Indiana Crossroads 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!
Braden Brown Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Triton Central's Braden Brown, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Brown made six total tackles (2.0 for loss). He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 84 yards.
The victory (which was Triton Central's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Brown and Triton Central will host Speedway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 67.17
Luke McDonald was a major factor in Indianapolis Scecina Memorial's win over Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter on Friday. Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter had no answer to McDonald as he made eight total tackles.
For the season, McDonald has averaged 1.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions.
Gamescore: 47.63
A Season-Best Performance from LJ Ward Leads Indianapolis Lutheran over Speedway
LJ Ward produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Indianapolis Lutheran to the win on Friday. Ward picked up 176 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 85 yards.
The win was the fifth in a row for Indianapolis Lutheran, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Ward's next game is against Beech Grove on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 42.10
Jackson Willis Delivers Electric Effort Vs Speedway
Indianapolis Lutheran picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jackson Willis. Speedway had no answer to Willis as he threw for 305 yards and five touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
For the year, Willis has thrown 27 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 263.5 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had 15 passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 41.53
Noah Bryant Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Noah Bryant of Monrovia. Bryant's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 123 rushing yards. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 58 yards.
Monrovia pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Bryant and Monrovia will host Indianapolis Scecina Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.40
Other Notable Players
- Ryder Pool: 103 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 34.00)
- D'Marco Wilson: 135 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 30.60)
- Sam Collier: 211 yards passing (Gamescore: 27.17)
- Jozy Hand: 93 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.15)
- Santana Allen: 236 yards passing; 56 yards rushing (Gamescore: 24.03)
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