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WPIAL/City League football stat leaders (Oct. 12, 2023)

Matt Lynch/For the Post-Gazette

WPIAL/City League football stat leaders (Oct. 12, 2023)

Here are the statistical leaders for WPIAL and City League football through the seventh week of the season. Extensive, team-by-team stats are also available on the Post-Gazette statistical page (only for teams that report their statistics).

RUSHING

Name, School -- Att -- Yds -- Avg

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Elijah Palmer-McCane, Ellwood City -- 176 -- 1098 -- 6.2

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Colin Brady, West Greene -- 107 -- 1060 -- 9.9

Eric Doerue, South Park -- 143 -- 1034 -- 7.2

Carlo Buzzatto, Riverview -- 113 -- 1020 -- 9.0

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Tasso Whipple, Penn-Trafford -- 129 -- 989 -- 7.7

Zach Welsh, Canon-McMillan -- 139 -- 948 -- 6.8

Evan Wright, Mars -- 140 -- 932 -- 6.7

Dimajio Locante , Keystone Oaks -- 133 -- 921 -- 6.9

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Devin Beattie, Burrell -- 174 -- 889 -- 5.1

Da'sjon Craggette, Southmoreland -- 105 -- 853 -- 8.1

Spencer Petrucci, California -- 99 -- 836 -- 8.4

Ethan Varesko, Beth-Center -- 77 -- 825 -- 10.7

Jack Fennell, North Catholic -- 115 -- 821 -- 7.1

Donald Barksdale, Steel Valley -- 127 -- 807 -- 6.4

Andrew Sharp, Baldwin -- 118 -- 803 -- 6.8

Cameron Epps, South Allegheny -- 135 -- 802 -- 5.9

Karter Schrock, Apollo-Ridge -- 156 -- 794 -- 5.1

Noah Sanders, Jeannette -- 88 -- 793 -- 9.0

Jayden Floyd, Leechburg -- 97 -- 786 -- 8.1

Tikey Hayes, Aliquippa -- 110 -- 775 -- 7.0

Drahcir Jones, Clairton -- 100 -- 773 -- 7.7

Breydon Woods, Waynesburg -- 98 -- 771 -- 7.9

O'Malley Daly, Seton LaSalle -- 94 -- 764 -- 8.1

Matt Seig, Fort Cherry -- 51 -- 751 -- 14.7

Brock Borgo, Hampton -- 159 -- 750 -- 4.7

Elijah Faulkner, Central Catholic -- 109 -- 745 -- 6.8

Ahmad Ward, Derry -- 145 -- 743 -- 5.1

Tyson Florence, Western Beaver -- 95 -- 738 -- 7.8

Zier Williams, Deer Lakes -- 97 -- 721 -- 7.4

Kyle Dupill, Franklin Regional -- 104 -- 718 -- 6.9

Brock Cornell, West Allegheny -- 92 -- 706 -- 7.7

Da'Talian Beauford, Beaver Falls -- 86 -- 700 -- 8.1

Khylil Johnson, Cornell -- 64 -- 696 -- 10.9

Ben Hennon, Laurel -- 128 -- 696 -- 5.4

John Jablunovsky, Ligonier Valley -- 108 -- 679 -- 6.3

DelRon White, West Mifflin -- 97 -- 665 -- 6.9

Ja Vaughn Moore, Bethel Park -- 96 -- 654 -- 6.8

PASSING

Name, School -- Comp -- Att -- TD -- Yds

Jaivin Peel, Western Beaver -- 80 -- 149 -- 21 -- 1724

Tristyn Tavares, Norwin -- 97 -- 202 -- 15 -- 1717

Payton Wehner, Central Catholic -- 88 -- 128 -- 23 -- 1683

Jay Wrona, Mohawk -- 90 -- 154 -- 26 -- 1639

Keegan Smetanka, Shaler -- 98 -- 147 -- 6 -- 1424

Max Quershi, University Prep -- 88 -- 154 -- 20 -- 1411

Luke Goodworth, Mars -- 94 -- 157 -- 15 -- 1380

