{"id":436507,"date":"2026-09-15T10:28:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T10:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/436507\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T10:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T10:28:31","slug":"week-3-fort-worth-area-high-school-football-rushing-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/436507\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 3 Fort Worth-area high school football rushing rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several Fort Worth-area running backs turned in big performances in Week 3. Here are the top rushing performances overall and by classification, according to MaxPreps and Star-Telegram stats.<\/p>\n

Overall rushing leaders<\/p>\n

1. Xavier Rodriguez, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Chisholm Trail: 300<\/a> yards<\/a> on 35 carries, 8.6 yards per carry, 4 TDs<\/p>\n

2. Bobby Fields, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Carter-Riverside: 280<\/a> yards<\/a> on 27 carries, 10.4 yards per carry, 5 TDs<\/p>\n

3. Kentrell Steward, QB<\/a>, Fort Worth Wyatt: 274<\/a> yards<\/a> on 9 carries, 30.4 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

4. Isaac Bly, RB<\/a>, Arlington Oakridge: 271<\/a> yards<\/a> on 36 carries, 7.5 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

5. Christopher Johnson, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Eastern Hills: 268<\/a> yards<\/a> on 24 carries, 11.2 yards per carry, 4 TDs<\/p>\n

6. Deshawn Edwards, QB<\/a>, Mansfield Lake Ridge: 236<\/a> yards<\/a> on 15 carries, 15.7 yards per carry, 4 TDs<\/p>\n

7. Anthony Duron, ATH, River Oaks Castleberry: 235<\/a> yards<\/a> on 36 carries, 6.5 yards per carry, 5 TDs<\/p>\n

8. Blake Dyniewski, RB<\/a>, Keller: 227<\/a> yards<\/a> on 20 carries, 11.4 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

9. Tre Green, ATH, Trophy Club Byron Nelson: 216<\/a> yards<\/a> on 24 carries, 9.0 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

10. Spencer Taylor, RB<\/a>, Granbury: 208<\/a> yards<\/a> on 13 carries, 16.0 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

Class 6A leaders<\/p>\n

1. Deshawn Edwards, QB<\/a>, Mansfield Lake Ridge: 236<\/a> yards<\/a> on 15 carries, 15.7 yards per carry, 4 TDs<\/p>\n

2. Blake Dyniewski, RB<\/a>, Keller: 227<\/a> yards<\/a> on 20 carries, 11.4 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

3. Tre Green, ATH, Trophy Club Byron Nelson: 216<\/a> yards<\/a> on 24 carries, 9.0 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

4. Spencer Taylor, RB<\/a>, Granbury: 208<\/a> yards<\/a> on 13 carries, 16.0 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

5. Tayrone Thomas, RB<\/a>, Arlington Lamar: 196<\/a> yards<\/a> on 25 carries, 7.8 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

6. Javian Jones-priest, RB<\/a>, Arlington Martin: 165<\/a> yards<\/a> on 12 carries, 13.8 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

7. Jace Richardson, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Boswell: 146<\/a> yards<\/a> on 16 carries, 9.1 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

8. Dj Quimby, RB<\/a>, Weatherford: 115<\/a> yards<\/a> on 20 carries, 5.8 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

9. Dane Wilson, RB<\/a>, Southlake Carroll: 111<\/a> yards<\/a> on 11 carries, 10.1 yards per carry, TDs not listed<\/p>\n

10. Macavion Hill, ATH, Trophy Club Byron Nelson: 107<\/a> yards<\/a> on 16 carries, 6.7 yards per carry, 0 TDs<\/p>\n

Class 5A leaders<\/p>\n

1. Xavier Rodriguez, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Chisholm Trail: 300<\/a> yards<\/a> on 35 carries, 8.6 yards per carry, 4 TDs<\/p>\n

2. Kentrell Steward, QB<\/a>, Fort Worth Wyatt: 274<\/a> yards<\/a> on 9 carries, 30.4 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

