and ran 14 times for 127 yards with three touchdowns in the Cougars’ 56-27 loss to Western Boone.

Culver Academy’s Michael McColgan was 17-of-32 for 240 yards with two touchdowns and carried the ball eight times for 48 yards in the Eagles’ 35-32 loss to Lebanon.

Mark Rowland of Boone Grove completed 17-of-30 for 236 yards with a score for the Wolves against Wheeler.

Evansville Memorial’s Matthew Fisher went 17-of-23 for 233 yards with two touchdowns and carried the ball three times for nine yards with another score against Evansville Mater Dei.

Dayson Kirby of Bedford North Lawrence completed 15-of-21 for 231 yards with four scores in the Stars’ 38-6 win over Jennings County.

Blake Waters of Northeastern was 13-of-26 for 229 yards and ran seven times for 24 yards against Lapel.

Kankakee Valley’s Diego Arroyo went 10-of-28 for 228 yards with a score in the Kougars’ 52-14 win over Highland.

Danville’s Carter Ward was 15-of-24 for 227 yards with three touchdowns and ran for another score for the Warriors against Brebeuf Jesuit.

Colton Bath of Northview went 11-of-19 for 226 yards with two touchdowns for the Knights against Roncalli.

Heritage’s Eli Tigulis completed 16-of-27 for 224 yards with a touchdown in the Patriots’ 54-14 loss to Delta.

Mooresville’s Connor Cruz was 7-of-12 for 215 yards with four scores in the Pioneers’ 52-14 win over Indianapolis Shortridge.

Jace Hollendonner of Centerville went 17-of-26 for 210 yards with two touchdowns and carried the ball 10 times for 49 yards in the Bulldogs’ 21-14 win over Eastern Hancock.

A.J. Reynolds of Martinsville completed 11-of-14 for 205 yards with three touchdowns and ran twice for 40 yards with a score in the Artesians’ 56-0 win over Charlestown.

Milan’s Wyatt Marsh went 8-of-10 for 204 yards with three scores against Knightstown.

Lebanon’s Jackson Folden was 10-of-16 for 202 yards with four scores for the Tigers against Culver Academy.

Bronson Edwards of Delta went 11-of-14 for 200 yards with two touchdowns and ran four times for 26 yards with two scores for the Eagles against Heritage.

Franklin County’s Quinn Gillman was 17-of-23 for 198 yards with two scores and carried the ball 18 times for 91 yards with two touchdowns in the Wildcats’ 33-19 win over Rushville.

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers’ Jayce White completed 7-of-11 for 196 yards with two touchdowns in the Knights’ 42-7 win over Norwell.

Aleks Tatum of Hobart went 9-of-12 for 195 yards with three touchdowns and carried the ball seven times for 11 yards in the Brickies’ 38-13 win over Lowell.

Twin Lakes’ Cooper Dold completed 16-of-21 for 194 yards with four scores and ran three times for 13 yards in the Indians’ 31-6 win over Western.

Noah Patterson of Cambridge City Lincoln was 14-of-38 for 192 yards and carried the ball six times for 40 yards in the Golden Eagles’ 40-0 loss to Hagerstown.

Heritage Hills’ Jett Goldsberry ran 19 times for 187 yards with five touchdowns and was 11-of-18 for 131 yards in the Patriots’ 35-18 win over Gibson Southern.

Bryson Abplanap of Greensburg went 9-of-17 for 184 yards with three touchdowns against Purdue Poly Englewood.

Leo’s Grayson Esguerra was 11-of-20 for 182 yards in the Lions’ 37-6 win over DeKalb.

Shenandoah’s Jarrett Helman went 13-of-22 for 178 yards with a touchdown and carried the ball nine times for 42 yards with two touchdowns in the Raiders’ 30-24 win over Winchester.

Ayden Silver of River Forest completed 15-of-31 for 176 yards and ran for a score for the Ingots against Knox.

Quinn Tolle of Tipton went 18-of-26 for 175 yards and ran 15 times for 73 yards with a touchdown in the Blue Devils’ 17-7 win against Eastbrook.

New Prairie’s Reed Robinson carried the ball seven times for 173 yards with five scores and threw a 30-yard touchdown pass in the Cougars’ 60-14 win over Gary West.

Linton-Stockton’s Braylon McBride was 9-of-18 for 165 yards with two scire and carried the ball nine times for 48 yards in the Miners’ 30-7 win over Sullivan.

Kaagen Kendall of Hagerstown went 9-of-22 for 156 yards with two touchdowns and ran three times for 25 yards for the Tigers against Cambridge City Lincoln.

