HS Football: Final 2025 area statistical leaders

Schuylkill Haven's Colton Reber (26) races past Minersville's Ty Atkinson for one of his four touchdowns in the Hurricanes' 48-38 victory over the Miners on Sept. 18, 2025, at Rotary Field (Photo by Kelly Wiley).

2025 Area High School Football Statistical Leaders

Final Statistics

OFFENSIVE LEADERS
RUSHING
	Car	Yds	TDs
Colton Reber, Schuylkill Haven	197	2,875	38
Luke Miller, North Schuylkill	229	2,563	31
Fletcher Thompson, Williams Valley	190	1,839	22
Terrence McDowell, Tamaqua	315	1,740	19
Dante Carr, Minersville	135	1,396	19
Lucas Croizier, Lehighton	195	1,130	9
Rory Dixon, Marian	193	1,023	15
Carter Smith, Blue Mountain	125	1,005	10
Brody Breiner, Panther Valley	157	1,003	10
Brady Shomper, Williams Valley	159	954	16
Kyler Quick, Mahanoy Area	162	911	6
Niko Castillo, Schuylkill Haven	73	865	13
Derek Direnzo, Minersville	110	809	8
Parker Hatter, Tri-Valley	134	768	10
Brody Foose, Blue Mountain	100	696	9
Mike Elchisak, Shenandoah Valley	119	685	7
Colt Mason, Nativity	182	637	9
Cole Lazorick, Jim Thorpe	115	606	6
Logan Troup, Pine Grove	154	597	1
Cole Gemberling, Tri-Valley	91	515	10
Caden Mengel, North Schuylkill	77	508	8
JuJu Bainbridge, Pottsville	89	504	5

PASSING YARDS
	Comp	Att	Yds	TDs	Int
Brady Shomper, Williams Valley	101	160	2,080	30	8
Dante Carr, Minersville	116	181	1,822	29	8
Cole Lazorick, Jim Thorpe	117	229	1,721	16	11
Cohen Kirby, Blue Mountain	104	175	1,630	18	2
Jayse Lawrence, Lehighton	112	201	1,471	18	7
Brody Breiner, Panther Valley	145	239	1,406	10	8
Andrew Allen, Pottsville	107	186	1,256	11	7
Ethan Bench, Shen. Valley	72	141	1,252	10	7
Caden Mengel, North Schuylkill	66	120	1,180	13	5
Max Heim, Schuylkill Haven	53	98	1,160	23	1
Gregory Tirpak, Marian	57	100	941	6	8
Trey Porter, Tri-Valley	63	127	928	12	8
Chase Serfass, Tamaqua	61	128	688	4	6
J.D. Kowalchick, Mahanoy Area	19	57	241	0	3
Wyatt Snyder, Pine Grove	18	68	214	3	9
Colt Mason, Nativity	20	87	213	2	9

RECEIVING YARDS
	Rec	Yds	TDs
Paiten LaPoint, Minersville	47	733	12
Evan Achenbach, Williams Valley	39	708	9
Caden Meek, Lehighton	33	575	7
Gavin Yuricheck, Panther Valley	57	573	5
Chase Guers, Blue Mountain	35	535	6
Landen Smith, North Schuylkill	20	507	5
Connor Zurawa, Jim Thorpe	22	507	3
Fletcher Thompson, Williams Valley	20	500	6
Chase McArdle, Panther Valley	54	445	2
Niko Castillo, Schuylkill Haven	17	423	9
Josh Hoover, Blue Mountain	18	423	5
Ty Atkinson, Minersville	24	416	8
Gene Sinkus, Shenandoah Valley	21	405	3
Colin Crisswell, Williams Valley	19	398	8
Bobby Levins, Jim Thorpe	32	389	6
Blazer Lords, Williams Valley	21	389	6
Spencer Gothard, Jim Thorpe	21	380	5
Cooper Carl, Tri-Valley	18	378	5
Matt Dube, Minersville	24	369	7
Colton Reber, Schuylkill Haven	14	364	7
Blake Roberts, Lehighton	37	353	4
Shay Strencosky, Pottsville	20	317	3
Tyler Price, Marian	19	309	2
Jake Tom, Marian	15	302	2
Kole Luckenbill, Blue Mountain	18	300	2

