{"id":471313,"date":"2026-10-20T06:16:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T06:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/471313\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T06:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T06:16:41","slug":"week-8-fort-worth-area-high-school-football-rushing-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/471313\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 8 Fort Worth-area high school football rushing rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several Fort Worth-area running backs turned in big performances in Week 8. Here are the top rushing performances overall and by classification, according to MaxPreps.<\/p>\n

Overall rushing leaders<\/p>\n

1. Christopher Johnson, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Eastern Hills: 253<\/a> yards<\/a> on 6 carries, 42.2 yards per carry, 4 TDs<\/p>\n

2. Kj Parks, RB<\/a>, Haltom: 218<\/a> yards<\/a> on 30 carries, 7.3 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

3. Brayden Boults, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth All Saints: 193<\/a> yards<\/a> on 19 carries, 10.2 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

4. Kentrell Steward, QB<\/a>, Fort Worth Wyatt: 192<\/a> yards<\/a> on 17 carries, 11.3 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

5. Manace Kalala, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Southwest: 183<\/a> yards<\/a> on 27 carries, 6.8 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

6. Tre Green, ATH, Trophy Club Byron Nelson: 174<\/a> yards<\/a> on 20 carries, 8.7 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

7. Wyatt Dunn, ATH<\/a>, Decatur: 168<\/a> yards<\/a> on 17 carries, 9.9 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

8. Dj Quimby, RB<\/a>, Weatherford: 166<\/a> yards<\/a> on 25 carries, 6.6 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

T-9. Anthony White, RB<\/a>, Birdville: 164<\/a> yards<\/a> on 13 carries, 12.6 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

T-9. Spencer Taylor, RB<\/a>, Granbury: 164<\/a> yards<\/a> on 23 carries, 7.1 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

Class 6A leaders<\/p>\n

1. Kj Parks, RB<\/a>, Haltom: 218<\/a> yards<\/a> on 30 carries, 7.3 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

2. Tre Green, ATH, Trophy Club Byron Nelson: 174<\/a> yards<\/a> on 20 carries, 8.7 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

3. Dj Quimby, RB<\/a>, Weatherford: 166<\/a> yards<\/a> on 25 carries, 6.6 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

4. Spencer Taylor, RB<\/a>, Granbury: 164<\/a> yards<\/a> on 23 carries, 7.1 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

5. Kiante Ingram, RB<\/a>, North Crowley: 150<\/a> yards<\/a> on 9 carries, 16.7 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

6. Wyatt Dorsey, RB<\/a>, Aledo: 149<\/a> yards<\/a> on 13 carries, 11.5 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

7. Deshawn Edwards, QB<\/a>, Mansfield Lake Ridge: 141<\/a> yards<\/a> on 16 carries, 8.8 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

8. Tayrone Thomas, RB<\/a>, Arlington Lamar: 134<\/a> yards<\/a> on 24 carries, 5.6 yards per carry, 0 TDs<\/p>\n

9. G\u2019Yrell Smith, RB<\/a>, North Crowley: 123<\/a> yards<\/a> on 3 carries, 41.0 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

10. I\u2019zahrion Roberts, RB<\/a>, Aledo: 122<\/a> yards<\/a> on 18 carries, 6.8 yards per carry, 0 TDs<\/p>\n

Class 5A leaders<\/p>\n

1. Kentrell Steward, QB<\/a>, Fort Worth Wyatt: 192<\/a> yards<\/a> on 17 carries, 11.3 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

2. Anthony White, RB<\/a>, Birdville: 164<\/a> yards<\/a> on 13 carries, 12.6 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

3. Carson James, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Arlington Heights: 134<\/a> yards<\/a> on 8 carries, 16.8 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

4. Kameron Coleman, RB<\/a>, White Settlement Brewer: 129<\/a> yards<\/a> on 9 carries, 14.3 yards per carry, 4 TDs<\/p>\n

5. Xavier Rodriguez, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Chisholm Trail: 124<\/a> yards<\/a> on 22 carries, 5.6 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

6. Zaivion Henderson, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth South Hills: 119<\/a> yards<\/a> on 19 carries, 6.3 yards per carry, 0 TDs<\/p>\n

7. Hylon Hughes, ATH, Azle: 107<\/a> yards<\/a> on 23 carries, 4.7 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

8. Kendrick Kennedy, QB<\/a>, Everman: 102<\/a> yards<\/a> on 8 carries, 12.8 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

9. Isaiah White, RB<\/a>, Richland: 93<\/a> yards<\/a> on 8 carries, 11.6 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

10. McTobia Pilot, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Wyatt: 88<\/a> yards<\/a> on 6 carries, 14.7 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

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

1. Christopher Johnson, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Eastern Hills: 253<\/a> yards<\/a> on 6 carries, 42.2 yards per carry, 4 TDs<\/p>\n

2. Brayden Boults, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth All Saints: 193<\/a> yards<\/a> on 19 carries, 10.2 yards per carry, 3 TDs<\/p>\n

3. Manace Kalala, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Southwest: 183<\/a> yards<\/a> on 27 carries, 6.8 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

4. Wyatt Dunn, ATH<\/a>, Decatur: 168<\/a> yards<\/a> on 17 carries, 9.9 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

T-5. Jermiah Hogg, ATH, Fort Worth Southwest: 136<\/a> yards<\/a> on 12 carries, 11.3 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

T-5. Noah Bonjour, RB<\/a>, Grace Prep Academy-Arlington: 136<\/a> yards<\/a> on 16 carries, 8.5 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

7. Quentin Thomas, RB<\/a>, Fort Worth Benbrook: 129<\/a> yards<\/a> on 20 carries, 6.5 yards per carry, 1 TD<\/p>\n

8. Levi Dean, RB<\/a>, Brock: 109<\/a> yards<\/a> on 6 carries, 18.2 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

9. Bryan Ceniceros, ATH, River Oaks Castleberry: 108<\/a> yards<\/a> on 14 carries, 7.7 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

10. Braylon Young, RB<\/a>, Kennedale: 106<\/a> yards<\/a> on 9 carries, 11.8 yards per carry, 2 TDs<\/p>\n

This story was originally published October 19, 2026 at 2:10 PM.<\/p>\n


\n \"Profile
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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 8. Here are the top rushing performances…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":471314,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-471313","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\/471313","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=471313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/471314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}