High school football: Great Lakes region passing leaders

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

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High School Football: Great Lakes Region Passing Leaders

Illinois State Passing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Trae Taylor - Jr Carmel (Mundelein, IL)	2931
2	Callahan Roper - Sr Marion (IL)	2801
3	Jake Nawrot - Jr Hersey (Arlington Heights, IL)	2311
4	Ryne Sheppard - Sr Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa, IL)	2243
5	Davin Wooley - Jr Carbondale (IL)	2195
6	Hunter Hochbaum - So Mater Dei (Breese, IL)	2165
7	Brody Scheffler - Sr Springfield (IL)	2135
8	Dane Eisenmenger - Sr Tolono Unity (Tolono, IL)	2114
9	Keller Stocks - Sr Mt. Zion (IL)	2002
10	Johnny O'Brien - Sr Fremd (Palatine, IL)	1961
11	Brock Phillip - Sr St. Francis (Wheaton, IL)	1926
12	Erick Castillo - Sr Momence (IL)	1916
13	Michael Nee - Sr Glenbard East (Lombard, IL)	1905
14	Matthew Gipson - Sr Grant Community (Fox Lake, IL)	1899
15	Jaxon Bridges - Sr Effingham (IL)	1891
16	Kodey McKinney - Sr St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL)	1883
17	Luke Tepas - Sr Barrington (IL)	1873
18	Nate Lang - Jr IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, IL)	1867
19	Hayden Mulvey - Jr Newton (IL)	1861
20	Michael Vander Luitgaren - Jr Batavia (IL)	1856
21	Kenyonte Louis - Sr Kenwood (Chicago, IL)	1843
22	Deegan Prater - Sr Dupo (IL)	1841
23	Colten Knoedler - Sr Glenwood (Chatham, IL)	1800
24	Jackson Sanders - Sr Williamsville (IL)	1692
25	Ean Ankney - Sr Lakes (Lake Villa, IL)	1659

Indiana State Passing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Cole Stephens - Jr Greencastle (IN)	3511
2	Dayson Kirby - Sr Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford, IN)	2881
3	Trysten Barrett - Jr Lafayette Jefferson (Lafayette, IN)	2698
4	Michael Hill Jr - Jr Merrillville (IN)	2639
5	Jack Sorgi - Jr Tri-West Hendricks (Lizton, IN)	2628
6	Aiden Robinson - Jr Maconaquah (Bunker Hill, IN)	2560
7	Colin Cook - So Northwestern (Kokomo, IN)	2532
8	Asher Ratliff - Sr Columbus North (Columbus, IN)	2459
9	Gabe Frisinger - Jr Carroll (Fort Wayne, IN)	2372
10	Christian Grayson - Jr Charlestown (IN)	2354
11	Bryor Carmichael - Jr Knightstown (IN)	2346
12	David Callison - Sr Fort Wayne Northrop (Fort Wayne, IN)	2312
13	Carter Schickel - Jr North Posey (Poseyville, IN)	2310
14	Devin Craig - Sr Lapel (IN)	2236
15	Jaydin Rivers - Sr Fort Wayne North Side (Fort Wayne, IN)	2156
16	Cooper Dold - Jr Twin Lakes (Monticello, IN)	2149
17	Eli McCormick - Sr DeKalb (Waterloo, IN)	2143
18	Tytus Lehman - Sr South Adams (Berne, IN)	2134
19	Marshall Phillips - Sr Northeastern (Fountain City, IN)	2123
20	Brady Gast - Sr Alexandria-Monroe (Alexandria, IN)	2095
21	Caleb Hawkins - Fr Clarksville (IN)	2083
22	Jace Hollendonner - So Centerville (IN)	2059
23	Gage Sturgill - Sr Fishers (IN)	2044
24	Trinaston Hart - Sr Michigan City (IN)	2024
25	Bryce McDonald - Jr Indianapolis Scecina Memorial (Indianapolis, IN)	1990

Michigan State Passing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Aidan Anderson - Sr Evart (MI)	2282
2	Geno Seets - Sr Mott (Waterford, MI)	2119
3	Jake Morrow - Sr Grand Blanc (MI)	2038
4	Brick Sandridge IV - Sr Cousino (Warren, MI)	1909
5	Jax Johnston - So Croswell-Lexington (Croswell, MI)	1806
6	Max Widner - So Linden (MI)	1778
7	Joel Cranmore - Jr Leslie (MI)	1744
8	Kendall Franklin - Jr Belleville (MI)	1683
9	Hadyn Hinkle - Sr Michigan Center (MI)	1637
10	Dion James Jr. - Jr Fitzgerald (Warren, MI)	1610
11	Caleb Jewell - Sr Watervliet (MI)	1606
12	Joel Scully - Sr Flat Rock (MI)	1553
13	Evan Bergdoll - Jr Cabrini (Allen Park, MI)	1551
14	Grady Augustyn - Sr West Catholic (Grand Rapids, MI)	1515
15	Tanner Symons - Sr Grosse Ile (MI)	1504
16	Duke Banta - Jr Catholic Central (Novi, MI)	1494
17	Madix Gorleski - Jr Vassar (MI)	1485
18	Cameron Gunsell - Sr Ludington (MI)	1397
19	Andrew Dunlap - Sr Athens (Troy, MI)	1393
20	Keller Bedford - So Swan Valley (Saginaw, MI)	1318
21	Jaxson Dosh - Sr Davison (MI)	1315
22	Tyger Whitbeck - Jr Perry (MI)	1297
23	Charlie King - Jr Christian (Grand Rapids, MI)	1279
24	Dominic Bonnetti - Jr Richmond (MI)	1269
25	Christopher Kendrick - Sr Denby (Detroit, MI)	1199

