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Here are the weekly statistical leaders for the 2019 football season.
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Elijah Young (2) and the South-Doyle Cherokees handed a 36-3 defeat to the Fulton Falcons in non-region play on Bob Black Field in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
RUSHING YARDS
1045 – Young (South-Doyle)
1005 – Foster (Austin-East)
974 – Akey (Gatlinburg-Pittman)
861 – Hunt (McMinn County)
816 – Holt (Grainger)
797 – Morgan (Oneida)
782 – Davis (Gibbs)
727 – Humphries (Gibbs)
708 – McGill (Maryville)
700 – Jackson (Loudon)
601 – Gunn (HVA)
590 – Hughes (Powell)
564 – Allen (Campbell County)
547 – Davidson (Carter)
539 – Hill (Kingston)
536 – Franklin (William Blount)
535 – Nelson (Sevier County)
522 – Maney (McMinn County)
515 – Holmes (Anderson County)
514 – Merritts (Central)
479 – Lunsford (Loudon)
479 – Robinson (Gibbs)
472 – Bishop (Karns)
458 – Jancek (Catholic)
425 – Youngblood (Greeneville)
423 – Buttram (Oneida)
415 – Jarmon (Catholic)
413 – Gudger (Greeneville)
404 – Dunn (CAK)
400 – Jones (Jellico)
399 – Atkins (Jefferson County)
398 – Miller (Jefferson County)
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
23 – Young (South-Doyle)
20 – Akey (Gatlinburg-Pittman)
14 – Davis (Gibbs)
14 – Holmes (Anderson County)
13 – Morgan (Oneida)
12 – Foster (Austin-East)
12 – Jackson (Loudon)
10 – McKinney (Coalfield)
10 – Curcio (Grace Christian)
9 – Holt (Grainger)
9 – Maney (McMinn County)
9 – Youngblood (Greeneville)
8 – Bishop (Karns)
8 – Gunn (HVA)
7 – Hughes (Powell)
7 – Williams (TKA)
7 – Merritts (Central)
7 – Allen (Campbell County)
7 – Davidson (Carter)
6 – Miller (Jefferson County)
6 – Hill (Kingston)
6 – Collins (Kingston)
6 – Jancek (Catholic)
6 – Lowe (Coalfield)
6 – Robinson (Gibbs)
6 – Hunt (McMinn County)
6 – McIntosh (Powell)

Greenback’s Braden Carnes (6) attempts a pass during their game against Loudon at Greenback High School, Friday, August 23, 2019.
PASSING YARDS
1817 – Carnes (Greenback)
1743 – Shannon (Sevier County)
1516 – Hatmaker (Anderson County)
1437 – Acuff (TKA)
1407 – Shults (Gatlinburg-Pittman)
1405 – Riggs (Grace Christian)
1361 – Fawver (Central)
1358 – Trusley (Powell)
1324 – Degges (CAK)
1279 – White (Campbell County)
1181 – Foster (Austin-East)
1011 – Henson (MoEast)
1007 – Harig (Loudon)
939 – McKinney (Coalfield)
917 – Chambers (Maryville)
879 – Clemmer (William Blount)
816 – Atkins (Jefferson County)
732 – Martin (South-Doyle)
684 – Tucker (Karns)
661 – Paul (Jellico)
643 – Sweat (Fulton)
PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
22 – Carnes (Greenback)
19 – Shults (Gatlinburg-Pittman)
18 – Fawver (Central)
18 – Acuff (TKA)
17 – Harig (Loudon)
17 – Chambers (Maryville)
16 – Hatmaker (Anderson County)
16 – Shannon (Sevier County)
16 – Trusley (Powell)
13 – Degges (CAK)
11 – Riggs (Grace Christian)
10 – Foster (Austin-East)
10 – Henson (MoEast)
9 – Paul (Jellico)
8 – White (Campbell County)
8 – McKinney (Coalfield)
6 – Atkins (Jefferson County)
6 – Wilson (Carter)
6 – Crass (Oliver Springs)
6 – Martin (Catholic)

The Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders downed Zack Tilley and The King’s Academy Lions 55-20 in non-region play on Legion Field in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
RECEIVING YARDS
962 – Tilley (TKA)
862 – Willis (Greenback)
615 – Hurst (Sevier County)
563 – Smith (Austin-East)
525 – Elliott (Anderson County)
493 – Wilson (Sevier County)
472 – Adebayo (South-Doyle)
446 – Hawkins (Karns)
433 – Kirkess (Powell)
431 – Stinnett (Greenback)
430 – Dukes (Campbell County)
427 – Candela (Bearden)
422 – Geer (Grace Christian)
419 – Harville (MoEast)
403 – King (Jellico)
394 – Winchester (Clinton)
RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS
15 – Willis (Greenback)
12 – Tilley (TKA)
7 – Gaston (Central)
7 – Redmond (Powell)
7 – Hurst (Sevier County)
7 – Carter (Tellico Plains)
6 – Turner (Loudon)
6 – Dukes (Campbell County)
6 – Wilson (Sevier County)
6 – Stinnett (Gatlinburg-Pittman)
6 – Smith (Austin-East)
6 – Vowell (Anderson County)
6 – Davis (Maryville)
6 – Maples (Maryville)
6 – King (Jellico)
6 – Sparkman (CAK)
5 – Candela (Bearden)
5 – Kirkess (Powell)
5 – Osborne (Central)
4 – Hawkins (Karns)
4 – Dagel (Maryville)
4 – Geer (Grace Christian)
4 – Warwick (Grace Christian)
4 – Motassian (William Blount)
4 – Vanwitzenburg (Coalfield)
4 – Lopez (Gatlinburg-PIttman)
4 – Schober (Gatlinburg-Pittman)
4 – Harville (MoEast)
4 – Elliott (Anderson County)
4 – Seidner (Anderson County)
4 – McAfee (TKA)

Max Smith of CAK
TACKLES
101 – Smith (CAK)
97 – Schaar (Coalfield)
83 – Myers (CAK)
67 – Youngblood (Greeneville)
66 – Hurst (Sevier County)
65 – Dockins (Loudon)
64 – Ligon (Austin-East)
64 – Jackson (CAK)
62 – Lowe (Coalfield)
59 – Sterchi (CAK)
59 – Diggs (Kingston)
58 – Duncan (Catholic)
58 – Williams (TKA)
57 – Turner (William Blount)
57 – Barnhart (Oneida)
55 – Baron (Catholic)
54 – Shelton (Maryville)
53 – Bolland (Bearden)
53 – Briggs (Clinton)
53 – Hensley (Coalfield)
52 – Russell (Oliver Springs)
51 – Quinones (Catholic)
51 – Spining (Bearden)
51 – Mitchel (Greeneville)
51 – Schmidt (NVA)
50 – Biggs (Bearden)
50 – Fortner (Central)

