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!
Alexandria-Monroe Gets a Boost from Gast in 42-28 Win
Starting off the list is Alexandria-Monroe's Brady Gast, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Gast threw for 266 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making five total tackles.
On the year, Gast has thrown 21 touchdowns while averaging 219.9 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had 11 passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 50.48
Dylan Archer Goes Supernova in Oak Hill Win
Dylan Archer's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his third-straight game with 100+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Blackford had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Archer it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Archer saw the Bruins), he rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 43.88
Bryson Eckler Makes It Two for Alexandria-Monroe
Another Alexandria-Monroe player making an appearance on this list is Bryson Eckler. He picked up 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 58 yards.
On the season, Eckler has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 97.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.98
Luzadder Posts Huge Game in 42-28 Loss
While Frankton might've come up empty on Friday, Nate Luzadder wasn't going down without a fight. Alexandria-Monroe had no answer to Luzadder as he rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Luzadder was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 58 yards.
Luzadder is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Blackford on Friday. When Luzadder last faced the Bruins back in October of 2023, he rushed for 168 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 31.68
Another Game with at Least 104 Rushing Yards from Lance Wyrick
Another Oak Hill player making an appearance on this list is Lance Wyrick. He rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 104 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the season, Wyrick has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 95.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 30.30
Other Notable Players
- Ah'Lijah Monday: 88 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.25)
- Clayton Martin: 117 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.80)
- Syler Hartwell: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Bodie Howell: 73 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.07)
- Kellen Rock: 33 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
