Sophomore moves to top of GHSA football leaderboard for receiving yardage
Rockmart’s Gavin Green became the state’s leading receiver this week while Whitefield Academy’s Mason Hollingsworth and Dalton’s Caine Woods maintained their leads in rushing and passing, respectively.
Green, a sophomore, had only three receptions in a 50-28 victory over Sonoraville last week, but those three went for three touchdowns and 148 yards. Green is averaging 25.7 yards per reception for a total of 746 yards.
Hollingsworth rushed for 142 yards and five touchdowns in a 55-0 victory over Mount Paran Christian last week. That boosted his total to 1,389 yards. Hollingsworth is averaging 231.5 rushing yards per game for a 5-1 Class A Division I team.
Charging hard behind him is Ty Cummings, whose single-game state-record 615 yards against Baldwin last week put him at 1,332 for the season.
Leading in passing again is Dalton’s Woods, who has thrown for 1,918 in seven games. Woods and passing runner-up Alex Schlieman (1,788 yards) are off this week, meaning the race will tighten.
GHSA rushing leaders
- 1,389 - Mason Hollingsworth, Whitefield Academy (Class A Division I leader)
- 1,332 - Ty Cummings, West Laurens (Class 3A leader)
- 1,276 - M.J. Dowdy, Winder-Barrow (Class 5A leader)
- 1,226 - Graham Burmeister, Woodstock
- 1,169 - Nolan Matthews, Lumpkin County
- 1,024 - Woody Schettini, Northgate
- 1,012 - Jayden Johnson, Stephenson
- 999 - Will Rajecki, Sequoyah
- 937 - Zay Prince, Athens Academy
- 921 - Cooper Bazarsky, North Cobb Christian (Class 2A leader)
- 919 - Kalil Charles, Cass (Class 4A leader)
- 915 - Hudson Hulett, North Murray
- 900 - Donnie Warren, Habersham Central
- 889 - Brandon Hamilton, Cherokee (Class 6A leader)
- 859 - Jakeyveon Parker, Macon County (Class A Division II leader)
- 843 - Tamari Curry, Westside (Augusta)
- 840 - Christian Monfort, Morgan County
- 831 - Moonie Gipson, Kell
- 824 - Andre Gianopoulos, New Manchester
- 823 - Amari Latimer, Sandy Creek
- 820 - Chance Ross, Jasper County
- 807 - Marquel Deering, Greenville
- 802 - Bakari Hamilton, Trinity Christian
- 798 - Christopher Wilson, KIPP Atlanta Collegiate
- 793 - Greg Kendrick, Wheeler
- 784 - Jitt Carr, Monroe Area
- 781 - Alvin Ricks, Wheeler County
- 778 - Devion Richardson, Glascock County
- 776 - Deron Foster, Valdosta
- 772 - Gene Watson, Berrien
- 771 - Brayden Slaughter, Heritage (Ringgold)
- 766 - Keyuntae Phillips, McNair
- 755 - Daylan Maxwell, Jackson County
- 753 - Devon Caldwell, Hebron Christian
- 753 - Elijah Brown, Liberty County
- 744 - Colin Anderson, Houston County
- 744 - AB Hilton, Screven County
- 731 - Marquis Fennell, Valdosta
- 727 - Mason Woods, Lowndes
- 723 - Kelston Tarver, Carver (Columbus)
- 721 - Myles Mims, Eastside
- 721 - Andrew Beard, Prince Avenue Christian
- 718 - Nigel Gardner, Brunswick
- 714 - Christian Kinlaw, New Hampstead
- 705 - Trevon Rogers, Tattnall County
