Georgia high school football: Tate Morris of McIntosh leads state passing yardage leaders

As the high school football season in Georgia reached the halfway point last weekend, several quarterbacks throughout the state are on pace to put up monster numbers.

McIntosh (Peachtree City) quarterback Tate Morris is on pace to run for 1,000 yards this season. But it's his arm that has him sitting atop the MaxPreps leaderboards. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound senior has already thrown for 1,565 yards and 11 touchdowns to just three interceptions in 2022.

Averaging 313 yards an outing through five games, Morris has thrown for 300 yards or more three times during the Chiefs' 2-3 start to the season, including an outing in which he connected on 23 of 36 passes for 380 yards and three touchdowns in a 61-40 loss to Central Sept. 9.

Within striking distance of 10,000 yards for his career, Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill) signal caller Owen Brooker has thrown for 1,427 yards and 15 scores during the Bruins' 4-1 start. Having thrown for at least 200 yards in each contest this fall, Brooker has collected three 300-yard outings including a season-high 371 yards in a 35-31 win over Coahulla Creek Aug. 26.




Aaron Philo of Prince Avenue Christian (Athens) rounds out the top five with 1,299 yards and 12 touchdowns, including 452 yards and six scores during a 49-14 win over Athens Academy Sept. 2.

Read on for a complete look at Georgia's passing yardage leaders.