3. Desmez Vargas, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth South Hills: 186<\/a> yards<\/a> on 11 carries, 16.9 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

4. Elijah Williams, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Trimble Tech: 161<\/a> yards<\/a> on 14 carries, 11.5 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

5. D\u2019Andre Freeman, ATH<\/a>, Fort Worth Trimble Tech: 141<\/a> yards<\/a> on 8 carries, 17.6 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

6. Kameron Simmons-Gatlin, RB<\/a>, Mansfield Summit: 139<\/a> yards<\/a> on 9 carries, 15.4 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

7. Jake Graham, RB<\/a>, Grapevine: 120<\/a> yards<\/a> on 22 carries, 5.5 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

8. Elijah Hopkins, ATH, Everman: 107<\/a> yards<\/a> on 19 carries, 5.6 yards per carry, 0 TDs<\/p>\n

T-9. Jayshon Gibson, RB<\/a>, Richland: 106<\/a> yards<\/a> on 18 carries, 5.9 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

T-9. Zaivion Henderson, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth South Hills: 106<\/a> yards<\/a> on 10 carries, 10.6 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

Class 4A and private school leaders<\/p>\n

1. Bobby Fields, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Carter-Riverside: 280<\/a> yards<\/a> on 27 carries, 10.4 yards per carry, 5 TDs<\/p>\n

2. Isaac Bly, RB<\/a>, Arlington Oakridge: 271<\/a> yards<\/a> on 36 carries, 7.5 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

3. Christopher Johnson, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Eastern Hills: 268<\/a> yards<\/a> on 24 carries, 11.2 yards per carry, 4 TDs<\/p>\n

4. Anthony Duron, ATH, River Oaks Castleberry: 235<\/a> yards<\/a> on 36 carries, 6.5 yards per carry, 5 TDs<\/p>\n

5. Zarrian Carliss, QB<\/a>, Kennedale: 139<\/a> yards<\/a> on 16 carries, 8.7 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

6. Brayden Boults, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth All Saints: 136<\/a> yards<\/a> on 11 carries, 12.4 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

7. Sterling Martin, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Dunbar: 131<\/a> yards<\/a> on 19 carries, 6.9 yards per carry, 0 TDs<\/p>\n

8. Kaine Hill, QB<\/a>, Springtown: 119<\/a> yards<\/a> on 11 carries, 10.8 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

9. Quentin Thomas, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Benbrook: 103<\/a> yards<\/a> on 16 carries, 6.4 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

10. Braylon Young, RB<\/a>, Kennedale: 94<\/a> yards<\/a> on 18 carries, 5.2 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note: Alvarado, Arlington Sam Houston, Arlington Seguin, Cleburne, Crowley, Fort Worth Arlington Heights, Fort Worth Christian, Fort Worth Diamond Hill-Jarvis, Fort Worth Eagle Mountain, Fort Worth Paschal, Fort Worth Polytechnic, Fort Worth Southwest, Grace Prep Academy-Arlington, Haslet Eaton, Hurst L.D. Bell, Joshua, Keller Timber Creek, Lake Worth, Mansfield Timberview and North Crowley did not enter usable statistics on MaxPreps or send stats to stats@star-Telegram.com in time for publication.<\/p>\n

Touchdown figures may be omitted when the quality or completeness of coach-entered MaxPreps data does not support a reliable player value.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published September 14, 2026 at 2:21 PM.<\/p>\n


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Charles Baggarly<\/a><\/p>\n

Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n

Charles Baggarly is a high school sports editor and reporter for the Fort Worth Star Telegram. He graduated from TCU in 2023 with a bachelor\u2019s degree in journalism and served as TCU 360\u2019s sports editor. Connect with Charles on Twitter or via email.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Several Fort Worth-area running backs turned in big performances in Week 3. Here are the top rushing performances…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436508,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-436507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}