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 might have his next game, a road matchup with Elwood, circled on his calendar. 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 turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 167 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Those 167 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Monday and Mississinewa will venture away from home to challenge Madison-Grant at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Monday will face off against Cole Stitt, the Argylls' star rusher. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 39.75
Lance Wyrick Goes Supernova in Oak Hill Win
Oak Hill found a leader in Lance Wyrick as the team took down Elwood on Friday. Nobody could stop Wyrick as he rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
This year, Wyrick has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 94.2 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: 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'.
On the 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's big game helped extend Mississinewa's winning streak to eight on Friday. Ott was unstoppable, making five total tackles.
On the year, 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