North Hall QB becomes first to reach 2,500 passing yards this season

North Hall quarterback Alex Schlieman became the GHSA’s passing leader last week as the first to break 2,500 yards. He also picked up a flattering comparison.

“He can make all the throws on the field, and he’s extremely accurate with a strong arm, but the biggest thing that separates him is his intellect,” North Hall coach Sean Pender said. “I’ve had some smart ones, but the only other quarterback that I’ve coached that has intellect like him is Stetson Bennett. He’s a quick decision-maker and processes information very fast, and he’s a student of the game. He’s a workaholic.”

Bennett, the former Georgia and current Los Angeles Rams quarterback, was Pender’s quarterback at Pierce County.

Schlieman is a junior in his first full season as a starter, and his North Hall team is 9-0.

Schlieman has completed 164 of 220 passes (74.5%) for 2,504 yards and 21 touchdowns with four interceptions. Schlieman doesn’t run like Bennett, but at 6 feet, 1 inch and 200 pounds, he’s been known to pick up tough yardage when necessary.

The new rushing leader is West Laurens’ Ty Cummings with 1,844 yards after gaining 281 last week against Aquinas. Cummings is the Georgia Southern-committed senior running back who rushed for a state-record 615 yards against Baldwin last month.

Calhoun’s Justin Beasley maintained his receiving lead. He now has 1,277 yards. His 141.9 yards per game puts him on pace for a state record if Calhoun plays 15 games, as it did last season in winning Class 3A.

GHSA rushing leaders

• 1,844 - Ty Cummings, West Laurens — Class 3A leader
• 1,774 - Mason Hollingsworth, Whitefield Academy — Class A Division I leader
• 1,687 - Hudson Hulett, North Murray — Class 2A leader
• 1,687 - Nolan Matthews, Lumpkin County
• 1,668 - Tamari Curry, Westside (Augusta)
• 1,659 - M.J. Dowdy, Winder-Barrow — Class 5A leader
• 1,658 - Keyuntae Phillips, McNair
• 1,611 - Marquel Deering, Greenville — Class A Division II leader
• 1,536 - Kalil Charles, Cass — Class 4A leader
• 1,533 - Jayden Johnson, Stephenson
• 1,517 - Amari Latimer, Sandy Creek
• 1,484 - Zay Prince, Athens Academy
• 1,468 - Cooper Bazarsky, North Cobb Christian
• 1,466 - Darrian Roberts, Atkinson County
• 1,429 - Donnie Warren, Habersham Central
• 1,420 - Moonie Gipson, Kell
• 1,338 - Christian Monfort, Morgan County
• 1,329 - Bakari Hamilton, Trinity Christian
• 1,301 - Woody Schettini, Northgate
• 1,299 - JaeVeon Williams, Pierce County
• 1,290 - Alvin Ricks, Wheeler County
• 1,289 - Brandon Hamilton, Cherokee — Class 6A leader
• 1,283 - Will Rajecki, Sequoyah
• 1,251 - Devon Caldwell, Hebron Christian
• 1,241 - Sadur Salahuddin, Decatur
• 1,235 - Daylan Maxwell, Jackson County
• 1,235 - Greg Kendrick, Wheeler
• 1,231 - Melvin McAdoo, Wilcox County
• 1,219 - Elijah Brown, Liberty County
• 1,199 - Alex Baert, Towns County
• 1,196 - Jayden Cruz, Sonoraville
• 1,176 - Andre Gianopoulos, New Manchester
• 1,175 - Chance Ross, Jasper County
• 1,172 - AB Hilton, Screven County
• 1,170 - Jaiden Knight, Appling County
• 1,164 - Brayden Slaughter, Heritage (Ringgold)
• 1,142 - Cody McBrayer, Dawson County
• 1,137 - Mason Woods, Lowndes
• 1,135 - Nate Davis, Rockmart
• 1,129 - Ethan Corpus, Allatoona
• 1,112 - Deron Foster, Valdosta
• 1,083 - Paxton Ray, Haralson County
• 1,082 - Nigel Newkirk, Gainesville
• 1,080 - Myles Mims, Eastside
• 1,079 - Devion Richardson, Glascock County
• 1,071 - Zandon Mullins, Parkview
• 1,070 - Keon Childers, Statesboro
• 1,069 - Christian Lawrence, Thomas County Central
• 1,063 - Jakeyveon Parker, Macon County
• 1,061 - Andrew Davis, West Forsyth
• 1,059 - Henry Pullen, McEachern
• 1,053 - Trevon Rogers, Tattnall County
• 1,050 - Devonis Lee, Early County
• 1,047 - Christopher Wilson, KIPP Atlanta Collegiate
• 1,042 - Gene Watson, Berrien
• 1,041 - Noriega Thompson, Walton
• 1,031 - Aiden Fletcher, Chattooga
• 1,028 - Albert Gooding, Lithonia
• 1,027 - Layne Vaughn, Gordon Lee
• 1,017 - Kevin Hartsfield, Newton
• 1,014 - Reid Giles, Rabun County
• 1,012 - Drew Richardson, East Jackson
• 1,010 - Dawson Davis, Cook
• 1,005 - Jayde Beasley, Mill Creek
• 1,000 - Matthew Schletty, Alpharetta
• 999 - Josiah Gibbons, Brunswick
• 991 - Nigel Gardner, Brunswick
• 982 - Reante Byrd, Hephzibah
• 979 - Zach Belyeu, North Cobb
• 978 - Solomon James, Woodland (Cartersville)
• 977 - Brandan Ridley, McIntosh
• 973 - Ashton Barton, Peach County
• 967 - Kelston Tarver, Carver (Columbus)
• 959 - Justin Murphy, North Clayton
• 957 - Darron Parry, North Forsyth
• 957 - Khyran White, South Effingham
• 957 - Lataious Stepp Jr., Carver (Atlanta)
• 953 - Omari Wilson, Charlton County
• 937 - Brayden Tyson, Brookwood
• 936 - Earnest McIntosh, McIntosh County Academy
• 931 - Thaddeus Tillman, Tucker
• 929 - Andrew Beard, Prince Avenue Christian
• 923 - Ma’Khi Watson, Cedar Grove
• 919 - Peyton Chancey, Gilmer
• 918 - Jakobe Dorsey, Cedartown
• 904 - Jamarcus Harrison, East Hall
• 903 - Colin Anderson, Houston County
• 900 - Haddon Fries, Ringgold

