ON THE LOOSE (Top running performances)
Greenwood’s Gunner Ruppert registered 37 carries for 358 yards with five touchdowns and one reception for 13 yards in the Woodmen’s 48-24 win over Bedford North Lawrence.
Alex Leugers of Franklin Community exploded for 321 yards with four touchdowns on 31 carries and caught an 18-yard pass in the Grizzly Cubs’ 42-17 win over Columbus East.
Micah Rans of Pioneer scampered 19 times for 322 yards with five scores in the Panthers’ 49-7 win over Carroll (Flora).
West Lafayette’s Dawson Martin raced 25 times for 299 yards with three touchdowns in the Red Devils’ 42-14 win over Northwestern.
Josh Ranes of New Palestine tallied 16 carries for 263 yards with three scores in the Dragons’ 41-7 win over Yorktown.
East Central’s Josh Minges raced 12 times for 235 yards with four touchdowns in the Trojans’ 35-0 win over Seymour.
Linton-Stockton’s Jesse Voigtschild came up 31 carries for 235 yards with three touchdowns in the Miners’ 38-6 win over South Vermillion.
Braylon Townsend of Bloomington South had 26 rushes for 221 yards with three scores in the Panthers’ 42-14 win over Terre Haute South.
Jake Conroy of Knox rambled 11 times for 218 yards with three touchdowns and hauled in a 52-yard pass for another tally in the Redskins’ 66-28 win over Griffith.
Castle’s Max McCool tallied 29 carries for 208 yards with two touchdowns and caught a 23-yard pass in the Knights’ 35-21 win against Floyd Central.
Kole Wilcox of North Judson recorded six rushes for 206 yards with three scores in the Bluejays’ 58-0 win over Culver Community.
Evansville Reitz Elijah Darrett raced eight times for 202 yards with a touchdown and two catches for 19 yards in the Panthers’ 36-14 win over Jasper.
Cameron Boone of Tri had 21 carries for 198 yards with a score and caught a 20-yard pass in the Titans’ 43-32 loss to South Adams.
Keaton Jones of Pendleton Heights ran 23 times for 192 yards with two scores in the Arabians’ 31-21 win over Greenfield-Central.
Triton Central’s Braden Brown managed 29 carries for 191 yards with three touchdowns in the Tigers’ 24-0 win over Shenandoah.
Brant Beck of Rochester came up with 24 rushes for 190 yards with two scores in the Zebras’ 28-24 loss to Eastern (Greentown).
North Harrison’s Bryce Fessel ran 37 times for 178 yards with two scores in the Cougars’ 14-8 win over Indian Creek.
Marco Castro of Kankakee Valley finished with 27 carries for 175 yards in the Cougars’ 42-14 win over Kankakee Valley.
Evansville Reitz’s Landon McClarney had 25 carries for 175 yards with three scores against Jasper.
Indianapolis Roncalli’s Zach Dozier ran 23 times for 172 yards with a touchdown in the Royals’ 55-27 win over Brebeuf Jesuit.
Jason Rucker of Evansville North finished with 11 carries for 171 yards with a score in the Huskies’ 42-7 win over New Albany.
Cian Moore of Covington tallied 29 carries for 170 yards with two touchdowns and caught two passes for 20 yards in the Trojans’ 53-20 loss to South Putnam.
Monrovia’s Noah Bryant ran 14 times for 167 yards with a touchdown in the Bulldogs’ 42-0 win over Covenant Christian.
Concord’s Jaron Thomas totaled 23 rushes for 163 yards with two touchdowns in the Minutemen’s 38-21 win over Fort Wayne North.
Maconaquah’s Connor Eldridge rambled 17 times for 159 yards with a touchdown in the Braves’ 43-14 win over Twin Lakes.
Collin Ash of Brebeuf Jesuit came up with 19 carries for 159 yards with three scores against Brebeuf Jesuit.
Indianapolis Ben Davis’s Alijah Price scampered 30 times for 156 yards with two touchdowns in the Giants’ 34-24 win over Indianapolis Pike.
Noah Vanmeter of Pioneer tallied 13 carries for 156 yards with a score against Carroll (Flora).
Fort Wayne North’s Caleb Kiengele had 15 rushes for 156 yards and four catches for 35 yards for the Legends against Concord.
Austin Green of Milan came up with 26 carries for 156 yards with three scores and caught a 13-yard touchdown pass in the Indians’ 37-6 win over West Washington.
Riverton Parke’s Kyle Price ran 30 times for 152 yards with three touchdowns in the Panthers’ 35-33 win over North Vermillion.
