Pierce County RB’s 309-yard game pushes him to the lead in GHSA rushing

Pierce County running back Jae’Veon Williams will enter Friday night’s Class 3A game against No. 1 Appling County as the GHSA’s leading rusher with 2,051 yards.

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Williams broke the 2,000-yard mark last week with a 309-yard effort against Islands. Williams scored six touchdowns in the 48-6 victory.

It was Williams’ fourth 300-yard rushing game this season.

The GHSA’s passing leader is Carrollton’s CJ Cypher with 3,164 yards. Carrollton has finished its regular season 10-0. The receiving leader is Habersham Central’s Paris Wilbanks with 1,294 yards.

Below are the leading rushers, passers and receivers in the GHSA and GIAA.

GHSA

Rushing

• 2,051 - Jae’Veon Williams, Pierce County (Class 3A leader)
• 2,029 - Quinton Edwards, Calhoun County (Class A leader)
• 1,848 - Cooper Shumate, Monroe Area (Class 4A leader)
• 1,831 - Jayden Johnson, Stephenson
• 1,831 - Alex Baert, Towns County
• 1,717 - Javarris Warner, Troup
• 1,685 - Austin Stinson, Houston County (Class 6A leader)
• 1,649 - Derrell Brown, Crisp County
• 1,646 - Tyrese Dorsey, Shiloh
• 1,618 - Bradley Stephens, Dunwoody
• 1,572 - Peyton Davis, LaGrange (Class 5A leader)
• 1,560 - Danarri Brown, Jackson
• 1,455 - Nigel Gardner, Brunswick
• 1,424 - Antonio Webster, Jordan
• 1,401 - Donterrius Mincey, Toombs County
• 1,399 - Noah Parker, Macon County
• 1,391 - Za’Kian Tobler, Treutlen
• 1,373 - Daylan Maxwell, Jackson County
• 1,372 - Zach Belyeu, North Cobb (Class 7A leader)
• 1,369 - Kyle Johnson, Swainsboro (Class 2A leader)
• 1,345 - Bryson Penson, LaFayette
• 1,342 - Zyion Love, Bleckley County
• 1,255 - Jeremiah Frost, Ringgold
• 1,239 - Ashton Barton, Peach County
• 1,223 - Demarco Huff, Commerce
• 1,221 - Markyl Allen, Long County
• 1,214 - Brooks Smallwood, East Forsyth
• 1,212 - Andrew Beard, Prince Avenue Christian (Class 4A-2A Private leader)
• 1,203 - Emmanuel Ajayi, Villa Rica
• 1,201 - Jaiden Knight, Appling County
• 1,201 - Rae’shawn Clyde, Randolph-Clay
• 1,200 - Malik Madison, Wheeler County
• 1,192 - Jamon Ellis, Bacon County
• 1,177 - Deron Foster, Valdosta
• 1,165 - Kalil Charles, Cass
• 1,164 - Bobby Reynolds, Coffee
• 1,164 - Keylan Yates, Pike County
• 1,159 - Nick Archer, Carrollton
• 1,157 - Jacez Walton, Central (Carrollton)
• 1,146 - Brycen Gault, Evans
• 1,146 - Khalif Morgan, Utopian Academy
• 1,145 - Peyton Chancey, Gilmer
• 1,122 - Courey Bryan, Woodland (Stockbridge)
• 1,111 - Maliq Washington, McNair
• 1,109 - Jeremiah Johnson, Schley County
• 1,102 - Carson Lott, Creekview
• 1,098 - Brayden Tyson, Brookwood
• 1,093 - Jake Orton, North Cobb Christian
