Crown Point still stands atop the rankings, and Merrillville’s Michael Hill Jr. and Bowman’s Nathaniel Artest are the players of the week.
TOP 10
With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Crown Point 7-0 (1)
Logan Urbaniak scores twice as the Bulldogs record their 34th straight regular-season win by defeating LaPorte in a Duneland Athletic Conference game.
2. Merrillville 5-2 (2)
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Rynell Lewis makes nine catches for 161 yards and a TD in the Pirates’ DAC win against Valparaiso.
3. Andrean 6-1 (3)
Brady Elish passes for 80 yards and a TD and runs for 50 yards and a TD in the 59ers’ nonconference win against Angola.
4. Lowell 6-1 (4)
Tymothy James rushes for 172 yards and two TDs in the Red Devils’ Northwest Crossroads Conference win against Kankakee Valley.
5. Hobart 5-2 (5)
Aleks Tatum passes for 157 yards and a TD and runs for 105 yards and three TDs in the Brickies’ NCC win against Hanover Central.
6. Michigan City 5-2 (6)
Trinaston Hart passes for 319 yards and five TDs and runs for 78 yards and a TD in the Wolves’ DAC win against Portage.
7. Chesterton 5-2 (7)
Louis Raffin makes seven catches for 169 yards and a TD in the Trojans’ DAC win against Lake Central.
8. Valparaiso 1-6 (8)
Gage Finlay runs for 139 yards and a TD in the Vikings’ DAC loss to Merrillville.
9. Morton 5-2 (9)
Davion Terry rushes for 124 yards and four TDs on just six carries in the Governors’ Great Lakes Athletic Conference shutout of Hammond Central.
10. Griffith 6-1 (10)
Ryan Bullion and the Panthers post a Greater South Shore Conference South win against West Side.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Junior quarterback Michael Hill Jr. throws for 345 yards and four touchdowns and runs for 241 yards and two TDs during Merrillville’s 48-21 Duneland Athletic Conference win against Valparaiso.
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DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior linebacker Nathaniel Artest puts up 11 tackles with two for loss and a forced fumble during Bowman’s 40-14 nonconference win against North Newton.