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Merrillville Crown Point

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The Crown Point (IN) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 35-21.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Merrillville	0	0	7	14	21
Crown Point	7	6	15	7	35

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Merrillville (25-26)

Merrillville

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	26	41	375	.634	14.4	3	1		107.3
3	Michael Hill Jr (Jr)	26	41	375	.634	14.4	3	1		107.3

Merrillville

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg
	Team Totals	20	106	5.3
2	J. Johnson (Sr)	11	40	3.6
3	Michael Hill Jr (Jr)	3	30	10.0
21	Cameron Jordan (Jr)	6	36	6.0

Merrillville

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	26	375	14.4	3
0	Rynell Lewis (Sr)	5	65	13.0
2	J. Johnson (Sr)	3	14	4.7
2	Curtis Walker (So)	2	37	18.5	1
5	Mikel Smoot (Sr)	10	158	15.8	2
16	R. Shelley (Jr)	1	15	15.0
21	Cameron Jordan (Jr)	5	86	17.2

Merrillville

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	106	375	41	7	529
0	Rynell Lewis (Sr)		65			65
2	J. Johnson (Sr)	40	14			54
2	Curtis Walker (So)		37			37
3	Michael Hill Jr (Jr)	30				30
5	Mikel Smoot (Sr)		158			158
6	W. Brown Lll (Sr)				7	7
15	Maurice Harris (Jr)			19		19
16	R. Shelley (Jr)		15			15
21	Cameron Jordan (Jr)	36	86	22		144

Merrillville

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	106	375	375	481
0	Rynell Lewis (Sr)			65	65
2	J. Johnson (Sr)	40		14	54
2	Curtis Walker (So)			37	37
3	Michael Hill Jr (Jr)	30	375		405
5	Mikel Smoot (Sr)			158	158
16	R. Shelley (Jr)			15	15
21	Cameron Jordan (Jr)	36		86	122

Merrillville

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	57	23	80	1.0
6	W. Brown Lll (Sr)	7	2	9
8	Greg Hughes (Sr)	5	3	8
12	Deejay Cannon (Sr)	3	1	4
19	Jordan Bills (Jr)	10	3	13
22	Antoine Jenkins (Sr)	3		3
25	Amarie Eller (Jr)	8	4	12
35	A. Kuykendall (Sr)	9	2	11
44	Sincere Story (Sr)	1	2	3
50	Damion Jones (Sr)		2	2
51	Stanley Freeman (Sr)	1	2	3
56	Jamaal Cherry (Sr)	1		1
65	Jaylon Carter (Sr)	1		1
88	Josiah Horton (Jr)	2	1	3
90	Quran Moore (Sr)	6	1	7	1.0

Merrillville

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0	6
90	Quran Moore (Sr)	1.0	6

Merrillville

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals				1
8	Greg Hughes (Sr)				1

Merrillville

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg
	Team Totals	4	131	32.8
43	Darien Wiggins (Sr)	2	31	15.5
96	Benito Santiago (Sr)	2	100	50.0

Merrillville

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	4	161	40.3
43	Darien Wiggins (Sr)	4	161	40.3

Merrillville

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	P Rets	Yds	Avg	KR Yds
	Team Totals	4	41	10.3	1	7	7.0	48
6	W. Brown Lll (Sr)				1	7	7.0	7
15	Maurice Harris (Jr)	2	19	9.5				19
21	Cameron Jordan (Jr)	2	22	11.0				22

Merrillville

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	18	3	0
2	Curtis Walker (So)	1	6
5	Mikel Smoot (Sr)	2	12
96	Benito Santiago (Sr)			3

Merrillville

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	3	1.0					3
96	Benito Santiago (Sr)	3	3	1.0					3

Merrillville

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	3	3
2	Curtis Walker (So)	1	1
5	Mikel Smoot (Sr)	2	2

Crown Point (25-26)

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Game Story

Indiana High School Football - Merrillville defeated by Crown Point

September 5, 2025: Crown Point, IN 46307

The Crown Point Bulldogs were victorious over the visiting Merrillville Pirates football team by a score of 35-21 in Friday's league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs face the Lake Central Indians (St. John, IN) in a Duneland challenge, on Friday, September 12. Crown Point will attempt to move on its 3-0 season record. The Indians come into the outing with a 2-1 record after their 26-0 league win over Portage (Portage, IN).

