Advertisement

Stark County-area high school football stats leaders through 4 weeks of 2023 season

josh weir, canton repository
·7 min read

A special season is shaping up in Canton Township, and a big reason is the quarterback putting up special numbers.

In this first edition of the Stark County-area high school football stats for the 2023 season, Canton South senior Poochie Snyder is pulling off the rare feat of leading the county in passing and rushing. Snyder's 587 rushing yards lead another quarterback, Sandy Valley's Nick Petro by 64 yards. His 1,019 passing yards lead Jackson's Lucas Ecrement by 72 yards (West Branch's Beau Alazaus leads the broader area with 1,175 passing yards).

Snyder, who has helped South to a 4-0 record, also nears some county history. He is 625 yards and 24 touchdowns from besting the all-time county passing records of Sandy Valley's Cameron Blair.

Canton South quarterback Poochie Snyder rolls out for a pass in the second quarter at Sandy Valley. Friday, Sept. 01, 2023.
Canton South quarterback Poochie Snyder rolls out for a pass in the second quarter at Sandy Valley. Friday, Sept. 01, 2023.

Check out last season's stats: Final 2022 Stark County-area high school football statistical leaders

Here are the area's statistical leaders as the OHSAA football regular season approaches the midpoint.

Stark County-area offensive leaders

Sandy Valley quarterback Nick Petro runs for a first down against Canton South in the first half at Sandy Valley. Friday, Sept. 01, 2023.
Sandy Valley quarterback Nick Petro runs for a first down against Canton South in the first half at Sandy Valley. Friday, Sept. 01, 2023.

RUSHING

Player, school - Att. - Yds - Avg. - TDs 

Poochie Snyder, C.South - 50 - 587 - 11.7 - 5

Nick Petro, S.Valley - 52 - 523 - 10.1 - 5

Nathan Baker of Lake picks up yardage during their game against Maple Heights at Lake on Friday, August 26, 2022.
Nathan Baker of Lake picks up yardage during their game against Maple Heights at Lake on Friday, August 26, 2022.

Nate Baker, Lake - 87 - 430 - 4.9 - 3

DaOne Owens, Massillon - 21 - 426 - 20.3 - 6

Connor Satterfield, Northwest - 64 - 396 - 6.2 - 7

Boston Mulinix, W.Branch - 56 - 391 - 7.0 - 3

Carson Colucci, Fairless - 67 - 379 - 5.7 - 6

Kyler Miraglia, Hoover - 76 - 368 - 4.8 - 2

Brendan Zurbrugg, Alliance - 51 - 363 - 7.1 - 3

Peytton Mitchell, Massillon - 47 - 354 - 7.5 - 1

Nino Hill, McKinley - 50 - 352 - 7.0 - 5

Ryder Hartshorn, Perry - 39 - 337 - 8.6 - 5

Joey Medure, Tuslaw - 73 - 336 - 4.6 - 4

Jamar Johnson, GlenOak - 33 - 291 - 8.8 - 0

Xion Culver, C.South - 47 - 284 - 6.0 - 3

Jerome Cox, C.South - 40 - 274 - 6.9 - 4

Chad Davis, S.Valley - 40 - 274 - 6.9 - 6

Parker Kraft, Northwest - 41 - 262 - 6.4 - 2

Keaton Rode, McKinley - 40 - 235 - 5.9 - 1

Lucas Ecrement, Jackson - 61 - 228 - 3.7 - 2

Anthony Stutler, Fairless - 46 - 216 - 4.7 - 4

Jackson quarterback Lucas Ecrement runs the ball for a gain in the first quarter of Green at Jackson Football. Friday, Sept 8, 2023.
Jackson quarterback Lucas Ecrement runs the ball for a gain in the first quarter of Green at Jackson Football. Friday, Sept 8, 2023.

PASSING

Player, school - Cmp. - Att. - Yds - TDs - INTs

Beau Alazaus, W.Branch - 104 - 155 - 1,175 - 12 - 3

Poochie Snyder, C.South - 68 - 92 - 1,019 - 12 - 2

Keaton Rode of McKinley runs into the open field during their game at GlenOak on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022.
Keaton Rode of McKinley runs into the open field during their game at GlenOak on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022.

