As the high school football season heads closer to league play, here is a look at some of the area stat leaders. Ahead of Week 3 games, the stats were taken from MaxPreps. In order for leaders to be included, teams need to have their stats and box scores included after their games each week.
Offense
RUSHING
Player School Rushes Yards Avg. TD
Harvey Elsinore 41 499 12.2 4
Galzote Vista Murrieta 35 358 10.2 7
Serena Heritage 60 334 5.6 5
Caldera Vista Murrieta 36 326 9.1 3
Norwood Lakeside 29 294 10.1 4
Myers San Jacinto 38 275 7.2 0
PASSING
Player School Rushes Yards TD INT
Dortch San Jacinto 42-62 655 9 0
Botelho TVHS 40-68 617 8 3
Apana Temescal 33-58 593 4 2
Robinson OVHS 37-53 546 6 4
Albao Murrieta Mesa 42-73 500 6 1
Jones Vista Murrieta 30-60 455 5 0
RECEIVING
Player School Rec Yards Avg TD
Gaines OVHS 11 293 16.6 5
Gbatu TVHS 14 275 19.6 2
Givens TCHS 17 268 15.8 1
Bachmeier MVHS 11 254 23.1 3
Gresham San Jacinto 13 245 18.8 3
KICK SCORING
Player School FG Long Avg Pts.
Tulimero TVHS 2-2 32 12-13 18
Sprague Elsinore 1-1 29 12-12 15
Defense
TACKLES
Player School Tackles
Hodges Elsinore 27
*Several players tied 24
SACKS
Player School Sacks
DePaul Perris 3.0
*Several players tied 2.5
INTERCEPTIONS
Player School Interceptions
Gbatu TVHS 3
*Several players tied 2
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