With the defeat, Merrillville drops to 1-2 on the campaign. The Pirates host Portage (Portage, IN) to clash with the Indians in a Duneland outing on Friday, September 12. The Indians come into the outing with a record of 0-3. Portage lost 26-0 in their recent league outing against Lake Central (St. John, IN)

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

Posted @ 7:31p
Game Attendance
Attendance At least 1,000

Posted @ 7:31p
Field Conditions
Field Conditions Dry

Posted @ 7:31p
Weather Conditions
Weather Conditions Fair

Posted @ 7:31p
Commentary

Potentially the DAC title game! Off from both jobs today! Good luck to both teams

Posted @ 7:32p
Commentary

Posted @ 7:33p
0 - 0

Start of Game
Crown Point1st Quarter
Crown Point kicking off to Merrillville.

Posted @ 8:04p
0 - 0

Punt
Crown Point1st Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Merrillville has punted to Crown Point. Crown Point has the ball. MHS 0, CPHS 0

Posted @ 8:10p
0 - 0

Punt
Merrillville1st Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Crown Point has punted to Merrillville. Merrillville has the ball on Crown Point's 49-yard line. MHS 0, CPHS 0

Posted @ 8:13p
0 - 0

Turnover on Downs
Crown Point1st Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Merrillville has turned possession over on downs. Crown Point has the ball . MHS 0, CPHS 0

Posted @ 8:16p
0 - 6

Rushing Touchdown
Crown Point1st Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Crown Point - Rushing TD. MHS 0, CPHS 6

Posted @ 8:24p
0 - 7

Made Point After
Crown Point1st Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Crown Point - PAT Good. MHS 0, CPHS 7

Posted @ 8:25p
0 - 7

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
MHS 0, CPHS 7

Posted @ 8:33p
Commentary
2nd Quarter
Merrillville drives everytime and then a dumb play call on 3rd and 1 or 2 everytime. When your running down there throat keep doing it

Posted @ 8:34p
0 - 7

Punt
Crown Point2nd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Merrillville has punted to Crown Point. Crown Point has the ball. MHS 0, CPHS 7

Posted @ 8:34p
0 - 10

Field Goal
Crown Point2nd Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Crown Point - Field Goal. MHS 0, CPHS 10

Posted @ 8:39p
0 - 13

Field Goal
Crown Point2nd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Crown Point - Field Goal. MHS 0, CPHS 13

Posted @ 9p
0 - 13

Halftime
Halftime
MHS 0, CPHS 13

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Posted @ 9:08p
0 - 13

Start of 3rd Quarter
Merrillville3rd Quarter
Merrillville to kick off to Crown Point.

Posted @ 9:30p
0 - 19

Rushing Touchdown
Crown Point3rd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Crown Point - Rushing TD. MHS 0, CPHS 19

Posted @ 9:33p
0 - 20

Made Point After
Crown Point3rd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Crown Point - PAT Good. MHS 0, CPHS 20

Posted @ 9:33p
0 - 21

Score Correction
Crown Point3rd Quarter
Score correction for Crown Point in 3rd Quarter. MHS 0, CPHS 21

Posted @ 9:34p
6 - 21

Passing Touchdown
Merrillville3rd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Merrillville - 40 Yd pass completed for a TD. MHS 6, CPHS 21

Posted @ 9:44p
7 - 21

Made Point After
Merrillville3rd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Merrillville - PAT Good. MHS 7, CPHS 21

Posted @ 9:44p
7 - 27

Rushing Touchdown
Crown Point3rd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Crown Point - Rushing TD. MHS 7, CPHS 27

Posted @ 9:51p
7 - 28

Made Point After
Crown Point3rd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Crown Point - PAT Good. MHS 7, CPHS 28

Posted @ 9:51p
7 - 28

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
MHS 7, CPHS 28

Posted @ 10:08p
13 - 28

Passing Touchdown
Merrillville4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Merrillville - Pass completed for a TD. MHS 13, CPHS 28