Lucas Ecrement, Jackson - 59 - 122 - 947 - 10 - 2

Keaton Rode, McKinley - 51 - 86 - 869 - 6 - 1

Bryson McCord, Marlington - 65 - 116 - 854 - 9 - 3

Jared Witherow, Malvern - 55 - 89 - 832 - 10 - 1

Nick Petro, S.Valley - 46 - 62 - 795 - 9 - 1

Owen Burick, Louisville - 59 - 109 - 723 - 5 - 4

Brendan Zurbrugg, Alliance - 47 - 75 - 689 - 7 - 1

Carson Dyrlund, Hoover - 49 - 76 - 592 - 6 - 2

Carson Colucci, Fairless - 54 - 92 - 481 - 3 - 7

Cole Anderson, GlenOak - 33 - 68 - 472 - 5 - 3

Brennan Betz, Central - 24 - 58 - 414 - 5 - 5

Jalen Slaughter, Massillon - 19 - 31 - 392 - 6 - 3

Ethan Haer, Tuslaw - 29 - 62 - 369 - 3 - 4

Tyler Pappas, Northwest - 19 - 40 - 317 - 3 - 4

Chase Badger, Northwest - 24 - 45 - 309 - 2 - 3

DaOne Owens, Massillon - 14 - 26 - 241 - 4 - 1

Noah Kubasky, Lake - 12 - 19 - 208 - 0 - 1

Canton South Õs Tavon Castle runs the ball against Sandy Valley. Friday, Sept. 01, 2023.
Canton South Õs Tavon Castle runs the ball against Sandy Valley. Friday, Sept. 01, 2023.

RECEIVING

Player, school - Rec. - Yds - Avg. - TDs 

Tavon Castle, C.South - 31 - 506 - 16.3 - 6

Joey Jackson, W.Branch - 36 - 479 - 13.3 - 6

Dylan Phillips, Malvern - 30 - 449 - 15.0 - 5

Beau Himmelheber, Marlington - 22 - 368 - 16.7 - 4

Lukas Gilland, S.Valley - 14 - 355 - 25.4 - 6

Kyle Benson, Jackson - 14 - 347 - 24.8 - 2

Keith Quincy, McKinley - 16 - 296 - 18.5 - 2

Rodney Smith, Malvern - 14 - 292 - 20.9 - 4

K'Vaughn Davis, Alliance - 15 - 275 - 18.3 - 3

Anthony Perry, W.Branch - 31 - 258 - 8.3 - 3

Jacques Carter, Massillon - 6 - 256 - 42.7 - 3

Dante McClellan, McKinley - 13 - 249 - 19.2 - 1

Avantae Burt, GlenOak - 15 - 247 - 16.4 - 2

Zach Braucher, Hoover - 15 - 236 - 15.7 - 1

Jeremiah Thomas, W.Branch - 15 - 215 - 14.3 - 0

Mason Ashby, Hoover - 26 - 213 - 8.2 - 3

Noah Colando, Jackson - 16 - 213 - 13.3 - 2

Spiros Smith, Tuslaw - 12 - 209 - 17.4 - 3

Tyler Pugh, C.South - 16 - 207 - 12.9 - 2

Xavier Harris, McKinley - 11 - 206 - 18.7 - 2

SCORING

Player, school - TDs - FGs - PATs - 2pts - Total 

Dan Boron, Central - 8 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 48

Chad Davis, S.Valley - 7 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 44

Beau Himmelheber, Marlington - 7 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 42

Connor Satterfield, Northwest - 7 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 42

Tavon Castle, C.South - 6 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 36

Carson Colucci, Fairless - 6 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 36

Massillon vs. GlenOak at Massillon Friday, August 25, 2023.
Massillon vs. GlenOak at Massillon Friday, August 25, 2023.

Lukas Gilland, S.Valley - 6 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 36

Ravhan Hawkins, Alliance - 6 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 36

DaOne Owens, Massillon - 6 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 36

Dylan Phillips, Malvern - 5 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 32

Anthony Fuline, Jackson - 5 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 30

Ryder Hartshorn, Perry - 5 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 30

Nino Hill, McKinley - 5 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 30

Nick Petro, S.Valley - 5 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 30

Dorian Pringle, Massillon - 5 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 30

Spiros Smith, Tuslaw - 5 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 30

Poochie Snyder, C.South - 5 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 30

Brendan Zurbrugg, Alliance - 3 - 0 - 12 - 0 - 30

Avantae Burt, GlenOak - 4 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 24

Jerome Cox, C.South - 4 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 24

Carson Dyrlund, Hoover - 4 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 24

Marcellys Harris, Perry - 4 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 24

Vincent Keller, Massillon - 0 - 0 - 24 - 0 - 24

Joey Medure, Tuslaw - 4 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 24

Rodney Smith, Malvern - 4 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 24

Anthony Stutler, Fairless - 4 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 24

Landon White, C.South - 0 - 1 - 21 - 0 - 24

Tre' Wilson, C.South - 4 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 24

Stark County-area defensive leaders

Marlington's Qwintin Hancox tackles Youngstown Chaney's Bryson Douglas, Friday Sept. 8, 2023.
Marlington's Qwintin Hancox tackles Youngstown Chaney's Bryson Douglas, Friday Sept. 8, 2023.