GHSA passing leaders

• 2,504 - Alex Schlieman, North Hall — Class 3A leader
• 2,464 - Chaz Pate, Sonoraville — Class 2A leader
• 2,378 - Caine Woods, Dalton — Class 4A leader
• 2,332 - Cannon Robinson, Westlake — Class 6A leader
• 2,283 - Chris Miller, Kennesaw Mountain — Class 5A leader
• 2,248 - Thomas Winston, Miller Grove
• 2,227 - Gavin Nuckolls, Northwest Whitfield
• 2,192 - RayShaun Parks, Peachtree Ridge
• 2,182 - Elijah Fudge, Spencer
• 2,164 - Connor Langford, Cambridge
• 2,159 - Charlie Baxter, Christian Heritage — Class A Division I leader
• 2,150 - Chap Chapman, Athens Academy
• 2,119 - Grant Moore, Brunswick
• 2,115 - Nate Russell, Cartersville
• 2,098 - Ethan Daughtery, Lambert
• 2,011 - Joshua Scott, Stockbridge
• 2,009 - Tucker Parson, Rockmart
• 1,992 - Trace Hawkins, Calhoun
• 1,966 - Darian Keefe, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe
• 1,963 - Jordan Do, Archer
• 1,962 - Jayden McCullough, North Cobb Christian
• 1,952 - Brodie Campbell, Newnan
• 1,941 - Ben Musser, Prince Avenue Christian
• 1,936 - Jordan Wiggins, Northeast
• 1,934 - Leland Holder, Taylor County — Class A Division II leader
• 1,929 - Michael Miller, Greater Atlanta Christian
• 1,917 - Kain Mincey, Dodge County
• 1,900 - Brody Fleming, Bleckley County
• 1,900 - Shamar Banner, Duluth
• 1,896 - Lyndon Worthy, Worth County
• 1,895 - Eric Hockman, New Hampstead
• 1,894 - Kharim Hughley, Gainesville
• 1,894 - Ryan Maxwell, Houston County
• 1,878 - Brodie McWhorter, Cass
• 1,873 - Aiden Watson, Harrison
• 1,872 - Quenterrion Stanford, Wilkinson County
• 1,865 - Kamden Patterson, Baldwin
• 1,855 - Brett Strum, Flowery Branch
• 1,855 - Trey Smith, Roswell
• 1,846 - James Mobley, Calvary Day
• 1,840 - Bode Spence, East Paulding
• 1,837 - Ashton Clare, Trinity Christian
• 1,835 - J.R. Harris, Central (Carrollton)
• 1,829 - Mac Nelson, Mary Persons
• 1,822 - Braylon Carter, Southwest DeKalb
• 1,816 - Weston Goodman, North Atlanta
• 1,811 - Caden Hight, Heritage (Ringgold)
• 1,800 - Teddy Jarrard, North Cobb
• 1,788 - Graham Burmeister, Woodstock
• 1,777 - Kaleb Narcisse, Kell
• 1,769 - Aidan McPherson, Rome
• 1,756 - Cayden Benson, Creekside
• 1,743 - Davis Strickland, Morgan County
• 1,707 - Tyler Niehr, North Paulding
• 1,704 - Deron Benson, Newton
• 1,699 - Carson Hand, Richmond Academy
• 1,696 - Chandler Dyson, Warner Robins
• 1,693 - Joseph Owens, Toombs County
• 1,690 - Zeke Douglass, Etowah
• 1,677 - Blaise Thomas, Savannah Christian
• 1,670 - Jamarcus Harrison, East Hall
• 1,669 - William Jackson, Camden County
• 1,630 - Tristan Parks, Hampton
• 1,623 - Skylar Hamilton, Landmark Christian
• 1,611 - Mitch Seaman, Lassiter
• 1,576 - Christion Peacock, Walton
• 1,573 - Garrison Cantrell, Dacula
• 1,559 - Jaylen Johnson, Thomas County Central
• 1,556 - Davin Lemire, Campbell
• 1,553 - R.J. Knapp III, Jackson County
• 1,552 - Caleb Hill, Sandy Creek
• 1,542 - Willie Jones Jr., Arabia Mountain
• 1,541 - Evan Jones, Denmark
• 1,536 - J.R. Rowland, Windsor Forest
• 1,533 - Caden Worley, Ola
• 1,532 - Greg Hart, Parkview
• 1,503 - Cooper Dean, Cherokee Bluff
• 1,502 - Mike Johnson, Douglas County
• 1,497 - Max Walraven, West Forsyth
• 1,480 - Win Garmany, Dade County
• 1,478 - Brody Baker, Elbert County
• 1,475 - Kade Wigginton, South Paulding
• 1,473 - C.J. Cypher, Carrollton
• 1,470 - Darnell Kelly, Hughes
• 1,466 - Payton Shaw, Eastside
• 1,456 - Ryan Harrigan, Woodward Academy
• 1,455 - Patrick McCollough, Wheeler
• 1,454 - Reid Ginn, Perry
• 1,452 - Jayden Whiteside, Marietta
• 1,447 - K.J. Clepper, Paulding County
• 1,442 - A.J. Glover, Charlton County
• 1,441 - Cohen Lawson, Colquitt County
• 1,440 - Isaiah White, Ware County
• 1,439 - Corey Fletcher, Carver (Atlanta)
• 1,426 - Jah’Barri Felix, Bradwell Institute
• 1,421 - Ethan Tisdale, Heard County
• 1,415 - Noah Lanford, Lakeside (Atlanta)
• 1,413 - Cam Hill, Thomasville
• 1,400 - Alex Freeman, White County

