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Top returning NCHSAA football stat leaders in 2024: 1A Rushers

HighSchoolOT is back with more football preview coverage in the spring. Today, a look at the best statistically returning rushers in the 1A classification.

Posted 2024-04-16T19:30:21+00:00 - Updated 2024-04-16T19:10:00+00:00

Kamerin Mcdowell-moore of Tarboro. Tarboro’s offense was clicking on all cylinders as the Vikings defeated Hertford County 49-22 on August 25, 2023 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)

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Today is a look at the top statistically returning rushers in the 1A classification. These players could be running backs, quarterbacks, or any other kind of offensive weapon. The only requirement is that they had 100 carries last year.

We have four sections: Yards/Game, Yards/Carry, Touchdowns/Game, and Touchdown Rate (touchdowns/carry). We are using these efficiency stats because the bulk numbers like total yards and total touchdowns can be deceiving and don't always correlate year-to-year.

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Top Returning 1A Rushing Leaders: Yards per Game

Players are listed with their rising class year and school. Minimum 2023 carries to qualify: 100. Ties broken by total rushing yards.

Brandon Quinn, senior, Mountain Heritage — 160.2 YPG
Jeremiah Johnson, senior, Pender — 158.5 YPG
Daniel Aguilar, senior, Hobbton — 110.8 YPG
Jassiah Hill, senior, Pender — 100.6 YPG
Kinston Crater, senior, Starmount — 93.8 YPG
Loreynzo Sanchez, junior, Polk County — 91.3 YPG
Taeshon Martin, junior, Mount Airy — 89.8 YPG
I'key Holt, junior, South Stanly — 83.3 YPG
Kamerin McDowell-Moore, junior, Tarboro — 81.9 YPG
Mason Satterfield, senior, Tarboro — 81.4 YPG
Alex Waterfield, senior, Bishop McGuinness — 78.6 YPG
JP Zimmerman, senior, Christ the King — 74.2 YPG
Davonte Marshburn, senior, East Columbus — 74.1 YPG
Caiden Everette, junior, Tarboro — 72.9 YPG
Cameron Clem, sophomore, Murphy — 72.3 YPG

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Top Returning 1A Rushing Leaders: Yards per Carry

Players are listed with their rising class year and school. Minimum 2023 carries to qualify: 100. Ties broken by most carries.

Taeshon Martin, junior, Mount Airy — 14.2 Y/C
Mason Satterfield, senior, Tarboro — 9.5 Y/C
Caiden Everette, junior, Tarboro — 9.2 Y/C
Jassiah Hill, senior, Pender — 9.1 Y/C
Kamerin McDowell-Moore, junior, Tarboro — 8.9 Y/C
Cameron Clem, sophomore, Murphy — 8.5 Y/C
Brandon Quinn, senior, Mountain Heritage — 8.1 Y/C
Jeremiah Johnson, senior, Pender — 7.8 Y/C
Calvin Lacewell, sophomore, Lakewood — 7.6 Y/C
Kinston Crater, senior, Starmount — 6.7 Y/C
Daniel Aguilar, senior, Hobbton — 6.6 Y/C
I'key Holt, junior, South Stanly — 6.5 Y/C
Loreynzo Sanchez, junior, Polk County — 6.3 Y/C
Davonte Marshburn, senior, East Columbus — 5.9 Y/C
Lane Chandler, senior, Mountain Heritage — 5.8 Y/C

Top Returning 1A Rushing Leaders: Touchdowns per Game

Players are listed with their rising class year and school. Minimum 2023 carries to qualify: 100. Ties broken by most touchdowns, then fewest carries).

Brandon Quinn, senior, Mountain Heritage — 2.1 TD/Gm (27 TDs)
Jeremiah Johnson, senior, Pender — 1.8 TD/Gm (20 TDs)
Kamerin McDowell-Moore, junior, Tarboro — 1.6TD/Gm (23 TDs)
Kinston Crater, senior, Starmount — 1.5 TD/Gm (18 TDs)
Mason Satterfield, senior, Tarboro — 1.4 TD/Gm (18 TDs, 111 carries)
Calvin Lacewell, sophomore, Lakewood — 1.4 TD/Gm (18 TDs, 120 carries)
Daniel Aguilar, senior, Hobbton — 1.4 TD/Gm (15 TDs)
Jassiah Hill, senior, Pender — 1.3 TD/Gm (14 TDs)
AJ Jackson Jr, senior, Corvian Community — 1.1 TD/Gm (13 TDs)
Taeshon Martin, junior, Mount Airy — 1.1 TD/Gm (17 TDs)
Jeremiah Alford, senior, North Rowan — 1.0 TD/Gm (14 TDs)
Alex Waterfield, senior, Bishop McGuinness — 1.0 TD/Gm (12 TDs)
Davonte Marshburn, senior, East Columbus — 1.0 TD/Gm (8 TDs)
Caiden Everette, junior, Tarboro — 0.9 TD/Gm (13 TDs)
Tre Graves, junior, Hayesville — 0.9 TD/Gm (11 TDs)

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Top Returning 1A Rushing Leaders: Touchdown Rate

This is the rate of total rushing touchdowns scored to number of carries. Players are listed with their rising class year and school. Minimum 2023 carries to qualify: 100. Ties broken by most carries, then touchdowns per game)