RUNNING AWAY (Top running performances)
Wheeler’s Levi Murray accumulated 282 yards with five touchdowns on 34 carries in the Bearcats’ 35-0 victory at Rensselaer Central.
Job Richman of Eastside rambled 18 times for 261 yards with three touchdowns and threw a four-yard pass in the Blazers’ 41-13 win over Bremen.
Owen Hatfield of Columbus East came up with 24 carries for 258 yards with three scores in the Olympians’ 47-7 win over Shelbyville.
Bluffton’s Cooper Craig scampered 30 times for 253 yards with three touchdowns and caught two passes for 45 yards with a third score in the Tigers’ 54-14 win over Norwell.
Connyr Mack of Lewis Cass closed with 20 carries for 231 yards with three scores and returned a kickoff 80 yards for a fourth tally in the Kings’ 50-19 win over Tipton.
Crown Point’s A.J. Summers ran 25 times for 231 yards with five touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 43-33 win over Merrillville.
Xy’Mire Barnes-Bridges of West Noble rambled 25 times for 218 yards with two scores in the Chargers’ 50-15 win over Jimtown.
Pioneer’s Shiloh Rine romped 22 times for 216 yards with two scores and hauled down three passes for 112 yards with two touchdowns in the Panthers’ 50-20 win over Sheridan/
West Lafayette’s Kojo Steffey erupted for 215 yards and three touchdowns on 33 attempts in the Red Devils’ 54-26 win over Maconaquah.
Logan Parks of New Palestine tallied 21 carries for 211 yards with four touchdowns in the Dragons’ 53-35 win over Pendleton Heights.
Caston’s Ashton Bowyer raced 13 times for 210 yards with three scores and caught a 36-yard touchdown pass in the Comets’ 55-22 win over Clinton Central.
Tuajohn Averitte of North Central (Indianapolis) finished with 21 rushes for 207 yards with two touchdowns and two receptions for 31 yards with a third score in the Panthers’ 38-28 win over Indianapolis Pike.
Knox’s Maddex Olejniczak ran 14 times for 205 yards with two scores in the Redskins’ 51-7 win over LaVille.
Daiton Hood of Danville contributed 30 carries for 199 yards with a touchdown in the Warriors’ 38-7 win over Brebeuf Jesuit.
Rochester’s Kale Shotts exploded for 198 yards with three scores on 25 attempts in the Zebras’ 36-13 win over Central Noble.
Dylan Archer of Oak Hill managed 34 rushes for 188 yards with five touchdowns in the Golden Eagles’ 35-26 win over Delphi.
Bloomington North’s Carter Matthew had 10 carries for 188 yards with three touchdowns and two catches for 51 yards in the Cougars’ 40-7 win over Seymour.
Brogan Wynn of Lawrenceburg scampered 16 times for 175 yards with four touchdowns and one catch for 20 yards in the Tigers’ 57-23 win over Greensburg.
Eastside’s Noah Dove totaled eight carries for 161 yards with three scores against Bremen.
Cash Cowley of Shenandoah accounted for 34 rushes for 161 yards with two touchdowns and completed a 28-yard pass in the Raiders’ 33-16 loss to Hagerstown.
Huntington North’s Christian Jemison totaled 31 carries for 160 yards with three scores and two catches for 11 yards in the Vikings’ 49-21 win over McCutcheon.
Brady Weaver of NorthWood ran nine times for 146 yards with three touchdowns in the Panthers’ 54-19 win over Culver Academy.
Logansport’s Elliot Baldini tallied 14 carries for 145 yards with two touchdowns in the Berries’ 49-22 win over Jay County.
Hagerstown’s Lincoln Small had 12 rushes for 138 yards with a score and a two-yard reception for the Tigers against Shenandoah.
Carmel’s Mychael Lewis carried the ball 27 times for 135 yards with three touchdowns and caught two passes for four yards in the Greyhounds’ 48-45 win over Westfield.
Xavier Dangerfield of Indianapolis Cathedral scampered 13 times for 135 yards with four scores and intercepted a pass in the Irish’s 49-7 win over Mount Vernon (Fortville).
Beckett Langferman of Milan ran six times for 134 yards with a touchdown in the Indians’ 68-10 win over Edinburgh.
