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!
Big Game from Gast As Alexandria-Monroe Won 42-28
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.
For 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's Big Game Leads Oak Hill over Blackford
Dylan Archer continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 100 rushing yards. 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. When Archer last faced the Bruins back in October of 2023, 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, cutting upfield on a catch for 58 yards.
For the season, Eckler has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 97.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.98
Nate Luzadder Goes Supernova in Frankton Loss
While Nate Luzadder delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Frankton. Luzadder was dynamite, rushing for 165 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 58 yards.
If history really does repeat itself, Luzadder might just drop another big game when he faces off 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
Wyrick Made His Presence Known in Oak Hill's 52-6 Win
The second Oak Hill player making an appearance here is Lance Wyrick, and for good reason. 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.
This 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
