Hoosier Heartland 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 Cravens Delivers Best Effort of Season
Alex Cravens produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Sheridan to the win on Friday. Cravens rushed for 237 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Cravens has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 87.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 52.15
A Season-Best Effort from Joshua Hartley Leads Delphi Community over Sheridan
On Friday, Delphi Community had to settle for second even though Joshua Hartley put up the best numbers he has all season. Hartley rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 137 receiving yards. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 80 yards.
On the season, Hartley has averaged 92.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 6.67 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.87
Braylen Word Dazzles in Eastern Win
Eastern found a leader in Braylen Word as the squad took down Tri-Central on Friday. Nobody could stop Word as he picked up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made seven total tackles.
Word is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Sheridan on Friday. When Word last faced the Blackhawks back in October of 2023, he picked up 147 receiving yards, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Gamescore: 38.58
While Jacob Cline delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Tri-Central. Nobody could stop Cline as he rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.
Tri-Central is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Cline and Tri-Central will take on Taylor at 6:55 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.20
Owen Tolle Makes It Two for Eastern
The second Eastern player making an appearance here is Owen Tolle, and for good reason. He made 12 total tackles.
For the season, Tolle has averaged 7.1 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 24.27
Other Notable Players
- Gibson Eagle: 194 yards passing; 33 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.93)
- Jonathan Barnes: 109 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.10)
- Ethan Mcilrath: 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