Monrovia’s Gavin Wolsiffer raced 10 times for 132 yards with two touchdowns and racked up six tackles in the Bulldogs’ 42-32 win over North Putnam.
Braylon Ridner of Indianapolis Lutheran accounted for 28 carries for 132 yards with three scores and five receptions for 127 yards in the Saints’ 35-13 win over Triton Central.
Lake Central’s Jayden Carpenter-Mansfield had 14 rushes for 131 yards with two touchdowns in the Indians’ 57-40 win over Harrison (West Lafayette).
Ty’rie Compton of Evansville Mater Dei rambled 14 times for 131 yards with a touchdown in the Wildcats’ 35-6 win over Mount Vernon (Posey).
Pioneer’s Phillip McFatridge carried the ball 17 times for 131 yards with three scores against Sheridan.
Fort Wayne Snider’s Braylon Burton registered 27 carries for 130 yards with a touchdown and one catch for seven yards in the Panthers’ 37-14 win over Fort Wayne South.
Simon Barber of North Decatur came up with eight rushes for 129 yards with two scores in the Chargers’ 43-0 win over Union County.
Maconaquah’s Marcell Sims Jr. closed with 20 carries for 130 yards with two touchdowns and eight receptions for 52 yards for the Braves against West Lafayette.
Evansville Memorial’s Gene Aimone ran 19 times for 129 yards with three touchdowns and caught an eight-yard pass in the Tigers’ 63-28 win over Gibson Southern.
Izayveon Moore of Lawrence North scampered 24 times for 127 yards with a touchdown and caught a five-yard pass in the Wildcats’ 17-13 win over Lawrence Central.
Fort Wayne Northrop’s Kobe Reese carried the ball 17 times for 126 yards with a touchdown in the Bruins’ 26-14 loss to Homestead.
Kolton Armstrong of Fremont had 19 rushes for 125 yards with a score and an eight-yard touchdown reception in the Eagles’ 32-26 win over Northfield.
Milan’s Grant Langferman ended with three carries for 122 yards with two touchdowns and hauled in a 30-yard pass for another score against Edinburgh.
Hammond Morton’s Mike Walker accounted for seven rushes for 121 yards with three scores in the Governors’ 27-7 win over Lowell.
Westfield’s Elliott Clevenger raced 18 times for 121 yards and caught an 18-yard touchdown pass for the Shamrocks against Carmel.
Omari Buchanan of Fort Wayne Snider finished with 13 carries for 121 yards with a touchdown against Fort Wayne South.
North Daviess’ Colton Alford recorded 17 rushes for 118 yards with two touchdowns in the Cougars’ 41-27 win over West Washington.
Jack Miller of Lapel ended with 14 carries for 118 yards with three scores and four tackles in the Bulldogs’ 47-0 win over Alexandria.
East Noble’s Austin Phillips scampered 25 times for 117 yards with four scores in the Knights’ 53-17 win over Columbia City.
Mount Vernon’s (Posey) Easton Hall totaled 18 rushes for 115 yards with a touchdown and caught an 18-yard pass for the Wildcats against Evansville Mater Dei.
Carter Reed of Hamilton Southeastern carried the ball 28 times for 114 yards with two touchdowns and three receptions for seven yards in the Royals’ 23-14 win over Fishers.
Evansville North’s Braylon Lewis raced 10 times for 114 yards in the Huskies’ 45-13 win over New Albany.
Jacob Turley of Lake Central finished with 13 rushes for 111 yards with two touchdowns against Harrison (West Lafayette).
Western’s Eli Wenger chipped in 14 rushes for 110 yards and a 15-yard reception in the Panthers’ 30-6 loss to Hamilton Heights.
Angola’s Landen Bussard managed 22 carries for 107 yards with two scores and caught a 63-yard touchdown pass in the Hornets’ 28-7 win over Fairfield.
KeShaun Taylor of Indianapolis Ben Davis recorded 13 carries for 107 yards with a score in the Giants’ 32-10 win over Avon.
Franklin Central’s Rian Frazier had 19 carries for 106 yards with two touchdowns and four catches for 40 yards in the Flashes’ 41-23 win over Decatur Central.