• 1,081 - Zayden Kelley, Greenville
• 1,074 - Cash Perkins, Berrien
• 1,072 - Xiquavian Teal, Cairo
• 1,070 - Josiah Gibbons, Brunswick
• 1,068 - Javion Wright, Locust Grove
• 1,064 - Alex Tarboro, Northside (Columbus)
• 1,054 - Kingston Caesar, Etowah
• 1,042 - MJ Craft, Blessed Trinity
• 1,025 - Rohan Kent, Cedartown
• 1,022 - Waelyn Baliles, North Murray
• 1,014 - Trayvian King, Turner County
• 1,013 - Jaiden Moore, Hillgrove
• 1,006 - Abram Marsh, Emanuel County Institute
• 1,001 - Bryson Cole, Fannin County
• 992 - John Miller, Wheeler County
• 988 - Jeremiah Scott, Johnson County
• 981 - Zaire Sykes, North Springs
• 981 - Jakaden Fruster, Rabun County
• 965 - Reante Byrd, Hephzibah
• 964 - Christian Hayes, Thomasville
• 959 - Stanley Smart, Benedictine
• 946 - Mason Woods, Lowndes
• 941 - Cameron Keeve, Bradwell Institute
• 934 - Jamarcus Knight, Dublin
• 934 - Noel Best, Liberty County
• 933 - Zandon Mullins, Parkview
• 927 - Gary Walker, Creekside
• 925 - Braylen Hundley, Baconton Charter
• 924 - London Ruckert, Denmark
• 921 - Ace Hatcher, ACE Charter
• 921 - Khayel Sam, South Forsyth
• 920 - Dreek Wynn, Irwin County
• 920 - Christian Womack, Westlake
• 920 - Amos Robinson, Whitefield Academy
• 916 - Trace Washington, Sequoyah
• 914 - Zaden Waller, Montgomery County
• 914 - Alex Corrias, Morgan County
• 913 - Gavin Steele, Mount Vernon
• 910 - Tavares Hooks, Baldwin
• 898 - Kartavias Gamble, Manchester
• 891 - Kyson Nesbitt, Banks County
• 887 - Jmere Doe-Davis, Effingham County
• 887 - Ike Wyngaard, Pickens
• 883 - X’Zabion Jackson, Bainbridge
• 882 - Linc Allen, Trion
• 882 - Linc Allen, Trion
• 879 - Julian Love, McIntosh
• 877 - Ty Nolan, McEachern
• 875 - Ryder Furtick-Williams, Walker
• 875 - Calvin Wynn Jr., Washington-Wilkes
• 871 - KJ Hunter, Portal
• 864 - Jay’Andre Brown, Richmond Academy
• 863 - Vincent Carter, Richmond Academy
• 863 - Jacob Jackson, Westlake
• 860 - Aidan McPherson, Thomas County Central
• 858 - Cannon Holloway, Fannin County
• 853 - Mykheal Smith, Burke County
• 851 - Sam Chasteen, Holy Innocents’
• 848 - Aiden Watson, Harrison
• 847 - Ej Nelson, Irwin County
• 844 - Amari Perretta, Cross Keys
• 843 - Matthew Baze, Loganville
• 843 - Jayden Martin, Windsor Forest
• 840 - Justin Brown, East Coweta
• 839 - Caden Waye, Ola
• 834 - Tavares Bexley, Bremen
• 827 - Tristian Sloane, East Jackson
• 824 - CJ Menzie, Richmond Hill
• 823 - Solomon James, Woodland (Cartersville)
• 814 - Marquis Fennell, Valdosta
• 813 - Joseph Alvarez, Lumpkin County
• 812 - David Duru, Whitewater
• 807 - Khyran White, South Effingham
• 803 - Christon Kennedy, Callaway
• 803 - Zavien Villafuerte, Northwest Whitfield
• 800 - William Bryant, Southwest DeKalb