Minnesota State Passing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Hayden Swenson - Sr International Falls (MN)	1927
2	Blake Sieben - Jr Anoka (MN)	1894
3	Henry Wiste - Jr Southland (Adams, MN)	1559
4	Beckham Wheeler - Sr Mounds View (Arden Hills, MN)	1410
5	Joseph Mapson - Sr Andover (MN)	1410
6	Mason West - Sr Edina (MN)	1273
7	Jameson Niska - Jr Blaine (MN)	1221
8	Blake Glenz - Sr Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley, MN)	1218
9	Carter Hirt - Sr Park Rapids (MN)	1218
10	Graham Helgerson - Sr Jordan (MN)	1080
11	Aedan Tackmann - Jr Owatonna (MN)	928
12	Gabriel Shimanski - So Mayer Lutheran (Mayer, MN)	824
13	Luca Beske - Sr Lake Park-Audubon (Lake Park, MN)	794
14	Cody Miller - Sr Rockford (MN)	748
15	Tyler Haring - Sr St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville, MN)	722
16	Logan Charboneau - So Barnum (MN)	709
17	Teaghen Tolbers - Sr Albert Lea (MN)	700
18	Jayden Hansen - Sr Lewiston-Altura (Lewiston, MN)	681
19	Izaak Johnson - Sr Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, MN)	660
20	Tristan Karl - Jr St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights, MN)	644
21	Bo Sanford - So Aitkin (MN)	489
22	Colton Baumgartner - So B O L D (Olivia, MN)	464
23	Cooper Kellen - Sr Dover-Eyota (Eyota, MN)	421
24	Brecken Wacholz - Jr Albert Lea (MN)	320
25	Levi Harris - Sr Elk River (MN)	307

New York State Passing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Pooty Cunningham - Jr Monroe (Rochester, NY)	2168
2	Brady Waring - Sr Eden/North Collins (Eden, NY)	2142
3	Justus Kleitz - Sr Iroquois (Elma, NY)	1987
4	Carson Miller - Sr Rye (NY)	1923
5	Luis Tirado - Sr Amsterdam (NY)	1827
6	Thomas Frazier IV - Jr St. Mary's (Lancaster, NY)	1780
7	TJ Lanese - Sr Pearl River (NY)	1622
8	Robert Livingston - Sr Cazenovia (NY)	1610
9	Ethan Briggs - Jr Holland Patent (NY)	1550
10	Vincent King - So Charles O. Dickerson (Trumansburg, NY)	1501
11	Daniel Lupkovich - Jr Warwick (NY)	1458
12	Logan Lawrence - Sr John Jay (Hopewell Junction, NY)	1435
13	Nathan Clum - So Red Hook (NY)	1419
14	Dylan Fox - Sr Port Jervis (NY)	1415
15	Said Kakish - Sr Roosevelt (Hyde Park, NY)	1406
16	Evan Blye - Sr Avon (NY)	1390
17	Michael Taylor - Sr Niagara Falls (NY)	1373
18	Simon Blissett - Sr Northport (NY)	1372
19	Archie Jones - Sr Christian Brothers Academy (Albany, NY)	1359
20	Jake Frechette - Sr Peru (NY)	1304
21	Camron Quick - Sr Palmyra-Macedon (Palmyra, NY)	1298
22	Trent Buttles - Jr St. Francis (Hamburg, NY)	1255
23	Ryan Rancourt (c) - Sr Arlington (LaGrangeville, NY)	1234
24	Josh Kweller - Jr Vestal (NY)	1213
25	Devin Bierfeldt - Jr Nyack (Upper Nyack, NY)	1210

