Whitefield Academy RB leads tight race for top rusher in Georgia HS football

Mason Hollingsworth of Whitefield Academy, Caine Woods of Dalton and Justin Beasley of Calhoun maintained or regained their leads in GHSA rushing, passing and receiving yards, respectively, this week.
Who’ll finish first remains up in the air.
In rushing, only 113 yards separate Hollingsworth’s 1,662 yards from sixth-place Hudson Hulett’s 1,549. It’s interesting that Hulett and fifth-place Keyuntae Phillips, last week’s rushing leader before a bye week, are quarterbacks.
The lead for passing is also under threat, despite Woods holding the lead for several weeks. The Dalton quarterback, with 2,378 yards, and most players with more than 2,000 yards have only one regular-season game remaining.
With two games left, North Hall’s Alex Schlieman, with 2,242 yards, and Cambridge’s Connor Langford, with 2,038, are well-positioned to capture the lead at the wire.
The top five receivers have two games remaining. Beasley, with 1,177 yards, has a healthy lead over Athens Academy’s Keyon Standifer, who has 1,032 yards. Standifer took the Class A Division I lead this week, passing Mount Vernon’s Taurean Rawlins, who has 1,006 yards.
GHSA rushing leaders
- 1,662 - Mason Hollingsworth, Whitefield Academy (Class A Division I leader)
- 1,659 - M.J. Dowdy, Winder-Barrow (Class 5A leader)
- 1,564 - Marquel Deering, Greenville (Class A Division II leader)
- 1,563 - Ty Cummings, West Laurens (Class 3A leader)
- 1,558 - Keyuntae Phillips, McNair
- 1,549 - Hudson Hulett, North Murray (Class 2A leader)
- 1,425 - Nolan Matthews, Lumpkin County
- 1,421 - Jayden Johnson, Stephenson
- 1,394 - Zay Prince, Athens Academy
- 1,337 - Cooper Bazarsky, North Cobb Christian
- 1,333 - Tamari Curry, Westside (Augusta)
- 1,328 - Donnie Warren, Habersham Central
- 1,321 - Amari Latimer, Sandy Creek
- 1,259 - Darrian Roberts, Atkinson County
- 1,255 - Brandon Hamilton, Cherokee (Class 6A leader)
- 1,240 - Woody Schettini, Northgate
- 1,238 - Kalil Charles, Cass (Class 4A leader)
- 1,235 - Greg Kendrick, Wheeler
- 1,174 - Christian Monfort, Morgan County
- 1,174 - Will Rajecki, Sequoyah
- 1,169 - Moonie Gipson, Kell
- 1,164 - Bakari Hamilton, Trinity Christian
- 1,156 - Alvin Ricks, Wheeler County
- 1,147 - JaeVeon Williams, Pierce County
- 1,142 - Daylan Maxwell, Jackson County
- 1,132 - Elijah Brown, Liberty County
- 1,129 - Andre Gianopoulos, New Manchester
- 1,116 - Brayden Slaughter, Heritage (Ringgold)
- 1,107 - Ethan Corpus, Allatoona
- 1,106 - Chance Ross, Jasper County
- 1,101 - Devon Caldwell, Hebron Christian
- 1,064 - Nigel Newkirk, Gainesville
- 1,051 - Melvin McAdoo, Wilcox County
- 1,037 - Devion Richardson, Glascock County
- 1,023 - Myles Mims, Eastside
- 1,023 - Henry Pullen, McEachern
- 1,014 - Andrew Davis, West Forsyth
- 1,011 - Albert Gooding, Lithonia
- 1,010 - Deron Foster, Valdosta
- 1,009 - Mason Woods, Lowndes
