Eastern Indiana - Small 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!
Gillman Made His Presence Known in Franklin County's 41-7 Win
Starting off the list is Franklin County's Quinn Gillman, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Gillman rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 158 yards and three touchdowns. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 67 yards.
Franklin County now has a winning record of 4-3. Gillman and Franklin County will look to defend their home field on Friday against Batesville at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 61.03
A Season-Best Performance from Austin Cruz Leads Greensburg over Batesville
Greensburg came up short on Friday despite Austin Cruz delivering his best game to date. Cruz rushed for 201 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.6 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
Greensburg is on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. They and East Central are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 47.43
Underclassman Zadiin Small Major Player in Batesville Win
Underclassman Zadiin Small came into Friday's game looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. He turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, rushing for 111 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the season, Small has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 87.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.00
Gage Pohlman Turns in Season-Best Performance
Batesville was led to victory by Gage Pohlman, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Pohlman rushed for 65 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 34 receiving yards.
Pohlman is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Franklin County on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Pohlman saw the Wildcats), he picked up 137 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Gamescore: 31.77
Comer Came Up Big in Batesville's 65-16 Win
Dylan Comer posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 75 yards.
Gamescore: 28.00
Other Notable Players
- Jack Seals: 82 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.12)
- Kayden Kerr: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.62)
- Will Jaisle: 200 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.73)
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