Jordan rushes for 142 yards and two touchdowns, rising to the occasion in place of an injured teammate.
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When Wheeler’s Tyne Vettickal isn’t scoring goals, he’s scoring TDs. Or making interceptions. ‘He does everything.’
Vettickal, a standout in four sports, doesn’t just kick for Wheeler’s football team.
Michael Osipoff’s football rankings and players of the week for Northwest Indiana
Brady McCormack and Chesterton enter the rankings, along with Lake Central and Portage, after Week 1.
New to Whiting, Austin White and his father, John Jolley, know of past success. ‘We want to bring it back.’
White is the Oilers’ new quarterback, an accomplished one, and Jolley is their new coach.
Griffith’s Colton Strezo, a 2-way player again, is double trouble: ‘He’s making our football team much better’
Strezo, who was Griffith’s quarterback last season, has changed positions and is already making an impact.
Highland defender Kate Robinson, who wrestles, likes to put opponents in a bind: ‘They’re conscious of me’
Highland teammate Casey DiSanto figures Robinson must be frustrating for opposing players.
Daequon Fields’ 30 carries for 205 yards carry Portage to first win since 2022: ‘We’ve been waiting for this’
Fields, a reserve running back last season, rushed for three touchdowns against Morton.
Valparaiso twins Tyse and Tyres Morris won a state title in 2022. This go-round’s different. They’re ‘the guys.’
Tyse and Tyres Morris, who were born two minutes apart, play together in Valparaiso’s secondary.
Michael Osipoff’s top 10 football teams and 25 players to watch in Northwest Indiana for the 2024 season
Crown Point is back in the top spot ahead of conference rivals Merrillville and Valparaiso.
New Lake Central coach Pete Koulianos kept hearing one name: Ryder Fernandez. ‘An LC kid through and through.’
Fernandez, who helped Lake Central baseball win a state title, considered not returning to football.