Western Indiana - Green 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!
Kramer Made His Presence Known in North Putnam's 56-22 Victory
Starting off the list is North Putnam's Christian Kramer, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Kramer rushed for 249 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 91 yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 58 yards.
Kramer is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Brown County on Friday. Kramer rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns the last time he and the Eagles duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 71.07
Tayt Jackson Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Tayt Jackson stepped things up a notch to give Cloverdale the 'W'. Jackson was excellent, picking up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 55 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (107). He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 81 yards.
Jackson might have his next game, a home matchup with West Vigo, circled on his calendar. When Jackson last faced the Vikings back in October of 2023, he rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also picked up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 54.37
Owen Thurman Has Career-Day on Friday
Owen Thurman posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 25 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Thurman has averaged 8.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 interceptions. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging one rushing yard per game. This year he is averaging 6.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 37.73
A Constellation of Stars for North Putnam
Another North Putnam player making an appearance on this list is Wes Murphy. He rushed for 150 yards while picking up 8.8 yards per carry.
On the year, Murphy has averaged 41.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.63
A Season-Best Performance from Ty Benton Leads South Putnam over Brown County
Ty Benton produced his most outstanding game to date while leading South Putnam to the win on Friday. Benton wasn't messing around, rushing for 65 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. The game was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season. He has become a key player for South Putnam: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
The win (which was South Putnam's fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Benton and South Putnam will face off against Owen Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.60
Other Notable Players
- Carson Caulkins: 1 sack, 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 25.75)
- Paxton O'Brien: 71 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.60)
- Wyatt Mullin: 120 yards passing (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Landon Duncan: 285 yards passing (Gamescore: 20.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