Izayveon Moore of Lawrence North came up with 25 carries for 151 yards with four scores in the Wildcats’ 40-9 win over Lawrence Central.
AJ Goff of Riverton Parke scampered 14 times for 149 yards with a touchdown against North Vermillion.
South Putnam’s Ty Benton ran six times for 147 yards with three touchdowns for the Eagles against Covington.
Carmel’s Andrew Pemberton had 20 carries for 146 yards with a score in the Greyhounds’ 29-28 loss against Zionsville.
Dylan Krehl of East Noble tallied 22 carries for 146 yards in the Knights’ 21-0 win over Leo.
Kokomo’s Brixton Morris ran 28 times for 146 yards with three touchdowns in the Wildkats’ 28-21 win over McCutcheon.
Leo’s Nathan Foster accumulated 18 carries for 146 yards for the Lions against East Noble.
Seth Pruitt of West Noble came up with 14 rushes for 143 yards with four touchdowns in the Chargers’ 56-22 win over Fairfield.
Batesville’s Gage Pohlman ran 23 times for 145 yards with two touchdowns and had a three-yard reception in the Bulldogs’ 28-21 win over Franklin County.
Jonathan Harris of Perry Meridian scampered 26 times for 143 yards with a score and caught a 25-yard pass in the Falcons’ 42-12 win over Southport.
Preston Garrison of Brownstown Central came up with nine carries for 141 yards with three scores in the Braves’ 48-25 win over Paoli.
LaVille’s Cody Allen had nine rushes for 140 yards with three touchdowns in the Lancers’ 49-0 win over North Newton.
Qain Foster of Lawrenceburg racked up 139 yards on 12 carries in the Tigers’ 59-6 win over Greensburg.
Hamilton Southeastern’s Brennen Baker ran 13 times for 138 yards in the Royals’ 20-14 win over Homestead.
Ryder Pool of Monrovia finished with six carries for 134 yards with two touchdowns against Covenant Christian.
Lebanon’s Jeremiah Howard came up with 132 yards on the ground with two touchdowns in the Tigers’ 35-28 win over Logansport.
Broc Parker of Westfield scampered seven times for 132 yards with three scores in the Shamrocks’ 49-0 win over Harrison (West Lafayette).
Heritage Hills’ Hunter Meredith ran 11 times for 131 yards with three touchdowns in the Patriots’ 34-14 win over Vincennes Lincoln.
Tri’s Masyn Chalfant carried the ball 19 times for 131 yards with a touchdown against South Adams.
Matt Heiser of Adams Central ended with 17 carries for 131 yards with three scores in the Flying Jets’ 35-6 win over Churubusco.
Chesterton’s Chase Staubus had 20 rushes for 128 yards with a touchdown in the Trojans’ 28-21 overtime win over Michigan City.
North Decatur’s Simon Barber ran 12 times for 127 yards with a score and caught a 10-yard pass in the Chargers’ 35-0 win over Eastern Greene.
AZ Wallace of Hamilton Southeastern finished with 22 carries for 126 yards with a score against Homestead.
Paoli’s Dane Padgett raced 12 times for 125 yards with two scores and caught two passes for 73 yards with a touchdown for the Rams against Brownstown Central.
Fairfield’s Blake Metzger totaled 14 carries for 125 yards for the Falcons against West Noble.
Gregory Hutchinson of Brownstown Central ended with 13 rushes for 125 yards and two touchdowns and returned a kickoff 79 yards for a score against Paoli.
Andrean’s Ethan Reyna had 12 carries for 124 yards with a touchdown in the 59ers’ 19-0 win over Wheeler.
Cooper Ross of Providence scampered for 124 yards and a score on 12 carries in the Pioneers’ 31-3 win over Forest Park.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger’s Augustus Tippmann ran 23 times for 123 yards with a touchdown in the Saints’ 25-9 win over Fort Wayne Wayne.
Cloverdale’s Levi Johnson tallied 17 carries for 122 yards with a score in the Clovers’ 34-6 win over Indianapolis Tindley.
North Decatur’s Corbin Thackery had nine rushes for 119 yards with two touchdowns as well as two catches for 15 yards against Eastern Greene.
Calvin Condict of Tipton raced 24 times for 117 yards with a score and caught five passes for 67 yards in the Blue Devils’ 21-0 win over Alexandria.
Sheridan’s Alex Cravens mustered 19 carries for 115 yards and hauled in a 12-yard pass in the Blackhawks’ 48-20 win over Clinton Prairie.
