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Week 4 Indiana
High School Athletes of the
Week
* Eli Quasebarth, North White (Monon)
FootballSenior carried the ball 21 times for 308
yards and six TDs in a 56-30 win over Tri-County. Has carried the ball
77 times for 945 yards and 16 TDs this season.
* Jayden DeFalco, Indiana School for the Deaf (Indianapolis)
FootballSenior completed 19-of-31 passes for 223
yards and six TDs and carried the ball nine times for 66 yards and two
TDs in a 56-26 win over the Texas School for the Deaf. Has accounted for
22 TDs in four games.
* Kynnadi Bell, Yorktown
VolleyballSenior surpassed 1,000-career assists with
161 last week in wins over Mt. Vernon, Brownsburg and Carmel and a loss
to Hamilton Southeastern.
* Nolan Kinsella , Munster Boys
SoccerSenior had four goals and an assist in a 9-0
win over Andrean and three goals in an 8-0 win over Merrillville. Has 24
goals and three assists this season.
Here is the school
year's
first round of
nominees...
Week 5 Indiana High School Athlete of the
Week Nominees
* Coltyn McNabb, North Daviess (Elnora) FootballJunior carried the ball 15 times for 425 yards (28.3 yards per touch) and four TDs in a 56-28 win over Edinburgh. Has carried the ball 74 times for 874 yards (11.8 average) and nine TDs in five games.
* Anelson Azard, Pike (Indianapolis) Boys SoccerSenior had five goals in a 6-2 win over Lawrence Central and three goals and two assists in a 5-3 win over Guerin Catholic. His 64 points and 29 goals both rank No. 2 in the state.
* Blake Waters, Northeastern (Fountain City) FootballJunior completed 15-of-21 passes for 279 yards and seven TDs in a 67-14 win over Union City. Last week he completed eight-of-13 passes for 172 yards and five TDs in an 81-6 win over Cambridge City Lincoln.
* Emma Segal, Frontier (Chalmers) VolleyballSenior had 40 kills in a five-set win over Faith Christian. Also had 25 and 17 kills in three-set wins over Twin Lakes and North Newton. Has 1,616 career kills.
* Cole Stephens, Greencastle FootballFreshman completed 20-of-25 passes for 328 yards and six TDs in a 49-21 win over Sullivan. Has completed 73-of-113 passes for 1,198 yards and 16 TDs this season.
* Giselle Villegas, Culver Community Girls SoccerSenior had six goals and an assist in a 15-0 win over Oregon-Davis and three goals and an assist in 10-1 win over Westville. Ranks No. 2 in Indiana in both points (82) and goals (36).
* Carson Cheek, South Dearborn (Aurora) FootballJunior carried the ball 21 times for 204 yards and seven TDs in a 74-0 win over Greensburg.
* Lexi Shondell, McCutcheon (Lafayette) VolleyballSophomore had 62 assists in a five-set win over Western Boone. Also had 32 and 22 assists in wins over Harrison and Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger.
Previous
Winners
Week 1 Indiana
High School Athletes of the
Week
* Conner Burton, Winamac Boys
SoccerSenior dropped 25 points, including 12 goals,
in wins over Delphi Community and Oregon-Davis and a loss to Glenn.
* Gavin Knight, Hammond Bishop Noll
FootballJunior had three interceptions and seven
tackles in a 30-18 win over South Bend Clay.
Week 2 Indiana
High School Athletes of the
Week
* Nate Luzadder, Frankton
FootballSophomore carried the ball 36 times for 179
yards and five TDs as the Eagles beat Lapel, 38-37, for the first time
since 2012, snapping a 13-game losing streak in the series.
* Micah Foss, Greencastle Boys
SoccerSophomore had five goals in a 9-0 win over
Brown County and three goals in a 3-2 win over Crawfordsville. Also had a
goal and assist in a 4-0 win over Indian Creek. His 17 goals and 36
points both rank No. 1 in the state.
Week 3 Indiana
High School Athletes of the
Week
* Sam Craig, Northwestern (Kokomo)
FootballJunior carried the ball 25 times for 294
yards and three TDs in a 50-48 win over Benton Central. Also made seven
tackles and had a forced fumble on defense.
* Caleb Delorenzo, Trinity (South Bend) Boys
SoccerSenior had two four-goal games in wins over
New Prairie and Glenn (added two assists) and two goals and an assist in
a win over Bremen. Also had two goals and an assist in a win over South
Bend Riley for the undefeated Tians.
* Peyton Geer, Evansville Christian Girls
SoccerSophomore had four goals and an assist in a
9-0 win over North Knox and back-to-back hat tricks (three goals each)
in shutout wins over Evansville Harrison and Fort Wayne Concordia
Lutheran. Has 35 points (20 goals and three assists this season.