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 November 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 Top 25 Rushers

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Jamere French - Sr Zion-Benton (Zion, IL)	1296
2	Riley Foglesong - Sr Astoria/VIT (Astoria, IL)	1188
3	Kaleb Lovett - Sr Lake View (Chicago, IL)	1153
4	TREYLIN COUCH - Sr Charleston (IL)	1068
5	Jonathan Miller - Sr Carterville (IL)	1040
6	Lucas Dunbar - Jr Riverdale (Port Byron, IL)	1034
7	Joel White - Jr Carlinville (IL)	989
8	Chance Crissey - Sr Auburn (IL)	985
9	Gavin Stone - Sr Antioch (IL)	973
10	Aiden Dinger - Sr Sullivan (IL)	955
11	River Deisher - Jr Mt. Carmel (IL)	953
12	Mekhi Shorter - Jr Roxana (IL)	952
13	Bo Epperson - Jr Fisher (IL)	949
14	Jordan Branson - Sr Warrensburg-Latham (Warrensburg, IL)	934
15	Carter Harris - Jr Highland (IL)	865
16	Jimmy Lollar - Sr Olympia (Stanford, IL)	852
17	Cooper Kisgen - Jr Freeburg (IL)	846
18	Jackson Lawal - Jr Columbia (IL)	842
19	Jayden Miranda - Sr St. Patrick (Chicago, IL)	839
20	Bryce Riley - Sr West Aurora (Aurora, IL)	821
21	Kyler Johnson - Sr Oakwood (Fithian, IL)	805
22	Dee Carruthers - Sr Massac County (Metropolis, IL)	799
23	Justin Brown - Sr Streamwood (IL)	799
24	Nelson Wendell - Sr Geneva (IL)	794
25	Angelo Gatses - Sr Glenbard North (Carol Stream, IL)	793

Indiana Top 25 Rushers

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Desmond Neylon - Sr Griffith (IN)	1283
2	Tymothy James - Jr Lowell (IN)	1279
3	Malakai Goodman - Sr Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford, IN)	1267
4	Cori Tonte - Sr Franklin Community (Franklin, IN)	1127
5	Levi Crandall - Jr Mississinewa (Gas City, IN)	1118
6	William Beier - Sr Tell City (IN)	1088
7	Leighton Brown - Sr Jay County (Portland, IN)	1080
8	Amyr Wilford - So Evansville Reitz (Evansville, IN)	1071
9	Levi Murray - Jr Wheeler (Valparaiso, IN)	1070
10	Jaret Laughlin - Sr Fremont (IN)	995
11	Zane I. Durham - Jr Tipton (IN)	981
12	Logan Parks - Jr New Palestine (IN)	964
13	Job Richman - Sr Eastside (Butler, IN)	955
14	Miguel Gutierrez - Sr Fairfield (Goshen, IN)	955
15	Parker Gillman - Jr Franklin County (Brookville, IN)	923
16	Wyatt Fuller - So Alexandria-Monroe (Alexandria, IN)	901
17	Beckett Langferman - So Milan (IN)	891
18	Mychael Lewis - Jr Carmel (IN)	882
19	Keyon Thomas - Sr Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN)	881
20	Cash Cowley - Sr Shenandoah (Middletown, IN)	879
21	Cade Mauck - Sr North Posey (Poseyville, IN)	871
22	Bryce Brandon - Sr Calumet New Tech (Gary, IN)	868
23	Ty Benton - Sr South Putnam (Greencastle, IN)	867
24	Jeremiah Patton - Jr Hammond Bishop Noll (Hammond, IN)	862
25	Cooper Clunie - Sr North Harrison (Ramsey, IN)	861

Michigan Top 25 Rushers

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	JOHN MILKS - Sr Jonesville (MI)	968
2	Noah Kelley - Jr Quincy (MI)	944
3	Arthur Chapa - Jr Parkway Christian (Sterling Heights, MI)	871
4	Case Lord - So Gobles (MI)	859
5	Wyatt Protasiewicz - Sr Manistee (MI)	847
6	Dominic Bihnam - Jr Utica Ford (Sterling Heights, MI)	739
7	Luke Bruggeman - Jr Adrian (MI)	734
8	Brennan Hudson - Jr Carlson (Gibraltar, MI)	696
9	Mubarrack Jubril - Jr Central (Battle Creek, MI)	695
10	Raymon Watson-jones - Sr Glenn (Westland, MI)	682
11	Kaelin Tate - Sr Paw Paw (MI)	663
12	Jaycee Foster - Sr Shrine Catholic (Royal Oak, MI)	614
13	Levi Dear - Sr Grand Valley Christian Patriots (Byron Center, MI)	611
14	Bryce Kish - Sr Howell (MI)	581
15	Parker Saches - Jr Trenton (MI)	580
16	Reid Stukey - Sr Bronson (MI)	575
17	Carter Buhl - Jr Paw Paw (MI)	563
18	BOSTON BROWN - Jr Birch Run (MI)	553
19	Brayden Crosley - Sr Fremont (MI)	549
20	Jamil Brown - Sr Huron (New Boston, MI)	548
21	Colton Burnett - Sr Goodrich (MI)	544
22	Jackson Myszak - Sr Menominee (MI)	533
23	Collin Abram - Sr West Catholic (Grand Rapids, MI)	528
24	Zavior Skog - Sr Napoleon (MI)	512
25	Patrick Friese - Sr Leslie (MI)	510

