Lake Central vs Merrillville | Football

Get Unlimited Access – for Free

See all the latest scores & stats from your favorite teams! Simply sign in or create your free MaxPreps account to unlock this page - it only takes a minute to join.

Lake Central Merrillville

Indians

Pirates

The Merrillville (IN) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Lake Central (St. John, IN) by a score of 24-10.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Lake Central	3	7	0	0	10
Merrillville	7	7	7	3	24

Final score provided by S. CalPreps.

Recap
Box Score
Scoretracker
Videos
Matchup

Game Stats

Merrillville (22-23)

Lake Central

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	6	12	43	.500	7.2		1		24.0
10	C. Kwiatkowski (So)	6	12	43	.500	7.2		1		24.0

Merrillville

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	16	28	272	.571	17.0	1	1		87.2
1	Jaylen Thomas (Sr)	16	28	272	.571	17.0	1	1		87.2

Lake Central

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	100+	TD
	Team Totals	25	172	6.9	1	1
3	Amarion Brooks (Jr)	2	1	0.5	0
10	C. Kwiatkowski (So)	3	12	4.0	0
26	Xavier Williams (Jr)	20	159	8.0	1	1

Merrillville

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	42	238	5.7	2
1	Jaylen Thomas (Sr)	3	-9	-3.0
12	Trey Stephens (Jr)	10	30	3.0
23	Javeoin Gills (Jr)	3	20	6.7
23	Justin Marshall (Sr)	26	197	7.6	2

Lake Central

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg
	Team Totals	6	43	7.2
1	L. Richardson (So)	2	40	20.0
18	Narmer Griffin (Sr)	1	2	2.0
26	Xavier Williams (Jr)	3	1	0.3

Merrillville

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	16	272	17.0	1
2	Phillip Roche (Sr)	2	19	9.5
10	O'shawn Kelly (Sr)	1	44	44.0
11	John Peters (So)	5	85	17.0	1
23	Justin Marshall (Sr)	8	124	15.5

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Lake Central has not entered any offensive fumbles and pancake blocks stats.

Merrillville

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost
	Team Totals	2	2
12	Trey Stephens (Jr)	1	1
23	Justin Marshall (Sr)	1	1

Lake Central

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	172	43	215
1	L. Richardson (So)		40	40
3	Amarion Brooks (Jr)	1		1
10	C. Kwiatkowski (So)	12		12
18	Narmer Griffin (Sr)		2	2
26	Xavier Williams (Jr)	159	1	160

Merrillville

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	238	272	34	14	510
1	Jaylen Thomas (Sr)	-9				-9
2	Phillip Roche (Sr)		19		14	19
6	E. Shirrells (Sr)			7
10	O'shawn Kelly (Sr)		44			44
11	John Peters (So)		85			85
12	Xamere Martin (So)			27
12	Trey Stephens (Jr)	30				30
23	Javeoin Gills (Jr)	20	0			20
23	Justin Marshall (Sr)	197	124			321

Lake Central

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	172	43	43	215
1	L. Richardson (So)			40	40
3	Amarion Brooks (Jr)	1			1
10	C. Kwiatkowski (So)	12	43		55
18	Narmer Griffin (Sr)			2	2
26	Xavier Williams (Jr)	159		1	160

Merrillville

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	238	272	272	510
1	Jaylen Thomas (Sr)	-9	272		263
2	Phillip Roche (Sr)			19	19
10	O'shawn Kelly (Sr)			44	44
11	John Peters (So)			85	85
12	Trey Stephens (Jr)	30			30
23	Javeoin Gills (Jr)	20		0	20
23	Justin Marshall (Sr)	197		124	321

Lake Central

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	61	61	3.0
3	Amarion Brooks (Jr)	4	4
9	Nick Arcella (Sr)	7	7
15	Max Welty (Sr)	4	4
28	Ryder Fernandez (So)	8	8
35	Jeffrey Lucas (Jr)	7	7
42	Andres Cedano (Sr)	6	6
54	Ben Spang (Sr)	3	3
55	Jeffrey Cronin (Sr)	8	8	1.0
87	Arick Henry (Jr)	2	2	1.0
90	Tyrone Susnar (Jr)	3	3
97	Savion Edwards (Sr)	4	4
99	Dominick Rose (Sr)	5	5	1.0

Merrillville

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	25	12	37	6.0
3	Terrelle Elmore (Jr)	4	1	5	2.0
20	Johnathan Brown (Sr)		2	2
21	Travayle Abron (Sr)	1		1
24	Rahkeem Mclin (Sr)	4	2	6	2.0
26	T. Kirkwood (Sr)		1	1
26	Payton Young (Sr)	1		1	1.0
36	Fredrick Retic (Sr)	8	1	9
93	Roshaun Mcgee (Jr)	3	1	4
99	L. Adam camphor (So)	1	3	4	1.0
	Adonis Rodgers	3	1	4

Sacks

Lake Central has not entered any sacks stats.