Dru Ellis of Evansville Memorial scampered eight times for 103 yards with two scores and caught two passes for 29 yards against Gibson Southern.
LaPorte’s Reed Raymond totaled 11 carries for 102 yards with two touchdowns in the Slicers’ 42-13 win over Goshen.
Evansville North’s Hunter McKinney carried the ball 13 times for 101 yards and hauled in a 25-yard pass against New Albany.
Apollo Gibbs of Portage ran 16 times for 101 yards with a touchdown for the Indians in a 38-7 loss against Elkhart.
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard’s Danny Adams amassed 100 yards on the ground with two scores in the Trojans’ 38-31 win over Northview.
THROWING IT AROUND (Top quarterback performances)
Michael Hill Jr. of Merrillville completed 30-of-43 for 408 yards with five touchdowns and ran four times for 17 yards for the Pirates against Crown Point.
Pendleton Heights’ Brandt Gray was 28-of-46 for 378 yards with three touchdowns and ran 23 times for 68 yards with two more scores for the Arabians against New Palestine.
Chase Grove of North Central (Indianapolis) went 21-of-32 for 348 yards with four scores and raced six times for 40 yards against Pike.
Gibson Southern’s Caden Rochleau was 23-of-34 for 344 yards with three touchdowns and ran for two more scores for the Titans against Evansville Memorial.
Sawyer Winsett of Castle finished 24-of-35 for 335 yards with three touchdowns and rushed seven times for 22 yards with another score in the Knights’ 30-29 win over Floyd Central.
Landon Hall of Penn went 22-of-30 for 320 yards with five scores and carried the ball three times for six yards in the Kingsmen’s 41-14 win over Valparaiso.
Carroll’s (Fort Wayne) Gabe Frisinger completed 29-of-43 for 303 yards with two touchdowns and raced eight times for 27 yards in the Chargers’ 35-0 win over Noblesville.
Brayden Barkman-Navarez of Elkhart was 16-of-31 for 290 yards with two touchdowns for the Lions against Portage.
Northridge’s Jake Scholl finished 17-of-31 for 286 yards and ran 27 times for 128 yards with four scores in the Raiders’ 28-27 over South Bend Saint Joseph.
Jack Sorgi of Tri-West was 21-of-26 for 285 yards with two touchdowns and ran three times for 31 yards with another score in the Bruins’ 43-21 win over Speedway.
Tipton’s Quinn Tolle completed 15-of-23 for 263 yards with two scores for the Blue Devils against Lewis Cass.
East Noble’s Easton Kline went 10-of-18 for 253 yards with three touchdowns against Columbia City.
Lucas Whitaker of Hamilton Heights was 10-of-19 for 252 yards with four scores and carried the ball six times for 24 yards for the Huskies against Western.
Westfield’s Cooper Melvin finished 21-of-33 for 251 yards with three touchdowns and rushed 16 times for 104 yards with two more scores against Carmel.
Zaden Baumer of South Adams completed 7-of-14 for 249 yards with four touchdowns and ran once for nine yards in the Starfires’ 70-7 win over Southwood.
Rhys Ragan of New Palestine went 13-of-16 for 249 yards with three scores and carried the ball five times for 23 yards against Pendleton Heights.
Harrison’s (West Lafayette) Henry Ade completed 16-of-25 for 247 yards with four touchdowns and ran one yard for a fifth score for the Raiders against Lake Central.
Conner Battle of Speedway was 14-of-28 for 246 yards with two scores and raced twice for 13 yards for the Sparkplugs against Tri-West.
Lawrenceburg’s Crue Gilmour went 15-of-19 for 244 yards with three touchdowns and carried the ball twice for 22 yards against Greensburg.
Saint Joseph’s Sam Scicchitano was 29-of-35 for 243 yards with a score and ran three yards for another tally for the Huskies against Northridge.
Roman Wessell of Fishers finished 16-of-38 for 243 yards with two touchdowns and carried the ball twice for six yards for the Tigers against Hamilton Southeastern.
Sheridan’s Brock Hagan completed 16-of-37 for 241 yards with three scores and ran five times for 37 yards for the Blackhawks against Pioneer.
West Lafayette’s Blake Biddle went 26-of-32 for 239 yards with five touchdowns against Maconaquah.
