By 605 Sports Staff

 Who are the top passers, rushers and receivers in South Dakota high school football?

Here’s a look at statewide statistical leaders for passing, rushing and receiving yards through Week 8 of the season. The leaders are listed top-5 in each individual category.

Leaders will be updated throughout the season. The leaders were compiled by 605 Sports Staff using multiple statistical services and information provided by coaches.

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Class 11AAA Statistical Leaders

Passing Yards

Tate Schafer, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 2,088

Bennett Dannenbring, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 1,822

Dylan Elrod, Harrisburg, 1,779

Lucas Slack, Brandon Valley, 1,747

Jackson Brouwer, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 1,285

Passing Touchdowns

Bennett Dannenbring, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 22 

Lucas Slack, Brandon Valley, 21

Tate Schafer, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 20

Dylan Elrod, Harrisburg, 18

Taylen Ashley, Sioux Falls Jefferson, 17

Rushing Yards

Maverick Jones, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 842

Nelson Wright, Sioux Falls Jefferson, 513

Delvoun Spears-Witte, Brandon Valley, 453

Lucas Slack, Brandon Valley, 279

Garrett Lensing, Harrisburg, 271

Rushing Touchdowns

Maverick Jones, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 10

Nelson Wright, Sioux Falls Jefferson, 9

Lucas Slack, Brandon Valley, 5

Receiving Yards

Dylan Langerock, Brandon Valley, 781

Ryland Satter, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 672

Tytan Tyron, Harrisburg, 662

Tryg Auten, Sioux Falls Washington, 661

Griffin Wilde, Sioux Falls Jefferson, 641

Max Carlson, Harrisburg, 515

Receiving Touchdowns

Class 11AA Statistical Leaders

Passing Yards

Lincoln Kienholz, Pierre, 2,132

Rugby Ryken, Yankton, 1,437

Owen Cass, Sturgis, 1,378

Seth Hamilton, Spearfish, 952

Treyson Schulz, Mitchell, 732

Passing Touchdowns

Lincoln Kienholz, Pierre, 30

Rugby Ryken, Yankton, 17

Owen Cass, Sturgis, 16

Seth Hamilton, Spearfish, 12

Maddix Slykhuis, Tea Area, 6

Rushing Yards

Juven Hudson, Watertown, 997

Karson Carda, Aberdeen Central, 909

Lincoln Kienholz, Pierre, 777

Chase Van Tol, Tea Area, 640

Blake Thompson, Tea Area, 534

Rushing Touchdowns

Lincoln Kienholz, Pierre, 13

Blake Thompson, Tea Area, 9

Juven Hudson, Watertown, 8

Chase Van Tol, Tea Area, 8

Karson Carda, Aberdeen Central, 7

Maddix Slykhuis, Tea Area, 7

Israel Caldron, Brookings, 6

Keegan DeYoung, Tea Area, 5

Gunner Rohloff, Sturgis, 5

Receiving Yards

Jack Merkwan, Pierre, 690

Tyan Buus, Sturgis, 599

Jett Zabel, Pierre, 583

Cade Kaiser, Pierre, 477

Brayden Delahoyde, Spearfish, 443

Receiving Touchdowns

Jett Zabel, Pierre, 12

Tyan Buus, Sturgis, 10

Cade Kaiser, Pierre, 7

Jack Merkwan, Pierre, 6

Brayden Delahoyde, Spearfish, 5

Class 11A Statistical Leaders

Passing Yards

Justin Zirpel, West Central, 1,267

Ethan Anema, Dakota Valley, 1,245

Ben Brooks, Madison, 936

Tayton Snyder, Sioux Falls Christian, 680

Hayden Christopherson, Vermillion, 654

