HS FOOTBALL: Leading rusher in Catawba County from Maiden 8 times since 2000

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FARLEY

In the previous 18 high school football seasons, only one player led Catawba County in rushing in three consecutive seasons – running back Tommy Henry of Maiden.

Maiden has had the biggest ground-gainer in eight of those 18 seasons, and former Blue Devils star Caleb Farley led the county as a sophomore (playing running back) and senior (playing quarterback) but not as a junior.

Former St. Stephens star Spencer Brown (2015, Farley’s junior year) is the only other quarterback to lead the county in rushing since 2000.

Seven of the eight schools have had a county-leading rusher since 2000 – Foard is the only one that has not – and the top yardage in a single season over that span came in 2016 when Farley, now playing at Virginia Tech, unofficially had 2,481 yards on 191 carries with 37 rushing touchdowns.

LEADING RUSHERS IN CATAWBA COUNTY BY SEASON (2000-2017)

(All totals are unofficial)

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Season    Player/School                                                            Att.-Yards               TDs

2000          LaDoux Wilson, Newton-Conover                  234-2,142               30

2001          Lamont Reid, Maiden                                           205-1,807               25

2002         Aaron Burgin, Maiden                                          310-2,088              24

2003         Chris Spade, Bandys                                              265-2,041              22

2004         Tommy Henry, Maiden                                        390-2,341              34

2005         Tommy Henry, Maiden                                        329-1,956              30

2006         Tommy Henry, Maiden                                       409-2,402             36

2007          Darrien Burch, Hickory                                      237-2,208              31

2008         Josh McCombs, Bandys                                      350-2,253              22

2009         Trenton Millsaps, Bandys                                  284-1,458              22

2010          Reggie Davis, Bunker Hill                                 280-1,687               15

2011           Will Jenkins, Maiden                                         207-2,004             19

2012          Justin Lynch, Bunker Hill                                 170-1,289               18

2013          Jordan Eckard, Bunker Hill                             275-1,517                13

2014          Caleb Farley, Maiden                                        178-1,514                19

2015          *Spencer Brown, St. Stephens                        320-1,939              22

2016          *Caleb Farley, Maiden                                      191-2,481              37

2017           Ethan Howard, Bandys                                    229-1,398              12

*–played quarterback

SOURCE: HobbsDailyReport.com research and files

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