Hobart enters the rankings at No. 8, and Wheeler’s Bryce Compton and Morton’s Freddy Brown are the players of the week.
TOP 10 TEAMS
With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Crown Point 5-0 (1)
Jacob Soley catches five passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ win against Portage.
2. Merrillville 4-1 (2)
Cameron Jordan runs for 140 yards and a TD in the Pirates’ win against Michigan City.
3. Valparaiso 4-1 (3)
Austen MacKenzie hits Kellan Hosek for the decisive two-point conversion in the Vikings’ overtime win against Chesterton.
4. Hanover Central 4-1 (4)
Caiden Verrett rushes for 169 yards and four TDs in the Wildcats’ win against Kankakee Valley.
5. Lake Central 3-2 (5)
Cameron Reddick and the Indians top LaPorte to get back over .500.
6. Michigan City 1-4 (6)
Jamin Harvell scores a TD in the Wolves’ loss to Merrillville.
7. Chesterton 3-2 (8)
Andrew Goveia runs for 251 yards and two TDs in the Trojans’ loss to Valparaiso.
8. Hobart 3-2 (NR)
Willy Shearer scores the decisive TD in the Brickies’ overtime win against Andrean.
9. Andrean 2-3 (9)
Brady Elish throws for 256 yards and two TDs in the 59ers’ loss to Hobart.
10. Griffith 5-0 (10)
Jalen Wilson catches the go-ahead TD pass from Ryan Bullion in the Panthers’ win against River Forest.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior wide receiver Bryce Compton makes eight catches for 213 yards and a touchdown during Wheeler’s 38-20 win against Boone Grove.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior linebacker Freddy Brown makes seven tackles with two for loss, a sack, an interception and a fumble recovery during Morton’s 52-0 win against Calumet.