Caiden Marsden of Franklin Central was 13-of-19 for 233 yards with three scores against Decatur Central.
Central Noble’s Ryan Lemish went 23-of-47 for 233 yards with two touchdowns for the Cougars against Rochester.
Max Wilson of Columbus North’s completed 17-of-28 for 230 yards with three touchdowns, ran 14 times for 52 yards with two scores, and caught a 21-yard pass for another tally in the Bull Dogs’ 50-15 win over Jeffersonville.
Delphi’s Weston Brown was 11-of-33 for 228 yards with a touchdown and carried the ball 24 times for 107 yards with three scores for the Oracles against Oak Hill.
Max Lockhart of Lapel went 9-of-15 for 228 yards with three scores and rushed for four yards against Alexandria.
Jeffersonville’s Cordell Thomas finished 16-of-24 for 227 yards with two scores for the Red Devils against Columbus North.
Dylan Gore of Andrean completed 12-of-14 for 226 yards with four touchdowns in the 59ers’ 49-0 win over Benton Central.
Columbus East’s Kameron Combest went 13-of-16 for 223 yards with four touchdowns against Shelbyville.
Duncan Combs of Bloomington South was 10-of-13 for 221 yards with five scores in the Panthers’ 63-0 win over Franklin Community.
Jackson Treadway of Carmel went 12-of-13 for 218 yards with three touchdowns and carried the ball four times for 27 yards with another score against Westfield.
Austin Ridenour of Indianapolis Lutheran completed 11-of-16 for 217 yards with two scores and ran four times for 21 yards against Triton Central.
Fort Wayne Snider’s Max Johnson finished 15-of-25 for 215 yards with two touchdowns and raced twice for nine yards against Fort Wayne South.
Cooper Simmons of Evansville Mater Dei was 11-of-19 for 213 yards with three scores against Mount Vernon (Posey).
Maconaquah’s Aiden Robinson went 22-of-32 for 213 yards with one touchdown and ran six times for 21 yards against West Lafayette.
Javen Christensen of North Judson completed 8-of-14 for 211 yards with three touchdowns and carried the ball 12 times for 61 yards with another tally in the Bluejays’ 48-20 win over Winamac.
Oak Hill’s Jett Ott scampered 19 times for 208 yards and was 4-of-13 for 86 yards against Delphi.
Nathan Walker of Bloomington North was 13-of-23 for 200 yards with a touchdown and carried the ball eight times for 36 yards with two more scores against Seymour.
Evansville Memorial’s Luke Brown completed 12-of-25 for 198 yards with a score against Gibson Southern.
Gaige Kuzmicz of Clinton Prairie went 9-of-12 for 191 yards with two touchdowns and ran twice for four yards with two more scores in the Gophers’ 47-8 win over North White.
Michigan City’s Chance Bernard was 16-of-26 for 190 yards for the Wolves against Chesterton.
Trysten Barrett of Lafayette Jeff completed all five of his passes for 188 yards with five touchdowns in the Bronchos’ 87-0 win over Anderson.
Brownsburg’s Oscar Frye went 12-of-17 for 184 yards with a touchdown and ran five times for 18 yards with another score in the Bulldogs’ 48-10 win over Zionsville.
Cade Court of Concord finished 11-of-14 for 184 yards with three scores and carried the ball six times for 92 yards in the Minutemen’s 54-28 win over South Bend Adams.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger’s Tommy Coffman was 8-of-13 for 180 yards with two touchdowns and raced 11 times for 35 yards in the Saints’ 43-13 win at DeKalb.
Huntington North’s Lathen Janes finished 10-of-16 for 176 yards with three scores against McCutcheon.
Mason Ferguson of Muncie Central went 14-of-19 for 175 yards with two touchdowns and ran five times for nine yards in the Bearcats’ 28-27 win over Yorktown.
Northview’s Cooper Schimmel had 16 carries for 174 yards with a touchdown and completed 13-of-28 for 137 yards for the Knights against Bishop Chatard.
Jayden Jones of Evansville North went 6-of-8 for 170 yards with four touchdowns and carried the ball seven times for 127 yards with two scores against New Albany.
