{"id":450373,"date":"2026-09-28T19:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/450373\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T19:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:38:11","slug":"lamar-rb-leads-week-5-fort-worth-area-rushing-leaderboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/450373\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamar RB leads Week 5 Fort Worth-area rushing leaderboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several Fort Worth-area running backs turned in big performances in Week 5. Here are the top rushing performances overall and by classification, according to MaxPreps and coach-submitted data received by the Star-Telegram.<\/p>\n

Overall rushing leaders<\/p>\n

1. Tayrone Thomas, RB<\/a>, Arlington Lamar: 408<\/a> yards<\/a> on 36 carries, 11.3 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

2. Brandon Ellis, QB<\/a>, Mansfield: 273<\/a> yards<\/a> on 23 carries, 11.9 yards per carry, 4 TDs<\/p>\n

3. Noah Bonjour, RB<\/a>, Grace Prep Academy-Arlington: 264<\/a> yards<\/a> on 20 carries, 13.2 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

4. Ashton Richardson, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Western Hills: 233<\/a> yards<\/a> on 22 carries, 10.6 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

5. Wyatt Dorsey, ATH, Aledo: 217<\/a> yards<\/a> on 21 carries, 10.3 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

6. Chance Lassiter, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Boswell: 177<\/a> yards<\/a> on 24 carries, 7.4 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

7. Blake Dyniewski, RB<\/a>, Keller: 161<\/a> yards<\/a> on 27 carries, 6.0 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

8. Kentrell Steward, QB<\/a>, Fort Worth Wyatt: 158<\/a> yards<\/a> on 9 carries, 17.6 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

9. Ja\u2019shawn Edwards, RB<\/a>, Mansfield Summit: 147<\/a> yards<\/a> on 11 carries, 13.4 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

10. Spencer Taylor, RB<\/a>, Granbury: 142<\/a> yards<\/a> on 22 carries, 6.5 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

Class 6A rushing leaders<\/p>\n

1. Tayrone Thomas, RB<\/a>, Arlington Lamar: 408<\/a> yards<\/a> on 36 carries, 11.3 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

2. Brandon Ellis, QB<\/a>, Mansfield: 273<\/a> yards<\/a> on 23 carries, 11.9 yards per carry, 4 TDs<\/p>\n

3. Wyatt Dorsey, ATH, Aledo: 217<\/a> yards<\/a> on 21 carries, 10.3 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

4. Chance Lassiter, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Boswell: 177<\/a> yards<\/a> on 24 carries, 7.4 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

5. Blake Dyniewski, RB<\/a>, Keller: 161<\/a> yards<\/a> on 27 carries, 6.0 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

6. Spencer Taylor, RB<\/a>, Granbury: 142<\/a> yards<\/a> on 22 carries, 6.5 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

7. Landon Walker, RB<\/a>, Haltom: 136<\/a> yards<\/a> on 6 carries, 22.7 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

8. Kj Parks, RB<\/a>, Haltom: 130<\/a> yards<\/a> on 16 carries, 8.1 yards per carry, 4 TDs<\/p>\n

9. Dez Bryant Jr., ATH, Southlake Carroll: 128<\/a> yards<\/a> on 6 carries, 21.3 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

10. Dj Quimby, RB<\/a>, Weatherford: 125<\/a> yards<\/a> on 18 carries, 6.9 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

Class 5A rushing leaders<\/p>\n

1. Kentrell Steward, QB<\/a>, Fort Worth Wyatt: 158<\/a> yards<\/a> on 9 carries, 17.6 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

2. Ja\u2019shawn Edwards, RB<\/a>, Mansfield Summit: 147<\/a> yards<\/a> on 11 carries, 13.4 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

3. Matthews, Taji, ATH, Joshua: 126<\/a> yards<\/a> on 20 carries, 6.3 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

4. Jordan Boyd, RB<\/a>, Richland: 120<\/a> yards<\/a> on 7 carries, 17.1 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

5. Truman Shelton, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Paschal: 114<\/a> yards<\/a> on 7 carries, 16.3 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

6. Xavier Rodriguez, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Chisholm Trail: 113<\/a> yards<\/a> on 28 carries, 4.0 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

7. Kameron Coleman, RB<\/a>, White Settlement Brewer: 110<\/a> yards<\/a> on 5 carries, 22.0 yards per carry, 4 TDs<\/p>\n

8. Temi Adesoji, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Eagle Mountain: 108<\/a> yards<\/a> on 18 carries, 6.0 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

9. Anthony White, RB<\/a>, Birdville: 101<\/a> yards<\/a> on 9 carries, 11.2 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

10. Mason Williams, ATH, Mansfield Legacy: 88<\/a> yards<\/a> on 17 carries, 5.2 yards per carry, 0 TDs<\/p>\n

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

1. Noah Bonjour, RB<\/a>, Grace Prep Academy-Arlington: 264<\/a> yards<\/a> on 20 carries, 13.2 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

2. Ashton Richardson, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Western Hills: 233<\/a> yards<\/a> on 22 carries, 10.6 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

3. Brayden Boults, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth All Saints: 133<\/a> yards<\/a> on 21 carries, 6.3 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

4. Kaleb Elizaldi, RB<\/a>, Godley: 132<\/a> yards<\/a> on 23 carries, 5.7 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

5. Isaac Bly, RB<\/a>, Arlington Oakridge: 125<\/a> yards<\/a> on 11 carries, 11.4 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

6. Luke Koehler, RB<\/a>, Decatur: 113<\/a> yards<\/a> on 13 carries, 8.7 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

7. Alex Moore, ATH, Grace Prep Academy-Arlington: 107<\/a> yards<\/a> on 8 carries, 13.4 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

8. Christopher Johnson, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Eastern Hills: 105<\/a> yards<\/a> on 10 carries, 10.5 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

9. David Jergenson, RB<\/a>, Grace Prep Academy-Arlington: 102<\/a> yards<\/a> on 8 carries, 12.8 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

10. Jett Bryant, RB<\/a>, Springtown: 100<\/a> yards<\/a> on 11 carries, 9.1 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

Touchdown figures may be omitted when the quality or completeness of coach-entered source data does not support a reliable player value. Teams that did not submit to MaxPreps or send stats to stats@star-telegram.com in time for publication are not represented in the leaderboard.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published September 28, 2026 at 1:28 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 5. Here are the top rushing performances…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":450374,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151],"class_list":["post-450373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450373","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=450373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/450374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}