Believe it or not, the high school football season is halfway done. Friday is Week 6 of the 11-week regular season with the playoffs to follow starting the first week in November.
Before you know it, 12 teams will head to Kroger Field in Lexington the first weekend in December, vying for the six state titles.
Here’s a look at the stat leaders in Northern Kentucky for Boone, Campbell and Kenton County.
Passing Yards
Clay Hayden, Beechwood — 1,701
Cam O’Hara, Cooper — 1,245
Evan Pitzer, Covington Catholic — 1,078
Kyle Lee, Newport — 977
Nathan Smith, Campbell County — 887
Logan Verax, Ryle — 811
Brody Benke, Highlands — 807
Brady Lee, Simon Kenton — 777
Kolton Smith, Newport Central Catholic — 720
Rio Litmer, Highlands — 647
Passing Touchdowns
Clay Hayden, Beechwood — 19
Cam O’Hara, Cooper — 19
Evan Pitzer, Covington Catholic — 11
Rio Litmer, Highlands — 11
Brody Benke, Highlands — 9
Kyle Lee, Newport — 9
Nathan Smith, Campbell County — 8
Trey Cook, Scott — 6
Wyatt Hatfield, Conner — 5
Kolton Smith, Newport Central Catholic — 5
Logan Verax, Ryle — 5
Brady Lee, Simon Kenton — 5
Rushing Yards
Yurii Collins Comer, Lloyd Memorial — 779
Ulysses Porter, Holy Cross — 753
Durrell Turner, Simon Kenton — 654
Wyatt Hatfield, Conner — 482
Cameron Mandel, Bishop Brossart — 475
Isaiah Sebastian, Lloyd Memorial — 469
Jordan Pendleton, Bellevue — 464
Armani Gregg, Dixie Heights — 428
Brody Benke, Highlands — 431
David Anderson, Dixie Heights — 409
Dameyn Anness, Ludlow — 383
Jackson Smith, Walton-Verona — 375
Demetrick Welch, Newport Central Catholic — 373
Nathan Smith, Campbell County — 341
Cordion Abernathy, Conner — 323
Rodzion Thompson, Newport — 303
Owen Leen, Covington Catholic — 296
Cameron Giesler, Highlands — 292
Evan Pitzer, Covington Catholic — 288
Keagan Maher, Cooper — 284
Rushing Touchdowns
Ulysses Porter, Holy Cross — 12
Yurii Collins Comer, Lloyd Memorial — 11
Demetrick Welch, Newport Central Catholic — 8
Nathan Smith, Campbell County — 7
Armani Gregg, Dixie Heights — 7
Durrell Turner, Simon Kenton — 7
Jordan Pendleton, Bellevue — 6
Wyatt Hatfield, Conner — 6
Brody Benke, Highlands — 6
Isaiah Sebastian, Lloyd Memorial — 6
Cameron Mandel, Bishop Brossart — 5
Cordion Abernathy, Conner — 5
Owen Leen, Covington Catholic — 5
Evan Pitzer, Covington Catholic — 5
David Anderson, Dixie Heights — 5
Jackson Smith, Walton-Verona — 5
Receptions
Isaiah Johnson, Cooper — 34
Luke Erdman, Beechwood — 26
Braylon Miller, Covington Catholic — 26
Landon Lorms, Ryle — 26
Tyler Fryman, Beechwood — 23
Austin Alexander, Cooper — 21
Chase Flaherty, Beechwood — 21
James Cusick, Beechwood — 20
Adam Surrey, Highlands — 19
Grayson Harris, Simon Kenton — 18
Jordan Pendleton, Bellevue — 16
Demetrick Welch, Newport Central Catholic — 16
Grady Reynolds, Ryle — 16
Nate Brooks, Scott — 16
Xavier Fancher, Campbell County — 15
Jaidan Combs, Campbell County — 15
Matteo Matteoli, Highlands — 15
Carson Class, Highlands — 15
Landon Stacks, Newport — 15
Receiving Yards
Isaiah Johnson, Cooper — 567
Luke Erdman, Beechwood — 500
Tyler Fryman, Beechwood — 489
Austin Alexander, Cooper — 404
Braylon Miller, Covington Catholic — 325
Adam Surrey, Highlands — 294
Landon Lorms, Ryle — 290
Dylan Giffen, Scott — 288
Xavier Fancher, Campbell County — 285
Tysin Weaver, Simon Kenton — 284
Landon Stacks, Newport — 277
Matteo Matteoli, Highlands — 267
Garyn Jackson, Campbell County — 256
Carson Class, Highlands — 251
Dylan Lee, Ryle — 245
Chase Flaherty, Beechwood — 244
James Cusick, Beechwood — 244
Willie Rodriguez, Covington Catholic — 235
Nate Brooks, Scott — 232
Jordan Pendleton, Bellevue — 227
Receiving Touchdowns
Isaiah Johnson, Cooper — 9
Luke Erdman, Beechwood — 7
Tyler Fryman, Beechwood — 5
James Cusick, Beechwood — 5
Xavier Fancher, Campbell County — 5
Austin Alexander, Cooper — 5