- 1,005 - Jayde Beasley, Mill Creek
- 1,003 - AB Hilton, Screven County
- 1,002 - Jayden Cruz, Sonoraville
- 999 - Josiah Gibbons, Brunswick
- 999 - Keon Childers, Statesboro
- 991 - Nigel Gardner, Brunswick
- 989 - Zandon Mullins, Parkview
- 983 - Alex Baert, Towns County
- 977 - Matthew Schletty, Alpharetta
- 971 - Jakeyveon Parker, Macon County
- 959 - Christopher Wilson, KIPP Atlanta Collegiate
- 957 - Trevon Rogers, Tattnall County
- 955 - Nate Davis, Rockmart
- 950 - Reante Byrd, Hephzibah
- 940 - Khyran White, South Effingham
- 939 - Reid Giles, Rabun County
- 938 - Layne Vaughn, Gordon Lee
- 919 - Justin Murphy, North Clayton
- 916 - Christian Lawrence, Thomas County Central
- 911 - Noriega Thompson, Walton
- 908 - Earnest McIntosh, McIntosh County Academy
- 901 - Zach Belyeu, North Cobb
- 900 - Haddon Fries, Ringgold
- 896 - Gene Watson, Berrien
- 894 - Paxton Ray, Haralson County
- 892 - Cody McBrayer, Dawson County
- 891 - Devonis Lee, Early County
- 887 - Derrick Lane, Grovetown
- 884 - Kevin Hartsfield, Newton
- 883 - Drew Richardson, East Jackson
- 875 - Tyler Foreman, Emanuel County Institute
- 865 - Kelston Tarver, Carver (Columbus)
- 864 - Sadur Salahuddin, Decatur
- 859 - Colin Anderson, Houston County
- 853 - Ashton Barton, Peach County
- 852 - Andrew Beard, Prince Avenue Christian
- 852 - Solomon James, Woodland (Cartersville)
- 848 - Jitt Carr, Monroe Area
- 847 - Lataious Stepp Jr., Carver (Atlanta)
- 847 - Christian Kinlaw, New Hampstead
- 844 - Curtis Turner, Turner County
- 839 - Omari Wilson, Charlton County
- 839 - Shamari King, Johnson (Savannah)
- 828 - Jakobe Dorsey, Cedartown
- 824 - Dawson Davis, Cook
- 821 - Jaiden Knight, Appling County
- 820 - Kentavius DeBruce, Coffee
- 817 - Brayden Tyson, Brookwood
- 816 - Peyton Chancey, Gilmer
- 809 - Kobe Hill, Jeff Davis
- 803 - Jamarcus Harrison, East Hall
- 799 - Anddreas McKinny, Bryan County
- 797 - Bryson Cole, Fannin County
- 796 - Nick Peal, Roswell
- 792 - Dylan Maina, Hiram
- 791 - Ryan Scott, Jenkins
- 785 - Danarri Brown, Jackson
- 784 - Colby Smith, Southeast Bulloch
- 781 - Justin Powell, Toombs County
- 778 - Brandan Ridley, McIntosh
- 773 - Layten Myers, North Murray
- 773 - DeMarko Ward, Screven County
- 769 - Marquis Fennell, Valdosta
- 761 - Travion Bostic, Dublin
- 760 - Tayshaun Franklin, Ware County
- 758 - Cameron Irastorza, Dunwoody
- 756 - Wesley Dinkins, Savannah Christian
- 756 - Kaden Chester, Worth County
- 755 - LaVasco Williams, Kendrick
- 752 - Brooks Malone, Cambridge
- 750 - Gary Walker, Creekside
GHSA passing leaders
- 2,378 - Caine Woods, Dalton (Class 4A leader)
- 2,259 - Chaz Pate, Sonoraville (Class 2A leader)
- 2,242 - Alex Schlieman, North Hall (Class 3A leader)
- 2,119 - Grant Moore, Brunswick (Class 5A leader)
- 2,095 - Cannon Robinson, Westlake (Class 6A leader)
- 2,038 - Connor Langford, Cambridge
- 2,037 - Gavin Nuckolls, Northwest Whitfield