- 701 - Alex Baert, Towns County
- 699 - Jamarcus Harrison, East Hall
- 696 - Shamari King, Johnson (Savannah)
- 695 - Ethan Corpus, Allatoona
- 695 - Reante Byrd, Hephzibah
- 694 - Josiah Gibbons, Brunswick
- 691 - Kamari Holloman, Tift County
- 688 - Henry Pullen, McEachern
- 686 - Nigel Newkirk, Gainesville
- 679 - Jayden Cruz, Sonoraville
- 677 - Zandon Mullins, Parkview
- 675 - Keyundric Dixon, Bacon County
- 663 - Brandan Ridley, McIntosh
- 662 - Nate Davis, Rockmart
- 659 - Jayde Beasley, Mill Creek
- 657 - Zach Belyeu, North Cobb
- 656 - Khemp Boyd, Haralson County
- 650 - Serjoe Jones, Temple
- 641 - Christian Lawrence, Thomas County Central
- 641 - Justin Powell, Toombs County
- 638 - Jakobe Dorsey, Cedartown
- 638 - Earnest McIntosh, McIntosh County Academy
- 638 - Reid Giles, Rabun County
- 632 - Andrew Davis, West Forsyth
- 631 - Bryson Cole, Fannin County
- 630 - Jackson Pirkle, Cherokee Bluff
- 628 - Haddon Fries, Ringgold
- 626 - Gary Walker, Creekside
- 625 - Bryson Vincent, ACE Charter
- 621 - Drew Richardson, East Jackson
- 620 - Omari Wilson, Charlton County
- 617 - Nash Smith, Dalton
- 616 - Devonis Lee, Early County
- 613 - Albert Gooding, Lithonia
- 608 - Cameron Irastorza, Dunwoody
- 607 - Lataious Stepp Jr., Carver (Atlanta)
- 604 - Davian Knox, Banks County
- 602 - Sadur Salahuddin, Decatur
- 600 - Darrian Roberts, Atkinson County
GHSA passing leaders
- 1,918 - Caine Woods, Dalton (Class 4A leader)
- 1,788 - Alex Schlieman, North Hall (Class 3A leader)
- 1,506 - Connor Langford, Cambridge
- 1,483 - Grant Moore, Brunswick (Class 5A leader)
- 1,480 - Quenterrion Stanford, Wilkinson County (Class A Division II leader)
- 1,479 - Thomas Winston, Miller Grove (Class 2A leader)
- 1,468 - Kain Mincey, Dodge County (Class A Division I leader)
- 1,464 - Charlie Baxter, Christian Heritage
- 1,459 - Chaz Pate, Sonoraville
- 1,412 - Tucker Parson, Rockmart
- 1,402 - Cannon Robinson, Westlake (Class 6A leader)
- 1,388 - Elijah Fudge, Spencer
- 1,365 - RayShaun Parks, Peachtree Ridge
- 1,359 - Ryan Maxwell, Houston County
- 1,323 - Willie Jones Jr., Arabia Mountain
- 1,318 - Jordan Wiggins, Northeast
- 1,318 - Leland Holder, Taylor County
- 1,312 - Gavin Nuckolls, Northwest Whitfield
- 1,284 - Kharim Hughley, Gainesville
- 1,282 - Brodie Campbell, Newnan
- 1,273 - Jayden McCullough, North Cobb Christian
- 1,270 - Ashton Clare, Trinity Christian
- 1,267 - Noah Lanford, Lakeside (Atlanta)
- 1,259 - Brody Fleming, Bleckley County
- 1,243 - Chandler Dyson, Warner Robins
- 1,237 - Caden Hight, Heritage (Ringgold)
- 1,232 - Turner Stevenson, Aquinas
- 1,232 - Carson Hand, Richmond Academy
- 1,226 - Graham Burmeister, Woodstock
- 1,206 - Joshua Scott, Stockbridge
- 1,194 - Jahbari Felix, Bradwell Institute
- 1,182 - Kamden Patterson, Baldwin
- 1,180 - Keyuntae Phillips, McNair
- 1,179 - Trace Hawkins, Calhoun
- 1,172 - Brett Strum, Flowery Branch
- 1,165 - Shamar Banner, Duluth