Merrillville

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	3.0	20	2
3	Terrelle Elmore (Jr)	2.0	10
24	Rahkeem Mclin (Sr)			2
	Adonis Rodgers	1.0	10

Lake Central

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Fmb Rec
	Team Totals	2
9	Nick Arcella (Sr)	1
28	Ryder Fernandez (So)	1

Merrillville

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	1
2	Phillip Roche (Sr)	1

Kickoffs

Lake Central has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Merrillville

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	5	221	44.2
29	J. Martinez (Jr)	5	221

Punts

Lake Central has not entered any punts stats.

Merrillville

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	2	66	33.0		2
6	E. Shirrells (Sr)	2	66	33.0		2

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Lake Central has not entered any kickoff and punt returns stats.

Merrillville

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	P Rets	Yds	Avg
	Team Totals	3	34	11.3	3	14	4.7
2	Phillip Roche (Sr)				3	14	4.7
6	E. Shirrells (Sr)	1	7	7.0
12	Xamere Martin (So)	2	27	13.5

Lake Central

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	6	3	9
6	Owen Denny (Jr)			3	3
26	Xavier Williams (Jr)	1	6		6

Merrillville

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	18	6	24
11	John Peters (So)	1			6
23	Justin Marshall (Sr)	2			12
29	J. Martinez (Jr)			6	6

Lake Central

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals				1	1	1.0	38	3
6	Owen Denny (Jr)				1	1	1.0	38	3

Merrillville

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	3	1.0	1				6
29	J. Martinez (Jr)	3	3	1.0	1				6

Lake Central

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	1						1
26	Xavier Williams (Jr)	1						1

Merrillville

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	2	1	3
11	John Peters (So)		1	1
23	Justin Marshall (Sr)	2		2

Lake Central's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Merrillville's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Recap Video

Adam Camphor's highlights Lake Central High School 0:14

Game Story

Indiana High School Football - Lake Central succumbs to Merrillville

October 7, 2022: Merrillville, IN 46410

The Merrillville Pirates thwarted the visiting Lake Central Indians football team by a count of 24-10 in Friday's league outing.

With the win, Merrillville upgrades its record to 7-1 on the season. The Pirates travel to Chesterton (Chesterton, IN) to encounter the Trojans in a Duneland outing on Friday, October 14. The Trojans go into the outing with a record of 3-5. Chesterton lost 41-21 in their recent league outing against Crown Point (Crown Point, IN)

With the loss, Lake Central moves to 4-4 on the season. The Indians host Valparaiso (Valparaiso, IN) to encounter the Vikings in a Duneland outing on Friday, October 14. The Vikings go into the outing with a record of 5-3. Valparaiso won 31-0 in their recent league outing against Portage (Portage, IN)

Check In
0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. LCHS 0, MHS 0

Posted @ 7:51p
Game Attendance
Attendance Over 5,000

Posted @ 7:51p
Field Conditions
Field Conditions Soggy

Posted @ 7:51p
Weather Conditions
Weather Conditions Cold

Posted @ 7:51p
0 - 0

Start of Game
Merrillville1st Quarter
Merrillville kicking off to Lake Central.

Posted @ 8:02p
0 - 6

Rushing Touchdown
Merrillville1st Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Merrillville - #8 Greg Hughes with a 11 Yd Rushing TD. LCHS 0, MHS 6

Posted @ 8:06p
0 - 7

Made Point After
Merrillville1st Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Merrillville - PAT Good. LCHS 0, MHS 7

Posted @ 8:06p
3 - 7

Field Goal
Lake Central1st Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Lake Central - 39 Yd Field Goal. LCHS 3, MHS 7

Posted @ 8:12p
3 - 7

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
LCHS 3, MHS 7

Posted @ 8:29p
3 - 13

Passing Touchdown
Merrillville2nd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Merrillville - 25 Yd pass completed for a TD. LCHS 3, MHS 13

