SportsOctober 3, 2024
Explore the top high school football stat leaders in the Semoball area through Week 5. Discover standout performances in passing, rushing, receiving, and defense across 18 local teams.
Chaffee's Leyton Hanback (left) sends a pass during a Friday, September 27, 2024 game between the Chaffee Red Devils and the Principia Panthers at Chaffee High School in Chaffee, Mo. Principia defeated Chaffee, 14-6.
Chaffee's Leyton Hanback (left) sends a pass during a Friday, September 27, 2024 game between the Chaffee Red Devils and the Principia Panthers at Chaffee High School in Chaffee, Mo. Principia defeated Chaffee, 14-6.Jacob Blassingame ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian

Statistical leaders from the Semoball coverage area through five games.

Semoball.com covers 20 local high school football programs, 18 of which field varsity teams for the 2024 season.

Schools included in these totals are Cape Central, Caruthersville, Chaffee, Charleston, Dexter, East Prairie, Hayti, Jackson, Kelly, Kennett, Malden, New Madrid County Central, Perryville, Poplar Bluff, Portageville, Scott City, Sikeston and St. Vincent.

Offensive Leaders

Passing

Rank Player, Team Comp. Att. Yds. TD INT

1 J.C. Ford, Hayti 62 98 1100 11 2

2 Nick Buchheit, St. Vincent 56 114 1045 12 1

3 Jay Edmundson, Poplar Bluff 59 110 651 3 6

4 Drew Parsons, Jackson 49 91 574 4 6

5 Kayd Luckey, Perryville 28 52 531 6 2

6 Pierce Baker, Sikeston 55 96 527 4 4

7 Jackson Gloth, Scott City 31 63 449 4 2

8 Nolan Mungle, NMCC 42 84 447 2 5

9 Deklin Pitman, Cape Central 16 27 419 8 1

10 Jackson Howard, Dexter 22 42 377 4 5

Rushing

Rank Player, Team Att. Yds. Avg. TD

1 Rustyn Underwood, Scott City 136 954 7.0 11

2 Tavion Ware, East Prairie 111 824 7.4 10

3 Sammy Bryant, Caruthersville 108 783 7.3 14

4 Jayquan Bogan, Portageville 114 706 6.2 11

5 Jett Grams, Dexter 51 643 12.6 9

6 KeyShawn Boyd, Cape Central 67 616 9.2 11

7 Trez Clark, Charleston 81 588 7.3 4

8 Barrett Wheeler, Perryville 96 538 5.6 10

9 Jaylon Hampton, Jackson 65 523 8.0 8

10 Zai'Aire Thomas, Cape Central 29 503 17.3 5

11 Isaiah Love, Hayti 35 472 13.5 5

12 Zach Crump, Jackson 56 461 8.2 5

13 Bernard Betts, Charleston 43 411 9.6 6

14 Skyler Still, Kelly 55 407 7.4 5

15 Jay Edmundson, Poplar Bluff 53 383 7.2 4

Receiving

Rank Player, Team Rec. Yds. Avg. TD

1 Chase Richardet, Perryville 18 415 23.1 4

2 John Schwartz, St. Vincent 15 364 24.3 4

3 Jermonte Alexander, Caruthersville 26 289 11.1 4

3 Max Wheeler, St. Vincent 13 289 22.2 3

5 Keane Atkins, Sikeston 25 279 11.2 4

6 Zai'Aire Thomas, Cape Central 10 278 27.8 6

7 Kai Crowe, Jackson 18 276 15.3 4

8 Jeremy Alexander, Hayti 19 247 13.0 3

9 Isaiah Love, Hayti 6 240 40.0 4

10 Tim Hamilton Jr., Hayti 15 234 15.6 1

11 Connor Marcum, East Prairie 15 217 14.5 3

12 Grant Burleson, Kelly 9 212 23.6 4

13 Lane Holder, Scott City 11 200 18.2 1

14 Clayton Gremaud, St. Vincent 13 170 13.1 1

15 Tylyne Mathies, Malden 9 169 18.8 2

Defensive Leaders

Tackles

Rank Player, Team Tackles

1 Oscar Dominguez, Caruthersville 70

2 Jamauri Alexander, Hayti 64

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3 Tyson Ford, Jackson 55

3 Carson House, St. Vincent 55

5 Ryder Krauss, Kelly 50

6 Kaden Branam, Charleston 49

7 Zion Bell, Malden 46

8 Jackson Napier, Caruthersville 45

8 Kevin Thompson, Kennett 45

10 Austin Gattis, Kennett 44

10 Connor Marcum, East Prairie 44

10 Eli Abernathy, St. Vincent 44

13 Huston Partin, Portageville 42

14 Gavin Pittman, Cape Central 41

14 Chazmon Thomas, Caruthersville 41

14 Shawn Shelton, Cape Central 41

17 Jason Hervoyavich, Dexter 40

17 Kanarrius Clark, Charleston 40

17 Spencer Nunn, Poplar Bluff 40

17 Conner Stevens, Poplar Bluff 40

17 Brody Warren, Portageville 40

22 Luke Gadberry, Sikeston 39

22 Malakhi Hughes, NMCC 39

24 Cross Howard, Portageville 38

24 Kaleb Huber, Perryville 38

Sacks

Rank Player, Team Sacks

1 Nolan Alford, Dexter 9.0

2 Caleb Gott, Dexter 5.0

2 Maddyx Morgan, Portageville 5.0

2 Ty Atkins, Chaffee 5.0

5 Keishundrau Orr, Charleston 4.0

5 Ricky Bryant, Hayti 4.0

7 Eli Wheeler, Portageville 3.0

7 Darryl Jordan, Sikeston 3.0

7 Keegan Brueggeman, Jackson 3.0

7 Carter Burger, Scott. City 3.0

7 Logan Pullum, Dexter 3.0

7 Jack Seabaugh, St. Vincent 3.0

Interceptions

Rank Player, Team Interceptions

1 Jermonte Alexander, Caruthersville 6

2 Mac Munson, East Prairie 4

2 Evan Winsor, Portageville 4

4 Dyentez Dobbins, Malden 3

5 Ty Wallace, East Prairie 2

5 Tyson Ford, Jackson 2

5 Jackson Gloth, Scott City 2

5 Lane Miller, Scott City 2

5 Jason Hervoyavich, Dexter 2

5 Jaxon Miller, Dexter 2

5 Skyler Still, Kelly 2

5 Luke Gadberry, Sikeston 2

5 Devin Turnbo, Dexter 2

5 Tristin Moncrief, Malden 2

5 Josiah Lockridge, Caruthersville 2

5 John Schwartz, St. Vincent 2

5 Grant Burleson, Kelly 2

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