- 1,975 - Thomas Winston, Miller Grove
- 1,973 - Chris Miller, Kennesaw Mountain
- 1,951 - RayShaun Parks, Peachtree Ridge
- 1,922 - Elijah Fudge, Spencer
- 1,907 - Nate Russell, Cartersville
- 1,889 - Ethan Daughtery, Lambert
- 1,883 - Charlie Baxter, Christian Heritage (Class A Division I leader)
- 1,829 - Kain Mincey, Dodge County
- 1,815 - Quenterrion Stanford, Wilkinson County (Class A Division II leader)
- 1,812 - Chap Chapman, Athens Academy
- 1,794 - Mac Nelson, Mary Persons
- 1,789 - Lyndon Worthy, Worth County
- 1,784 - Jordan Do, Archer
- 1,780 - Trace Hawkins, Calhoun
- 1,769 - Leland Holder, Taylor County
- 1,766 - Ryan Maxwell, Houston County
- 1,750 - Tucker Parson, Rockmart
- 1,731 - Joshua Scott, Stockbridge
- 1,729 - Aiden Watson, Harrison
- 1,723 - Brodie McWhorter, Cass
- 1,714 - Jayden McCullough, North Cobb Christian
- 1,710 - Ben Musser, Prince Avenue Christian
- 1,693 - Caden Hight, Heritage (Ringgold)
- 1,692 - Kharim Hughley, Gainesville
- 1,660 - Darian Keefe, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe
- 1,651 - Brodie Campbell, Newnan
- 1,649 - Brett Strum, Flowery Branch
- 1,645 - Graham Burmeister, Woodstock
- 1,643 - Shamar Banner, Duluth
- 1,642 - Kaleb Narcisse, Kell
- 1,642 - Ashton Clare, Trinity Christian
- 1,636 - James Mobley, Calvary Day
- 1,634 - Jordan Wiggins, Northeast
- 1,628 - Brody Fleming, Bleckley County
- 1,618 - Weston Goodman, North Atlanta
- 1,605 - J.R. Harris, Central (Carrollton)
- 1,596 - Cayden Benson, Creekside
- 1,596 - Michael Miller, Greater Atlanta Christian
- 1,593 - Eric Hockman, New Hampstead
- 1,588 - Davis Strickland, Morgan County
- 1,581 - Trey Smith, Roswell
- 1,548 - Bode Spence, East Paulding
- 1,545 - Willie Jones Jr., Arabia Mountain
- 1,536 - Aidan McPherson, Rome
- 1,530 - Carson Hand, Richmond Academy
- 1,520 - Christion Peacock, Walton
- 1,502 - Braylon Carter, Southwest DeKalb
- 1,496 - Garrison Cantrell, Dacula
- 1,496 - Zeke Douglass, Etowah
- 1,483 - Mitch Seaman, Lassiter
- 1,482 - Kamden Patterson, Baldwin
- 1,480 - Tyler Niehr, North Paulding
- 1,479 - Teddy Jarrard, North Cobb
- 1,479 - Joseph Owens, Toombs County
- 1,478 - Brody Baker, Elbert County
- 1,473 - C.J. Cypher, Carrollton
- 1,465 - Jamarcus Harrison, East Hall
- 1,455 - Caleb Hill, Sandy Creek
- 1,455 - Patrick McCollough, Wheeler
- 1,454 - Deron Benson, Newton
- 1,452 - William Jackson, Camden County
- 1,442 - K.J. Clepper, Paulding County
- 1,426 - Jahbari Felix, Bradwell Institute
- 1,415 - Noah Lanford, Lakeside (Atlanta)
- 1,415 - Blaise Thomas, Savannah Christian
- 1,413 - Cam Hill, Thomasville
- 1,401 - Skylar Hamilton, Landmark Christian
- 1,390 - Tristan Parks, Hampton
- 1,388 - Chandler Dyson, Warner Robins
- 1,383 - Cooper Dean, Cherokee Bluff
- 1,381 - Caden Worley, Ola
- 1,375 - Mike Johnson, Douglas County
- 1,367 - Corey Fletcher, Carver (Atlanta)
- 1,366 - Ryan Harrigan, Woodward Academy
