Ryan Garner has touched the ball in just about every way a football player can and found the end zone in most of them. The Hayden senior has 49 touchdowns in 11 games: 35 rushing, eight receiving, five on kickoff returns and one on a fumble return. That is 4.5 touchdowns a game, and it is the most in Arizona.

Those numbers come from the Arizona Interscholastic Association's statewide leaderboard, which runs on MaxPreps stats and counts every 11-man and 8-man team in the state. Garner, whose season is also tracked on Hayden's MaxPreps page, is listed as a receiver and defensive back. He also leads the state with 312 points.

2,433 Rushing Yards at 13.2 a Carry

Garner has 2,433 rushing yards on 185 carries, 221.2 yards a game, with a long run of 86 yards. Only Trivium Prep's Benjamin Wolfley, with 2,601 yards in one more game, has run for more in Arizona. Add the receiving and return yardage and Garner has 3,015 total yards, fourth in the state. In 8-man football the field is wider per player and a single missed tackle can go the distance, but 13.2 yards per carry over 185 carries is a big number in any format.

The production shows up in local game reports too. In Hayden's 43-6 rivalry win at Ray in September, Garner scored four touchdowns, according to the Copper Area News.

Hayden vs. Williams in the AIA 8-Man 1A Final

Hayden, from Winkelman, is the No. 2 seed in the AIA 8-man 1A bracket. The Lobos beat Joseph City 47-0 in the quarterfinals and Superior 65-18 in the semifinals. They play No. 1 seed Williams for the state title Saturday at 6 p.m. at Coronado High School. Williams reached the final with a 46-14 semifinal win over St. David.

Garner has one more game to add to the line. More player spotlights are on the BallerTube news page.