Minnesota Top 25 Rushers

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Jameson Niska - Sr Blaine (MN)	609
2	Ben Lindesmith - Sr Mayer Lutheran (Mayer, MN)	582
3	Mac Voth - So Lake Park-Audubon (Lake Park, MN)	393
4	Carsyn Kleffman - Sr Elk River (MN)	360
5	Jace Daline - Sr Lac qui Parle Valley (Madison, MN)	358
6	Parker Fulton - Sr Aitkin (MN)	337
7	Landon Hosmer - So Barnum (MN)	329
8	Kingston Jean - Jr International Falls (MN)	322
9	Canon Braun - Sr Rockford (MN)	301
10	Tristan Karl - Sr St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights, MN)	288
11	Jack Jacobson - Sr Aitkin (MN)	276
12	Derrick Obwaya - Sr Blaine (MN)	273
13	Conner Lund - Jr Warroad (MN)	265
14	Brecken Wacholz - Sr Albert Lea (MN)	260
15	Jordan Borowicz - Sr Roseau (MN)	251
16	Max Ladman - Sr Rockford (MN)	239
17	Ian Turnbow - Sr St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights, MN)	215
18	Kooper Groen - Sr Elk River (MN)	214
19	Ryan Collins - Sr Albert Lea (MN)	197
20	Braedon Becker - Sr Elk River (MN)	177
21	Grant Bjerke - Sr Lac qui Parle Valley (Madison, MN)	173
22	Jackson Davis - Jr Elk River (MN)	172
23	Brady Hirt - Sr Park Rapids (MN)	164
24	Nolan Michaelson - So Park Rapids (MN)	163
25	Dylan Groess - Sr Albert Lea (MN)	162

New York Top 25 Rushers

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Mason Colgan - Sr Windsor Central (Windsor, NY)	809
2	Jai Phillips - Sr Proctor (Utica, NY)	765
3	Kam Clarke - Sr Hudson (NY)	619
4	James Chase - Jr Avon (NY)	596
5	Ruben Simpson - Sr Pine Bush (NY)	581
6	Luke Martini - Jr Wantagh (NY)	562
7	Ernie DaCosta - Jr Schuylerville (NY)	549
8	Craig Jacobs Jr. - Sr Peekskill (NY)	549
9	Jakob Page - Jr Massena (NY)	537
10	Conor Drnek - Sr Dover (Dover Plains, NY)	519
11	Luke Dejnozka - Sr Stillwater (NY)	510
12	Cooper Chrystie - So Waverly (NY)	510
13	Olin Keough - Sr Sleepy Hollow (NY)	499
14	Ryan McGrath - Sr Adirondack (Boonville, NY)	494
15	Carter Lapier - Sr Beekmantown (Plattsburgh, NY)	494
16	Ethan Briggs - Sr Holland Patent (NY)	460
17	Tyler Harned - Sr Rondout Valley (Accord, NY)	445
18	Jason Montgomery - Sr Valley Central (Montgomery, NY)	444
19	Gannon Colbert - Jr Potsdam (NY)	438
20	Noah Stoddard - Sr Voorheesville (NY)	437
21	Terrence Barner - Sr Monroe (Rochester, NY)	431
22	Talon Immel - Jr Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (Burnt Hills, NY)	416
23	Brody Blaise-smith - Sr Peru (NY)	412
24	Zack Rossignol - Sr Brighton (Rochester, NY)	402
25	Wesley Childs - Jr Brockport (NY)	401