- 1,365 - Matthew Schletty, Alpharetta
- 1,361 - Jaylen Johnson, Thomas County Central
- 1,358 - Kade Wigginton, South Paulding
- 1,353 - R.J. Knapp III, Jackson County
- 1,351 - Payton Shaw, Eastside
- 1,321 - Max Walraven, West Forsyth
- 1,311 - Jayden Whiteside, Marietta
- 1,311 - Reid Ginn, Perry
- 1,302 - J.R. Rowland, Windsor Forest
- 1,297 - Darnell Kelly, Hughes
- 1,294 - Canaan Bernhardt, Jackson
- 1,284 - Greg Hart, Parkview
- 1,282 - Cohen Lawson, Colquitt County
- 1,256 - A.J. Glover, Charlton County
- 1,256 - Evan Jones, Denmark
- 1,251 - Dominic Larocca, Lanier
- 1,246 - Justin Murphy, North Clayton
- 1,242 - Linc Allen, Trion
- 1,241 - Hagan Slimp, Crisp County
- 1,241 - Chase Rhoads, East Forsyth
- 1,232 - Turner Stevenson, Aquinas
- 1,226 - Ty Truelove, Rabun County
- 1,223 - Mason Hester, Lumpkin County
- 1,220 - Deuce Smith, Grayson
- 1,211 - Mercer Barton, Harlem
- 1,210 - Isaiah White, Ware County
- 1,206 - Gunnar Weaver, Dawson County
GHSA receiving leaders
- 1,177 - Justin Beasley, Calhoun (Class 3A leader)
- 1,032 - Keyon Standifer, Athens Academy (Class A Division I leader)
- 1,006 - Taurean Rawlins, Mount Vernon
- 929 - Craig Dandridge, Cambridge (Class 4A leader)
- 924 - Dylan Green, Kennesaw Mountain (Class 5A leader)
- 876 - Gavin Green, Rockmart (Class 2A leader)
- 858 - Rashad Blalock, McNair
- 851 - Derrick Miller, Newton (Class 6A leader)
- 842 - D.J. Huggins, Harrison
- 842 - Mason Stephens, Mary Persons
- 841 - Jamere Smith, Greenville (Class A Division II leader)
- 834 - Jack Rhodes, Aquinas
- 831 - Terrious Favors, Carver (Atlanta)
- 819 - Ty Kemp, North Hall
- 815 - M.J. Mathis, Houston County
- 805 - Kade Mitchell, Northwest Whitfield
- 799 - Collins Price, Lassiter
- 791 - Jack Ruban, Cherokee
- 789 - Peyton Echols, Trinity Christian
- 777 - Ahmontae Pitts, Blessed Trinity
- 764 - Aaron Gregory, Douglas County
- 753 - Tre Shields, Flowery Branch
- 721 - Langston Butler, Sonoraville
- 718 - Jamario Rice, Ware County
- 709 - Weston Hughes, Savannah Christian
- 705 - Santiago Bizzell, Bacon County
- 701 - Elliot Hamilton, Social Circle
- 700 - Ty’Lil Terrell, South Cobb
- 684 - Tramayne Beliard, Miller Grove
- 680 - Matthew Franatovich, Lambert
- 676 - Wills Campbell, Roswell
- 670 - Cash Martin, North Forsyth
- 667 - Xavier Cannon, Warner Robins
- 666 - Cole Cable, North Hall
- 665 - Kadine McAlister, Salem
- 662 - Walker Hughes, Etowah
- 661 - Damien Henderson, Creekside
- 660 - Toby Martin, North Cobb Christian
- 657 - Deshaun Fedd, Crisp County
- 651 - John Matthews, Newnan
- 650 - Jordan Christie, Southwest DeKalb
- 647 - Ty’quavion Pinkard, Taylor County
- 644 - Jauriel Bray, Dodge County
- 643 - Rylan Hubbard, Woodstock
- 641 - Myles Cobb, Wilkinson County
- 639 - Jaison McCall, Jackson
- 637 - Eli Balliew, Sonoraville
- 635 - Ryan Mosley, Carrollton
- 633 - Doyle Morrison, Lanier
- 631 - Trae Stevenson, Brooks County
- 621 - Elias Gandy, Westlake
