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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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 Passing Leaders

Illinois State Passing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Trae Taylor - Jr Carmel (Mundelein, IL)	3302
2	Callahan Roper - Sr Marion (IL)	3040
3	Israel Abrams - Jr Montini Catholic (Lombard, IL)	2720
4	Jake Nawrot - Jr Hersey (Arlington Heights, IL)	2598
5	Ryne Sheppard - Sr Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa, IL)	2414
6	Dane Eisenmenger - Sr Tolono Unity (Tolono, IL)	2250
7	Davin Wooley - Jr Carbondale (IL)	2195
8	Keller Stocks - Sr Mt. Zion (IL)	2178
9	Michael Nee - Sr Glenbard East (Lombard, IL)	2173
10	Hunter Hochbaum - So Mater Dei (Breese, IL)	2165
11	Deegan Prater - Sr Dupo (IL)	2158
12	Brody Scheffler - Sr Springfield (IL)	2147
13	Johnny O'Brien - Sr Fremd (Palatine, IL)	2142
14	Kenyonte Louis - Sr Kenwood (Chicago, IL)	2116
15	Jaxon Bridges - Sr Effingham (IL)	2092
16	Kodey McKinney - Sr St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL)	2070
17	Michael Vander Luitgaren - Jr Batavia (IL)	2020
18	Kale Filler - Sr Orion (IL)	2001
19	Colten Knoedler - Sr Glenwood (Chatham, IL)	1961
20	Luke Tepas - Sr Barrington (IL)	1946
21	Dariontez Monroe - Jr Sparta/Steeleville (Sparta, IL)	1936
22	Brock Phillip - Sr St. Francis (Wheaton, IL)	1926
23	Malik Carter - So Huntley (IL)	1919
24	Erick Castillo - Sr Momence (IL)	1916
25	Matthew Gipson - Sr Grant Community (Fox Lake, IL)	1899

Indiana State Passing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Cole Stephens - Jr Greencastle (IN)	3511
2	Dayson Kirby - Sr Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford, IN)	3135
3	Trysten Barrett - Jr Lafayette Jefferson (Lafayette, IN)	2922
4	Jack Sorgi - Jr Tri-West Hendricks (Lizton, IN)	2911
5	Michael Hill Jr - Jr Merrillville (IN)	2639
6	Bryor Carmichael - Jr Knightstown (IN)	2629
7	Quentin Klee - Sr Guerin Catholic (Noblesville, IN)	2597
8	Gabe Frisinger - Jr Carroll (Fort Wayne, IN)	2594
9	Aiden Robinson - Jr Maconaquah (Bunker Hill, IN)	2560
10	Devin Craig - Sr Lapel (IN)	2536
11	David Callison - Sr Fort Wayne Northrop (Fort Wayne, IN)	2533
12	Colin Cook - So Northwestern (Kokomo, IN)	2532
13	Tytus Lehman - Sr South Adams (Berne, IN)	2474
14	Asher Ratliff - Sr Columbus North (Columbus, IN)	2459
15	Christian Grayson - Jr Charlestown (IN)	2354
16	Cooper Dold - Jr Twin Lakes (Monticello, IN)	2315
17	Carter Schickel - Jr North Posey (Poseyville, IN)	2310
18	Trinaston Hart - Sr Michigan City (IN)	2238
19	Marshall Phillips - Sr Northeastern (Fountain City, IN)	2224
20	Jaydin Rivers - Sr Fort Wayne North Side (Fort Wayne, IN)	2221
21	Eli McCormick - Sr DeKalb (Waterloo, IN)	2143
22	Caleb Hawkins - Fr Clarksville (IN)	2141
23	Brady Gast - Sr Alexandria-Monroe (Alexandria, IN)	2095
24	Trey Dobson - Sr Greenwood Christian Academy (Greenwood, IN)	2086
25	Nathan Byrd - Sr Scottsburg (IN)	2076

Michigan State Passing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Hudson Smith - Jr Milford (Highland, MI)	2765
2	Aidan Anderson - Sr Evart (MI)	2445
3	Jake Morrow - Sr Grand Blanc (MI)	2264
4	Joel Cranmore - Jr Leslie (MI)	2180
5	Maverick Kraemer - Sr Coloma (MI)	2157
6	Geno Seets - Sr Mott (Waterford, MI)	2151
7	Brick Sandridge IV - Sr Cousino (Warren, MI)	2016
8	Jax Johnston - So Croswell-Lexington (Croswell, MI)	1979
9	Kendall Franklin - Jr Belleville (MI)	1873
10	Hadyn Hinkle - Sr Michigan Center (MI)	1791
11	Max Widner - So Linden (MI)	1778
12	Evan Bergdoll - Jr Cabrini (Allen Park, MI)	1752
13	Dion James Jr. - Jr Fitzgerald (Warren, MI)	1727
14	Grady Augustyn - Sr West Catholic (Grand Rapids, MI)	1686
15	Duke Banta - Jr Catholic Central (Novi, MI)	1655
16	Caleb Jewell - Sr Watervliet (MI)	1606
17	Joel Scully - Sr Flat Rock (MI)	1553
18	Tanner Symons - Sr Grosse Ile (MI)	1504
19	Madix Gorleski - Jr Vassar (MI)	1485
20	Jaxson Dosh - Sr Davison (MI)	1472
21	Keller Bedford - So Swan Valley (Saginaw, MI)	1442
22	Cameron Gunsell - Sr Ludington (MI)	1397
23	Andrew Dunlap - Sr Athens (Troy, MI)	1393
24	Nikkos Davis - Sr Dakota (Macomb, MI)	1384
25	Tyger Whitbeck - Jr Perry (MI)	1368

