JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
More individual statistical leaders from the 2007 L-L League football season for your reading pleasure.
This post features last year’s leading rushers, ranked by total yards.
Eleven (11) L-L League players (including one quarterback) cracked the 1,000-yard mark last season; an impressive number indeed.
Columbia’s Ben Guiles led the way with 1,665 yards – and he did it in 11 games. Guiles also led the L-L League with 22 rushing touchdowns.
Here they are – last year’s L-L League leading rushers:
Ben Guiles, Columbia – 11 games, 207 carries, 1,665 yards, 8.0 avg., 22 TD.
Justin Taylor, L-S – 15 games, 138 carries, 1,648 yards, 11.9 avg., 18 TD.
Dan Wertz, Manheim Township – 13 games, 271 carries, 1,470 yards, 5.4 avg., 15 TD.
Travis Dresch, Northern Lebanon – 11 games, 215 carries, 1,342 yards, 6.2 avg., 15 TD.
Blaine Miller, Donegal – 10 games, 175 carries, 1,245 yards, 7.1 avg., 13 TD.
Kyle Keller, Cocalico – 11 games, 250 carries, 1,212 yards, 4.8 avg., 5 TD.
Kyle Fisher, Cocalico – 11 games, 133 carries, 1,203 yards, 9.0 avg., 20 TD.
Jordan Hallman, Elizabethtown – 12 games, 118 carries, 1,197 yards, 10.1 avg., 13 TD.
Eric Resch, Warwick – 11 games, 274 carries, 1,193 yards, 4.4 avg., 16 TD.
Blake Crowther, Ephrata – 10 games, 218 carries, 1,159 yards, 5.3 avg., 18 TD.
Carl Christmas, Penn Manor – 10 games, 224 carries, 1,069 yards, 4.8 avg., 7 TD.
Jake Stopper, Wilson – 11 games, 224 carries, 956 yards, 4.3 avg., 12 TD.
Rob Zimmerman, L-S – 15 games, 128 carries, 914 yards, 7.1 avg., 13 TD.
Malcolm Williams, Reading – 10 games, 118 carries, 864 yards, 7.3 avg., 12 TD.
Kevin Kelley, Conestoga Valley – 9 games, 153 yards, 855 yards, 5.6 avg., 7 TD.
Conrad Heisey, Elizabethtown – 12 games, 122 carries, 797 yards, 6.5 avg., 7 TD.
Matt Nolan, Northern Lebanon – 11 games, 137 carries, 773 yards, 5.6 avg., 9 TD.
Eric Macik, Hempfield – 10 games, 147 carries, 766 yards, 5.2 avg., 7 TD.
Fruquan Gaston, Reading – 10 games, 104 carries, 714 yards, 6.9 avg., 7 TD.
Andrew Weller, Elizabethtown – 12 games, 92 carries, 700 yards, 7.6 avg., 5 TD.
Chase Haberstroh, Lancaster Catholic – 12 games, 124 carries, 669 yards, 5.4 avg., 16 TD.
Mike Brooks, Solanco – 11 games, 88 carries, 669 yards, 7.6 avg., 5 TD.
Jerome LaRue, McCaskey – 9 games, 120 carries, 669 yards, 5.6 avg., 9 TD.
Arron Achey, Elco – 10 games, 133 carries, 659 yards, 5.0 avg., 6 TD.
Andrew Batula, Annville-Cleona – 9 games, 123 carries, 649 yards, 5.3 avg., 4 TD.
Joe Good, L-S – 15 games, 138 carries, 646 yards, 4.7 avg., 9 TD.
Dakotah Lightfoot, Columbia – 11 games, 90 carries, 642 yards, 7.1 avg., 7 TD.