Passing

• 3,164 - CJ Cypher, Carrollton (Class 7A leader)
• 3,136 - Ashton Clare, Trinity Christian (Class 4A-2A Private leader)
• 2,899 - Kamden Patterson, Baldwin (Class 4A leader)
• 2,782 - Boston Pierce, Kell (Class 6A leader)
• 2,743 - JR Harris, Central (Carrollton) (Class 5A leader)
• 2,504 - Elijah Fudge, Spencer
• 2,477 - Jordan Wiggins, Northeast (Class 3A leader)
• 2,460 - Tucker Parson, Hart County
• 2,373 - Branson Stowe, Stephens County
• 2,365 - Charlie Baxter, Christian Heritage
• 2,295 - Alex Schlieman, North Hall
• 2,257 - Brodie Campbell, Newnan
• 2,217 - Tristin Sharpe, Union Grove
• 2,208 - Leland Holder, Taylor County (Class A leader)
• 2,171 - Christion Peacock, Walton
• 2,170 - Cannon Robinson, Westlake
• 2,156 - Caden Hight, Heritage (Ringgold)
• 2,145 - Justin Stephenson, Lithia Springs
• 2,144 - Jah’Barri Felix, Bradwell Institute
• 2,138 - Jayden Whiteside, Marietta
• 2,128 - Jorden Guinn, Woodland (Stockbridge)
• 2,104 - James Mobley, Calvary Day
• 2,093 - Ryan Maxwell, Houston County
• 2,088 - Aiden Watson, Harrison
• 2,082 - Caden Jones, Lassiter
• 2,074 - Rex Greene, Flowery Branch
• 2,066 - Micah Joyner, Dougherty
• 2,058 - CJ Peoples, South Gwinnett
• 2,037 - Czar Daniels, Columbia
• 2,037 - Braylon Carter, Southwest DeKalb
• 1,988 - Brody Fleming, Bleckley County (Class 2A leader)
• 1,944 - Derrick Baker, Milton
• 1,941 - Kain Mincey, Dodge County
• 1,883 - Riley Braiden, Providence Christian
• 1,879 - Bode Spence, East Paulding
• 1,875 - Chris Miller, Kennesaw Mountain
• 1,866 - Gavin Hollum, Prince Avenue Christian
• 1,854 - Greg Hart, Parkview
• 1,844 - RJ Perry, Dacula
• 1,836 - Weston Goodman, North Atlanta
• 1,833 - Ethan Tisdale, Heard County
• 1,829 - Savoy Nichols, Creekside
• 1,827 - Evan Jones, Denmark
• 1,815 - Matthew Dillon, Effingham County
• 1,797 - Jamal Ambler, Archer
• 1,761 - Brinn Robinson, White County
• 1,759 - Khayel Sam, South Forsyth
• 1,751 - Luke Wood, Ringgold
• 1,727 - Braden Stark, North Paulding
• 1,724 - Zion Butler, Mountain View
• 1,720 - Smith Browning, Northwest Whitfield
• 1,718 - Jax Bowles, East Coweta
• 1,716 - Cohen Lawson, Lee County
• 1,703 - Turner Stevenson, Aquinas
• 1,685 - Noah Bourque, North Forsyth
• 1,657 - Cason Carrigan, Eagle’s Landing Christian
• 1,648 - Boone Horn, Jefferson
• 1,646 - Cannon Holloway, Fannin County
• 1,646 - Cannon Holloway, Fannin County
• 1,641 - Win Garmany, Dade County