Passing Touchdowns

Justin Zirpel, West Central, 14

Ethan Anema, Dakota Valley, 11

Ben Brooks, Madison, 8

Garrett Mertens, Milbank, 7

Tayton Snyder, Sioux Falls Christian, 6

Rushing Yards

Peyton Fridrich, Beresford, 754

Justin Zirpel, West Central, 629

Mason Stubbe, Dell Rapids, 563

Ben Brooks, Madison, 528

Bruce Galde, Madison, 428

Rushing Touchdowns

Mason Stubbe, Dell Rapids, 15

Justin Zirpel, West Central, 12

Peyton Fridrich, Beresford, 9

Ben Brooks, Madison, 7

Bruce Galde, Madison, 6

Receiving Yards

Jaxon Hennies, Dakota Valley, 474

Owen Heath, West Central, 461 

Deuce Sherard, West Central, 420

Shane Veenhof, Madison, 402

Zoan Robinson, Vermillion, 388

Receiving Touchdowns

Owen Heath, West Central, 8

Deuce Sherard, West Central, 4

Jaxon Hennies, Dakota Valley, 4

Xzavian Ferris, West Central, 4

Trillion Sorrell, Vermillion, 4

Trae Piel, Dakota Valley, 3

Shane Veenhof, Madison, 3

Tatin Yackley, Belle Fourche, 3

Carter VanDonge, Sioux Falls Christian, 3

Randy Rosenquist, Dakota Valley, 3

Jake Goblirsch, Beresford, 2

Bruce Galde, Madison, 2

Matt Anderson, Canton, 2

Zoan Robinson, Vermillion, 1

Brayden Pankonen, Dell Rapids, 1

Jack Stenen, Beresford, 1

Class 11B Statistical Leaders

Passing Yards

Boston Katzer, McCook Central/Montrose, 1,335

Simon Kieffer, Rapid City Christian, 1,175

Jackson Eisemann, Mobridge-Pollock, 1,125

Trey Knox, Miller/Highmore-Harrold, 1,013

Sam Kooima, Lead-Deadwood, 883

Passing Touchdowns

Simon Kieffer, Rapid City Christian, 19

Noah McDermott, Elk Point-Jefferson, 14

Boston Katzer, McCook Central/Montrose, 13

Sam Kooima, Lead-Deadwood, 11

Jackson Eisemann, Mobridge-Pollock, 9

JonPaul Sullivan, St. Thomas More, 9

Rushing Yards

Reed Rus, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 931

Mason Whitley, Redfield, 900 

Jackson Remmers, McCook Central/Montrose, 754

Maddox May, Aberdeen Roncalli, 691

Jhett Breen, Wagner, 677

Rushing Touchdowns

Reed Rus, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 18

Lucas Hueser, Elk Point-Jefferson, 12

Aiden Barfuss, Winner, 11

Jackson Remmers, McCook Central/Montrose, 11

Maddox May, Aberdeen Roncalli, 10

Riley Orel, Winner, 9

Benjamin Swatek, Elk Point-Jefferson, 9

Preston Iverson, Hot Springs, 9

Receiving Yards

Holden Eisemann, Mobridge-Pollock, 544

Crew Rainey, Lead-Deadwood, 421

James Pierce, Lead-Deadwood, 338

Glenn Cournoyer, Wagner, 336

Ty Doblar, McCook Central/Montrose, 333

Receiving Touchdowns

Devon Schmitz, Elk Point-Jefferson, 6

Crew Rainey, Lead-Deadwood, 5

Holden Eisemann, Mobridge-Pollock, 5

Matt Close, Hot Springs, 5

Ty Morrison, McCook Central/Montrose, 5

Ty Doblar, McCook Central/Montrose, 4

Glenn Cournoyer, Wagner, 4

James Pierce, Lead-Deadwood, 4

Ryder Michalek, Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central, 3

Christopher Mayer, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 2

Alex Scarmon, Elk Point-Jefferson, 2 

Tate Hoffman, Miller/Highmore-Harrold, 2

Ethan Hoffman, Flandreau, 2

Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy's Riley Tschetter makes a pass against Corsica-Stickney on Oct. 7 in Corsica. (Ryan Deal / 605 Sports)