Cam Walter, Woodland Hills -- 82 -- 128 -- 15 -- 1378

Quadir Stribling, Serra Catholic -- 105 -- 162 -- 14 -- 1364

Braylon Thomas, Union -- 80 -- 133 -- 19 -- 1311

Jake Wolfe, Montour -- 73 -- 126 -- 12 -- 1299

Derek Burk, Deer Lakes -- 78 -- 120 -- 15 -- 1252

Bradley Birch, Gateway -- 62 -- 137 -- 12 -- 1243

Jonah Williamson, Trinity -- 69 -- 114 -- 9 -- 1172

Nolan DiLucia, Peters Township -- 85 -- 140 -- 12 -- 1163

Kole Olsewski, Bishop Canevin -- 67 -- 110 -- 17 -- 1150

Chris Smiley, Ellwood City -- 77 -- 141 -- 12 -- 1077

Cedric Davis, Brentwood -- 84 -- 168 -- 7 -- 1068

Tyree Turner, Greensburg C.C. -- 60 -- 103 -- 11 -- 1065

Julian Dugger, Penn Hills -- 68 -- 121 -- 11 -- 1064

Codi Mullen, Knoch -- 71 -- 109 -- 9 -- 1058

Tanner Pfeuffer, Bethel Park -- 75 -- 140 -- 10 -- 1055

Ryan Messina, Elizabeth Forward -- 57 -- 110 -- 9 -- 1042

Steve Vandiver, Imani Christian -- 69 -- 140 -- 11 -- 1027

Vitali Daniels, Bentworth -- 67 -- 120 -- 10 -- 1021

Carson Bellinger, Avonworth -- 60 -- 104 -- 15 -- 984

Kadin Keefer, Southmoreland -- 66 -- 122 -- 10 -- 983

Jayden Floyd, Leechburg -- 63 -- 137 -- 5 -- 968

Carson Heinle, Kiski Area -- 72 -- 132 -- 10 -- 962

Payton Molter, Jeannette -- 62 -- 107 -- 12 -- 938

Logan Kushner, North Allegheny -- 56 -- 88 -- 14 -- 923

Jaydon Oliver, Armstrong -- 62 -- 107 -- 9 -- 916

Quentin Goode, Aliquippa -- 49 -- 84 -- 12 -- 912

Jonny Lovre, Penn-Trafford -- 65 -- 128 -- 6 -- 901

Steven Rutherford, Central Valley -- 60 -- 104 -- 7 -- 897

Devin Harris, Shady Side Academy -- 56 -- 109 -- 10 -- 878

Chase Lemke, Franklin Regional -- 52 -- 99 -- 10 -- 878

Matt Seig, Fort Cherry -- 41 -- 63 -- 13 -- 858

Michael Wright, Clairton -- 57 -- 95 -- 9 -- 857

Nico Lamonde, South Fayette -- 91 -- 113 -- 5 -- 842

John Wetzel, Latrobe -- 53 -- 82 -- 12 -- 832

Cole Chatfield, Mount Pleasant -- 43 -- 83 -- 9 -- 827

Braden Laux, Belle Vernon -- 57 -- 92 -- 9 -- 824

Sean O'Shea, Seneca Valley -- 58 -- 120 -- 5 -- 813

Da'Sean Anderson, Beaver Falls -- 53 -- 91 -- 5 -- 789

Brody Evans, Thomas Jefferson -- 48 -- 100 -- 5 -- 773

C.J. Jackson, Cornell -- 60 -- 107 -- 13 -- 767

Colt Sprankle, Armstrong -- 40 -- 70 -- 11 -- 761

Luke Kosko, Thomas Jefferson -- 47 -- 84 -- 5 -- 734

Michael Pastirik, Seton LaSalle -- 58 -- 88 -- 7 -- 733

Tristan Reed, Washington -- 37 -- 69 -- 8 -- 721

RECEIVING

Name, School -- Rec -- Yds -- Avg

Gabe Hein, Mars -- 43 -- 774 -- 18.0

Ian Olsen, Armstrong -- 40 -- 658 -- 16.5

Scoop Smith, Woodland Hills -- 38 -- 715 -- 18.8

Jake Cummings, Leechburg -- 38 -- 459 -- 12.1

Ethan Gardner, O.L. Sacred Heart -- 36 -- 579 -- 16.1

Ty Keffer, Southmoreland -- 36 -- 573 -- 15.9

Cody Patterson, Freedom -- 36 -- 567 -- 15.8

Joe DeSabato, Shaler -- 35 -- 595 -- 17.0

Lucas Burt, Bentworth -- 35 -- 469 -- 13.4

Ryan Petras, Bethel Park -- 33 -- 425 -- 12.9

Sean Sullivan, Thomas Jefferson -- 32 -- 594 -- 18.6