GHSA receiving leaders

• 1,277 - Justin Beasley, Calhoun — Class 3A leader
• 1,250 - Keyon Standifer, Athens Academy — Class A Division I leader
• 1,184 - Dylan Green, Kennesaw Mountain — Class 5A leader
• 1,134 - Taurean Rawlins, Mount Vernon
• 1,001 - Derrick Miller, Newton — Class 6A leader
• 980 - Gavin Green, Rockmart — Class 2A leader
• 979 - Craig Dandridge, Cambridge — Class 4A leader
• 913 - Rashad Blalock, McNair
• 909 - Jamere Smith, Greenville — Class A Division II leader
• 908 - Peyton Echols, Trinity Christian
• 906 - D.J. Huggins, Harrison
• 888 - Terrious Favors, Carver (Atlanta)
• 867 - Kade Mitchell, Northwest Whitfield
• 865 - Jack Ruban, Cherokee
• 863 - Xavier Cannon, Warner Robins
• 860 - M.J. Mathis, Houston County
• 849 - Mason Stephens, Mary Persons
• 844 - Ahmontae Pitts, Blessed Trinity
• 834 - Jack Rhodes, Aquinas
• 831 - Wills Campbell, Roswell
• 819 - Ty Kemp, North Hall
• 818 - Tre Shields, Flowery Branch
• 814 - Jamario Rice, Ware County
• 813 - Aaron Gregory, Douglas County
• 810 - Collins Price, Lassiter
• 807 - Cole Cable, North Hall
• 782 - J.J. Winston, Rome
• 782 - Weston Hughes, Savannah Christian
• 779 - Langston Butler, Sonoraville
• 777 - Jordan Christie, Southwest DeKalb
• 770 - Elliot Hamilton, Social Circle
• 759 - Tramayne Beliard, Miller Grove
• 754 - Walker Hughes, Etowah
• 742 - Elijah Slocum, Cass
• 739 - Matthew Franatovich, Lambert
• 730 - Jaylen Britt, Newnan
• 730 - Santiago Bizzell, Bacon County
• 714 - Damien Henderson, Creekside
• 714 - Trae Stevenson, Brooks County
• 713 - Dai’jon Hayes, Tift County
• 710 - Oakleen Padgett, North Cobb Christian
• 705 - Jaden Upshaw, Lee County
• 704 - Toby Martin, North Cobb Christian
• 700 - Ty’Lil Terrell, South Cobb
• 699 - Robbie Dunn, Archer
• 697 - Amauri Couch, Spencer
• 695 - Cash Martin, North Forsyth
• 693 - Carter Hayes, Wesleyan
• 688 - Brady Marchese, Cartersville
• 688 - John Matthews, Newnan
• 685 - Sam Gritton, East Coweta
• 682 - Jordan Hudson, Spencer
• 681 - Jaison McCall, Jackson
• 680 - Rylan Hubbard, Woodstock
• 677 - Michael Palmieri, Denmark
• 675 - Kadine McAlister, Salem
• 673 - Jauriel Bray, Dodge County
• 672 - Kamarion Johnson, Clinch County
• 670 - Cody Bryan, Heritage (Ringgold)
• 670 - Eli Balliew, Sonoraville
• 667 - Christian Kates, Aquinas