Eastern Hancock’s Matt Hunt completed 12-of-19 for 167 yards with two scores and ran nine times for 116 yards with two touchdowns in the Royals’ 39-0 win over Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter.
Ezekiel Hester of Decatur Central was 15-of-25 for 168 yards and raced 13 times for 55 yards for the Hawks against Franklin Central.
Greencastle’s Cole Stephens went 23-of-34 for 168 yards and ran nine times for 69 yards for the Tiger Cubs against South Putnam.
Jakobi Cunningham of Lawrence Central completed 18-of-28 for 166 yards and carried the ball four times for 32 yards for the Bears against Lawrence North.
Ethan Miller of NorthWood finished 11-of-19 for 164 yards with four scores and 10 rushes for 91 yards against Culver Academy.
Perry Meridian’s Jackson Schoch was 11-of-30 for 163 yards with a touchdown for the Falcons in a 48-10 loss against Warren Central.
Anthony Dennison of Warren Central completed all 11 of his attempts for 162 yards with five touchdowns for the Warriors against Perry Meridian.
Jay County’s Brady Millspaugh finished with 25 carries for 153 yards with two touchdowns and was 5-of-10 for 116 yards with another score for the Patriots against Logansport.
Fremont’s Jaret Laughlin went 11-of-19 for 152 yards with two scores and carried the ball 11 times for 138 yards with two more touchdowns against Northfield.
Cooper Dold of Twin Lakes finished 10-of-14 for 150 yards with two touchdowns and rushed twice for six yards in the Indians’ 63-25 win over Hammond Bishop Noll.
Kaleb Robinson of Clinton Central completed 6-of-13 for 147 with a score for the Bulldogs against Caston.
North Daviess’ Jason Jones was 18-of-26 for 145 yards with a touchdown and ran 10 times for 10 yards with another score against West Washington.
Logan Frieden of Homestead raced 26 times for 145 yards with two scores and completed 9-of-12 for 118 yards for the Spartans against Fort Wayne Northrop.
Lafayette Central Catholic’s Andrew Stapleton went 13-of-17 for 144 yards with four touchdowns and rushed for four yards in the Knights’ 54-0 win over Tri-County.
Ben Davis’s DJ Mitchell was 10-of-18 for 141 yards with a touchdown and ran for two more scores against Avon.
Sam Tokar of Yorktown finished 14-of-19 for 137 yards with two touchdowns and carried the ball 21 times for 110 yards with a third score for the Tigers against Muncie Central.
Angola’s Garrett Sorgen went 7-of-12 for 134 yards with a touchdown and added four rushes for five yards against Fairfield.
Aleks Tatum of Hobart ran 12 times for 133 yards with three scores and completed 8-of-15 for 112 yards with two more touchdowns in the Brickies’ 56-12 win over East Chicago Central.
Cathedral’s Luke Finn went 6-of-10 for 128 yards and ran twice for 19 yards against Mount Vernon (Fortville).
Cayden Keen of Adams finished 10-of-20 for 127 yards and carried the ball six times for 46 yards with two scores for the Eagles against Concord.
Hamilton Southeastern’s Deaken Johnson was 13-of-19 for 126 yards with a touchdown and ran for two yards against Fishers.
Oscar Sloan of Center Grove completed 12-of-19 for 126 yards with two scores and rushed four times for seven yards with another touchdown in the Trojans’ 48-14 win over Whiteland.
Brebeuf Jesuit’s Keegan Bouwkamp was 17-of-36 for 125 yards with a touchdown for the Braves against Danville.
Jaxon Stone of Floyd Central carried the ball 19 times for 125 yards with three scores and completed 6-of-12 for 61 yards for the Highlanders against Castle.
Pioneer’s Colton Popejoy went 4-of-9 for 124 yards with two touchdowns against Sheridan.
Dominic Cromer of Indianapolis Roncalli finished 4-of-5 for 123 yards with three touchdowns in the Royals’ 56-13 win over Greenwood.
Hagerstown’s Graham Vinson ran nine times for 119 yards with a score and completed 7-of-10 for 77 yards against Shenandoah.
Amari Price of Hammond Morton ended with 12 carries for 105 yards with a score and was 9-of-21 for 68 yards against Lowell.