• 1,629 - Willie Jones, Miller Grove
• 1,628 - Fisher Blankenship, Coahulla Creek
• 1,628 - Makyree Cross, Collins Hill
• 1,628 - Jayden Martin, Windsor Forest
• 1,622 - Brandon Davis, M.L. King
• 1,617 - Tanner Bail, Pickens
• 1,614 - Nolan Shakar, Sequoyah
• 1,612 - Tripp Perry, Valdosta
• 1,610 - Josiah Frazier, Newton
• 1,609 - Marion Luckett, Duluth
• 1,609 - Clay Hicks, Schley County
• 1,603 - Kendrick Henderson, Mays
• 1,598 - Khi Mitchell, Colquitt County
• 1,597 - Durrell Wilson, Sprayberry
• 1,595 - Jameson Hilton, Wesleyan
• 1,594 - Knox Whitworth, Franklin County
• 1,588 - Ryan Dvce, Lambert
• 1,586 - Caden Houston, B.E.S.T. Academy
• 1,583 - Trayvian King, Turner County
• 1,579 - Jordan Singleton, Mary Persons
• 1,579 - Lyndon Worthy, Worth County
• 1,576 - Joshua Scott, Stockbridge
• 1,567 - Adrian “AJ” Williams, Callaway
• 1,561 - Eli Brock, Bremen
• 1,561 - Demond Slaughter, Chattahoochee
• 1,559 - Joseph Owens, Toombs County
• 1,527 - Marcus Turk, Cambridge
• 1,527 - CJ Payne, Cherokee Bluff
• 1,526 - Brody Cato, West Forsyth
• 1,520 - Jody Dudley, East Hall
• 1,520 - Ben Halevi, North Cobb
• 1,506 - Omari Burse, Benedictine
• 1,494 - Ben Herrington, Lakeside (Evans)
• 1,472 - Deuce Smith, Grayson
• 1,469 - Ben Musser, Jackson County
• 1,469 - Elam Rahman, North Gwinnett
• 1,455 - Jayden McCullough, North Cobb Christian
• 1,451 - Carson Hand, Richmond Academy
• 1,450 - Drew Beane, Northview
• 1,437 - Antonio Benton, New Hampstead
• 1,435 - Caleb Hill, Sandy Creek
• 1,433 - Chase Mosley, Troup
• 1,432 - Landon Brown, Centennial
• 1,423 - Sebastian Heard, Carver (Columbus)
• 1,416 - Jhamard Cobb, Perry
• 1,408 - Caiden Ivory, Peach County
• 1,405 - Gary Chatman, Brookwood
• 1,402 - Keygan Walker, Brunswick
• 1,391 - Blaine Brown, Villa Rica
• 1,372 - Maximus Newson, Discovery
• 1,367 - Patrick McCollough, Wheeler
• 1,364 - Landon Ryan, Whitefield Academy
• 1,359 - Kaleb LaCarter, Westside (Augusta)
• 1,348 - Xavier Collins, Camden County
• 1,342 - DJ Hunter, Buford
• 1,342 - Wailer Sands, Jasper County
• 1,336 - Brody Baker, Elbert County
• 1,333 - Cooper Shumate, Monroe Area
• 1,333 - Sam Ray IV, Woodland (Cartersville)
• 1,330 - Jahlil Roderique, Douglass
• 1,314 - Gunner Mobley, Richmond Hill
• 1,312 - Patrick Zito, King’s Ridge Christian
• 1,307 - Dominic LaRocca, Lanier
• 1,306 - Gino Luckie, Mt. Bethel Christian
• 1,305 - Tate Kirk, Commerce

