Top standouts, best performances in Week 13 of the Indiana high school football season

By Kevin Messenger

These prime performances despatched their groups to subsequent week’s semistate of the Indiana soccer playoffs. We’ve arrived on the Ultimate 4!

Adams Central Protection and Particular Groups

The Class A Flying Jets stayed unbeaten at 13-0 after forcing 5 first-quarter turnovers and blocking a punt en path to a 35-0 beatdown of Carroll (Flora).

Bennett, Beard and Spear, Kokomo Protection

Brandon Bennett struck first for this Wildkats defensive trio that manhandled Columbia Metropolis in its 3A regional. Bennett recovered a fumble on the sport’s second play to arrange the sport’s first rating. It was one in every of 5 takeaways by Kokomo within the first half – with Reis Beard and Shayne Spear contributing. Bennett had one other compelled fumble and a sack; Beard had a fumble restoration and an interception; Spear additionally had an interception and fumble restoration.

Micah Coyle, RB, Heart Grove

Coyle’s 62-yard landing early within the fourth quarter put the Trojans forward of Warren Central for good and helped ship Heart Grove to its fifth straight regional title. He scored on a 45-yard run to open the scoring and he tacked on a 73-yard rating to cement the win late within the fourth. Coyle carried 30 occasions for a whopping 301 yards and 4 TDs.

Joe Davis, RB, Indianapolis Lutheran

Davis fueled the state’s top-ranked Class A crew to a 49-7 win over Windfall. He completed with 257 yards on 34 carries, and scored 4 occasions on runs of 1, 6, 4 and 10 yards.

Nyrius Moore-Smith, RB/DB, Whiteland

He solely carried twice for 37 yards however amongst these was a 33-yard TD run to open the fourth quarter that stretched Whiteland’s result in 28-14. Three gamers later, he picked off a Plainfield cross and ran 30 yards for one more rating and put the Warriors forward 35-14.

Max Mullis, QB, West Lafayette

Mullis loved a giant night time whereas main the Crimson Devils to a blowout victory of their 3A regional championship sport. Mullis was 12-of-17 passing for 260 yards and three TDs. He additionally ran 5 occasions for 123 yards and two extra scores.

Luke Purichia, RB/DB, Bishop Chatard

Purichia scored on run performs of 1, 10, 6 and 1 yards. He ran for 149 yards on 19 carries on offense, and his defensive interception was one in every of 4 turnovers Chatard compelled in its regional win.

Josh Ringer, RB, East Central

Ringer carried 28 occasions for 142 yards and three touchdowns as East Central continued on its path to subsequent week’s rematch with No. 8 Roncalli.

Roncalli Line Play and Protection

High performers can take many shapes, and whereas Royals’ working again Luke Hansen deserves each accolade he earns, Friday’s win amounted to greater than his 195 speeding yards or game-sealing TD. The Royals’ protection twice stopped New Palestine on 4th-and-1 performs within the fourth quarter whereas Roncalli clung to a 14-7 lead. And whereas it was Hansen who received the two-yard plunge to clinch the win with 1:30 left to play, it was the 11 performs and 47 yards managed by the offensive line that put Hansen and the Royals in place for his or her remaining rating.

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