- 620 - Michael Palmieri, Denmark
- 619 - J.J. Winston, Rome
- 617 - Bryson Roberts, Trion
- 616 - Carter Hayes, Wesleyan
- 611 - Dai’jon Hayes, Tift County
- 610 - Kamarion Johnson, Clinch County
- 610 - Havyn Searels, Dalton
- 607 - Sam Gritton, East Coweta
- 604 - Brady Marchese, Cartersville
- 603 - Dallas Dickerson, North Oconee
- 602 - Jaylen Britt, Newnan
- 599 - Dylan Edwards, Dawson County
- 598 - Oakleen Padgett, North Cobb Christian
- 598 - Nigel Pittman, Thomasville
- 597 - Isaac Kareem-Maman, Dacula
- 596 - Robbie Dunn, Archer
- 596 - Jerimiah Burns, Dodge County
- 596 - Cody Bryan, Heritage (Ringgold)
- 593 - Jordan Hudson, Spencer
- 591 - Kamarui Dorsey, Hampton
- 576 - Peyton Zachary, Carrollton
- 572 - Kenneth Gladden Jr., Miller Grove
- 569 - Lo’than McBride, Richmond Academy
- 569 - Jaris Sinkfield, Thomson
- 564 - Mahki Johnson, Wilkinson County
- 562 - Chasen Jones, East Hall
- 561 - Prince Jean, Valdosta
- 558 - Madoxx Davis, Cartersville
- 552 - Kamdon London, Dalton
- 552 - Jordan Carrasquillo, Milton
- 551 - Jordan Peacock, Walton
- 546 - Jaden Upshaw, Lee County
- 543 - Darnell Collins, Rome
- 542 - Heze Kent, Brunswick
- 540 - McCord Purdy, Pickens
- 538 - Ty Tillery, Morgan County
- 537 - Malcolm Millsap, Cherokee Bluff
- 536 - Dakhovin Winn, Elbert County
- 535 - H Garmany, Dade County
- 535 - Roscoe Hayes, Westlake
- 530 - Antwan Lockett, Colquitt County
- 530 - Isaac Summey, Dalton
- 530 - Jayden Futrell, Harlem
- 530 - Reid Giles, Rabun County
- 529 - Waseem Murray, Brunswick
- 529 - Jahlil Abdullah-Kortney, Cass
- 522 - Matthew Morris, Wheeler
- 520 - Christian Kates, Aquinas
- 518 - Jack Ellenburg, North Atlanta
- 517 - Bubba Frazier, Benedictine
- 513 - Jo’Van Freeney, Landmark Christian
- 511 - Jamarion McKinney, Hughes
- 511 - Amauri Couch, Spencer
- 504 - Zion Hudson, Peach County
- 504 - Davon Swinton, Stephens County
- 503 - Keyshawn Polk, Metter
- 502 - Jay Feltus, Habersham Central
- 502 - Zyon Robinson, Stockbridge
GIAA rushing leaders
- 1,325 - Tyler Stephens, Stratford Academy
- 1,314 - Tyson Hamaker, Heritage (Newnan)
- 1,189 - Jake Johnson, Strong Rock Christian
- 1,086 - Jaxon Bone, King’s Academy
- 1,002 - Cutler Fleming, Briarwood Academy
- 989 - D.J. Colvin, St. Anne-Pacelli
- 931 - Adian Grady, Bethlehem Christian
GIAA passing leaders
- 2,197 - Lane Sceals, Deerfield-Windsor
- 1,805 - Braxton Wilkinson, Calvary Christian
- 1,606 - Broughton Branch, Brookstone
- 1,542 - Kylan Fryar, Loganville Christian
- 1,508 - Cutler Fleming, Briarwood Academy
- 1,410 - Lewis Cheney, John Milledge Academy
- 1,392 - Brock Johnson, Westfield
GIAA receiving leaders
- 981 - Gabe Daniel, Deerfield-Windsor
- 870 - Win Hoots, Westfield
- 819 - Banks DeMore, Briarwood Academy
- 722 - Jason Kelly, Brookstone
- 719 - Asa Wall, John Milledge Academy
- 577 - NeSean Dorsey, Lakeview Academy
- 556 - David Hutchins, Deerfield-Windsor