Posted @ 10:36p
14 - 28

Made Point After
Merrillville4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Merrillville - PAT Good. MHS 14, CPHS 28

Posted @ 10:36p
20 - 28

Passing Touchdown
Merrillville4th Quarter ~1 minute to go
Merrillville - Pass completed for a TD. MHS 20, CPHS 28

Posted @ 10:52p
21 - 28

Made Point After
Merrillville4th Quarter ~1 minute to go
Merrillville - PAT Good. MHS 21, CPHS 28

Posted @ 10:52p
21 - 28

Failed Onside Kick
Crown Point4th Quarter Under a minute
Crown Point recovered a failed onside kick by Merrillville. MHS 21, CPHS 28

Posted @ 10:52p
21 - 34

Passing Touchdown
Crown Point4th Quarter Under a minute
Crown Point - Pass completed for a TD. MHS 21, CPHS 34

Posted @ 10:52p
21 - 35

Made Point After
Crown Point4th Quarter Under a minute
Crown Point - PAT Good. MHS 21, CPHS 35

Posted @ 10:52p
21 - 35

End of Game
Final
MHS 21, CPHS 35

Posted @ 10:53p

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Merrillville @ Crown Point Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 5, 2025 @ 7p

The Crown Point (IN) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 35-21.

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Rankings & Records

Merrillville (25-26)

IN	Class
17	4

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
8-2	6-1	4-1	4-1	.800	.857	362	163

Crown Point (25-26)

IN	Class
8	7

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
10-0	7-0	6-0	4-0	1.000	1.000	385	101

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Merrillville	9.1	9.9	6.2	10.1	-	36.2
Crown Point	11.3	11.5	8.2	3.5	42.0	38.5

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Team Stat Comparison

Merrillville		Crown Point
189.4	Rushing Yards Per Game	-
295.1	Passing Yards Per Game	-
294.3	Receiving Yards Per Game	-
484.6	Total Yards Per Game	-
70.3	Tackles Per Game	-
2.1	Sacks Per Game	-
2.4	Points Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Merrillville		Crown Point	National Avg.
#2 Jacquarious Johnson77.7	Rushing Yards Per Game	-	12.0
#3 Michael Hill Jr293.2	Passing Yards Per Game	-	12.1
#5 Mikel Smoot84.0	Receiving Yards Per Game	-	9.6
#3 Michael Hill Jr350.0	Total Yards Per Game	-	26.2
#11 Keith Edwards10.7	Tackles Per Game	-	2.6
#51 Stanley Freeman0.6	Sacks Per Game	-	0.2
#96 Benito Santiago3.1	Points Per Game	-	2.0

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Merrillville	6-0		Crown Point	7-0

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/12/25	Portage	Merrillville	(W) 44-23	9/19/25	Crown Point	Portage	(W) 47-7
9/19/25	Merrillville	Michigan City	(W) 44-7	10/17/25	Michigan City	Crown Point	(W) 42-28
9/26/25	La Porte	Merrillville	(W) 38-0	10/3/25	La Porte	Crown Point	(W) 42-7
10/3/25	Merrillville	Valparaiso	(W) 48-21	9/26/25	Valparaiso	Crown Point	(W) 35-14
10/10/25	Merrillville	Lake Central	(W) 42-18	9/12/25	Lake Central	Crown Point	(W) 42-0
				10/31/25	Lake Central	Crown Point	(W) 35-7
10/17/25	Chesterton	Merrillville	(W) 42-7	10/10/25	Crown Point	Chesterton	(W) 48-10

Record Breakdown

Merrillville (25-26)		Crown Point (25-26)
8-2	Overall	10-0
6-1	League	7-0
1-1	Non-League	2-0
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
6-0	Common Opponent	7-0
4-1	Home	6-0
4-1	Away	4-0
0-0	Neutral	0-0
1-0	Playoff	1-0
8-1	In-State	10-0
0-1	Out-of-State	0-0

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Merrillville (25-26)

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PATs and Field Goals

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Crown Point (25-26)

Indiana High School Football - Merrillville defeated by Crown Point

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