SCORING
	TDs	2pt	XP	FG	Pts
Colton Reber, Schuylkill Haven	47	14	0	0	310
Luke Miller, North Schuylkill	34	12	0	0	228
Fletcher Thompson, Wms. Valley	28	1	0	0	170
Niko Castillo, Schuylkill Haven	23	4	0	0	146
Terrence McDowell, Tamaqua	19	5	0	0	124
Dante Carr, Minersville	19	1	0	0	116
Rory Dixon, Marian	17	0	0	0	102
Brady Shomper, Williams Valley	16	1	0	0	98
Paiten LaPoint, Minersville	16	0	0	0	96
Josh Hoover, Blue Mountain	6	0	51	0	87
Quin Smeltz, Williams Valley	0	0	73	1	76
Colt Mason, Nativity	10	4	0	0	68
Evan Achenbach, Williams Valley	11	0	0	0	66
Brody Foose, Blue Mountain	11	0	0	0	66
Cole Gemberling, Tri-Valley	11	0	0	0	66
Carter Smith, Blue Mountain	11	0	0	0	66
Jordan Bowers, Minersville	0	0	58	2	64
Derek Derenzo, Minersville	10	1	0	0	62
Parker Hatter, Tri-Valley	10	1	0	0	62
Brody Breiner, Panther Valley	10	0	0	0	60
Caden Mengel, North Schuylkill	9	3	0	0	60
Grayson Fessler, Schuylkill Haven	0	0	52	2	58
Lucas Croizier, Lehighton	9	1	0	0	56
Bobby Levins, Jim Thorpe	9	0	0	0	54
Jake Tom, Marian	7	0	11	0	53
Nathan Hilliard, Tri-Valley	0	0	39	4	51
Chase Guers, Blue Mountain	8	1	0	0	50
Caden Meek, Lehighton	8	1	0	0	50
Reese Miller, Blue Mountain	8	1	0	0	50

Tri-Valley’s Cole Gemberling (9) tackles a Nativity ballcarrier during a 2025 game at Saint Clair Veterans Memorial Stadium (Photo by Jocelyn Barrett / Danie Mae Photography).

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

(Defensive stats not available for Lehighton)

INTERCEPTIONS

Tyler Price, Marian, 5; Rory Dixon, Marian, 5; Trey Porter, Tri-Valley, 5; Evan Achenbach, Williams Valley, 4; Adam Balulis, Schuylkill Haven, 3; Cooper Carl, Tri-Valley, 3; Justin Cutler, Minersville, 3; Brady McCabe, Tamaqua, 3; Colton Reber, Schuylkill Haven, 3; Blake Rossi, Schuylkill Haven, 3; Quinten Rucker, Mahanoy Area, 3; Dante Tate, Marian, 3; Jake Tom, Marian, 3

Ben Baneravage, Panther Valley, 2; T.J. Bowers, Minersville, 2; Cooper Felty, Nativity, 2; Dylan Flory, Tri-Valley, 2; Logan Goad, Schuylkill Haven, 2; Spencer Gothard, Jim Thorpe, 2; Remy Klinger, Tri-Valley, 2; J.D. Kowalchick, Mahanoy Area, 2; Chase Leibensperger, Schuylkill Haven, 2; Gene Sinkus, Shenandoah Valley, 2; Elliot Stiely, Tri-Valley, 2; Shay Strencosky, Pottsville, 2; Jacob Williams, Nativity, 2; 44 others, 1

TACKLES
Cole Gemberling, Tri-Valley	178
Wyatt Snyder, Pine Grove	134
Kyler Quick, Mahanoy Area	132
Jah Bushati, Marian	125
Trevon Bair, Williams Valley	119
Derek Direnzo, Minersville	110
Jimmy Fetterhoff, Tri-Valley	104
Tyler Price, Marian	100
Damian Rodino, Marian	100
Fletcher Thompson, Williams Valley	98
Camron Green, Williams Valley	92
Brandon Adams, Minersville	90
Matt Dube, Minersville	90
Waylon Flasher, Pine Grove	90
Seth Hubler, North Schuylkill	90
Ty Atkinson, Minersville	89
Peter Kruslicky, Panther Valley	88
David Burrous, Shenandoah Valley	87
Triston Davis, Schuylkill Haven	87
Landon Horoschak, Tri-Valley	85
Reese Miller, Blue Mountain	85
Max Masser, Tri-Valley	83
Dominick Rodino, Marian	83
Luke Frohnheiser, Tamaqua	82
Chase Williams, Schuylkill Haven	82
Tyler Hoherchak, Jim Thorpe	80
Shay Strencosky, Pottsville	80
Cole Hubler, Williams Valley	79
Dominic Kiehl, Jim Thorpe	76
Brady McCabe, Tamaqua	75
Colton Reber, Schuylkill Haven	75
Evan Ritter, Nativity	75
Rory Dixon, Marian	73
Ben Baneravage, Panther Valley	72
Chase Leibensperger, Schuylkill Haven	72
George Shimko, Nativity	72
Shawn Chen, Tamaqua	71
Dylan Getz, Shenandoah Valley	71
Michael Elchisak, Shenandoah Valley	70
Gavin Allan, Minersville	67
Niko Castillo, Schuylkill Haven	67
Christopher Redanuer, Shen. Valley	67
Danny Trezise, Nativity	67
Cooper Felty, Nativity	66
Carlos Maldanado, Panther Valley	66
Evan Kandybowski, Williams Valley	65
Marco Tessitore, Panther Valley	65
Nick Faust, Jim Thorpe	64
Brody Herndon, Pottsville	63
Blazer Lords, Williams Valley	63
Wyatt Keefer, Schuylkill Haven	62
Logan Troup, Pine Grove	62
Dom Yourey, Minersville	61
Bradyn Diehl, Schuylkill Haven	60