Ohio Top 25 Rushers

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Dawaun Moody - Sr Liberty (Youngstown, OH)	1274
2	Xavier Hendon - Jr Columbia (Columbia Station, OH)	1271
3	Ryan Sager - Sr Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown, OH)	1134
4	Brice Johnson - Sr Zane Trace (Chillicothe, OH)	1074
5	Colby Schrader - Sr East Canton (OH)	1070
6	Julian Baker - Sr Miami Trace (Washington Court House, OH)	1060
7	Kenyon Norman - Sr Lakota West (West Chester, OH)	1036
8	Chase Maurer - Sr Jackson (Massillon, OH)	1029
9	Cartae Ligon - Jr Chillicothe (OH)	1004
10	Mj Macy - Sr Arcanum (OH)	961
11	Alex Collins - Jr Carlisle (OH)	923
12	Logan Fincham - Sr Streetsboro (OH)	921
13	Parker Lovell - Sr Bluffton (OH)	913
14	Robarje Magnus - Sr Independence (Columbus, OH)	881
15	Trenton Mash - Sr Alexander (Albany, OH)	869
16	Trevor Walter - Sr North Baltimore (OH)	845
17	Anthony Bishop - Sr Portsmouth West (West Portsmouth, OH)	813
18	Antonio Burkley - Sr Hubbard (OH)	806
19	Jayden Johnson - Sr Shadyside (OH)	784
20	Ryder Cain - Jr Garfield (Garrettsville, OH)	772
21	Trevin Wilkes - Jr Alliance (OH)	767
22	Carl Foard - Jr Waite (Toledo, OH)	766
23	Chace Clonch - Sr Newton Falls (OH)	756
24	Reno Ferri - Sr Hudson (OH)	752
25	Carter Luzader - Sr Margaretta (Castalia, OH)	740

Pennsylvania Top 25 Rushers

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Vinnie Feliciano - Sr Mercyhurst Prep (Erie, PA)	1223
2	Logan Troup - Sr Pine Grove (PA)	1139
3	Gavin Zillman - Sr Harbor Creek (Harborcreek, PA)	1113
4	Beau Kosmalski - Jr Great Valley (Malvern, PA)	1060
5	Fletcher Thompson - Jr Williams Valley (Tower City, PA)	1001
6	Gavin Purdy - So Grove City (PA)	965
7	Wesley Bard - Jr Solanco (Quarryville, PA)	889
8	Brady Ryan - Sr Northern Lebanon (Fredericksburg, PA)	884
9	Jahsir Newsome - Sr West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)	855
10	Tyler Price - Jr Marian Catholic (Tamaqua, PA)	853
11	Tyler Eber - Sr Thomas Jefferson (Jefferson Hills, PA)	828
12	Jayden Anglin - Sr Abington Heights (Clarks Summit, PA)	811
13	Gabe Duda - Sr Honesdale (PA)	805
14	Kamden Fragale - Sr Cameron County (Emporium, PA)	799
15	Yamaliel Navarro - Sr Annville-Cleona (Annville, PA)	799
16	Giovanni Rothrauff - Sr Norwin (North Huntingdon, PA)	790
17	Kole Kupper - Jr Conrad Weiser (Robesonia, PA)	776
18	Nasir Collins - Sr Mount Union (PA)	775
19	Colton Reber - Sr Schuylkill Haven (PA)	768
20	Jaylen Delaney - Sr Mount Carmel (PA)	757
21	Prince Wratto - Jr Elizabethtown (PA)	754
22	Brock Williams - Sr Neshaminy (Langhorne, PA)	745
23	Grady Garcia - Jr Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa, PA)	744
24	Michael Price - Sr Central Bucks East (Doylestown, PA)	725
25	Grant Johnson - Jr Gettysburg (PA)	723

Wisconsin Top 25 Rushers

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Kingston Allen - Sr Notre Dame Academy (Green Bay, WI)	1702
2	Ronald Hatch - Sr Webster (WI)	1000
3	Eli Maier - Sr Mount Horeb/Barneveld (Mount Horeb, WI)	966
4	Brady Bauer - Sr Lourdes Academy (Oshkosh, WI)	812
5	Trevor Bartlett - Jr River Falls (WI)	717
6	Dax Paquin - Jr Black Hawk/Warren IL (South Wayne, WI)	692
7	Miles Waldvogel - Sr Wausau West (Wausau, WI)	596
8	Kainan Strong - Sr West De Pere (De Pere, WI)	566
9	Kolton Peters - Sr Coleman (WI)	530
10	Beau Podnar - Sr Black Hawk/Warren IL (South Wayne, WI)	520
11	Willy McGregor - Sr University School of Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)	492
12	Charlie Rockwell - So Verona (WI)	473
13	Kai Haines - Jr Deerfield (WI)	457
14	Wyatt Bieber - Sr Coleman (WI)	416
15	Cooper Schabo - So West De Pere (De Pere, WI)	388
16	Evan Rasmussen - Sr Living Word Lutheran (Jackson, WI)	384
17	Josiah Evans - Jr St. Francis (WI)	381
18	Donavion Jackson - Jr Indian Trail (Kenosha, WI)	324
19	Mason Mathe - Sr Winneconne (WI)	317
20	Xavier Lopez - Jr St. Francis (WI)	316
21	Brody Argall - Sr Black Hawk/Warren IL (South Wayne, WI)	313
22	Carter Grassl - Sr Auburndale (WI)	309
23	Cooper Wiltz - Sr Waukesha South (Waukesha, WI)	308
24	Ralphie King - Sr Omro (WI)	296
25	Deondrea Bolden - Sr St. Francis (WI)	296

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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