Midwestern League football stats leaders through Week 8 of 2023 season

Who are the Midwestern's top passers, rushers, receivers and defensive stars through eight weeks?

Here are the Midwestern League leaders through eight weeks of the 2023 Oregon high school football season. 

Leaders will be updated throughout the season. Please send game-by-game stats to orehssports@gmail.com. Is your team missing? Encourage your coach to respond to requests for stats.

Photo by Leon Neuschwander 

STATE LEADERS: CLASS 6A | CLASS 5A

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Passing yards

Noah Blair, Thurston - (158 - 214) 2,172 yards

Bryton Livingston, Eagle Point - (97 - 139) 1,389 yards

Kelin Knutson, North Eugene - (84 - 157) 960 yards

Landon Lea, South Eugene - (76 - 127) 908 yards

Benjamin Higginson, Crater - (55 - 133) 676 yards

Zackary Sherman, Springfield - (41 - 70) 533 yards

Tyler Mikel, Churchill - (19 - 45) 273 yards

Passing TDs

Noah Blair, Thurston - 28 TDs (3 interceptions)

Bryton Livingston, Eagle Point - 19 TDs (5 interceptions)

Kelin Knutson, North Eugene - 9 TDs (4 interceptions)

Landon Lea, South Eugene - 9 TDs (10 interceptions)

Benjamin Higginson, Crater - 7 TDs (7 interceptions)

Zackary Sherman, Springfield - 5 TDs (5 interceptions)

Kyle Miller, Thurston - 4 TDs (0 interceptions)

Tyler Mikel, Churchill - 4 TDs (5 interceptions)

Rushing yards

Connor Dye, Springfield - 1,432 yards on 184 carries

Ceville Pasi, Churchill - 1,121 yards on 143 carries

Valentin Rodriguez, Crater - 1,052 yards on 201 carries

Kelin Knutson, North Eugene - 895 yards on 158 carries

Benjamin Higginson, Crater - 763 yards on 112 carries

Ethan Burkhead, Thurston - 573 yards on 83 carries

Ronan Schmidt, South Eugene - 545 yards on 75 carries

Aidan Pangelinan, Churchill - 417 yards on 74 carries

Kaden Huff, Eagle Point - 399 yards on 71 carries

Rushing TDs

Connor Dye, Springfield - 21 TDs

Ceville Pasi, Churchill - 15 TDs

Kelin Knutson, North Eugene - 14 TDs

Valentin Rodriguez, Crater - 10 TDs

Benjamin Higginson, Crater - 8 TDs

Kaden Huff, Eagle Point - 7 TDs

Ronan Schmidt, South Eugene - 6 TDs

Donovan Jackson, Churchill - 4 TDs

Bryton Livingston, Eagle Point - 4 TDs

Hugo Perezchica, Eagle Point - 4 TDs

Receiving yards

Walker Bonar, Thurston - 791 yards on 44 receptions

Easton Raber, Eagle Point - 640 yards on 36 receptions

Luke Newell, Thurston - 462 yards on 29 receptions

Isaiah Francis, South Eugene - 348 yards on 28 receptions

Lombel Doreen, Thurston - 344 yards on 27 receptions

Grady Kik-down, North Eugene - 292 yards on 15 receptions

Jaevon Spencer, Springfield - 285 yards on 25 receptions

Michael Boyce, North Eugene - 275 yards on 24 receptions

Matthew Newell, Thurston - 227 yards on 24 receptions

Jackson Babbitt, Springfield - 220 yards on 16 receptions

Aiden Hibler, North Eugene - 204 yards on 12 receptions

Receiving TDs

Walker Bonar, Thurston - 12 TDs

Easton Raber, Eagle Point - 12 TDs

Luke Newell, Thurston - 9 TDs

David Macdonald, Thurston - 4 TDs

Isaiah Francis, South Eugene - 4 TDs

Jackson Babbitt, Springfield - 3 TDs

Michael Boyce, North Eugene - 3 TDs

Sayer Thomas, South Eugene - 3 TDs

Grady Kik-down, North Eugene - 3 TDs

Total tackles

Note: Per national federation guidelines, each play should be recorded as having either ONE solo tackle OR no more than TWO assisted tackles.

Whiatt Deutschman, Eagle Point - 62 tackles

Vincent Noble, Eagle Point - 58.5 tackles

Elijah Caucutt, Crater - 52 tackles

Holton Halstead, Thurston - 47 tackles

Titan Nagel, Churchill - 47 tackles

Peyton Smith, Eagle Point - 46.5 tackles

TJ Wright, Churchill - 45 tackles

Mason Sanders, Thurston - 42 tackles

Aidan Pangelinan, Churchill - 39 tackles

Jayden Kittrell, Springfield - 39 tackles

Tackles for loss

Mason Sanders, Thurston - 12 tackles for loss

Vincent Noble, Eagle Point - 11.5 tackles for loss

Luke Newell, Thurston - 10 tackles for loss

Peyton Smith, Eagle Point - 9.5 tackles for loss

Whiatt Deutschman, Eagle Point - 8.5 tackles for loss

Micah Hanna, Thurston - 8 tackles for loss

Hayden Weaver, Eagle Point - 8 tackles for loss

Brian Cortez, Eagle Point - 7 tackles for loss

Tim Dreiling, Thurston - 7 tackles for loss

Ethan Edwards, Crater - 7 tackles for loss

Sacks

Ceville Pasi, Churchill - 5.5 sacks

Micah Hanna, Thurston - 5 sacks

Isaiah Meashintubby, Churchill - 4.5 sacks

Charlie Dexter, Churchill - 4 sacks

Hayden Weaver, Eagle Point - 3 sacks

Carter Beebe, Springfield - 3 sacks

Luke Newell, Thurston - 3 sacks

Peyton Smith, Eagle Point - 3 sacks

Interceptions

Kyle Petty, Crater - 5 interceptions

Jackson Babbitt, Springfield - 3 interceptions

CJ Patro, Eagle Point - 3 interceptions

Lukas Babbitt, Springfield - 2 interceptions

Michael Boyce, North Eugene - 2 interceptions

Easton Raber, Eagle Point - 2 interceptions

Kelin Knutson, North Eugene - 2 interceptions

Tristen Collins, Thurston - 2 interceptions

Davonte Peterson, Springfield - 2 interceptions 

Fumble recoveries

Holton Halstead, Thurston - 2 fumble recoveries

Tim Dreiling, Thurston - 2 fumble recoveries

Thomas Wippel, Eagle Point - 2 fumble recoveries

Cruz Gray, Thurston - 2 fumble recoveries

Deacon Jennings, Crater - 2 fumble recoveries

Peyton Smith, Eagle Point - 2 fumble recoveries

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STATE LEADERS: CLASS 6A | CLASS 5A

MEDIA RANKINGS: CLASS 6A | CLASS 5A | CLASS 4A