Class 9AA Statistical Leaders

Passing Yards

Ian Beyers, Ipswich, 1,761

Riley Tschetter, Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy, 1,552

Burk Blasius, Wall, 1,400

Ryan Krog, Elkton-Lake Benton, 1,255

Tyson Stevenson, Hamlin, 941

Passing Touchdowns

Riley Tschetter, Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy, 22

Burk Blasius, Wall, 22

Ian Beyers, Ipswich, 21

Ryan Krog, Elkton-Lake Benton, 21

Tyson Stevenson, Hamlin, 17

Dawson Hoffman, Platte-Geddes, 13

Riley Rothschadl, Bon Homme, 9

Rushing Yards

Luke Fraser, Hamlin, 1,254

Ryan Krog, Elkton-Lake Benton, 916

BoDell Davidson, Britton-Hecla, 912

Karsyn Feldhaus, Howard, 756

Cedar Amiotte, Wall, 693

Rushing Touchdowns

Cedar Amiotte, Wall, 16

Luke Fraser, Hamlin, 15

BoDell Davidson, Britton-Hecla, 14

Ryan Krog, Elkton-Lake Benton, 14

Riley Rothschadl, Bon Homme, 10

Luke Campbell, Viborg-Hurley, 10

Tyler Hettich, Ipswich, 9

Karsyn Feldhaus, Howard, 9

Receiving Yards

Tanner Stein, Elkton-Lake Benton, 704

Maddox Kihne, Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy, 626

Rylan McDonnell, Wall, 601

Trevor Heinz, Ipswich, 492

Tyler Hettich, Ipswich, 420

Receiving Touchdowns

Tanner Stein, Elkton-Lake Benton, 11

Rylan McDonnell, Wall, 9

Maddox Kihne, Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy, 8

Tyler Hettich, Ipswich, 7

Matt Hagen, Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy, 6

Class 9A Statistical Leaders

Passing Yards

Cole Edberg, Centerville, 1,638

Kelby Hett, Harding County/Bison, 1,369

Layke Wold, Chester Area, 1,022

Teagan Gourneau, Lyman, 948

Lane Tvedt, Castlewood, 794

Passing Touchdowns

Kelby Hett, Harding County/Bison, 18

Cole Edberg, Centerville, 17

Lane Tvedt, Castlewood, 15

Teagan Gourneau, Lyman, 15

Rylan Peck, Gregory, 12

Layke Wold, Chester Area, 11

Rushing Yards

Layton Terkildsen, Philip, 1,146

Rylee Veal, Harding County/Bison, 945

Hunter Cramer, Warner, 835

Tance Wagner, Lyman, 718

Joseph McAninch, Estelline/Hendricks, 683

Rushing Touchdowns

Layton Terkildsen, Philip, 15

Rylee Veal, Harding County/Bison, 15

Tance Wagner, Lyman, 14

Rylan Peck, Gregory, 14

Hunter Cramer, Warner, 12

Lane Tvedt, Castlewood, 10

Mateo Kleinhans, Alcester-Hudson, 9

Receiving Yards

Gage Gilbert, Harding County/Bison, 698

Jovi Wolf, Chester Area, 666

Cooper Long, Lyman, 647

Covin Wattier, Centerville, 449

Noah Schoenfelder, Centerville, 441

Receiving Touchdowns

Cooper Long, Lyman, 12

Jovi Wolf, Chester Area, 9

Gage Gilbert, Harding County/Bison, 9

Covin Wattier, Centerville, 6

Noah Schoenfelder, Centerville, 5

Eli Fogel, Gregory, 5

Braden Routier, Harding County/Bison, 4

Sam Hand, Philip, 4

Class 9B Statistical Leaders

Passing Yards

Carter Binger, Hitchcock-Tulare, 1,152

Layne Cotton, Faulkton Area, 1,028

Tray Hettick, Herreid/Selby Area, 1,006

Spencer Karstens, Gayville-Volin, 801

Kaden Kinsley, Jones County, 780

Passing Touchdowns

Carter Binger, Hitchcock-Tulare, 18

Tray Hettick, Herreid/Selby Area, 17

Layne Cotton, Faulkton Area, 10

Dashel Spurrell, Irene-Wakonda, 10

Spencer Karstens, Gayville-Volin, 9

Eli Vobr, Colome, 8

Rushing Yards

Brenden Begeman, Herreid/Selby Area, 1,783

Waylon Bolle, Corsica-Stickney, 904

Matthew Birkeland, Jones County, 857

Erik Salmen, Hitchcock-Tulare, 840

Carter Wright, Corsica-Stickney, 690

Rushing Touchdowns

Brenden Begeman, Herreid/Selby Area, 25

Waylon Bolle, Corsica-Stickney, 14

Erik Salmen, Hitchcock-Tulare, 13

Paxton Bierema, Avon, 11

Garrett Cramer, Faulkton Area, 10

Receiving Yards

Cooper Feddersen, Jones County, 587

Trevor Gill, Herreid/Selby Area, 578

Roman DiMaria, Faulkton Area, 559

Landon Puffer, Hitchcock-Tulare, 554

Hunter Wuebben, Gayville-Volin, 362

Receiving Touchdowns

Landon Puffer, Hitchcock-Tulare, 12

Trevor Gill, Herreid/Selby Area, 10

Hunter Wuebben, Gayville-Volin, 8

Roman DiMaria, Faulkton Area, 7

Cooper Feddersen, Jones County, 6