- 1,160 - Aiden Watson, Harrison
- 1,158 - J.R. Harris, Central (Carrollton)
- 1,158 - Davis Strickland, Morgan County
- 1,154 - Reid Ginn, Perry
- 1,152 - Jordan Do, Archer
- 1,150 - Chap Chapman, Athens Academy
- 1,149 - Weston Goodman, North Atlanta
- 1,145 - Aidan McPherson, Rome
- 1,136 - Tyler Niehr, North Paulding
- 1,129 - Mitch Seaman, Lassiter
- 1,122 - Michael Miller, Greater Atlanta Christian
- 1,120 - Ben Musser, Prince Avenue Christian
- 1,116 - Brodie McWhorter, Cass
- 1,110 - Chris Miller, Kennesaw Mountain
- 1,099 - Caden Worley, Ola
- 1,091 - Lyndon Worthy, Worth County
- 1,088 - Darian Keefe, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe
- 1,087 - Nate Russell, Cartersville
- 1,087 - Joseph Owens, Toombs County
- 1,082 - Trey Smith, Roswell
- 1,081 - Braylon Carter, Southwest DeKalb
- 1,067 - Skylar Hamilton, Landmark Christian
- 1,053 - Mac Nelson, Mary Persons
- 1,050 - Greg Hart, Parkview
- 1,041 - James Mobley, Calvary Day
- 1,036 - Dominic Larocca, Lanier
- 1,035 - Christion Peacock, Walton
- 1,033 - Kaleb Narcisse, Kell
- 1,023 - Eric Hockman, New Hampstead
- 1,020 - Davin Lemire, Campbell
- 1,019 - Ty Truelove, Rabun County
- 1,017 - R.J. Knapp III, Jackson County
- 1,006 - Chase Rhoads, East Forsyth
- 1,000 - Jaylen Johnson, Thomas County Central
- 998 - Deuce Smith, Grayson
- 995 - Ethan Daughtery, Lambert
- 991 - Mason Hester, Lumpkin County
- 987 - Harrison Faulkner, North Oconee
- 984 - C.J. Cypher, Carrollton
- 982 - Cooper Dean, Cherokee Bluff
- 972 - Traviian Miller, Clinch County
- 972 - Gunnar Weaver, Dawson County
- 971 - Bode Spence, East Paulding
- 965 - William Jackson, Camden County
- 965 - Caleb Hill, Sandy Creek
- 961 - Paris Wilbanks, Habersham Central
- 958 - Cayden Benson, Creekside
- 951 - Darnell Kelly, Hughes
GHSA receiving leaders
- 746 - Gavin Green, Rockmart (Class 2A leader)
- 744 - Taurean Rawlins, Mount Vernon (Class A Division I leader)
- 727 - Justin Beasley, Calhoun (Class 3A leader)
- 717 - Jack Rhodes, Aquinas
- 706 - Rashad Blalock, McNair
- 702 - Ty Kemp, North Hall
- 701 - Keyon Standifer, Athens Academy
- 668 - Jack Ruban, Cherokee (Class 6A leader)
- 645 - Craig Dandridge, Cambridge (Class 4A leader)
- 645 - Collins Price, Lassiter (Class 5A leader)
- 642 - Ahmontae Pitts, Blessed Trinity
- 642 - Peyton Echols, Trinity Christian
- 641 - Myles Cobb, Wilkinson County (Class A Division II leader)
- 636 - Dylan Green, Kennesaw Mountain
- 624 - Terrious Favors, Carver (Atlanta)
- 613 - John Matthews, Newnan
- 610 - Havyn Searels, Dalton
- 607 - Ryan Mosley, Carrollton
- 597 - Doyle Morrison, Lanier
- 594 - Jauriel Bray, Dodge County
- 584 - M.J. Mathis, Houston County
- 570 - Elliot Hamilton, Social Circle
- 565 - Kamarion Johnson, Clinch County
- 557 - Kade Mitchell, Northwest Whitfield
- 555 - Santiago Bizzell, Bacon County
- 553 - Tre Shields, Flowery Branch
- 542 - Xavier Cannon, Warner Robins