Northfield’s Logan Holmes went 6-of-8 for 104 yards and carried the ball 17 times for 75 yards with two scores for the Norsemen against Fremont.
HAULING IT IN (Top receiving performances)
Tipton’s Dakota Garmon ended with 12 catches for 234 yards with two scores against Lewis Cass.
Gibson Southern’s Peyton Johnson hauled in 10 passes for 200 yards with two scores against Evansville Memorial.
Aiden McGowen of North Judson managed six receptions for 167 yards with three touchdowns and carried the ball six times for 32 yards against Winamac.
Merrillville’s Cameron Jordan caught 12 passes for 166 yards with three scores and carried the ball six times for nine yards against Crown Point.
Javion Aunspach of Castle totaled nine catches for 162 yards with a touchdown and ran twice for 12 yards against Floyd Central.
Merrillville’s Curtis Walker hauled in 13 passes for 152 yards against Crown Point.
Mason Mansford of Lawrenceburg registered seven catches for 151 yards with two scores and one rush for seven yards against Greensburg.
Carmel’s Chris Harris tallied three receptions for 150 yards with three touchdowns, 10 rushes for 52 yards, and completed 2-of-3 for four yards against Westfield.
Parker Daugherty of Huntington North had six catches for 149 yards with three scores against McCutcheon.
Hamilton Heights’ Grady Steiner came up with four receptions for 146 yards with two scores against Western.
Bloomington South’s Connor Parker caught four passes for 140 yards with three touchdowns against Franklin.
Alex Phillips of East Noble managed four receptions for 137 yards with a score against Columbia City.
South Adams’ Wes Summersett hauled down four passes for 132 yards with two touchdowns and rushed five yards for another tally against Southwood.
Jayce Brewer of Franklin Central came up with five catches for 131 yards with two touchdowns and ran twice for two yards with another score against Decatur Central.
Fishers’ Darian Girton caught five passes for 130 yards with two scores against Hamilton Southeastern.
Buddy Hurley of Penn had nine receptions for 126 yards with a touchdown against Valparaiso.
Fort Wayne Snider’s Keaton Robinson registered six catches for 125 yards with a score and ran for a second tally against Fort Wayne South.
Miles Cessna of Speedway hauled in five passes for 125 yards with a touchdown against Tri-West.
Clinton Central’s Kyson Albaugh totaled four catches for 119 yards with a score against Caston.
Kayden Jones of Elkhart tallied four receptions for 119 yards with a touchdown against Portage.
Perry Meridian’s Drew Justice caught six passes for 115 yards with a score against Warren Central.
Byron Vores of Pendleton Heights had nine receptions for 115 yards with a touchdown against New Palestine.
Eastern Hancock’s Luke Manship registered five catches for 113 yards with a score against Cardinal Ritter.
Westfield’s Baylor Conner hauled in nine passes for 112 yards with two scores and carried the ball three times for six yards against Carmel.
Evan Johnson of Cathedral recorded four catches for 108 yards against Mount Vernon (Fortville).
Lawrence Central’s Errol Kerns hauled in 12 passes for 100 yards and ran once for two yards against Lawrence North.
SPECIAL PERFORMERS (Top defensive or all-around performers)
In addition to coming up with 18 tackles, Muncie Central’s Kye Hiatt caught four passes for 67 yards, ran twice for three yards, and returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown against Logansport.
Along with 13 receptions for 121 yards, Carroll’s (Fort Wayne) Eli Neuhouser ran three yards for a score and recorded 11 tackles with 1.5 for loss against Noblesville.
Grayson Carter of Evansville Memorial registered three tackles, an interception, and returned a fumble 21 yards for a touchdown against Gibson Southern.
Tri-West’s Braxton Fleece ran seven times for 104 yards, caught a 16-yard pass, and chipped in three tackles and an interception against Speedway.
Keontay Toomer of Ben Davis registered 17 tackles and returned a kickoff 86 yards against Avon.
Yorktown’s Diezel Walker carried the ball 17 times for 101 yards with a score and tallied 10 tackles against Muncie Central.
Braylon Stallings of North Central (Indianapolis) totaled two interceptions and caused two fumbles against Pike.
Hagerstown’s Cale Schmitz registered 26 tackles with 1.5 for loss against Shenandoah.