Minnesota State Passing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Hayden Swenson - Sr International Falls (MN)	1971
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	Blake Glenz - Sr Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley, MN)	1292
7	Mason West - Sr Edina (MN)	1273
8	Jameson Niska - Jr Blaine (MN)	1221
9	Carter Hirt - Sr Park Rapids (MN)	1218
10	Graham Helgerson - Sr Jordan (MN)	1080
11	Aedan Tackmann - Jr Owatonna (MN)	928
12	Logan Charboneau - So Barnum (MN)	828
13	Gabriel Shimanski - So Mayer Lutheran (Mayer, MN)	824
14	Luca Beske - Sr Lake Park-Audubon (Lake Park, MN)	794
15	Teaghen Tolbers - Sr Albert Lea (MN)	764
16	Cody Miller - Sr Rockford (MN)	748
17	Tyler Haring - Sr St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville, MN)	722
18	Tristan Karl - Jr St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights, MN)	708
19	Jayden Hansen - Sr Lewiston-Altura (Lewiston, MN)	681
20	Bo Sanford - So Aitkin (MN)	489
21	Colton Baumgartner - So B O L D (Olivia, MN)	464
22	Brecken Wacholz - Jr Albert Lea (MN)	324
23	Levi Harris - Sr Elk River (MN)	312
24	Max Ladman - Jr Rockford (MN)	214
25	Edgar Kopel - Fr B O L D (Olivia, MN)	173

New York State Passing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Brady Waring - Sr Eden/North Collins (Eden, NY)	2406
2	Carson Miller - Sr Rye (NY)	2191
3	Pooty Cunningham - Jr Monroe (Rochester, NY)	2168
4	Justus Kleitz - Sr Iroquois (Elma, NY)	1987
5	Luis Tirado - Sr Amsterdam (NY)	1970
6	TJ Lanese - Sr Pearl River (NY)	1803
7	Thomas Frazier IV - Jr St. Mary's (Lancaster, NY)	1780
8	Robert Livingston - Sr Cazenovia (NY)	1728
9	Vincent King - So Charles O. Dickerson (Trumansburg, NY)	1696
10	Ethan Briggs - Jr Holland Patent (NY)	1647
11	Dylan Fox - Sr Port Jervis (NY)	1636
12	Evan Blye - Sr Avon (NY)	1587
13	Logan Lawrence - Sr John Jay (Hopewell Junction, NY)	1549
14	Daniel Lupkovich - Jr Warwick (NY)	1528
15	Said Kakish - Sr Roosevelt (Hyde Park, NY)	1452
16	Nathan Clum - So Red Hook (NY)	1419
17	Camron Quick - Sr Palmyra-Macedon (Palmyra, NY)	1413
18	Ryan Rancourt (c) - Sr Arlington (LaGrangeville, NY)	1398
19	Michael Taylor - Sr Niagara Falls (NY)	1373
20	Simon Blissett - Sr Northport (NY)	1372
21	Brayden Gibbs - Sr Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton (Mayville, NY)	1365
22	Archie Jones - Sr Christian Brothers Academy (Albany, NY)	1359
23	Mason Anderson - Fr West Seneca West (West Seneca, NY)	1332
24	Jake Frechette - Sr Peru (NY)	1304
25	Josh Kweller - Jr Vestal (NY)	1303

