Indiana Crossroads 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!
Braden Brown Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Triton Central's Braden Brown, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Brown made six total tackles (2.0 for loss). He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 84 yards.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Triton Central, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Brown and Triton Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Speedway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 67.17
Indianapolis Scecina Memorial took down Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter on Friday, a win that might not have happened without Luke McDonald's effort. McDonald was dynamite, making eight total tackles.
This season, McDonald has averaged 1.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions.
Gamescore: 47.63
A Season-Best Performance from LJ Ward Leads Indianapolis Lutheran over Speedway
Indianapolis Lutheran was led to victory by LJ Ward, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ward picked up 176 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 85 yards.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Indianapolis Lutheran, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Ward and Indianapolis Lutheran are taking a road trip to challenge Beech Grove on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.10
Jackson Willis' Big Game Leads Indianapolis Lutheran over Speedway
Jackson Willis was instrumental in extending Indianapolis Lutheran's winning streak to five on Friday. Willis was unstoppable, throwing for 305 yards and five touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
For the season, Willis has thrown 27 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 263.5 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had 15 passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 41.53
Noah Bryant Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Noah Bryant of Monrovia. Bryant's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 123 rushing yards. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 58 yards.
Monrovia's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Bryant and Monrovia will welcome Indianapolis Scecina Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.40
Other Notable Players
- Ryder Pool: 103 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 34.00)
- D'Marco Wilson: 135 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 30.60)
- Sam Collier: 211 yards passing (Gamescore: 27.17)
- Jozy Hand: 93 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.15)
- Santana Allen: 236 yards passing; 56 yards rushing (Gamescore: 24.03)
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