Southern Indiana Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jalen Sutton Turns in Season-Best Performance
Evansville Harrison was led to victory by Jalen Sutton, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Sutton rushed for 191 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 84 yards.
The victory snapped Evansville Harrison's winning streak at ten games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-7 record. Sutton and Evansville Harrison are taking a road trip to take on Evansville Mater Dei at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 67.30
Matthew Fisher Delivers Electric Performance Vs Evansville Reitz
Matthew Fisher's big game helped extend Evansville Memorial's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Fisher as he threw for 350 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
On the season, Fisher has thrown 21 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 209.4 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 6.86 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.73
A Season-Best Effort from Luke Ellspermann Leads Evansville Memorial over Evansville Reitz
Evansville Memorial was led to victory by Luke Ellspermann, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ellspermann picked up 201 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 62 yards.
Ellspermann must have Evansville Reitz's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Ellspermann last faced the Panthers back in November of 2023, he rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 76 yards and a touchdown on only six passes.
Gamescore: 44.32
Jason Rucker Ii's Big Game Leads Evansville North over Vincennes Lincoln
Evansville North found a leader in Jason Rucker Ii as the squad took down Vincennes Lincoln on Friday. Rucker Ii was dynamite, rushing for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Evansville North is 3-1 when Rucker Ii posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Evansville North pushed their record up to 3-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Rucker Ii and Evansville North will host Jasper at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.20
Castle Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Max Mccool
Castle picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Max Mccool. Mccool turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 147 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 117 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Jasper's probably not too fond of Mccool given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Mccool saw the Wildcats), he rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 26.78
Other Notable Players
- Anthony Bavone: 86 yards passing; 61 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.53)
- Gavin Leach: 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
- Ricky White Jr: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Brodie Farmer: 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Ethan Bowden: 12 total tackles (1.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