Posted @ 8:44p
3 - 14

Made Point After
Merrillville2nd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Merrillville - PAT Good. LCHS 3, MHS 14

Posted @ 8:44p
9 - 14

Rushing Touchdown
Lake Central2nd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Lake Central - Rushing TD. LCHS 9, MHS 14

Posted @ 8:58p
10 - 14

Made Point After
Lake Central2nd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Lake Central - PAT Good. LCHS 10, MHS 14

Posted @ 8:58p
10 - 14

Halftime
Halftime
LCHS 10, MHS 14

We noticed it's halftime, please enjoy this video while you wait for the action to resume.
IMG Academy's next big time QB - Jayden Wade 0:53

Posted @ 9:06p
10 - 14

Start of 3rd Quarter
Lake Central3rd Quarter
Lake Central to kick off to Merrillville.

Posted @ 9:27p
10 - 20

Rushing Touchdown
Merrillville3rd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Merrillville - Rushing TD. LCHS 10, MHS 20

Posted @ 9:50p
10 - 21

Made Point After
Merrillville3rd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Merrillville - PAT Good. LCHS 10, MHS 21

Posted @ 9:50p
10 - 21

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
LCHS 10, MHS 21

Posted @ 9:55p
10 - 24

Field Goal
Merrillville4th Quarter Under a minute
Merrillville - Field Goal. LCHS 10, MHS 24

Posted @ 10:20p
10 - 24

End of Game
Final
LCHS 10, MHS 24

Posted @ 10:31p

Highlight Videos

Scoretracker Providers

Rankings & Records

Lake Central (22-23)

IN	Class
72	24

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
4-6	3-4	2-2	2-4	.400	.429	209	196

Merrillville (22-23)

IN	Class
36	6

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
9-3	5-2	5-1	4-2	.750	.714	390	200

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Lake Central	11.1	6.0	1.0	5.9	20.9
Merrillville	9.1	9.9	5.4	6.1	32.5

Lake Central Videos

Merrillville Videos

Team Stat Comparison

Lake Central		Merrillville
212.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	162.1
54.3	Passing Yards Per Game	178.6
266.3	Total Yards Per Game	340.7
63.4	Tackles Per Game	49.8
0.4	Sacks Per Game	1.2
21.2	Points Per Game	28.0

Team Leaders

Lake Central		Merrillville	National Avg.
#26 Xavier Williams145.1	Rushing Yards Per Game	#23 Justin Marshall129.6	21.0
#10 Chase Kwiatkowski43.1	Passing Yards Per Game	#1 Jaylen Thomas191.0	51.8
#26 Xavier Williams152.1	Total Yards Per Game	#23 Justin Marshall198.0	37.0
#35 Jeffrey Lucas8.4	Tackles Per Game	#24 Rahkeem Mclin7.9	2.8
#90 Tyrone Susnar0.1	Sacks Per Game	#3 Terrelle Elmore0.3	0.2
#26 Xavier Williams9.8	Points Per Game	#23 Justin Marshall14.8	2.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Lake Central	4-3		Merrillville	5-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/19/22	Munster	Lake Central	(W) 47-0	10/28/22	Munster	Merrillville	(W) 55-20
9/2/22	Lake Central	Portage	(W) 17-14	9/9/22	Merrillville	Portage	(W) 35-13
9/9/22	Lake Central	Crown Point	(L) 35-10	9/2/22	Crown Point	Merrillville	(L) 48-40
9/16/22	La Porte	Lake Central	(W) 21-7	9/23/22	Merrillville	La Porte	(W) 41-3
9/23/22	Lake Central	Michigan City	(W) 35-31	9/16/22	Michigan City	Merrillville	(W) 38-24
9/30/22	Chesterton	Lake Central	(L) 14-13	10/14/22	Merrillville	Chesterton	(L) 35-10
10/14/22	Valparaiso	Lake Central	(L) 21-14	9/30/22	Valparaiso	Merrillville	(W) 37-10
				11/11/22	Merrillville	Valparaiso	(L) 15-14

Record Breakdown

Lake Central (22-23)		Merrillville (22-23)
4-6	Overall	9-3
3-4	League	5-2
1-1	Non-League	2-0
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
4-3	Common Opponent	5-3
2-2	Home	5-1
2-4	Away	4-2
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	2-1
4-5	In-State	9-3
0-1	Out-of-State	0-0