South Florida quarterbacks are throwing for more yards than almost anyone in the country. That is the headline from the MaxPreps national high school football stat leaders through Friday, October 16, where Westminster Academy's Aiden Wallhoff and Boca Raton Christian's Joey Weber rank second and fourth nationally in passing yards, and three Boca Raton Christian receivers sit inside the national top 10.
A note on the numbers: MaxPreps leaderboards are season-to-date, built from stats that schools enter themselves, and a player must have appeared in at least four games to qualify. Programs that do not report stats will not show up. Here are the leaders in each major category as of Saturday morning.
Passing Yards Leaders: Jaxon Hunt, Aiden Wallhoff, K'Von Houston
- Jaxon Hunt, QB, Mountain Ridge (Herriman, UT): 3,161 yards, 41 touchdowns, 4 interceptions in 9 games
- Aiden Wallhoff, QB, Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale, FL): 3,130 yards, 29 touchdowns, 391.2 yards per game in 8 games
- K'Von Houston, QB, Hillcrest (Midvale, UT): 3,115 yards, 37 touchdowns in 10 games
- Joey Weber, QB, Boca Raton Christian (FL): 3,055 yards, 37 touchdowns, 66.8 percent completions in 8 games
- Brighton Reutzel, QB, Stansbury (UT): 2,941 yards, 33 touchdowns in 10 games
Utah owns four of the top six spots. The most efficient arm in the top 10 belongs to Juju Hernandez of Tulare Western (CA), who averages 415.4 yards per game on 70 percent completions with 39 touchdowns against 5 interceptions.
Rushing Yards Leaders: Kingston Allen Clears 2,000 Yards
- Kingston Allen, RB, Notre Dame Academy (Green Bay, WI): 2,287 yards, 43 touchdowns, 12.7 yards per carry, zero fumbles in 8 games
- Grayson Nolan, RB, Ashland-Greenwood (NE): 1,935 yards, 25 touchdowns in 7 games
- Ronald Hatch, RB, Webster (WI): 1,880 yards, 21 touchdowns
- Tru Warrior Casas, ATH, Fairfax (Los Angeles, CA): 1,865 yards, 13.6 yards per carry
- Shiloh Mukendi, RB, Asheville School (NC): 1,851 yards
Allen also leads the nation in total touchdowns with 43, every one of them on the ground. Florida's top rusher is KJ Palmer of Paxon School for Advanced Studies in Jacksonville at 1,639 yards, with Cardinal Mooney's Connail Jackson close behind at 1,581 yards on a 14.4-yard average and 22 scores.
Receiving Yards Leaders: Zander South, Drew Barbar and the Boca Raton Christian Trio
- Zander South, North Baltimore (OH): 1,501 yards, 21 touchdowns on 88 catches
- Dennis Tuaone, Timpview (UT): 1,495 yards on 86 catches
- Drew Barbar, Westminster Academy (FL): 1,331 yards, 20.5 yards per catch, 11 touchdowns
- Issic Alonzo, Savanna (CA): 1,252 yards, 17 touchdowns
- Bennett Konkey, Geneva (IL): 1,212 yards, 18 touchdowns
Boca Raton Christian's Tavaris Wilson (1,155 yards) and Joshua Burrell (1,136 yards, 17 touchdowns) rank eighth and 10th nationally, which means Weber's top two targets are both top-10 receivers in the country.
Scoring Leaders: Jordan Blackmon and Owen Neal
Dillon Christian (SC) quarterback Jordan Blackmon leads the nation with 250 points on 41 touchdowns in 8 games. James Wood (VA) quarterback Owen Neal has 240 points on 40 touchdowns in only 7 games, a national-best 34.3 points per game among the top 10. Ridgeline (UT) running back Noah Fiefia is third with 204 points.
Defensive Leaders: Tackles, Sacks and Interceptions
Tackles: Marengo (AL) linebacker Michael James leads with 135 tackles in 7 games, and his line also includes 44 tackles for loss and 14 sacks. Luke Ulibarri of El Camino Real (CA) has 132, and South Fort Myers linebacker Virshod Eleaby is third nationally with 131. Boca Raton Christian's Luke Norstrom ranks ninth with 123.
Sacks: Provo (UT) edge Tonu Lesa leads with 21 in 10 games. Killian (Miami) defensive end Dashaun Collins is second with 19 in just 7 games, a 2.7-per-game pace that is the best rate in the top 10. Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach) defensive end Tristen Bennett is tied for eighth with 17.
Interceptions: Maddox Sikma of St. Charles West (MO) leads with 10 picks in 7 games. Four players are tied at 9: Tyson Comeaux-Watts (Mansfield Summit, TX), Easton Green (Malad, ID), Mason Hartley (Zane Trace, OH) and Marquez Walker (Waite, OH).
Florida Stat Leaders Through Week 8
On the Florida-only boards, Wallhoff and Weber are one-two in passing, followed by Cornerstone Classical Academy's Hunter Rowley at 2,096 yards. Killian's Jeramiah Lee has the best efficiency in the state's top 10 at 71.3 percent completions and a 147 rating. Barbar, Wilson and Burrell go one-two-three in receiving, and Monarch's Bryan Bynes has 800 yards in only 6 games. In tackles, Eleaby and Norstrom lead the state, with Boca Ciega's Jayun Jones third at 108 tackles plus 20 tackles for loss and 8 sacks.
The boards update as schools enter Week 9 stats after Friday, October 23. Browse the full lists on MaxPreps' national stat leaders page and the Florida stat leaders page, and follow the season on BallerTube's high school football page.
