High school football: Great Lakes region rushing leaders

Current high school football rushing yardage leaders in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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The Great Lakes states are defined - in large - by silos, steeples and Friday night stadium lights. With October upon us, here's the latest list of the high school rushing yardage leaders in the region.

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High School Football: Great Lakes Region Rushing Leaders

Illinois State Rushing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Aaron Stewart - Sr Warren Township (Gurnee, IL)	2229
2	Jimmy Lollar - Jr Olympia (Stanford, IL)	1446
3	Joel White - So Carlinville (IL)	1392
4	Gage Honn - Sr Athens (IL)	1392
5	Landon Knigge - Sr Dixon (IL)	1382
6	Donato Gatses - Sr Glenbard North (Carol Stream, IL)	1325
7	Lucca Giannavola - Sr Marshall (IL)	1255
8	Gavyn Cothern - Sr Richland County (Olney, IL)	1233
9	Owen Yorke - Sr Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton, IL)	1227
10	Nick Huston - Sr Monmouth-Roseville (Monmouth, IL)	1226
11	Rylan Reimolds - Sr Rushville-Industry (Rushville, IL)	1225
12	Caden DuMelle - Sr Jacobs (Algonquin, IL)	1142
13	Sean Murphy - Jr Mascoutah (IL)	1123
14	Julius May - Sr Bishop McNamara (Kankakee, IL)	1121
15	Matthew Miller - Sr Williamsville (IL)	1119
16	Jackson Rudolph - Sr Wauconda (IL)	1115
17	Riley Foglesong - Jr Astoria/VIT (Astoria, IL)	1089
18	Amony Anderson - Sr Hillsboro (IL)	1084
19	Mekhi Shorter - So Roxana (IL)	1074
20	Jonathan Miller - Jr Carterville (IL)	1061
21	David Croom - Jr Plainfield East (Plainfield, IL)	1058
22	Tyler Zdon - Sr Grant Community (Fox Lake, IL)	1057
23	Cael Madden - Sr Wesclin (Trenton, IL)	1032
24	Jamar Lewis - So King (Chicago, IL)	1012
25	Trey Clark - Jr Salem (IL)	1001

Indiana State Rushing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Myles McLaughlin - Sr Knox (IN)	3134
2	Ty Benton - Jr South Putnam (Greencastle, IN)	1615
3	Bryce Fessel - Sr North Harrison (Ramsey, IN)	1570
4	Derion Morris - Sr East Chicago Central (East Chicago, IN)	1543
5	Karwin Pope - Sr Princeton (IN)	1537
6	Izayveon Moore - Jr Lawrence North (Indianapolis, IN)	1452
7	Javionne Harris - Sr Taylor (Kokomo, IN)	1425
8	Reed Robinson - Sr New Prairie (New Carlisle, IN)	1424
9	Jayden Overmyer - Sr Triton (Bourbon, IN)	1414
10	Braden Brown - Sr Triton Central (Fairland, IN)	1411
11	Nathan Foster - Sr Leo (IN)	1401
12	Jacob Smith - Sr Western Boone (Thorntown, IN)	1400
13	Sebastian Robertson - Sr Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs, IN)	1343
14	Luke Starnes - Sr Plainfield (IN)	1321
15	Brock Nauman - Sr Wes-Del (Gaston, IN)	1306
16	Clark French - Jr Sullivan (IN)	1291
17	Cori Tonte - Jr Franklin Community (Franklin, IN)	1260
18	Levi Murray - So Wheeler (Valparaiso, IN)	1254
19	Sal Montes - So Boone Grove (Valparaiso, IN)	1225
20	Colton Bellman - Jr East Central (St. Leon, IN)	1220
21	David Parker - Sr Lake Station Edison (Lake Station, IN)	1201
22	Bret Buecher - So North Posey (Poseyville, IN)	1201
23	Avery Stadler - Sr Southmont (Crawfordsville, IN)	1181
24	Elliot Baldini - Jr Logansport (IN)	1166
25	Gavin Smith - Sr Lewis Cass (Walton, IN)	1153

