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Merrillville Pirates Merrillville Pirates
Class 5A Class 5A

Team Statistics
Merrillville Opponents
Total Points / Points Per Game 482 / 37.1 190 / 14.6
First Downs / Per Game 286 / 22 177 / 13
Rushing Yards / Per Game 3018 / 232.1 1589 / 122.2
Passing Yards / Per Game 3186 / 245 1554 / 119.5
Total Yards / Per Game 6204 / 477.2 3143 / 241.7
Fumbles Recovered By 11 6
Intercepted By 8 9
Total Punts / Punt Average 33 / 36.3 69 / 32.1
Penalties / Total Penalty Yards 130 / 1010 79 / 774

Individual Statistics
Rushing G Att. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long
2 Jac’Quarious Johnson 13 182 1308 14 100.6 7.2 80
21 Cameron Jordan 13 87 936 14 69.8 10.4 80 Team Facts
3 Michael Hill 13 94 509 6 46.1 6.4 77 City/Town: Merrillville
County: Lake
Passing G Comp. Att. Int. TD Yds. YPG Superintendent: Dr. Dexter Suggs
No. Name Gr. Ht. Wt. Position(s) No. Name Gr. Ht. Wt. Position(s) 3 Michael Hill 13 232 353 9 30 3161 242.8 Principal: Michael Krutz
0 Rynell Lewis 12 6-5 195 WR 45 Davonne Barlow 10 5-10 165 WR / DB Athletic Director: Amy Beckham
1 Warren Brown 12 5-8 150 DB 46 Jeremiah Hocker 11 5-10 205 LB Receiving G Rec. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long Asst. Athletic Director: Amy Govert
Athletic Trainers: Rachel Dean, Francesca
2 Jac’Quarious Johnson 12 5-8 195 RB 47 Francois Henderson 11 6-1 215 LB 21 Cameron Jordan 13 64 820 9 61.5 12.5 70 Salazar, Sue Hayes
3 Michael Hill 11 6-2 180 QB 48 Arvee’A Ford 12 6-2 195 DE / LS 5 Mikel Smoot 13 54 850 10 65.4 15.7 65 Head Coach: Brad Seiss
4 Darnell Bowles Jr. 12 6-4 185 QB 49 CJ Justice 10 5-8 180 H / LB Asst. Coaches: Josh Sabinas (OC),
4 Jeremiah Mosby 11 5-8 120 WR / DB 50 Damion Jones Jr. 12 6-2 230 OL / DL 0 Rynell Lewis 12 49 771 4 64.3 15.7 51 Anthony Curry (DC) Brian West, Pat Winters,
5 Mikel Smoot 12 6-0 160 WR / DB 51 Stanley Freeman 12 6-0 225 DL 2 Jac’Quarious Johnson 13 26 196 2 15.1 7.5 28 William Fulton, Dontrell Pope, Connor Buxton,
6 Tyshawn Meeks 10 5-10 155 WR / DB 52 Jaylon Carter 12 5-10 230 OL Jacob Van Doren, Denzel Pierce, Cameron Mitchell,
8 Greg Hughes 12 5-11 180 DB 53 Adrian Rostro 9 5-10 200 TE / DE Kicking G FGM FGA Long PAT M PAT A Evan Kennedy, Exzavier Shell, Andre Jackson,
Tom Kelly, Jamahl Jones, Daniel Klimczak,
10 Dermont Bogard 12 5-10 165 WR 54 Jayden Thompson 11 6-4 250 OL 96 Benito Gonzalez 13 6 8 36 62 65 Christian Brenes
11 Keith Edwards 12 6-0 180 DB 55 Damari Walker 11 6-1 215 OL / DL Student Managers: Briana Smith,
11 Jamahl Milton 9 5-7 140 WR 56 Jamaal Cherry 12 6-2 275 OL Punting G No. Avg. Long Malaya Randall-Stinson, Cherish Moore,
12 Derrick Cannon Jr. 12 5-10 150 DB 57 Kayden Osiez 10 6-2 265 OL 43 Darien Wiggins 13 33 36.3 59 Jaemoni Adams, Kennedy Blevins,
13 Marcus Ireland 9 6-1 150 DB 59 Aaron White 12 6-1 260 OL / DL Aiyanna Andrews, Samira N’Doumy,