Receiving

• 1,294 - Paris Wilbanks, Habersham Central (Class 6A leader)
• 1,222 - Kolson Howell, Lumpkin County (Class 3A leader)
• 1,185 - Jenssen Kaivani, Decatur
• 1,178 - Davin Lemire, Campbell (Class 7A leader)
• 1,178 - Brady Fountain, Oconee County (Class 4A leader)
• 1,172 - Ryan Harrigan, Woodward Academy
• 1,101 - Qua Pinkard, Taylor County (Class A leader)
• 1,045 - Kamari Frazier, Lithia Springs (Class 5A leader)
• 1,032 - Brock Burrus, Kell
• 1,016 - Jarious Hamm, Union Grove
• 986 - Collins Price, Lassiter
• 960 - Zalen Green, Douglass
• 931 - Jeffery Thomas, Houston County
• 928 - Kaiden Harbin, Stephens County
• 924 - Madoxx Davis, Cartersville
• 902 - King Bateman, Turner County
• 898 - Jacobi Pasley, Bradwell Institute
• 893 - Tyler Robinson, Flowery Branch
• 887 - Aiden Opore, Walton
• 884 - Joshua Taylor, Heritage (Conyers)
• 881 - Aidan Randolph, Trinity Christian (Class 4A-2A Private leader)
• 875 - Marquis Fennell, Valdosta
• 874 - Duke Collins, Stephens County
• 871 - Bryce Bell, Monroe Area
• 865 - Eron Mallard, Benedictine
• 860 - DJ Huggins, Harrison
• 856 - Kurston Curry, Hart County
• 845 - Jake Ivester, Central (Carrollton)
• 844 - Jayden Juniors, South Gwinnett
• 841 - Jaylen Britt, Newnan
• 835 - Mason Stephens, Mary Persons
• 834 - Jackson Nesmith, Marietta
• 832 - Jett Whitworth, Franklin County
• 831 - Cole Cable, North Hall
• 829 - Mohamed Toure, Dacula
• 826 - Roscoe Hayes, Westlake
• 823 - Rashad Blalock, McNair
• 813 - Jerimiah Burns, Dodge County (Class 2A leader)
• 804 - Hudson Hill, Prince Avenue Christian
• 802 - Justin Burton, Baldwin
• 800 - Jordan Hudson, Spencer
• 798 - Darrell McFadden, Carrollton
• 794 - Mason Malone, Providence Christian
• 790 - Jordan Kendrix, Central (Carrollton)
• 786 - JD Arnette, Perry
• 778 - Dondre Mulligan, Jackson
• 772 - Jordan Carrasquillo, Milton
• 770 - Brayden Stoker, Heritage (Ringgold)
• 770 - Jaden Upshaw, Lee County
• 763 - Da’Kobie Henry, Taylor County
• 761 - Curt Walker, Kennesaw Mountain
• 758 - Kaiden James, Callaway
• 758 - Antwan Lockett, Colquitt County
• 756 - Christopher Jackson, Newnan
• 752 - Quinn Smith, Blessed Trinity
• 739 - Luke Thompson, Trinity Christian
• 738 - Matis Saint Jean, Lambert
• 737 - Christian Ema, Parkview
• 733 - Kenderzous Wylie, Washington-Wilkes
• 728 - Jakhi Litmon, B.E.S.T. Academy
• 722 - Robbie Dunn, Archer
• 715 - Jordan Christie, Southwest DeKalb
• 712 - Cade Zeman, Northview
• 707 - Jeremiah Mathis, Douglas County
• 707 - Jeremiah Mathis, Northeast
• 707 - Jordan Peacock, Walton
• 701 - Tavares Tinsley Jr., Northeast
• 699 - Cameron Matthews, Eagle’s Landing Christian
• 698 - Aaron Graham, M.L. King
• 693 - King Grissom, Mitchell County
• 693 - Dai’jon Hayes, Tift County
• 691 - Austen Kitchings, Jefferson
• 689 - Brayden Bailey, Holy Innocents’
• 688 - Canyon Carter, Bremen
• 682 - Geno Houchins, Wesleyan
• 678 - Jason McNulty, Bleckley County
• 677 - Ta’Shawn Poole, Howard
• 677 - Derek Lofton, Union Grove
• 674 - Brock Teal, Pickens
• 672 - Jacob Springer, Discovery
