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Week 6 Indiana
High School Athletes of the
Week
* Maverick Geske, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory (Indianapolis)
FootballJunior completed 30-of-43 passes for 429
yards and five TDs in a 39-23 win over Roncalli. Has completed
111-of-178 passes for 1,541 yards and 18 TDs this season.
* Halle Archer, Switzerland County (Vevay) Girls
SoccerSenior went over 200 career points last week
with 16 goals and two assists in wins over Southwestern, Austin, Shawe
Memorial and Corydon Central. Currently has 213 career points (83 goals
and 47 assists).
* Corbin Johnson, South Decatur (Greensburg)
FootballJunior carried the ball 26 times for 375
yards and four TDs in a 27-13 win over Cloverdale. Has carried the ball
76 times for 1,119 yards and 18 TDs in six games.
Here is the school
year's
first round of
nominees...
Week 7 Indiana High School Athlete of the
Week Nominees
* Garrett Sherrell, Brownsburg FootballSenior carried the ball nine times for 340 yards (37.8 yards per carry) and four TDs in a 59-21 win over Zionsville. Has 1,540 yards and 18 TDs on 153 carries (10.1 ypc) this season.
* Ava Utterback, Plainfield VolleyballSenior had 74 kills and 39 digs last week in wins over Carmel, Danville and Franklin Community. Has 1,146 career kills, 830 digs and 174 blocks.
* Nick Witte, Lapel FootballSenior caught 11 passes for 249 yards and a TD and had six tackles, a TFL and an interception in a 29-15 win over Heritage Christian. Has 53 receptions for 745 yards and seven TDs this season. Also has 39 tackles and three interceptions.
* Finn Gruver, Muncie Central Boys SoccerSenior had four goals and an assist in a 9-0 win over Rushville and three goals in a 6-1 win over Delta. Has 56 points (24 goals and eight assists) this season.
* Bret Perry, Seymour FootballSenior completed 24-of-29 passes for 360 yards and five TDs in a 56-32 win over Jennings County. His 2,497 yards passing leads the state and ranks fifth nationally. He’s thrown 30 TD passes in seven games, including five in a game four times.
* Liam Hannon, Muncie Burris Boys SoccerJunior ran his string of games with at least one goal to eight with four goals in a win over Wapahani and three goals in a win over Yorktown. Has 20 goals and 12 assists this season.
* Keaton Fields, Wabash FootballSenior had 24 tackles and a caused fumble in a 20-18 win over North Miami. Earlier this year he registered 26 tackles in a 41-20 loss to Southwood. Has 97 tackles in seven games.
* Diego Hernandez-Reyes, Rensselaer Central FootballJunior scored 40 points in a 64-26 win over Benton Central. Scored TDs via rushing (four), receiving (one) and punt return (one) and had two 2-point conversions (runs).
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.
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.
Week 5 Indiana
High School Athletes of the
Week
* 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.
*
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.
* Carson Cheek, South Dearborn (Aurora)
FootballJunior carried the ball 21 times for 204
yards and seven TDs in a 74-0 win over Greensburg.