Mid-State 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!
Alex Leugers Turns in Season-Best Effort
Franklin Community was led to victory by Alex Leugers, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Leugers rushed for 338 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 64 yards.
Greenwood's probably not too fond of Leugers given he always seems to get the better of them. Leugers rushed for 221 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry the last time he and the Woodmen duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 82.30
Kasmir Hicks' Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Kasmir Hicks posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made two total tackles. He also made an appearance on special teams (luckily for Decatur Central): his a 46-yard strike wound up winning them the game.
The win (which was Decatur Central's fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-2-1. Hicks and Decatur Central will square off against Franklin Community at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.53
Perry Meridian came up short on Friday despite Allen Zupan delivering his best game to date. Zupan threw for 164 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 139 yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Zupan has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 167.4 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.13 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 50.75 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 36.93
Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles from Grady Gardner
Martinsville was led to victory by Grady Gardner, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Gardner wasn't messing around, making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending three passes in addition to snagging three interceptions which he returned for a touchdown. The match was his third straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
The victory for Martinsville keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. Gardner and Martinsville will take on Plainfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.50
Byron Hon Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Perry Meridian had to settle for second even though Byron Hon put up the best numbers he has all season. Hon picked up 115 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He has become a key player for Perry Meridian: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
This year, Hon has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 77.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had five receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 33.83
Other Notable Players
- Gunner Ruppert: 120 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 33.50)
- Trey Bennett: 45 yards rushing; 38 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 32.70)
- Kaden Bruhn: 75 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 30.50)
- Clayton Ratliff: 19 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Andre Watson: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
