Final 2017 Area Rushing Leaders

Here are the area’s rushing leaders for the 2017 football season.

A player had to have at least 1,000 yards rushing to make this list.

We compiled this list by contacting coaches and getting numbers for area players. If you know of a player who is missing, please email me at cparker@ky3.com. We will add them after confirming numbers with their coach.

AREA PASSING LEADERS – CLICK HERE
AREA RECEIVING LEADERS – CLICK HERE

NOTE: THIS IS A RANKINGS BASED SOLELY ON TOTAL YARDS RUSHING. THESE ARE NOT SUBJECTIVE.

Rank	Name	School	Rushing Yards	Carries	Rushing Touchdowns	Yards Per Carry
1	Brayden Lidgard	West Plains	2,424	292	35	8.30
2	John Berry	Lebanon	2,369	321	27	7.38
3	Blake Delacruz	Parkview	2,136	299	18	7.14
4	Kelly Newton	Reeds Spring	1,930	181	21	10.66
5	Cooper Lucas	Lamar	1,890	168	31	11.25
6	Garret Young	Thayer	1,792	236	24	7.59
7	Josh Pritchett	Rolla	1,735	251	26	6.91
8	Durand Henderson	Webb City	1,703	235	23	7.25
9	Koel Orchard	MV-BT/Liberty	1,651	221	8	7.47
10	Chris Comerford	Sarcoxie	1,600	167	24	9.58
11	Sammy Robinson	Mt. Vernon	1,541	255	15	6.04
12	Rayquion Weston	Carl Junction	1,513	217	25	6.97
13	Derek Stephens	Lincoln	1,404		23
14	Clay Newman	Carthage	1,309	226	19	5.79
15	Noah Harris	Liberal	1,277	200	11	6.39
16	Dominic Simmons	Lincoln	1,197		15
17	Michael Danner	Lamar	1,192	90	19	13.24
18	Joe Kennedy	Carl Junction	1,122	155	12	7.24
19	Tre Talbert	Willow Springs	1,122	199	6	5.64
20	Trey Sagehorn	Pierce City	1,120	110	17	10.18
21	Levi Hale	Jasper	1,111	146	10	7.61
22	Stephen Copeland	Ava	1,106	104	14	10.63
23	Quincey McDonald	Ava	1,089	173	15	6.29
24	Ronshen Butler-Lawson	Waynesville	1,087	208	11	5.23
25	Spencer Eagleburger	Ash Grove	1,055	165	16	6.39
26	Ethan Sandoval	Ozark	1,041	205	8	5.08
27	Trenton Hardie	El Dorado Springs	1,036	143	12	7.24
28	Ja’Shawn Ellis	Joplin	1,034	185	9	5.59
29	Chase White	Ash Grove	1,024	172	10	5.95
30	Mason Hatfield	Jasper	1,018	133	12	7.65
31	Kenton Coonts	Caboll	1,010	201	7	5.02
32	Cash Link	Webb City	1,009	150	12	6.73
33	Isrrael DeSantiago	McDonald County	1,003	213	12	4.71