Michigan State Rushing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Ben Miller - Sr Paw Paw (MI)	1593
2	JOHN MILKS - Jr Jonesville (MI)	1391
3	Devon Billings - Sr Fitzgerald (Warren, MI)	1283
4	Jackson Malburg - Sr Armada (MI)	1283
5	Montrell Parker - Sr Hazel Park (MI)	1280
6	D'Marion Erlenbeck - Sr Clio (MI)	1280
7	Izaiah Wright - Sr Carlson (Gibraltar, MI)	1268
8	Deavante' deleon - Sr Atherton (Burton, MI)	1253
9	Masai Ali - Jr Center Line (MI)	1141
10	Brayden Goudge - Sr Houghton (MI)	1109
11	Jordan Brooks - Jr Crestwood (Dearborn Heights, MI)	1084
12	Max Page - Sr Saugatuck (MI)	1058
13	Dean Hammoud - Jr Fordson (Dearborn, MI)	1055
14	Isaiah Ibrahim - Sr Woodhaven (Brownstown, MI)	974
15	Anthony Hawkins - Jr Trenton (MI)	949
16	Zaheem Cannon - Jr Parkway Christian (Sterling Heights, MI)	928
17	Jakoby Lagat - Sr Goodrich (MI)	923
18	Traverse Moore - Sr DeWitt (MI)	839
19	Tyrese French - Sr Lincoln (Ypsilanti, MI)	812
20	Cameron Gunsell - Sr Ludington (MI)	785
21	Torrence Searcy - Sr Romulus (MI)	780
22	Connor Olszewski - Sr West Catholic (Grand Rapids, MI)	780
23	Keaton Pratt - Sr Roscommon (MI)	744
24	Sam Rouleau - Jr Grosse Pointe South (Grosse Pointe, MI)	704
25	Collin Abram - Jr West Catholic (Grand Rapids, MI)	701

Minnesota State Rushing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	LaMichael Artis - Jr Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley, MN)	1069
2	Julian Beckstrand - Sr Barnum (MN)	1031
3	Jameson Niska - Jr Blaine (MN)	1017
4	Dominic Baez - Sr St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights, MN)	998
5	Tristan Graham* - Sr Owatonna (MN)	970
6	Joseph Mapson - Sr Andover (MN)	850
7	Maxim Mabee - Sr B O L D (Olivia, MN)	833
8	Braedon Becker - Jr Elk River (MN)	832
9	Collin Gravink - Sr Andover (MN)	763
10	Parker Fulton - Jr Aitkin (MN)	701
11	Derrick Obwaya - Jr Blaine (MN)	668
12	Lincoln Malek - Sr Jordan (MN)	641
13	Brody Rush - Jr Anoka (MN)	632
14	Cael Smith - So Southland (Adams, MN)	605
15	Carsyn Kleffman - Jr Elk River (MN)	548
16	Wyatt Mosher - Jr St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville, MN)	460
17	Carter Pietz - Sr Aitkin (MN)	443
18	Levi Harris - Sr Elk River (MN)	433
19	Carson Crandall - Jr International Falls (MN)	431
20	Dylan Ramert - Sr Elk River (MN)	424
21	Ja'Dale Thompson - Sr Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, MN)	423
22	Blake Sieben - Jr Anoka (MN)	419
23	Cayden Tran - Sr Mounds View (Arden Hills, MN)	418
24	Parker Hunter - Sr Park Rapids (MN)	415
25	Lincoln Murphy - Sr Lewiston-Altura (Lewiston, MN)	401