Jesere Young, Serra Catholic -- 32 -- 382 -- 11.9

Daniel Cain, University Prep -- 31 -- 589 -- 19.0

Bobby Fadden, Mohawk -- 31 -- 552 -- 17.8

Kaden Orga, Shaler -- 31 -- 459 -- 14.8

Carmen Metcalfe, Penn-Trafford -- 31 -- 426 -- 13.7

Ayden Hudock, Franklin Regional -- 30 -- 586 -- 19.5

Andrew Kuban, Avonworth -- 30 -- 552 -- 18.4

Mikey Crawford, Western Beaver -- 30 -- 545 -- 18.2

Forrest Betz, Brentwood -- 29 -- 538 -- 18.6

Kenny Lewis, Gateway -- 28 -- 477 -- 17.0

Jake Knight, Norwin -- 28 -- 408 -- 14.6

Jackson Bauman, Knoch -- 27 -- 341 -- 12.6

Isaiah Turner, Elizabeth Forward -- 26 -- 467 -- 18.0

Michael Walters, Ellwood City -- 26 -- 356 -- 13.7

Zyan Howard, Canon-McMillan -- 26 -- 300 -- 11.5

Jason Salman, Thomas Jefferson -- 25 -- 472 -- 18.9

Chevon Allen, Imani Christian -- 25 -- 461 -- 18.4

Jackson Pons, Norwin -- 25 -- 460 -- 18.4

Michael Gimigliano, South Fayette -- 25 -- 324 -- 13.0

Nate Miller, Peters Township -- 25 -- 208 -- 8.3

Dayne Johnke, Union -- 24 -- 578 -- 24.1

Kaden Spencer, Knoch -- 24 -- 475 -- 19.8

Zaemere Correll, Clairton -- 24 -- 430 -- 17.9

Ja'Tawn Williams, Latrobe -- 23 -- 516 -- 22.4

Jacob Sassic, Central Catholic -- 23 -- 512 -- 22.3

Kyan Kline, Armstrong -- 23 -- 494 -- 21.5

De'reon Washington, Serra Catholic -- 23 -- 386 -- 16.8

Dorrien Tate, O.L. Sacred Heart -- 23 -- 313 -- 13.6

Jaquon Reynolds, Gateway -- 23 -- 133 -- 5.8

SCORING

Name, School -- TDs -- XP -- Tot

Evan Wright, Mars -- 21 -- 2 -- 128

Jake Layhue, California -- 15 -- 6 -- 96

Charlie Nigut, Elizabeth Forward -- 15 -- 2 -- 92

O'Malley Daly, Seton LaSalle -- 15 -- 0 -- 90

a-Carter Shanafelt, Peters Township -- 8 -- 32 -- 89

Colin Brady, West Greene -- 14 -- 4 -- 88

Matt Seig, Fort Cherry -- 14 -- 4 -- 88

Donald Barksdale, Steel Valley -- 14 -- 2 -- 86

Brock Cornell, West Allegheny -- 13 -- 2 -- 80

Jayden Floyd, Leechburg -- 13 -- 2 -- 80

Jack Fennell, North Catholic -- 13 -- 0 -- 78

Spencer Petrucci, California -- 13 -- 0 -- 78

Andrew Sharp, Baldwin -- 13 -- 0 -- 78

Scoop Smith, Woodland Hills -- 13 -- 0 -- 78

Ahmad Ward, Derry -- 13 -- 0 -- 78

Kyle Dupill, Franklin Regional -- 12 -- 2 -- 74

Quinton Martin, Belle Vernon -- 12 -- 2 -- 74

Tasso Whipple, Penn-Trafford -- 12 -- 2 -- 74

Bobby Fadden, Mohawk -- 12 -- 0 -- 72

Ethan Faletto, Fort Cherry -- 12 -- 0 -- 72

Tikey Hayes, Aliquippa -- 11 -- 4 -- 70

Ethan Varesko, Beth-Center -- 10 -- 8 -- 68

Brody Almashy, South Side Beaver -- 11 -- 0 -- 66

Da'sjon Craggette, Southmoreland -- 11 -- 0 -- 66

Darius Fields, Northgate -- 11 -- 0 -- 66

Andrew Kuban, Avonworth -- 11 -- 0 -- 66

Elijah Palmer-McCane, Ellwood City -- 11 -- 0 -- 66

Karter Schrock, Apollo-Ridge -- 11 -- 0 -- 66

Braylon Thomas, Union -- 11 -- 0 -- 66

a-Total includes three field goals

First Published: October 12, 2023, 1:00 p.m.

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