Arizona high school football stat stars, Week 8

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Below is a list of the top performances from Week 8 of the Arizona high school football season. All information is based on statistics entered by coaches into MaxPreps by each Monday morning. Don't see someone who should be on the list? Encourage their coach to add stats after each game. Need help? Email support@maxpreps.com.

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Rushing Yards

Dez Melton	Deer Valley (Glendale)	288
Mike Rogers	Cesar Chavez (Laveen)	246
Jordan McDowell-Seybert	Kingman Academy	235
Caleb Egherman	Northwest Christian (Phoenix)	233
Tyler Vasko	Westview (Avondale)	220
Pacey Prettyman	Dysart (El Mirage)	220

Passing Yards

Ernie Pina	Millennium (Goodyear)	367
Austin Nuessle	Desert Mountain (Scottsdale)	360
Nazareth Greer	Marcos de Niza (Tempe)	348
Grayson Barry	Chaparral (Scottsdale)	337
Curtis Wolfe	Cibola (Yuma)	333

Receiving Yards

Keiser Hoffman	Odyssey Institute (Buckeye)	190
Tyler Kohner	Northwest Christian (Phoenix)	188
Robert Williams	Coronado (Scottsdale)	188
Kade Warner	Desert Mountain (Scottsdale)	167
Josiah Bailey	Kellis (Glendale)	157

Total Tackles

Ahli Foster	Winslow	21
Tyrek Eltsosie	Tuba City	21
Tre O'guinn	North Canyon (Phoenix)	19
Austin Enteman	Peoria	17
Larry White	Tombstone	17

Sacks

Ryan Salmon	Scottsdale Christian Academy (Phoenix)	4.5
Kaden Westover	Joseph City	4
Matt Fields	Joseph City	4
Zac Lane	Scottsdale Christian Academy (Phoenix)	3
My-king Johnson	Tempe	3
Austin Mathews	Higley (Gilbert)	3

Interceptions

Teagan Peterson	Snowflake	3
Alijah Gammage	Desert Vista (Phoenix)	3
Andrew Drake	Greenway (Phoenix)	2
Sam Decker	Chandler Prep	2
Dylan Stevenson	Pinnacle (Phoenix)	2
DeErick Smith	Empire (Tucson)	2
Carlos Valarezo	Amphitheater (Tucson)	2
Clayton Holloway	Kingman Academy	2