TACKLES FOR LOSS
Chase Williams, Schuylkill Haven	27
Niko Castillo, Schuylkill Haven	22
Derek Direnzo, Minersville	17.5
Wyatt Keefer, Schuylkill Haven	17
Marco Tessitore, Panther Valley	17
Matt Dube, Minersville	15.5
Triston Davis, Schuylkill Haven	15
Luke Frohnheiser, Tamaqua	15
Kyler Quick, Mahanoy Area	14
Jason Ashfield, Marian	13
Ty Atkinson, Minersville	12.5
Seth Hubler, North Schuylkill	12
Peter Kruslicky, Panther Valley	12
Damian Rodino, Marian	12
George Shimko, Nativity	12
Max Clews, Pottsville	11
Brady McCabe, Tamaqua	11
Teegan Phillips, Tamaqua	11
Dominic Kiehl, Jim Thorpe	10.5
Jah Bushati, Marian	10
Nick Faust, Jim Thorpe	10
Camron Green, Williams Valley	10
Carlos Maldanado, Panther Valley	10
Tyler Price, Marian	10
Dominick Rodino, Marian	10

SACKS
Niko Castillo, Schuylkill Haven	11
William Shaner, Blue Mountain	7
Ty Atkinson, Minersville	6.5
Kyler Quick, Mahanoy Area	6
George Shimko, Nativity	6
Matt Dube, Minersville	5.5
Sonny Amato, Blue Mountain	5
Trevon Bair, Williams Valley	5
Connor Felty, Nativity	5

Minersville’s Jordan Bowers (31) attempts an extra point against Mahanoy Area (Photo courtesy of Kelly Wiley).

Special Teams Leaders

PUNTING AVERAGE
(Minimum 5 punts)
Name, School	No.	Avg.	Long	I20
Evan Achenbach, Williams Valley	8	44.1	NA	NA
Andrew Allen, Pottsville	25	38.8	55	6
Aaron Sinko, Nativity	55	38.7	60	5
Trey Porter, Tri-Valley	25	35.5	NA	NA
Cole Lazorick, Jim Thorpe	31	34.6	52	6
Preston Whalen, Blue Mountain	21	34	46	0
Colton Reber, Schuylkill Haven	8	33.9	55	4
Brady McCabe, Tamaqua	24	33.5	49	1
Jordan Bowers, Minersville	15	32.2	44	3
Wyatt Dixon, Pine Grove	13	31.7	49	0
Jake Tom, Marian	22	30.5	47	2
Brody Breiner, Panther Valley	23	28.9	48	1
Peyton Renninger, Pine Grove	19	28.7	46	1
Brandon Hernandez, Shenandoah Valley	38	27.4	44	1
Punting stats not available for Mahanoy Area, Lehighton, North Schuylkill

KICKER SCORING
	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Pts
Quin Smeltz, Williams Valley	73	79	1	3	76
Jordan Bowers, Minersville	58	61	2	2	64
Grayson Fessler, Sch. Haven	52	59	2	3	58
Nathan Hillard, Tri-Valley	39	41	4	5	51
Josh Hoover, Blue Mountain	51	56	0	0	51
Blaze Flyzik, Jim Thorpe	29	30	0	0	29
Jah Bushati, Marian	23	24	2	2	29
Andrew Allen, Pottsville	14	16	2	2	20
Jake Tom, Marian	11	14	0	0	11
Gino Williams, Panther Valley	10	14	0	0	10
Sam Mentusky, Shen. Valley	4	6	1	1	7
Brady McCabe, Tamaqua	2	3	1	2	5
Peyton Renninger, Pine Grove	2	3	0	0	2
Kicker stats not available for Mahanoy Area, Lehighton, North Schuylkill