Willie Rodriguez, Covington Catholic — 5
Keagan Maher, Cooper — 4
Jackson Arnold, Highlands — 4
Dylan Giffen, Scott — 4
Field Goals Made
Colson Lair, Beechwood — 3
Tyler Smith, Bishop Brossart — 2
Andrew Herron, Conner — 2
Carson Taylor, Cooper — 2
Andrew Weitzel, Covington Catholic — 2
Owen Roeder, Newport Central Catholic — 2
Extra Points Made
Colson Lair, Beechwood — 28
Andrew Weitzel, Covington Catholic — 22
Carson Taylor, Cooper — 21
Kaden Rose, Campbell County — 20
Andrew Herron, Conner — 19
Owen Roeder, Newport Central Catholic — 16
Logan Nickelman, Highlands — 15
Elijah Westwood, Lloyd Memorial — 15
Josh Line, Ryle — 14
Andrew Kohls, Dixie Heights — 13
Tackles
Brach Rice, Dixie Heights — 59
Adam Duncan, Conner — 55
Jacob Savage, Ryle — 55
Jack Lonaker, Cooper — 53
Cordell Abernathy, Conner — 50
Kai Workman, Ryle — 50
Tate Kruer, Covington Catholic — 42
Spencer Brandenburg, Ludlow — 41
Aven Bohms, Simon Kenton — 41
Ethan Powell, Ludlow — 38
Enrique Soard, Dayton — 38*
Blake Dodds, Dixie Heights — 37
Nate Welch, Highlands — 37
Ben Fay, Conner — 35
Austin Alexander, Cooper — 35
Cameron Mandel, Bishop Brossart — 34
D’Angelo Jimenez, Dayton — 34*
Donovan Ambrocio, Holy Cross — 32
Sean Hurry, Newport — 32
Sacks
Austin Alexander, Cooper — 8
Brach Rice, Dixie Heights — 6.5
TJ Jackson, Lloyd Memorial — 6.5
Carson Evans, Ludlow — 5.5
Blake Dodds, Dixie Heights — 5
Avander Abrams, Lloyd Memorial — 5
Adam Duncan, Conner — 4
Ben Reeves, Covington Catholic — 4
Ryshawn Clifford, Holmes — 4
Sean Hurry, Newport — 4
Joe Schroeder, Bishop Brossart — 3.5
Jonah Purnell, Lloyd Memorial — 3.5
Henry Goerig, Bishop Brossart — 3
Colton Graham, Cooper — 3
Luke Schneider, Highlands — 3
Zach Chalfin, Holy Cross — 3
Elijah Westwood, Lloyd Memorial — 3
Dillon Smith, Ryle — 3
Brayden Schoborg, Simon Kenton — 3
Fumble Recoveries
Austin Alexander, Cooper — 2
Ulysses Porter, Holy Cross — 2
Littello Johnson, Holy Cross — 2
Thomas Plymesser, Lloyd Memorial — 2
Sean Hurry, Newport — 2
Kai Workman, Ryle — 2
Interceptions
Kendall Buck-Barber, Newport — 4
Nicholas Cozzi, Bishop Brossart — 3
Miguel Rodriguez, Dixie Heights — 2
Tyler Fryman, Beechwood — 2
Alex Amin, Bishop Brossart — 2
Elian Ruzindana, Conner — 2
Ryker Campbell, Cooper — 2
Braylon Miller, Covington Catholic — 2
Ethan Powell, Ludlow — 2
Mitchell Doeker, Newport Central Catholic — 2
Dillon Smith, Ryle — 2
Carter Daniels, Walton-Verona — 2
TEAM STATS
Points Per Game
Beechwood — 43.8
Highlands — 42.8
Lloyd Memorial — 39.6
Covington Catholic — 37.6
Simon Kenton — 34.2
Cooper — 33.0
Newport — 32.0
Campbell County — 31.0
Dixie Heights — 31.0
Newport Central Catholic — 29.4
Points Allowed Per Game
Lloyd Memorial — 7.2
Cooper — 11.6
Ludlow — 14.5
Bellevue — 16.6
Newport — 17.2
Dayton — 19.8
Covington Catholic — 22.0
Conner — 23.0
Holy Cross — 23.2
Highlands — 23.4
Rushing Yards Per Game
Lloyd Memorial — 291.4
Dixie Heights — 248.2
Simon Kenton — 240.0
Conner — 228.0
Bellevue — 206.0
Ludlow — 196.2
Walton-Verona — 176.2
Highlands — 174.2
Campbell County — 168.6
Covington Catholic — 166.6
Passing Yards Per Game
Beechwood — 340.2
Highlands — 303.4
Cooper — 251.2
Covington Catholic — 215.4
Holy Cross — 214.8
Newport — 195.4
Scott — 191.5
Ryle — 189.4
Campbell County — 181.2
Simon Kenton — 164.8
Sacks
Lloyd Memorial — 26
Cooper — 18.5
Dixie Heights — 17
Highlands — 14
Bishop Brossart — 13
Holmes — 10
Ludlow — 10
Holy Cross — 9
Newport — 9
Covington Catholic — 8
Ryle — 8
Fumble Recoveries
Holy Cross — 7
Lloyd Memorial — 7
Newport — 6
Covington Catholic — 5
Dayton — 5
Conner — 4
Cooper — 4
Ryle — 4
Dixie Heights — 3
Holmes — 3
Interceptions
Beechwood — 8
Bishop Brossart — 7
Dixie Heights — 6
Newport — 6
Cooper — 5
Covington Catholic — 5
Lloyd Memorial — 5
Ryle — 5
Walton-Verona — 5
Dayton — 4