Northwest Indiana high school football rankings after Week 7


Crown Point is still atop the leaderboard, and Merrillville’s Michael Hill Jr. and Bowman’s Nathaniel Artest are the players of the week.
HIGH 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 victory by defeating LaPorte in a Duneland Athletic Conference game.
2. Merrillville 5-2 (2)
Rynell Lewis makes nine catches for 161 yards and a touchdown in the Pirates’ DAC win over Valparaiso.
3. Andréan 6-1 (3)
Brady Elish passes for 80 yards and a TD and runs for 50 yards and a TD in the 59ers’ non-conference win over Angola.
4. Lowell 6-1 (4)
Tymothy James rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns in the Red Devils’ Northwest Crossroads Conference win over 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 over Hanover Central.
6. Michigan City 5-2 (6)
Trinaston Hart passes for 319 yards and five touchdowns and runs for 78 yards and a touchdown in the Wolves’ DAC win over Portage.
7. Chesterton 5-2 (7)
Louis Raffin makes seven catches for 169 yards and a touchdown in the Trojans’ DAC win over Lake Central.
8. Valparaiso 1-6 (8)
Gage Finlay runs for 139 yards and a touchdown in the Vikings’ DAC loss to Merrillville.
9. Morton 5-2 (9)
Davion Terry ran for 124 yards and four touchdowns on just six carries in shutout Hammond Central in the Governors’ Great Lakes Athletic Conference.
10. Griffith 6-1 (10)
Ryan Bullion and the Panthers post a Greater South Shore Conference South victory over West Side.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Junior quarterback Michael Hill Jr. threw for 345 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 241 yards and two touchdowns in Merrillville’s 48-21 Duneland Athletic Conference victory over Valparaiso.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior linebacker Nathaniel Artest had 11 tackles, including two for loss and a forced fumble in Bowman’s 40-14 non-conference win over North Newton.