Eastern Greene’s Peyton Lewis completed 7-of-10 for 155 yards with two scores and ran 26 times for 152 yards with two more touchdowns in the Thunderbirds’ 28-27 win over Greenwood Christian.

Eastern Hancock’s Elijah Edon was 20-of-29 for 154 yards with a touchdown and carried the ball 12 times for 34 yards with a score for the Royals against Centerville.

North Knox’s Brennan Messel completed 7-of-11 for 150 yards with a score and ran 23 times for 98 yards in the Warriors’ 22-12 loss to North Daviess.

Max Armstrong of Prairie Heights went 15-of-28 for 148 yards and ran nine times for 46 yards with a touchdown for the Panthers against Central Noble.

Tri-County’s Aiden Dunaphan was 5-of-8 for 146 yards with two scores and carried the ball four times for 39 yards with two touchdowns against North White.

Providence’s Preston Kempf had 20 carries for 138 yards with three touchdowns and went 13-of-16 for 112 yards with another score for the Pioneers against Springs Valley.

Ty Brown of South Spencer scampered 15 times for 136 yards with three scores and was 4-of-14 for 33 yards in the Rebels’ 36-21 loss to Forest Park.

Dallas Freeman of Greenfield-Central ran seven times for 134 yards with two touchdowns and completed 6-of-10 for 79 yards in the Cougars’ 56-0 win over Beech Grove.

Greenwood Christian’s Trey Dobson was 9-of-15 for 132 yards with a touchdown and carried the ball 12 times for 89 yards with three scores for the Cougars against Eastern Greene.

Covington’s Wyatt Moncrief went 8-of-12 for 131 yards with a score and ran eight times for 86 yards with three touchdowns in the Trojans’ 48-7 win over Attica.

Eastside’s Job Richman raced nine times for 126 yards and went 3-of-6 for 90 yards with three scores in the Blazers’ 35-7 win over Whitko.

Santana Allen of Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter went 7-of-11 for 111 yards and carried the ball 15 times for 96 yards with two touchdowns in the Raiders’ 34-18 win over Park Tudor.

Jay County’s Sean Bailey was 7-of-11 for 111 yards and ran 12 times for 93 yards with two touchdowns in the Patriots’ 42-7 win over Bellmont.

Garrett’s Caider Hefty tallied 10 carries for 100 yards with two scores and went 3-of-6 for 89 yards with two touchdowns in the Railroaders’ 50-26 win over Lakeland.

WHAT A CATCH (Top receiving performances)

South Vermillion’s Parker Weir registered eight receptions for 241 yards with three touchdowns against North Posey.

Central Noble’s Connor Fish had 15 catches for 177 yards with two touchdowns against Prairie Heights.

Fuddy Kile of Maconaquah hauled in 10 passes for 171 yards with four scores against Peru.

Alexandria’s Mason Fuller racked up five catches for 162 yards with three touchdowns against Wabash.

Heritage’s Braden Walter had 10 receptions for 138 yards with a touchdown and ran three times for 14 yards against Delta.

Adrian Uchman of Kankakee Valley came up with four catches for 137 yards against Highland.

Danville’s Jace Scrafton caught seven passes for 137 yards with three touchdowns against Brebeuf Jesuit.

Garrett Boling of Scottsburg had three catches for 137 yards with three scores against Owen Valley.

Lapel’s Brice Burress hauled in nine passes for 136 yards with a touchdown against Northeastern.

Fort Wayne Concordia’s Avery Cook racked up eight receptions for 136 yards with two touchdowns against Fairfield.

Davion Jones of Greenwood had five catches for 129 yards with a score against Shelbyville.

Boone Grove’s Samir Del Rio caught seven passes for 128 yards against Wheeler.

Ian Griffin of North Vermillion racked up nine catches for 127 yards against North Central (Farmersburg).

Hobart’s Aidan Leonard recorded two receptions for 123 yards with two touchdowns and ran four times for 44 yards with another score against Lowell.

Jack Belschner of Fort Wayne Concordia hauled in five passes for 122 yards with a touchdown against Fairfield.

South Putnam’s Wyatt Switzer registered six receptions for 121 yards with three touchdowns against Fountain Central.

Jaden Gilbert of Bedford North Lawrence managed six catches for 120 yards with two scores and carried the ball five times for 31 yards with a touchdown against Jennings County.

SPECIAL PERFORMERS (Top overall offensive, defensive, and special teams’ performances)

John Glenn’s Brayden Boswell returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown for the Falcons against Jimtown.

Blake Wasson of Western Boone had punt returns of 61 yards and 46 yards for scores against North Putnam.

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