New York State Rushing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Benjamin Coryea - Sr Saratoga Springs (NY)	1250
2	Brayden Richardson - Sr Sleepy Hollow (NY)	1091
3	Jaquan Thomas - Sr William Floyd (Mastic Beach, NY)	1059
4	Jimmy Valentine - Sr Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East (Buffalo, NY)	1040
5	Zachary Parker - Sr Norwich (NY)	1003
6	Robert Trey Murphy - Jr O'Neill (Highland Falls, NY)	996
7	Bradyn Fuller - Sr Southwestern (Jamestown, NY)	987
8	Nahum Pierre - So Ramapo (Spring Valley, NY)	984
9	Luke Martini - Fr Wantagh (NY)	975
10	Chase Prohaszka - Sr Brewster (NY)	876
11	Jayvon Funderburk - Sr Western New York Maritime Charter/Tapestry (Buffalo, NY)	875
12	Imani Wagstaff - Jr Rush-Henrietta (Henrietta, NY)	856
13	Tyson Schmitt - Sr Windsor Central (Windsor, NY)	848
14	Nick Rinaldi - Jr John Jay (Cross River, NY)	836
15	Mason Delmarle - Sr Palmyra-Macedon (Palmyra, NY)	831
16	Brian Formato - Sr Bronxville (NY)	823
17	Declan Connolly - Sr Tuckahoe (Eastchester, NY)	819
18	Jeff Logan - Sr Aquinas Institute (Rochester, NY)	804
19	Anari Fredericks - So Lansingburgh (Troy, NY)	796
20	Colin Pickering - Sr Fonda-Fultonville (Fonda, NY)	786
21	Conor Drnek - Jr Dover (Dover Plains, NY)	782
22	Liam OHara - Sr Goshen Central (Goshen, NY)	765
23	Zane Kropman - Jr Penfield (NY)	757
24	John Whitfield - Sr Clyde-Savannah (Clyde, NY)	745
25	Ernie DaCosta - So Schuylerville (NY)	744

Ohio State Rushing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Braxton Leeth - Sr Crestview (Convoy, OH)	2120
2	Cartae Ligon - So Chillicothe (OH)	2022
3	Lance Cantrell - Sr Talawanda (Oxford, OH)	2001
4	Gabriel Ogbara - Sr Independence (Columbus, OH)	1954
5	Grady Kinsey - Sr Indian Valley (Gnadenhutten, OH)	1729
6	Kaden Murphy - Sr Dawson-Bryant (Coal Grove, OH)	1500
7	Ryder Hooks - Sr Lakota East (Liberty Township, OH)	1443
8	Jaki Threet - Sr Bridgeport (OH)	1420
9	Zander Bice - Sr Miller (Corning, OH)	1403
10	Jackson Farley - Sr Mentor (OH)	1391
11	Evan Kuhns - Sr Vermilion (OH)	1384
12	Anthony Sutton - Sr Athens (The Plains, OH)	1315
13	Ryder Cain - So Garfield (Garrettsville, OH)	1309
14	Julian Baker - Jr Miami Trace (Washington Court House, OH)	1303
15	Kyndall McCaleb - Sr Riverside (Painesville, OH)	1297
16	Shahn Alston - Sr Harvey (Painesville, OH)	1287
17	John Silvestro - Sr Kirtland (OH)	1271
18	Mason Richards - Sr Mt. Vernon (OH)	1263
19	Timmy Serensky - So Western Reserve (Berlin Center, OH)	1253
20	Miles Baker - Sr West Geauga (Chesterland, OH)	1212
21	Brody Walter - Sr North Baltimore (OH)	1190
22	Brice Johnson - Jr Zane Trace (Chillicothe, OH)	1182
23	Anthony Bishop - Jr Portsmouth West (West Portsmouth, OH)	1173
24	Cody Houseman - Sr Northeastern (Springfield, OH)	1170
25	Luke Page - Sr Worthington Kilbourne (Columbus, OH)	1152

