Week 5 high school football stats leaders for the Wooster area

Through five weeks of the season, here's a look at the statistical leaders for high school football teams around Wooster and Wayne County.

Week 6 of the season is set for Friday night, starting the second half of the regular-season schedule. Playoff announcements are scheduled to be made on Sunday, Oct. 27, and the postseason begins on Nov. 1.

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Quarterback Rating

1. Kael Lewis (Hills) 143.42
2. Jacob Bruner (Nor) 142.06
3. Carter Hignight (Dal) 123.09
4. Luke Starr (Tri) 112.65
5. Morgan Smith (WH) 94.13

Quarterback Total Yards

1. Luke Starr (Tri) 1,534
2. Carter Hignight (Dal) 1,382
3. Morgan Smith (WH) 1,251
4. Cameron Kraft (Orr) 1,229
5. Kael Lewis (Hills) 1,049

Passing Yards

1. Luke Starr (Tri) 1,346
2. Cameron Kraft (Orr) 1,246
3. Carter Hignight (Dal) 1,130
4. Kael Lewis (Hills) 1,007
5. Morgan Smith (WH) 872

Passing Touchdowns

1. Carter Hignight (Dal) 13
2. Kael Lewis (Hills) 13
3. Luke Starr (Tri) 12
4. Cameron Kraft (Orr) 12
5. Morgan Smith (WH) 7
6. Jacob Bruner (Nor) 6
7. Dylan Smith (Nor) 5

Completion Percentage (min. 10 attempts)

1. Luke Starr (Tri) 68.8 (108-157)
2. Kael Lewis (Hills) 67.5 (56-83)
3. Carter Hignight (Dal) 64.2 (70-109)
4. Cameron Kraft (Orr) 63.2 (91-144)
5. Jacob Bruner (Nor) 61.9 (26-42)

Rushing Yards

1. Artie Sonego (Ritt) 1,091
2. Julian Franklin (Woo) 859
3. Mason Haines (Smi) 631
4. Mason Moyer (Nor) 548
5. Owen Sloan (Hills) 518

Rushing Touchdowns

1. Artie Sonego (Ritt) 16
2. Owen Sloan (Hills) 10
3. Mason Moyer (Nor) 9
4. Julian Franklin (Woo) 8
5. Mason Haines (Smi) 6
6. Josh Yoder (Way) 6

Yards Per Carry (min. 10 att)

1. Logan Hackworth (Nor) 15.8
2. Artie Sonego (Ritt) 11.3
3. Julian Franklin (Woo) 9.9
4. Lynn Cline (WH) 8.2
5. Paul Hostetler (Orr) 8.1

Receptions

1. Alex Shearer (Tri) 28
2. Coy Wenger (Dal) 24
3. Olley Krupp (Tri) 24
4. Brody Snyder (Tri) 24
5. Jax Haley (Orr) 23
6. Nathan Eberhardt (Tus) 23
7. Hayden Meese (Woo) 23

Receiving Yards

1. Coy Wenger (Dal) 496
2. Jax Haley (Orr) 436
3. Holland Young (Hills) 406
4. Hayden Meese (Woo) 390
5. Alex Shearer (Tri) 377

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Return Yards

1. Hayden Meese (Woo) 248
2. Brody Snyder (Tri) 227
3. Ryder Ingold (Nor) 103
4. Collin Caley (Lou) 102
5. Collin Dirling (Ritt) 94

All-Purpose Yards

1. Artie Sonego (Ritt) 1,091
2. Julian Franklin (Woo) 907
3. Hayden Meese (Woo) 727
4. Mason Moyer (Nor) 695
5. Mason Haines (Smi) 641

Total Points

1. Artie Sonego (Ritt) 98
2. Owen Sloan (Hills) 70
3. Mason Moyer (Nor) 66
4. Logan Hackworth (Nor) 56
5. Julian Franklin (Woo) 48

Kicking Points

1. Kaleb Wayt (Orr) 33
2. Parker Metsker Nor) 29
3. A.J. Brown (Hills) 26
4. Quinn Maibach (Smi) 19
5. D.J. Corbett (Tri) 17

PAT Percentage (min. 5)

1. Kaleb Wayt (Orr) 100 (18-18)
2. Luke Ruehling (Tus) 100 (11-11)
3. Javon Mosley (Woo) 100 (7-7)
4. Jake Rickett (Woo) 100 (5-5)
5. Alex Pringle (WH) 100 (6-6)

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Longest Field Goals

1. Kaleb Wayt (Orr) 50
2. Quinn Maibach (Smi) 38
3. Parker Metsker (Nor) 34
4. Javon Mosley (Woo) 30
5. Jake Rickett (Woo) 25

Tackles

1. Connor Mori (Dal) 62
2. Sam Petit (Chi) 52
3. Brady Heller (Hills) 49
4. Roman Gilbert (Tri) 47.5
5. Hayden Meese (Woo) 46

Tackles for loss

1. Roman Gilbert (Tri) 18.5
2. Conner Mori (Dal) 12
3. Matthew Heatwole (Dal) 12
4. Nate Deyling (Chi) 11.5
5. Simon Henico (Nor) 11
6. Alex Hess (Dal) 11

Sacks

1. Hunter McCluggage (WH) 5.5
2. Roman Gilbert (Tri) 4.5
3. Nate Deyling (Chi) 4
4. Jake Haven (Hills) 4
5. Ron Bricker (Tri) 3
6. Carson Arnold (Nor) 3
7. Ian Sarver (Way) 3

Interceptions

1. Brady Hignight (Dal) 3
2. Grayson Smith (Tri) 2
3. Dylan Smith (Nor) 2
4. Rylie Ramsier (Nwn) 2
5. Mason Moyer (Nor) 2

Forced Fumbles

1. Kolton Miller (Way) 4
2. Sam Petit (Chi) 3

Turnover Margin

1. Norwayne +10
2. Dalton +7
3. Hillsdale +4
4. Chippewa +3
5. Smithville +3

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