PASSING GRADES (Top quarterback performances)
Brock Shank of Northwestern went 26-of-42 for 370 yards with two scores and carried the ball seven times for 24 yards for the Tigers against West Lafayette.
Quinn Gillman of Franklin County completed 21-of-38 for 369 yards with three touchdowns and ran five times for 21 yards for the Wildcats against Batesville.
Greencastle’s Cole Stephens went 20-of-26 for 312 yards with six scores in the Tiger Cubs’ 50-24 win over Brown County.
Tytus Lehman of South Adams completed 16-of-28 for 297 yards with four touchdowns and carried the ball four times for 15 yards for the Starfires against Tri.
Brebeuf Jesuit’s Maverick Geske was 23-of-38 for 289 yards with four touchdowns and ran twice for 12 yards for the Braves against Roncalli.
Perry Meridian’s Allen Zupan completed 11-of-14 for 284 yards with two scores and ran nine times for 14 yards and another tally against Southport.
Dominic Garzolini of South Vermillion finished 22-of-39 for 283 yards with a touchdown for the Wildcats against Linton-Stockton.
Jack Warren of North Montgomery went 19-of-33 for 280 yards with three touchdowns and scampered 17 times for 80 yards with two scores in the Chargers’ 48-47 win over Lewis Cass.
Hanover Central’s Tommy Bonner was 15-of-15 for 279 yards with a touchdown for the Wildcats against Kankakee Valley.
Caden Hill of Fishers went 12-of-18 for 265 yards with two touchdowns in the Tigers’ 31-21 win over Noblesville.
Lapel’s Devin Craig completed 20-of-27 for 257 yards with three scores and ran three times for 26 yards in the Bulldogs’ 21-0 wing Centerville.
Columbus East’s Kyson Villerreal was 17-of-32 for 255 yards and ran 11 times for 40 yards with two touchdowns for the Olympians against Franklin.
Harrison Wetzel of Terre Haute North’s went 16-of-22 for 253 yards with a touchdown in the Patriots’ 27-13 loss to Bloomington North.
Floyd Central’s Jack Mull was 21-of-40 for 243 yards for the Highlanders against Castle.
Aiden Robinson of Maconaquah completed 23-of-31 for 241 yards with four scores against Twin Lakes.
Keyen Crowder of Lafayette Jeff went 16-of-20 for 236 yards with four touchdowns and carried the ball three times for 33 yards in the Bronchos’ 62-7 win over South Bend Adams.
Zionsville’s Zachary Trent completed 24-of-42 for 232 yards with two scores and ran seven times for 45 yards for the Eagles against Carmel.
Wyatt Mullin of South Putnam was 10-of-16 for 223 yards with two touchdowns and carried the ball five times for 42 yards with another score against Covington.
Myles McLaughlin of Knox ran 12 times for 222 yards with four scores and was 1-of-2 for 52 yards with a touchdown against Griffith.
Delta’s Bronson Edwards went 22-of-31 for 224 yards with a touchdown in the Eagles’ 21-7 loss to Mississinewa.
Tristen Newsome of Fort Wayne North was 19-of-22 for 222 yards with a touchdown and ran 14 times for 40 yards against Concord.
Bremen’s Silas Laidig went 13-of-33 for 216 yards with two scores and ran six time for 34 yards with another touchdown in the Lions’ 38-7 win over Rensselaer Central.
Tri-West’s Malachi Walden ran 28 times for 215 yards with three scores and completed 3-of-5 for 77 yards for the Bruins against Cascade.
Hamilton Heights’ Joey Sigler was 12-of-28 for 214 yards with three touchdowns and carried the ball 20 times for 43 yards with another score in the Huskies’ 44-27 loss to Guerin Catholic.
Prairie Heights’ Max Armstrong completed 13-of-21 for 212 yards with two scores and ran 11 times for 21 yards with another touchdown in the Panthers’ 41-26 loss to Eastside.
Gibson Eagle of Eastern (Greentown) was 15-of-21 for 210 yards with two touchdowns for the Comets against Rochester.
A.J. Reynolds of Martinsville went 10-of-15 for 199 yards with four touchdowns and ran twice for 30 yards in the Artesians’ 49-14 win over Silver Creek.
North Vermillion’s Matthew Dawson completed 15-of-26 for 198 yards with three scores and ran 10 times for 68 yards with a touchdown for the Falcons against Riverton Parke.
Ben Davis’s Joe Goss was 10-of-20 for 195 yards with two touchdowns against Pike.
Michael White of Homestead went 18-of-35 for 191 yards with two touchdowns and carried the ball nine times for 30 yards for the Spartans against Hamilton Southeastern.
