Hoosier Heritage 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 Effort from Keaton Jones Leads Pendleton Heights over Yorktown
Keaton Jones produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pendleton Heights to the win on Friday. Jones rushed for 235 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 78 yards.
With the victory, Pendleton Heights broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-5. Jones will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Shelbyville on Friday.
Gamescore: 64.75
Joliba Brogan II and Co. Win Fourth in a Row
Joliba Brogan II's big game helped extend Mt. Vernon's winning streak to four on Friday. Brogan II's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 118 rushing yards.
The victory got Mt. Vernon back to even at 4-4. Brogan II and Mt. Vernon will face off against Yorktown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.70
Cooper Hinton Delivers Best Performance of Season
Greenfield-Central was led to victory by Cooper Hinton, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hinton picked up three sacks and made ten total tackles.
Hinton is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against New Castle on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Hinton saw the Trojans), he picked up a sack, made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended two passes.
Gamescore: 47.07
Big Game from Ranes As New Palestine Won 44-6
Josh Ranes was instrumental in extending New Palestine's winning streak to six on Friday. Ranes did his part (and then some), rushing for 137 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry for the 'W'. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season.
New Palestine's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0-1. Ranes and New Palestine will look to defend their home field on Friday against Delta at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 44.10
Dallas Freeman Makes It Two for Greenfield-Central
Another Greenfield-Central player making an appearance on this list is Dallas Freeman. He rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
If the past is any indication, Freeman could be in store for another big game when he takes on New Castle on Friday. When Freeman last faced the Trojans back in October of 2023, he rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 154 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Gamescore: 40.97
Other Notable Players
- Colton Frank: 255 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 31.50)
- Garrett Pederson: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.15)
- Rylan Keesling: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Darin Reynolds: 15 total tackles (Gamescore: 16.80)
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