Top standouts, best performances in Week 8 of the Indiana high school football season

By Kevin Messenger

Listed under are a few of the high standouts and performers from Week 8 highschool soccer video games all through the Hoosier State: 

Cole Ballard, QB, Westfield

The Shamrocks’ QB was Westfield’s offensive star with a hand in all 4 Westfield touchdowns throughout a convincing 28-17 win over No. 7 Fishers. It was Ballard’s three second-half runs that pushed the Shamrocks to a 28-10 lead as he bolted for scores of 49, 51 and 12 yards. On the evening, he rushed for 103 yards and three scores, whereas passing for 113 yards and one other.

Thomas Gotkowski, QB, Ben Davis

Navigating a Big comeback, Gotkowski accomplished 10 of his ultimate 11 passes, with three of these going for touchdowns. His 60-yard move to Zane Skibinski minimize Lawrence Central’s result in 28-14 and his 3-yard move to Lincoln Murff pulled the Giants inside 28-27 within the ultimate seconds. Gotkowski ran proper on a 2-point try to pitched to Murff on a reverse for the go-ahead conversion.

Mylan Graham, WR, New Haven

Catching seven passes with three TDs for the second straight week, Graham completed with 146 receiving yards and a median of 20 yards per reception. The state’s chief with 1,020 receiving yards, Graham helped the Bulldogs get previous East Noble 37-14.

Luke Hansen, RB, Roncalli

It was the primary time this season Hansen has not had a number of speeding touchdowns, however a 10-yard reception for TD was his second rating of the sport and gave Roncalli a short-lived 23-17 lead. The state’s main rusher completed with 221 yards on 34 carries in a loss to Cincinnati Elder.

Keith Jackson, QB, Warren Central

Jackson’s numbers weren’t enormous, however he engineered the Warriors’ enormous upset over No. 4-ranked Carmel. Jackson was 12-of-17 passing for 146 yards together with the game-winning landing, a 20-yard strike to Devaon Holman. In a sport accented by protection and 4 first-half discipline targets, Jackson used seven totally different receivers to maintain the Warriors offense transferring.

Robert Lamar, RB, Clarksville

Lamar carried for 250 yards and three touchdowns whereas main Clarksville to a 46-8 win over Greenwood Christian. It was his third sport with at the least 250 yards this season, however with solely 15 carries, his 16.7-yards-per-carry common was definitely his better of the season.

Arj Lothe, QB, Indian Creek

In a sport that includes 99 factors and over 1,000 yards in offense, it was Lothe who claimed the loftiest and profitable numbers. Lothe discovered wideout Lance Butler for a two-point dialog to beat Sullivan 50-49 in time beyond regulation. Lothe led the Braves to 554 yards of offense, 355 of these and a few TD passes coming from his arm. He additionally rushed for 3 TDs, the final of which gave the Braves their first lead of the evening at 42-35 with 5:00 remaining.

Justin Marshall, RB, Merrillville

Marshall ran 28 instances for 207 yards and caught eight passes for 124 yards in a win over Lake Central. His 13-yard run late within the third interval sealed the Pirates’ win.

D.J. Mendez, QB, Scecina

Mendez solely accomplished seven passes, however he averaged over 36 yards per completion, ending 7-of-10 for 258 yards because the Crusaders beat Cardinal Ritter, 45-6. Mendez threw landing passes of 42, 65 and 38 yards, along with two extra speeding scores from 2 and 4 yards.

Danny O’Neil, QB, Indianapolis Cathedral

O’Neil threw for 303 passing yards and two touchdowns, finishing 22 of 31 throws. He scored one other TD on the bottom because the Irish received previous Catholic rival Brebeuf Jesuit.

Nicholas Patterson, QB, Mooresville

Patterson ran for 101 yards and a rating however did most of his harm by means of the air on Friday evening. He led the Pioneers’ 37-31 comeback win in time beyond regulation with 244 yards and three TDs on 22-of-31 passing. His 10-yard TD move to Dylan Gardner, in time beyond regulation, was a becoming end.

John Shepard, RB, Franklin

Shepard piled up 215 scrimmage yards with 4 touchdowns within the Grizzly Cubs’ 41-6 spanking of Greenwood. He carried 14 instances for 147 yards, together with touchdowns of 28 and 74 yards. He caught one other move for 68 yards.

Zane Skibinski, WR, Ben Davis

A junior broad receiver, Skibinski stepped up for the Giants of their outstanding 29-point comeback victory over visiting Lawrence Central. He completed with eight passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns. 

Peyton Slaven, QB, Homestead

When the ultimate rating is 61-54, there are sure to be some stats! The Homestead senior was 20-of-29 passing for 394 yards and three TDs. He rushed for an additional rating whereas carrying for an additional 73 yards as a part of the Spartans’ win over Ft. Wayne Wayne.

Cooper Simmons-Little, QB, Merchants Level Christian

Simmons-Little led the Knights to a 35-7 win over Edinburgh, throwing for 4 touchdowns and 295 yards on simply 10 completions (10 of 15). Simmons-Little is second within the state with 2,021 passing yards.

Jimmy Sullivan, QB, Fort Wayne Carroll

Sullivan threw for 237 yards and 5 TDs because the Chargers blitzed Concordia 51-0 to say their second straight Summit Convention title.

Isaiah Thacker, WR, New Palestine

Thacker took the sport’s opening kickoff 75 yards to paydirt, then caught a pair of TD passes within the Dragon’s 63-12 rout of New Fortress. Thacker caught 5 balls for 115 yards.