Monroe County Region football stat leaders after six games
OTTAWA LAKE – Whiteford football coach Todd Thieken knows exactly why defensive back Kolby Masserant leads the Monroe County Region in interceptions this season.
It all starts in the film room.
“When we watch film, Kolby is locked in,” Thieken said. “He’ll see a formation on film, that when we get to game time, he’s sitting back there, and he anticipates what the other team is going to run. He and Ryin (Ruddy) communicate so well with one another.”
Masserant leads the Region in interceptions with six through six games – just one off the school’s single-season record.
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“We just trust each other,” Masserant said. “The players trust each other, and they trust the coaches.”
Masserant’s six picks are two more than Carlson’s Jackson Zachary, who is No. 2 on the Region leaders list with four.
Masserant has been locked in on offense, too, where he leads the Bobcats with seven touchdown receptions so far this season and is third in the Region in receiving yards with 440. Dundee’s Braiden Whitaker is far and away the Region leader in that category with 682.
A pair of Flat Rock players – quarterback Graham Junge (1,224) and running back Brian Booms (879) lead in the passing yards and rushing yards categories. Booms is second in scoring with 16 touchdowns and 100 points. Izaiah Wright of Carlson, who is second in rushing with 819 yards, leads the Region in touchdowns with 20 and points with 122.
Junge passed Erie Mason’s Vaughn Brown, who sat out week six due to a knee injury. Brown is second in passing yards with 1,213. Mason head coach Steven Bowers said he expects Brown to return.
“He came walking by my classroom limping on Monday,” Bowers said. “He stayed off of it all week and by Thursday or Friday, it was clear he wouldn’t be able to go. I think he’ll be back.”
Here’s a look at the rest of the Region leaders:
RUSHING YARDS
Brian Booms, Flat Rock 879
Izaiah Wright, Carlson 819
Jack Mills, Airport 783
Luke Beaudrie, Jefferson 650
Dinato Gandara, Monroe 574
Dean Thomas, Ida 559
William Gaskell V, Milan 521
Jake Iott, Whiteford 491
Jake Wadsworth, Sum. 490
Malachi Prybil, Jefferson 457
Trey Parker, Dundee 433
Hunter DeBarr, Whiteford 371
Drew Harris, SMCC 342
Gavin Albring, Ida 335
Drew Knaggs, Whiteford 334
Brennan Caldwell, Huron 312
Hunter Poignon, Bedford 271
Austin O’Dell, Huron 264
Joey Brink, Dundee 263
Brandon Rozek, Bedford 256
PASSING YARDS
Graham Junge, Flat Rock 1224
Vaughn Brown, Mason 1213
Cooper Nye, Airport 839
Trace Secor, Sum 790
Ryan Zanger, Dundee 595
Joe Krolak, Carlson 579
Luke Beaudrie, Jefferson 531
Tre Eitniear, Whiteford 512
Ethan Layton, Dundee 510
Owen Snyder, Ida 367
William Gaskell, Milan 305
Collin Steele, Monroe 181
Isaac Henman, Bedford 166
Ryin Ruddy, Whiteford 122
RECEIVING YARDS
Braiden Whitaker, Dundee 682
Korbin Herrera, Mason 442
Kolby Masserant, Whiteford 440
Colin Nowak, Airport 346
Tyler Dafoe, Sum. 339
Landon Vida, Carlson 301
Adam Szalay, Flat Rock 295
Gavin Albring, Ida 283
Toby Frazier, Mason 273
Jaycob Pieprzyk, Flat Rock 262
Michael Narew, Mason 257
Cole Kreger, Mason 237
Rocco Breslin, Flat Rock 234
Evan Szalay, Flat Rock 201
Jaxen Wourman, Milan 201
POINTS
Izaiah Wright, Carlson 122
Brian Booms, Flat Rock 100
Jack Mills, Airport 78
Cole Kreger, Mason 56
Luke Beaudrie, Jefferson 54
William Gaskell V, Milan 50
Dean Thomas, Ida 48
Nolan Zajac, Airport 43
Cooper Nye, Airport 42
TOUCHDOWNS
Izaiah Wright, Carlson 20
Brian Booms, Flat Rock 16
Jack Mills, Airport 13
Cole Kreger, Mason 9
Luke Beaudrie, Jeff 8
William Gaskell V, Milan 8
Dean Thomas, Ida 8
TACKLES
Cole Kreger, Mason 96
William Gaskell V, Milan 81
Cooper Buhl, Dundee 80.5
Jake Iott, Whiteford 77
Toby Frazier, Mason 75
Lukas Linzell, Milan 63
Quentin Lephew, Dundee 62
Brennan Caldwell, Huron 61
Ethan Layton, Dundee 60
Brenden Myshock, Sum. 58
Ryin Rudd, Whiteford 58
Kam Ackley, Milan 58
Mitchell Gomulinski, Sum. 56
Drew Ladach, Huron 52
Brian Booms, Flat Rock 50
Logan Goodin, Mason 49
INTERCEPTIONS
Kolby Masserant, Whiteford 6
Jackson Zachary, Carlson 4
Tyler Dafoe, Sum 3
Hayden Noland, Sum. 3
Luke Beaudrie, Jefferson 3
This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Monroe County Region football stat leaders after six games