TACKLES FOR LOSS

Player, school - TFLs 

Ryan Lippe, Lake - 13.0

Qwintin Hancox, Marlington - 10.0

Joey Garro, Lake - 8.0

Aidan Mozden, Alliance - 7.0

Cavail Nicholson, Marlington - 7.0

Dorian Pringle, Massillon - 6.5

John Chance, McKinley - 6.0

Shaukeer Hatcher, McKinley - 6.0

Hunter Patterson, Lake - 6.0

Michael Schaal, Green - 5.5

Massillon's Cody Fair celebrates a second-quarter defensive stop vs. Valdosta (Ga), Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.
Massillon's Cody Fair celebrates a second-quarter defensive stop vs. Valdosta (Ga), Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

Malachi Allen-Thomas, Alliance - 5.0

Jackson Eddy, Alliance - 5.0

Ethan Fricke, C.South - 5.0

Thomas Lombardi, Lake - 5.0

Collin Sullivan, Fairless - 5.0

Nate Baker, Lake - 4.0

Ethan Baluch, Lake - 4.0

Maddox Durant, Fairless - 4.0

Cody Fair, Massillon - 4.0

Carter Fast, Alliance - 4.0

Zach Ferguson, Jackson - 4.0

Jacob Lyons, Tuslaw - 4.0

K'Vuone McNeal, McKinley - 4.0

Cole Rembielak, Hoover - 4.0

Bryce Roach, Hoover - 4.0

Drew Simmons, Marlington - 4.0

SACKS

Player, school - sacks

Green quarterback Samino Manson lets go of the ball under pressure from Jackson inside linebacker Mitchell Braucher and connects with Antonio Martin for a first-quarter touchdown, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023.
Green quarterback Samino Manson lets go of the ball under pressure from Jackson inside linebacker Mitchell Braucher and connects with Antonio Martin for a first-quarter touchdown, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023.

Mitchell Braucher, Jackson - 7.0

Ryan Lippe, Lake - 7.0

Evan Mauser, Jackson - 7.0

Chapin Greer, S.Valley - 6.5

Bryce Roach, Hoover - 6.0

Julius Gore, Malvern - 5.0

Zach Ferguson, Jackson - 4.0

K'Vuone McNeal, McKinley - 4.0

Drew Ziarko, Hoover - 4.0

Michael Schaal, Green - 3.5

John Chance, McKinley - 3.0

Ethan Fricke, C.South - 3.0

Qwintin Hancox, Marlington - 3.0

Harper Lofland, Hoover - 3.0

Thomas Lombardi, Lake - 3.0

Hunter Patterson, Lake - 3.0

Teammates react after Alliance's JR Jackson (6) intercepted a Lake pass, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.
Teammates react after Alliance's JR Jackson (6) intercepted a Lake pass, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

INTERCEPTIONS

Player, school - INTs

JR Jackson, Alliance - 4

Anthony Fuline, Jackson - 3

Cooper Geissinger, Jackson - 3

Ty Knoch, Marlington - 3

Christian Ivanic, Perry - 2

Josh Just, Green - 2

Antonio Martin, Green - 2

Dylan Phillips, Malvern - 2

Keith Quincy, McKinley - 2

Jared Witherow, Malvern - 2

Alliance quarterback Brendan Zurbrugg .
Alliance quarterback Brendan Zurbrugg .

PUNTING (minimum 5 punts) 

Player, school - Att. - Yds - Avg.

Poochie Snyder, C.South - 6 - 269 - 44.8

Brendan Zurbrugg, Alliance - 13 - 545 - 41.9

Dan Boron, Central - 7 - 291 - 41.6

Cole Rembielak, Hoover - 17 - 675 - 39.7

Brock Huggins, Perry - 10 - 388 - 38.8

Chad Davis, S.Valley - 7 - 270 - 38.6

Carter Duskey, Louisville - 19 - 710 - 37.4

Rodney Smith, Malvern - 5 - 179 - 35.8

Celton Dutton, Lake - 10 - 341 - 34.1

Tyler Hackenbracht, Massillon - 5 - 167 - 33.4

Keith Quincy, McKinley - 16 - 526 - 32.9

Chase Badger, Northwest - 8 - 247 - 30.9

Aaron Snyder, Tuslaw - 10 - 307 - 30.7

Carson Colucci, Fairless - 8 - 244 - 30.5

Cooper Mizeur, Jackson - 15 - 451 - 30.1

High school football coaches are asked to submit updated cumulative stats to josh.weir@cantonrep.com by Monday night each week to appear in the area leaders. 

This article originally appeared on The Repository: Greater Canton Massillon high school football statistics thru 4 weeks