Ohio State Passing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Turner Lachey - Sr Lehman Catholic (Sidney, OH)	4351
2	Owen Scalf - Jr Anderson (Cincinnati, OH)	3307
3	Ja'niaus Avanti K'mere Hall - Sr Lima Senior (Lima, OH)	3223
4	Austin Buescher - Sr West Jefferson (OH)	3138
5	Burke Lowry - Sr Fairview (Fairview Park, OH)	3036
6	Donovan Moorhead - Sr Hawken (Gates Mills, OH)	3004
7	Xavier Gammon - Fr Kenton (OH)	2700
8	Sam Pfeifer - So Washington (Washington Court House, OH)	2661
9	AJ Pearson - So Girard (OH)	2544
10	Kaden Leggett - Jr Conotton Valley (Bowerston, OH)	2538
11	Hayden Perdue - Sr Bishop Rosecrans (Zanesville, OH)	2531
12	Luke Long - Jr North Baltimore (OH)	2528
13	Steven Fakult - Jr Nordonia (Macedonia, OH)	2479
14	Landon Hohler - Sr Huron (OH)	2461
15	Grady Lantz - Jr Urbana (OH)	2461
16	Zach Crummey - So Van Wert (OH)	2339
17	Braydon Songer - Sr Hubbard (OH)	2333
18	JR Jackson - Sr Alliance (OH)	2327
19	Brayden Stem - Sr Fairfield Christian Academy (Lancaster, OH)	2316
20	Jj Murphy - So Lakeside (Ashtabula, OH)	2301
21	Carson Welsh - Sr Grove City (OH)	2290
22	Levi Guttman - Jr Cincinnati Country Day (Cincinnati, OH)	2253
23	Eric Manley Jr. - Sr Eastern (Beaver, OH)	2243
24	Luke Starr - Sr Triway (Wooster, OH)	2202
25	Sam Schweinfurth - Sr Perkins (Sandusky, OH)	2191

Pennsylvania State Passing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Trey Wingard - Sr DuBois (PA)	2610
2	Matt Caro - Sr General McLane (Edinboro, PA)	2469
3	Matt Bodnar - Sr Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton, PA)	2397
4	Antonio Fontanez - Sr Liberty (Bethlehem, PA)	2338
5	Brooklyn Nace - Sr Central York (York, PA)	2334
6	Jensen Ferber - So West York Area (York, PA)	2292
7	Torin Evans - Sr Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg, PA)	2271
8	Mason Platts - Sr Red Lion (PA)	2184
9	Sawyer Esbenshade - Sr Conestoga Valley (Lancaster, PA)	2159
10	Wyatt Brosious - Sr Bloomsburg (PA)	2138
11	Jacob Regan - So Richland (Johnstown, PA)	2082
12	Camden Rising - Sr Marion Center (PA)	2074
13	Mayson Mitchell - Fr Gateway (Monroeville, PA)	2036
14	Michael Eckart - Sr Neshaminy (Langhorne, PA)	2030
15	Chad Martin - Sr Mifflinburg (PA)	2027
16	Ethan Hellmann - Sr Upper St. Clair (PA)	2017
17	AARON STRADER - Jr Pine-Richland (Gibsonia, PA)	2002
18	Ryan Messina - Sr Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth, PA)	1996
19	Braylon Wagner - Sr Redbank Valley (New Bethlehem, PA)	1981
20	Grant Johnson - So Gettysburg (PA)	1973
21	Mason Campagna - Sr Claysburg-Kimmel (Claysburg, PA)	1957
22	Aiden Messatzzia - So Perkiomen Valley (Collegeville, PA)	1951
23	Quinn Bramble - Sr Eastern York (Wrightsville, PA)	1943
24	Semaj Beals - Sr Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, PA)	1933
25	James Armstrong - So Hopewell (Aliquippa, PA)	1901

Wisconsin State Passing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Patrick Greisen - Sr West De Pere (De Pere, WI)	2842
2	Brock Hinderman - Jr Iowa-Grant (Livingston, WI)	2107
3	Brooks Hendrickson - Sr Mount Horeb/Barneveld (Mount Horeb, WI)	1844
4	Ryde Ehley - Jr Living Word Lutheran (Jackson, WI)	1804
5	Tino Massa - Sr River Falls (WI)	1803
6	Zach Rizzo - Sr St. Joseph (Kenosha, WI)	1754
7	Joel Perez - Jr Indian Trail (Kenosha, WI)	1502
8	Braylon Backaus - Jr Black River Falls (WI)	1475
9	Eli Ogi - Jr Kewaskum (WI)	1456
10	Brody Schaffer - Sr Winneconne (WI)	1449
11	Nolan Hanson - Jr Arrowhead (Hartland, WI)	1362
12	Brady Bauer - Jr Lourdes (Oshkosh, WI)	1285
13	Chase Wolter - Jr Whitefish Bay (WI)	1265
14	Carson Roemhild - Sr Boyceville (WI)	1148
15	Zach Shipman - Sr Eau Claire North (Eau Claire, WI)	1135
16	AJ Seymour - Sr Brookfield Central (Brookfield, WI)	1131
17	Phixen Chang - Jr Green Bay East (Green Bay, WI)	1127
18	Jordan Garcia - Jr Waukesha South (Waukesha, WI)	1050
19	Joe Graveen - Sr Wausau West (Wausau, WI)	962
20	Ty Rohde - So D.C. Everest (Schofield, WI)	957
21	Anthony Ellingson - Sr Abundant Life/St. Ambrose Academy (Madison, WI)	924
22	Jordan Tirpik - Fr Peshtigo (WI)	843
23	Quintin Arizola - Jr Delavan-Darien (Delavan, WI)	838
24	Lucas Kasuboski - Sr Omro (WI)	775
25	Nolberto Rosales - So Kenosha Bradford (Kenosha, WI)	770

High school football: Great Lakes region passing leaders

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

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