• 672 - Ian Kelly, Whitefield Academy
• 671 - Beau Moore, Christian Heritage
• 667 - Marlon Knight, Calvary Day
• 666 - Dwane Franklin, Windsor Forest
• 658 - Brandon Stevens, Toombs County
• 658 - Carlos Robertson Jr., Trinity Christian
• 655 - Matthew Morris, Wheeler
• 654 - Elliot Jackson, Westside (Augusta)
• 642 - David Burgess, Dougherty
• 640 - PJ Johnson, Hart County
• 639 - Neal Sajere, Denmark
• 638 - Duke Sanders, Sequoyah
• 638 - Blake Dowler, Trinity Christian
• 636 - Timothy Woodson, Carver (Columbus)
• 636 - Isaiah Alford, East Coweta
• 634 - Tooga Whatley, Paulding County
• 632 - Bryson Niehr, North Paulding
• 631 - Kyle Cummings, Northwest Whitfield
• 631 - Lo’than McBride, Richmond Academy
• 629 - Cash Martin, North Forsyth
• 629 - Eli Grant, Richmond Hill
• 628 - Alejandro Torres, Mount Paran Christian
• 627 - Eddie Johnson, Miller Grove
• 626 - Oakleen Padgett, North Cobb Christian
• 623 - Trayvis Hunter, Effingham County
• 622 - Damarion Davis, Columbia
• 619 - Isaiah Brown, Effingham County
• 617 - Cohen Fletcher, Heritage (Ringgold)
• 613 - Isaac McCalep, Decatur
• 609 - Gunnar Weaver, Dawson County
• 608 - Ty Pinckney, Calvary Day
• 605 - Sean Green, Camden County
• 600 - Jacob Hester, Baldwin
• 598 - Lyriq Davis, Centennial
• 598 - Bryce Henry, Chattahoochee
• 598 - Gabriel Tatum, Christian Heritage
• 597 - Demetric Johnson Jr., Lithia Springs
• 596 - Brad Sanders, Hampton
• 596 - Jamarian Mingo, Valdosta
• 595 - Kyron Pipes, Alpharetta
• 595 - Andrew Spaulding, West Forsyth
• 594 - Dylan Haley, Cherokee Bluff
• 594 - Gavin Kinchen, Stockbridge
• 594 - Trey Dean, Troup
• 592 - Daylen Wade, Sprayberry
• 589 - Jason Green, East Paulding
• 587 - Mac Powell, Lumpkin County
• 586 - Roderick Perrymond Jr., Miller Grove
• 585 - Bryant Marshall, Ringgold
• 585 - Spencer Cohen, Spencer
• 583 - Waseem Murray, Brunswick
• 576 - Asher Adams, Mt. Bethel Christian
• 576 - Scottavian Thomas, Northeast
• 576 - Robert Van Alstyne, Sequoyah
• 574 - London Munoz, Carrollton
• 574 - Carter Ross, South Forsyth
• 571 - Jasper Williams, Flowery Branch
• 566 - Nehemiah Easley, Greenville
• 564 - Ty Sorrells, Commerce
• 559 - Marcus Jones, Schley County
• 558 - Brody Archie, Marietta
• 557 - Toby Martin, North Cobb Christian
• 557 - Kendarius Richardson, Taylor County
• 556 - Jack Floyd, Dade County
• 556 - Gavin Green, Rockmart
• 555 - Noah Norwood, Jackson County
• 553 - Dextavion Reese, Hephzibah
• 552 - Beck Baxley, Wesleyan
• 552 - Zach Godfrey, White County

GIAA

Rushing

• 2,126 - Bryse Peachey, Terrell Academy
• 1,733 - Jake Johnson, Strong Rock Christian
• 1,687 - JJ Blackwell, Riverside Military
• 1,360 - Dillon Terry, Brookstone
• 1,234 - Jaquan Lewis, Windsor Academy
• 1,094 - Seth Royal, Tiftarea Academy
• 1,049 - Reid Jackson, Bethlehem Christian
• 1,021 - Noah Hickman, Edmund Burke Academy
• 958 - Heath Woodard, Windsor Academy
• 911 - Evan Stasney, John Milledge Academy
• 902 - Jaxon Bone, King’s Academy
• 890 - Asa Wall, John Milledge Academy
• 851 - Orin Wynn, Briarwood