Here are the state’s top leaders in high school football with a minimum of two games for Class 1A:
Top Rushers
- Braxton Newborn, Ludlow, 6 games, 1,191 yards, 17 TDs, 198 avg.
- Payton Tully, Bracken County, 4 games, 715 yards, 3 TDs, 179 avg.
- Dominick Francis, Phelps, 6 games, 1,023, 10 TDs, 170 avg.
- Azeno Williams, Frankfort, 4 games, 620 yards, 8 TDs, 155 avg.
- Lex Thomas Holy Cross (Louisville), 5 games, 11 TDs, 135 avg.
Other area players:
11. Harris Phelps, Paintsville, 5 games, 519 yards, 9 TDs, 104 avg.
16. Blake Birchfield, Pikeville, 6 games, 563 yards, 7 TDs, 94 avg.
Top Passing
- Chase Mims, Betsy Layne, 4 games, 1,052 yards, 10 TDs, 263 avg.
- Cole Pennington, Sayre, 6 games, 1,417 yards, 21 TDs, 236 avg.
- Jacob Heighton, Raceland, 6 games, 1,221 yards, 16 TDs, 204 avg.
- Isaac McNamee, Pikeville, 6 games, 1,153 yards, 15 TDs, 192 avg.
- Arren Hash, Campbellsville, 4 games, 743 yards, 8 TDs, 186 avg.
Other area players
12. Jake Hyden, Paintsville, 5 games, 682 yards, 9 TDs, 136 avg.
Top Scoring
- Jordan Marksberry, Dayton, 2 games, 39 points, 19.5 avg.
- Braxton Newborn, Ludlow, 6 games, 112 points, 18.7
- Ladarion Montgomery, Bethlehem, 6 games, 94 points, 15.7 avg.
- Davontave Saunders, Eminence, 6 games, 94 points, 15.7 avg.
- Lex Thomas, Holy Cross Louisville, 5 games, 74 points, 14.8 avg.
Other area players:
11. Harris Phelps, Paintsville, 5 games, 60 points, 12 avg.
13. Dominick Francis, Phelps, 6 games, 71 points, 11.8 avg.
15. Jake Hyden, Paintsville, 5 games, 56 points, 11.2 avg.
17. Zac Lockhart, Pikeville, 6 games, 66 points, 11 avg.
Top Receiving
- Zac Lockhart, Pikeville, 6 games, 724 yards, 10 TDs, 121 ypg,
- Nicholas Howell, Betsy Layne, 4 games, 417 yards, 6 TDs, 104 ypg.
- Gavon Thomas, Williamsburg, 3 games, 300 yards, 4 TDs, 100 ypg.
- Trey Dennis, Sayre, 6 games, 587 yards, 10 TDs, 98 ypg.
- Blasé Wheatley, Campbellsville, 4 games, 379 yards, 5 TDs, 95 ypg.
Other are players:
7. Brody Robinson, Betsy Layne, 4 games, 307 yards, 3 TDs, 77 ypg.
14. Cainan Land, Phelps, 6 games, 319 yards, 4 TDs, 53 ypg.
Top Tacklers
- Gracin Smith, Fairview, 5 games, 79 tackles, 15.8 per game
- Daniel Forbis, Campbellsville, 4 games, 52 tackles, 13.0 per game
- Landon Dotson, Phelps, 6 games, 62 tackles, 10.3 per game
- Mason Lovely, Paintsville, 5 games, 51 tackles, 10.2 per game
- Tyler Love, Fulton County, 4 games, 41 tackles, 10.2 per game
Team Scoring
- Paintsville, 5 games, 45.4 per game
- Crittenden County, 6 games, 40.7 per game
- Holy Cross Louisville, 5 games, 40.2 per game
- Nicholas County, 4 games, 39.0 per game
- Sayre, 6 games, 38.2 per game
Other area teams:
8. Pikeville, 6 games, 35.2 per game
15. Phelps, 6 games, 29.2 per game
20. Betsy Layne, 4 games, 20.0 per game
Team Defense
- Paintsville, 5 games, 42 points, 8.4 per game
- Newport Central Catholic, 5 games, 54 points, 10.8 per game
- Nicholas County, 4 games, 58 points, 14.5 per game
- Crittenden County, 6 games, 88 points, 14.7 per game
- Pikeville, 6 games, 89 points, 14.8 per game
Top Team Rushing
- Nicholas County, 4 games, 1,176 yards, 294 per game
- Phelps, 6 games, 1,647 yards, 274 per game
- Bracken County, 4 games, 1,075 yards, 269 per game
- Pineville, 4 games, 1,067 yards, 267 per game
- Paintsville, 5 games, 1,299 yards, 260 per game
Other area teams:
14. Pikeville, 6 games, 1,112, 185 per game