- 539 - Cole Cable, North Hall
- 538 - Jordan Christie, Southwest DeKalb
- 535 - D.J. Huggins, Harrison
- 525 - Trae Stevenson, Brooks County
- 524 - Jaison McCall, Jackson
- 522 - Lo’than McBride, Richmond Academy
- 516 - Dallas Dickerson, North Oconee
- 515 - Aaron Gregory, Douglas County
- 510 - Derrick Miller, Newton
- 509 - Kadine McAlister, Salem
- 508 - Mason Stephens, Mary Persons
- 499 - Carter Hayes, Wesleyan
- 496 - Dawson Quarterman, Grayson
- 495 - Mahki Johnson, Wilkinson County
- 494 - Weston Hughes, Savannah Christian
- 491 - Wills Campbell, Roswell
- 489 - Jaris Sinkfield, Thomson
- 481 - Ja’darius Hinton, Ridgeland
- 481 - Ty’quavion Pinkard, Taylor County
- 474 - Michael Palmieri, Denmark
- 474 - McCord Purdy, Pickens
- 472 - Kenneth Gladden Jr., Miller Grove
- 470 - Tramayne Beliard, Miller Grove
- 470 - Langston Butler, Sonoraville
- 468 - Toby Martin, North Cobb Christian
- 467 - Rylan Hubbard, Woodstock
- 463 - Peyton Zachary, Carrollton
- 459 - Sam Gritton, East Coweta
- 459 - Jamario Rice, Ware County
- 458 - Reid Giles, Rabun County
- 457 - Jerimiah Burns, Dodge County
- 457 - Canon Davis, Lakeside (Atlanta)
- 456 - Davon Swinton, Stephens County
- 455 - Dai’jon Hayes, Tift County
- 454 - Nick Buggs, Campbell
- 451 - Elias Gandy, Westlake
- 449 - Damien Henderson, Creekside
- 445 - Isaac Summey, Dalton
- 445 - Bryson Roberts, Trion
- 441 - Oakleen Padgett, North Cobb Christian
- 437 - Amauri Couch, Spencer
- 435 - J.J. Winston, Rome
- 431 - Cade Zeman, Northview
- 427 - Jaleel Parham, Parkview
- 423 - Jacoby Parker, Ola
- 422 - Cash Martin, North Forsyth
- 420 - Dylan Edwards, Dawson County
- 417 - Zion Hudson, Peach County
- 410 - Branturan Callahan, East Jackson
- 403 - Jaylen Britt, Newnan
- 400 - Waseem Murray, Brunswick
GIAA rushing leaders
- 1,034 - Jake Johnson, Strong Rock Christian
- 1,002 - Tyler Stephens, Stratford Academy
- 770 - Wade Register, Trinity Christian (Dublin)
- 747 - Jaxon Bone, King’s Academy
- 679 - Kylan Fryar, Loganville Christian
- 630 - Kamari Jackson, Valwood
- 625 - Judson Walls, Central Fellowship
- 602 - Drew Edwards, Robert Toombs Christian
GIAA passing leaders
- 1,433 - Broughton Branch, Brookstone
- 1,260 - Braxton Wilkinson, Calvary Christian
- 1,151 - Lane Sceals, Deerfield-Windsor
- 1,108 - Cutler Fleming, Briarwood Academy
- 1,069 - Lewis Cheney, John Milledge Academy
- 1,045 - Kylan Fryar, Loganville Christian
- 935 - Treb Walden, Thomas Jefferson Academy
- 906 - Major Simmons, First Presbyterian
- 904 - Kyari Burch, Lakeview Academy
GIAA receiving leaders
- 655 - Jason Kelly, Brookstone
- 514 - Win Hoots, Westfield
- 488 - Banks DeMore, Briarwood Academy
- 482 - Asa Wall, John Milledge Academy
- 458 - Gabe Daniel, Deerfield-Windsor
- 387 - Jackson Wells, George Walton Academy
- 387 - Jason Davis, St. Anne-Pacelli
Correction
This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Andre Gianopoulos and Tramayne Beliard.