Central Indiana 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!
Nate Luzadder Delivers Best Performance of Season
Nate Luzadder produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Frankton to the win on Friday. Luzadder rushed for 279 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Luzadder is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Elwood on Friday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Luzadder saw the Panthers), he rushed for 182 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 68.60
Monday Came Up Big in Mississinewa's 44-7 Victory
Ah'Lijah Monday was instrumental in extending Mississinewa's winning streak to eight on Friday. Monday did his part (and then some), rushing for 167 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry for the 'W'. Those 167 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Monday and Mississinewa will head out to take on Madison-Grant at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup will pit Monday up against the Argylls' star rusher Cole Stitt. Will the game be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 39.75
Lance Wyrick Dazzles in Oak Hill Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Lance Wyrick stepped things up a notch to give Oak Hill the 'W'. Elwood had no answer to Wyrick as he rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
This season, Wyrick has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 94.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 38.65
Mississinewa Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Kellen Rock
Kellen Rock was instrumental in extending Mississinewa's winning streak to eight on Friday. Rock did his part (and then some), throwing for 134 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes for the 'W'.
This year, Rock has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 109.5 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 9.88 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 29.93
Jaxon Ott and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Jaxon Ott was instrumental in extending Mississinewa's winning streak to eight on Friday. Ott did his part (and then some), making five total tackles for the 'W'.
On the season, Ott has averaged 4.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.23
Other Notable Players
- Brady Gast: 205 yards passing; 25 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.27)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