Colton Webb of Powell
TACKLES FOR LOSS
17 – Webb (Powell)
13 – Filipkowski (HVA)
12 – Fortner (Central)
11.5 – Myers (South-Doyle)
11.5 – Baron (Catholic)
11 – Whaley (TKA)
11 – Cassidy (Jellico)
9.5 – Manning (Jefferson County)
9.5 – Herold (South-Doyle)
9 – Goins (Anderson County)
8.5 – Galyon (Carter)
8 – Seritt (Bearden)
8 – Jones (Oliver Springs)
8 – Ensley (Maryville)
8 – Burkett (Gatlinburg-PIttman)
8 – Lindsay (Anderson County)
8 – Youngblood (Greeneville)
8 – Wright (Austin-East)
7.5 – Barton (William Blount)
7 – Matthews (William Blount)
7 – Oglesby (Anderson County)
7 – Ferguson (Gatlinburg-Pittman)
7 – Stansbury (Grace Christian)
7 – Schmidt (NVA)
7 – Daugherty (Carter)
7 – Shelton (Maryville)
7 – Burchfield (Maryville)
7 – Myers (CAK)
7 – Sterchi (CAK)
7 – Harrison (CAK)
7 – Cummins (Anderson County)
7 – Manley (Jefferson County)
SACKS
9 – Boyatt (Oneida)
7 – Mitchel (Greeneville)
7 – Goins (Anderson County)
6 – Fortner (Central)
6 – Webb (Powell)
6 – Whitfield (Loudon)
5.5 – Albino (Gibbs)
5 – Manley (Jefferson County)
5 – Hurst (Sevier County)
5 – Akey (Gatlinburg-Pittman)
4.5 – Valentine (Central)
4.5 – Barton (William Blount)
4.5 – Herold (South-Doyle)

The Maryville Rebels won 17-3 over Caden Tollett (17) and the Alcoa Tornadoes on Goddard Field at Bill Bailey Stadium in Alcoa, Tennessee, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
INTERCEPTIONS
5 – Tollett (Alcoa)
5 – Bowers (TKA)
4 – King (Jellico)
3 – Durman (William Blount)
3 – Stewart (Greeneville)
3 – Lopez (Gatlinburg-Pittman)
3 – Boudreau (Seymour)
3 – Bowling (Oneida)
3 – Dukes (Tellico Plains)
2 – Keeble (William Blount)
2 – Seritt (Bearden)
2 – White (Central)
2 – Crowder (Seymour)
2 – Horton (Central)
2 – Carter (Tellico Plains)
2 – Fairbanks (Tellico Plains)
2 – Ligon (Austin-East)
2 – Hughes (Powell)
2 – McNew (Carter)
2 – Vanwitzenburg (Coalfield)
2 – Iverson (Catholic)
2 – McKinney (Coalfield)
2 – Nitzschke (Coalfield)
2 – Reynolds (Jellico)
2 – Evans (Jellico)
2 – Coffey (Grace Christian)
2 – Human (Grace Christian)
2 – Crass (Oliver Springs)
2 – Presley (CAK)
2 – Thomas (Anderson County)
2 – Gunn (HVA)
2 – Cooper (Clinton)
2 – Inman (Kingston)

Bryson Flynn and the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders downed The King’s Academy Lions 55-20 in non-region play on Legion Field in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
PUNTING
43.4 – Willis (Greenback)
43.0 – Hughes (Powell)
41.3 – Flynn (Gatlinburg-Pittman)
40.6 – Robertson (Catholic)
40.3 – Tonkin (CAK)
39.3 – Bethel (Anderson County)
38.8 – Jones (Greeneville)
37.7 – Morgan (Oneida)
36.8 – Foster (Coalfield)
35.7 – Hurst (Sevier County)
35.4 – McCullar (Grace Christian)
35.4 – Matossian (William Blount)
35.1 – Collins (Clinton)
TOUCHBACKS
48 – Flynn (Gatlinburg-Pittman)
39 – Bethel (Anderson County)
33 – Jones (Greeneville)
23 – Johnson (South-Doyle)
17 – Cross (Bearden)
16 – Tonkin (CAK)
14 – Matossian (William Blount)
KICK POINTS
55 – Banuelos (McMinn County)
49 – Flynn (Gatlinburg-PIttman)
45 – Tonkin (CAK)
44 – Swislosky (Central)
43 – Bethel (Anderson County)
41 – Johnson (South-Doyle)
37 – Canaca (Sevier County)
37 – Pittman (Gibbs)
36 – Ballard (TKA)
34 – Jones (Greeneville)
33 – Matossian (William Blount)
32 – Price (Maryville)
32 – Judy (Powell)
26 – Holmes (Greenback)
26 – Robertson (Catholic)
23 – Cross (Bearden)