Guerin Catholic’s Malcolm Houze was 25-of-33 for 189 yards with two touchdowns and ran nine times for 62 yards with three touchdowns for the Golden Eagles against Hamilton Heights.
Bloomington South’s Duncan Combs completed 14-of-21 for 187 yards with two scores against Terre Haute South.
Brody Cashen of Penn went 13-of-17 for 186 yards with a touchdown and scampered 56 yards for another score in the Kingsmen’s 35-7 win over Lake Central.
Cody Czarnecki of LaVille was 6-of-9 for 183 yards with two touchdowns and ran for 37 yards against North Newton.
Sheridan’s Owen Bell went 9-of-14 for 180 yards with a score and ran for two touchdowns against Clinton Prairie.
Bobby Metzger of Lafayette Central Catholic completed 12-of-20 for 175 yards with a touchdown and ran three times for 82 yards with a touchdown in the Knights’ 28-20 win over Western Boone.
Centerville’s Jace Hollendonner was 11-of-25 for 167 yards and carried the ball 12 times for 34 yards for the Bulldogs against Lapel.
Eastside’s Job Richman rambled 35 times for 163 yards with three scores and was 3-of-9 for 45 yards for the Blazers against Prairie Heights.
West Lafayette’s Benny Speaker went 12-of-17 for 161 yards with a score and carried the ball six times for 61 yards with a touchdown against Northwestern.
Brownstown Central’s Micah Sheffer had 13 carries for 131 yards with a touchdown and was 4-of-8 for 16 yards against Paoli.
Jayln Wooten of Taylor was 8-of-14 for 113 yards with a score and ran 22 times for 100 yards with a touchdown against Tri-County.
Landon Snyder of Mishawaka ran nine times for 113 yards with four touchdowns and completed 2-of-3 for 50 yards in the Cavemen’s 41-14 win over Plymouth.
Garrett’s Calder Hefty scampered eight times for 110 yards with a score and went 3-of-4 for 77 yards with a touchdown in the Railroaders’ 42-13 win at Tippecanoe Valley.
WHAT A CATCH (Top receiving performances)
Braylon Kruthaupt of Franklin County registered 13 catches for 187 yards against Batesville.
North Montgomery’s Kelby Harwood hauled in 10 receptions for 174 yards with three touchdowns and threw a 57-yard pass for another score against Lewis Cass.
Hanover Central’s Rocco Bartolomeo caught six passes for 173 yards with a score against Kankakee Valley.
LaVille’s Xzavian LaFave hauled in four passes for 169 yards with two scores against North Newton.
Tyler Champion of Hamilton Heights recorded five catches for 138 yards with two touchdowns against Guerin Catholic.
JonAnthony Hall of Fishers came up with five catches for 136 yards with a touchdown against Noblesville.
South Adams’ Caiden Neuenschwander caught five passes for 132 yards with three touchdowns against Tri.
Northwestern’s Hayden Cook hauled in eight receptions for 132 yards with a score against West Lafayette.
Trevin Long of Greencastle had five catches for 130 yards with two scores against Brown County.
Ben Davis’s Mark Zackery caught four passes for 129 yards with two touchdowns and hauled in two interceptions against Pike.
Maddox Pritchett of Centerville racked up seven catches for 124 yards against Lapel.
Lapel’s Rylee Hudson had nine receptions for 120 yards with two scores against Centerville.
SPECIAL PERFORMERS (Top overall offensive, defensive, and special teams’ performances)
Jaron Thomas of Concord raced 23 times for 163 yards with two touchdowns. recorded 14 tackles, and recovered a fumble in the Minutemen’s 38-21 win over Fort Wayne North.
Javionne Harris of Taylor scampered 14 times for 102 yards with two touchdowns, had four catches for 75 yards with a score, and completed 3-of-5 passes for 49 yards with another tally in the Titans’ 32-6 win over Tri-County.
Bremen’s Tyrus Graverson caught five passes for 88 yards with a touchdown, booted five extra-points and a 23-yard field goal, forced a fumble, and intercepted a pass against Rensselaer Central.
Along with four receptions for 62 yards with a score, Kaden Lark of Lebanon returned a kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown and tallied two interceptions against Logansport.
Preston Wolfe of Pendleton Heights racked up 13 tackles and a fumble recovery against Greenfield-Central.
Rylee Biddle of East Noble went 5-of-10 for 57 yards with a score, ran for 37 yards with two touchdowns, and intercepted a pass against Leo.
Madison’s Jake Dyer returned a kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown and caught a pass for another tally in the Cubs’ 13-10 win over Scottsburg.
