Hoosier Heartland 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Alex Cravens Leads Sheridan over Delphi Community
On Friday, Sheridan got the W thanks in part to Alex Cravens playing the best football he has all season. Cravens rushed for 237 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Cravens has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 87.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 52.15
Joshua Hartley Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Delphi Community had to settle for second even though Joshua Hartley put up the best numbers he has all season. Hartley rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 137 receiving yards. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 80 yards.
Delphi Community's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Clinton Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Hartley took on the Bulldogs, he rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 52 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 51.87
Big Game from Word As Eastern Won 28-6
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Braylen Word stepped things up a notch to give Eastern the 'W'. Tri-Central had no answer to Word as he picked up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Word didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made seven total tackles.
Word is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Sheridan on Friday. Word picked up 147 receiving yards, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground the last time he and the Blackhawks duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 38.58
Tri-Central had to settle for second on Friday, but Jacob Cline sure wasn't going down easily. Eastern had no answer to Cline as he rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.
Tri-Central is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Cline and Tri-Central will face off against Taylor at 6:55 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.20
Owen Tolle Makes It Two for Eastern
Another Eastern player making an appearance on this list is Owen Tolle. He made 12 total tackles.
This season, Tolle has averaged 7.1 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 24.27
Other Notable Players
- Gibson Eagle: 194 yards passing; 33 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.93)
- Jonathan Barnes: 109 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.10)
- Ethan Mcilrath: 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
