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!
A Season-Best Performance from Nate Luzadder Leads Frankton over Blackford
Frankton was led to victory by Nate Luzadder, who turned in his biggest game of the season 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 is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Elwood on Friday. 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
Ah'lijah Monday Dazzles in Mississinewa Victory
Mississinewa picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Ah'Lijah Monday. Monday turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 167 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Mississinewa's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Monday and Mississinewa will venture away from home to challenge Madison-Grant at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.75
Lance Wyrick's Big Game Leads Oak Hill over Elwood
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Lance Wyrick stepped things up a notch to give Oak Hill the 'W'. Nobody could stop Wyrick as he rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
For the 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. Nobody could stop Rock as he threw for 134 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
On the season, 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 was instrumental in extending Mississinewa's winning streak to eight on Friday. Eastbrook had no answer to Ott as he made five total tackles.
This season, 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