14 Curtis Walker 10 5-10 150 WR 61 Shawn Wilson 11 6-1 265 OL / DL Martellis Jordan, Jaki Jones
15 Rae’Sean Shelley 11 5-9 160 WR / DB 63 Exzavier Flack 10 6-0 285 OL / DL Defense G Tackles For Loss Sacks INT FF FR Offensive Formation: Spread
Defensive Formation: 4-2-5
16 Kortlen Lewis 10 5-9 150 WR 64 Tremaine Hemingway 11 6-1 305 OL / DL 25 A’Marie Eller 13 86 5 2 0 1 1 Colors: Purple & White
17 Pelumi Ojo 10 6-2 220 QB 65 K’Vion Robinson 10 6-0 295 OL / DL 11 Keith Edwards 10 83 7 1 2 2 0 Conference: Duneland
18 Bryce Montgomery 11 5-11 200 DB 66 Joshua Coulter 12 6-4 250 OL / DL 90 Quron Moore 13 80 24 4.5 1 2 2 Enrollment: 2068
19 Jordan Bills 11 5-8 140 DB 68 Cole Zaverl 9 6-0 275 OL / DL 1 Warren Brown 13 79 7 1 3 1 2 Last Year’s W-L Record: 11-2
21 Cameron Jordan 11 5-11 170 RB 70 Jyaire Jones 9 6-0 295 OL / DL 51 Stanley Freeman 13 77 25 8.5 0 4 0 X: @MVillePirates
22 Antoine Jenkins 12 5-11 155 DB 72 Donovan Simpson 12 6-1 275 OL / DL Instagram: @mvillepirateathletics
24 Marcus Yancey 12 5-10 180 WR 73 Maximus Malo 12 6-3 340 OL / DL Season Results (11-2)
25 A’Marie Eller 11 6-0 210 LB 75 Ezra Lopez 10 5-11 215 OL / DL
26 Najee Parker 10 6-1 150 WR / DB 78 Keenan Sims 12 6-0 380 OL / DL State Finals History 8/22 Andrean W 41-14
27 William Golden 9 5-8 150 RB / WR 80 Orion Brown 11 5-11 150 WR / DB 8/29 Loyola Academy (IL) L L 14-21
21-35
9/5
at Crown Point
29 Demaurey Gray 11 5-9 150 DB 81 Charles Standifer 11 5-8 150 WR / DB State Champion: (1) 1976 (3A) 9/12 Portage W 44-23
30 Amaajay Witherspoon 10 5-11 155 WR / DB 82 Maurice Harris 11 6-0 195 WR / DB Appearances: (2) 1976 (3A), 2025 (5A) 9/19 at Michigan City W 44-7
31 Steven Sanders 10 5-8 145 RB 83 Jaden Saldivar 11 6-1 155 WR / DB 9/26 LaPorte W 38-0
32 J’Savion Ellis 10 5-8 165 RB / DB 84 Sidney Boston 11 5-8 135 WR / DB 10/3 at Valparaiso W 48-21
33 Joshua Lasenby 10 5-8 170 RB 85 Tywon Burks 9 5-9 150 WR / DB 10/10 at Lake Central W 42-18
35 Keenan Skinner 12 6-2 215 TE / LB 86 Te’Juan Flournoy 11 6-1 160 WR / DB 10/17 Chesterton W 42-7
36 Austen Vanderwoude 9 5-10 200 QB / LB 87 James Coley 9 5-9 140 WR / LS
37 Antonio Byers 9 5-10 225 DL 88 Josiah Horton 11 6-2 215 DE Sectional
38 Willie Rance 12 5-9 180 RB / LB 89 Marcus Williams 10 6-3 150 WR / DB 10/31 at Hammond Morton W 28-7
39 Robert Newell 10 6-1 205 TE / DE 90 Quran Moore 12 6-2 280 DL 11/7 Munster W 45-14
40 Sincere Story 12 6-1 205 DE 91 Christian Frank 11 5-8 190 DL Brad Seiss
41 Kam Brown 11 5-10 190 RB / LB 93 Nu’Twan Gills 11 5-11 275 DL Head Coach Regional
42 Joseph Watson 9 5-10 170 RB / S 95 Nicholas Swindle 12 5-7 220 DL 94-39 (11th year) 11/14 at Michigan City W 34-14
43 Darien Wiggins 12 5-8 150 P 96 Gonzalez Benito 12 5-11 250 K 107-56 (14th year overall) Semi-State
44 Jason Watson 9 6-1 205 DE 98 Joel Salas 12 6-2 190 K 11/21 #6 Concord W 41-14
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