Ohio State Passing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Turner Lachey - Sr Lehman Catholic (Sidney, OH)	4724
2	Burke Lowry - Sr Fairview (Fairview Park, OH)	3358
3	Owen Scalf - Jr Anderson (Cincinnati, OH)	3307
4	Ja'niaus Avanti K'mere Hall - Sr Lima Senior (Lima, OH)	3223
5	Austin Buescher - Sr West Jefferson (OH)	3138
6	Kaden Leggett - Jr Conotton Valley (Bowerston, OH)	3007
7	Donovan Moorhead - Sr Hawken (Gates Mills, OH)	3004
8	Xavier Gammon - Fr Kenton (OH)	2969
9	Sam Pfeifer - So Washington (Washington Court House, OH)	2936
10	Steven Fakult - Jr Nordonia (Macedonia, OH)	2768
11	JR Jackson - Sr Alliance (OH)	2553
12	AJ Pearson - So Girard (OH)	2544
13	Hayden Perdue - Sr Bishop Rosecrans (Zanesville, OH)	2531
14	Luke Long - Jr North Baltimore (OH)	2528
15	Landon Hohler - Sr Huron (OH)	2461
16	Grady Lantz - Jr Urbana (OH)	2461
17	Jj Murphy - So Lakeside (Ashtabula, OH)	2460
18	Braydon Songer - Sr Hubbard (OH)	2366
19	Carson Welsh - Sr Grove City (OH)	2361
20	Sam Schweinfurth - Sr Perkins (Sandusky, OH)	2340
21	Zach Crummey - So Van Wert (OH)	2339
22	Brayden Stem - Sr Fairfield Christian Academy (Lancaster, OH)	2316
23	Jackson Szabo - So Worthington Kilbourne (Columbus, OH)	2299
24	Nile Knutson - So Lakota East (Liberty Township, OH)	2262
25	Grady Hirst - Sr West Branch (Beloit, OH)	2256

Pennsylvania State Passing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Trey Wingard - Sr DuBois (PA)	2889
2	Matt Caro - Sr General McLane (Edinboro, PA)	2755
3	Matt Bodnar - Sr Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton, PA)	2556
4	Ethan Hellmann - Sr Upper St. Clair (PA)	2355
5	Antonio Fontanez - Sr Liberty (Bethlehem, PA)	2338
6	Brooklyn Nace - Sr Central York (York, PA)	2334
7	Camden Rising - Sr Marion Center (PA)	2325
8	Jensen Ferber - So West York Area (York, PA)	2292
9	Torin Evans - Sr Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg, PA)	2271
10	Michael Eckart - Sr Neshaminy (Langhorne, PA)	2262
11	Wyatt Brosious - Sr Bloomsburg (PA)	2261
12	Jacob Regan - So Richland (Johnstown, PA)	2260
13	Chad Martin - Sr Mifflinburg (PA)	2208
14	Mason Platts - Sr Red Lion (PA)	2184
15	Braylon Wagner - Sr Redbank Valley (New Bethlehem, PA)	2171
16	Sawyer Esbenshade - Sr Conestoga Valley (Lancaster, PA)	2159
17	Mason Campagna - Sr Claysburg-Kimmel (Claysburg, PA)	2137
18	James Armstrong - So Hopewell (Aliquippa, PA)	2122
19	Mayson Mitchell - Fr Gateway (Monroeville, PA)	2036
20	Brody Rebuck - Sr Shikellamy (Sunbury, PA)	2002
21	AARON STRADER - Jr Pine-Richland (Gibsonia, PA)	2002
22	Ryan Messina - Sr Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth, PA)	1996
23	Grant Johnson - So Gettysburg (PA)	1973
24	Aiden Messatzzia - So Perkiomen Valley (Collegeville, PA)	1951
25	Carter Ironside - Sr Penns Valley Area (Spring Mills, PA)	1943

Wisconsin State Passing Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Patrick Greisen - Sr West De Pere (De Pere, WI)	3071
2	Brock Hinderman - Jr Iowa-Grant (Livingston, WI)	2107
3	Tino Massa - Sr River Falls (WI)	2007
4	Zach Rizzo - Sr St. Joseph (Kenosha, WI)	1971
5	Brooks Hendrickson - Sr Mount Horeb/Barneveld (Mount Horeb, WI)	1931
6	Ryde Ehley - Jr Living Word Lutheran (Jackson, WI)	1804
7	Chase Wolter - Jr Whitefish Bay (WI)	1507
8	Brody Schaffer - Sr Winneconne (WI)	1507
9	Joel Perez - Jr Indian Trail (Kenosha, WI)	1502
10	Nolan Hanson - Jr Arrowhead (Hartland, WI)	1477
11	Braylon Backaus - Jr Black River Falls (WI)	1475
12	Eli Ogi - Jr Kewaskum (WI)	1456
13	Brady Bauer - Jr Lourdes (Oshkosh, WI)	1385
14	Anthony Ellingson - Sr Abundant Life/St. Ambrose Academy (Madison, WI)	1289
15	Carson Roemhild - Sr Boyceville (WI)	1148
16	Zach Shipman - Sr Eau Claire North (Eau Claire, WI)	1135
17	AJ Seymour - Sr Brookfield Central (Brookfield, WI)	1131
18	Phixen Chang - Jr Green Bay East (Green Bay, WI)	1127
19	Jordan Garcia - Jr Waukesha South (Waukesha, WI)	1050
20	Joe Graveen - Sr Wausau West (Wausau, WI)	1034
21	Ty Rohde - So D.C. Everest (Schofield, WI)	957
22	Jordan Tirpik - Fr Peshtigo (WI)	843
23	Lucas Kasuboski - Sr Omro (WI)	775
24	Nolberto Rosales - So Kenosha Bradford (Kenosha, WI)	770
25	Grady Barfknecht - Jr New Lisbon (WI)	721

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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