• 661 - Lo’than McBride, Richmond Academy
• 657 - Deshaun Fedd, Crisp County
• 656 - Kamarui Dorsey, Hampton
• 647 - Ty’quavion Pinkard, Taylor County
• 644 - Elias Gandy, Westlake
• 641 - Myles Cobb, Wilkinson County
• 638 - Prince Jean, Valdosta
• 637 - Dylan Edwards, Dawson County
• 637 - Isaac Kareem-Maman, Dacula
• 635 - Ryan Mosley, Carrollton
• 633 - Doyle Morrison, Lanier
• 625 - Chasen Jones, East Hall
• 621 - Jerimiah Burns, Dodge County
• 620 - Kenneth Gladden Jr., Miller Grove
• 617 - Madoxx Davis, Cartersville
• 616 - Bryson Roberts, Trion
• 612 - McCord Purdy, Pickens
• 610 - Havyn Searels, Dalton
• 610 - Jarvis Mathurin, Hebron Christian
• 606 - Kirk Anthony, East Paulding
• 603 - Dallas Dickerson, North Oconee
• 601 - Jaleel Parham, Parkview
• 601 - Trayvis Hunter, Effingham County
• 599 - Jacoby Parker, Ola
• 598 - Nigel Pittman, Thomasville
• 597 - Ty Tillery, Morgan County
• 590 - Nick Buggs, Campbell
• 586 - Jordan Carrasquillo, Milton
• 579 - Jahlil Abdullah-Kortney, Cass
• 578 - Mahki Johnson, Wilkinson County
• 576 - Dre Cousey, Roswell
• 576 - Peyton Zachary, Carrollton
• 574 - Roscoe Hayes, Westlake
• 572 - Jaris Sinkfield, Thomson
• 572 - Zyon Robinson, Stockbridge
• 567 - Jay Feltus, Habersham Central
• 564 - Cam Yeldell, Savannah Christian
• 562 - Philip Williams, Gainesville
• 561 - Kaiden Prothro, Bowdon
• 560 - Davon Swinton, Stephens County

GIAA rushing leaders

• 1,443 - Tyson Hamaker, Heritage (Newnan)
• 1,325 - Tyler Stephens, Stratford Academy
• 1,205 - Jake Johnson, Strong Rock Christian
• 1,187 - Jaxon Bone, King’s Academy
• 1,100 - Cutler Fleming, St. Anne-Pacelli
• 1,083 - Donovan Colvin, St. Anne-Pacelli
• 1,032 - Ethan Newman, Flint River Academy
• 1,020 - Colt Williams, Southwest Georgia Academy
• 962 - Adian Grady, Bethlehem Christian
• 888 - Sam Wasson, Pinewood Christian

GIAA passing leaders

• 2,458 - Lane Sceals, Deerfield-Windsor
• 1,954 - Braxton Wilkinson, Calvary Christian
• 1,801 - Broughton Branch, Brookstone
• 1,712 - Kylan Fryar, Loganville Christian
• 1,698 - Cutler Fleming, Briarwood Academy
• 1,641 - Heath Woodard, Windsor Academy
• 1,635 - Lewis Cheney, John Milledge Academy
• 1,543 - Brock Johnson, Westfield
• 1,362 - Kyari Burch, Lakeview Academy
• 1,356 - Tucker Johnston, Stratford Academy