Pennsylvania State Rushing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Leomar Brown - Sr Exeter Township (Reading, PA)	1750
2	Isaac Ryon - Sr Lackawanna Trail (Factoryville, PA)	1734
3	Aiden Bliss - Sr Port Allegany (PA)	1669
4	Colton Reber - Jr Schuylkill Haven (PA)	1654
5	Timmy Andrasy - Sr Leechburg (PA)	1654
6	Nasir Collins - Jr Mount Union (PA)	1635
7	Jakobe Harman - Sr Everett (PA)	1632
8	Ayden Yocum - Sr Mars (PA)	1607
9	Tyler Eber - Jr Thomas Jefferson (Jefferson Hills, PA)	1518
10	Ben Hays - Sr Bentworth (Bentleyville, PA)	1434
11	Ahmir Ponder - Sr Thomas A. Edison (Philadelphia, PA)	1395
12	Montgomery Fisher - Sr Milton (PA)	1376
13	Johnny Garcia - Sr Solanco (Quarryville, PA)	1363
14	Da`ron Barksdale - Sr Steel Valley (Munhall, PA)	1329
15	Terrence McDowell Jr - So Tamaqua (PA)	1285
16	Jordan Lawrence - Sr Meadville (PA)	1263
17	Brayden McCarthy - Jr Blackhawk (Beaver Falls, PA)	1252
18	Gavin Zillman - Jr Harbor Creek (Harborcreek, PA)	1245
19	Cole Ordway - Sr Easton Area (Easton, PA)	1237
20	Amahj Gowans - Sr Cardinal O'Hara (Springfield, PA)	1223
21	Skyler Sadowski - Sr Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford, PA)	1221
22	Malachi Peak - Sr California (Coal Center, PA)	1207
23	D'Antae Sheffey - Sr State College (PA)	1196
24	Evan Anderson - Sr Kane (PA)	1178
25	Brayden Mastrippolito - Jr Octorara Area (Atglen, PA)	1170

Wisconsin State Rushing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Zach Shipman - Sr Eau Claire North (Eau Claire, WI)	1204
2	Ryan Lutz - Sr West De Pere (De Pere, WI)	1158
3	AJ Seymour - Sr Brookfield Central (Brookfield, WI)	1125
4	Iain Stahel - Sr Wausau East (Wausau, WI)	1091
5	Kolton Peters - Jr Coleman (WI)	1089
6	Corbin Enzenroth - Sr D.C. Everest (Schofield, WI)	1082
7	Joseph Tarasewicz - Sr River Falls (WI)	1044
8	Jacob Woodruff - Sr Black Hawk/Warren IL (South Wayne, WI)	1019
9	Jake Makaryk - Sr Tri-County (Plainfield, WI)	1001
10	Asher Turner - Jr Spring Valley (WI)	988
11	Jacob Bertling - Sr Nekoosa (WI)	849
12	Brody Schaffer - Sr Winneconne (WI)	798
13	Dax Paquin - So Black Hawk/Warren IL (South Wayne, WI)	764
14	Lateef Love - Jr Whitefish Bay (WI)	756
15	Mason Sittig - Sr Shoreland Lutheran (Somers, WI)	755
16	Wyatt Lund - Sr Ashland (WI)	746
17	Brady Bauer - Jr Lourdes (Oshkosh, WI)	736
18	Jacob Siner - Sr Arrowhead (Hartland, WI)	723
19	Connor Doyle - So Benton/Scales Mound IL/Shullsburg (Benton, WI)	710
20	Logan Peterson - Sr Cumberland (WI)	709
21	Jack Wilson - Sr Mount Horeb/Barneveld (Mount Horeb, WI)	699
22	Wyatt Bieber - Jr Coleman (WI)	672
23	Connor Pangallo - Sr Homestead (Mequon, WI)	669
24	Mason Sobralski - Sr Spooner (WI)	641
25	Beau Podnar - Jr Black Hawk/Warren IL (South Wayne, WI)	605

High school football: Great Lakes region rushing leaders

Current high school football rushing yardage leaders in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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