Rushers That Shined During the Regular Season

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the completion of the regular season we wanted to look back at some the biggest seasons by running backs this year!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aaron Stewart (Warren – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stewart has put up video game numbers going for 2,456 yards (280 per game) and 42 touchdowns.&nbsp; That is INSANE!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Landon Knigge (Dixon - 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior 5'9” back has posted 1,829 yards (203 per game) and 22 touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Donato Gatses (Glenbard North – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gatses had 1,758 yards (195 per game) in the regular season along with 21 touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gage Honn (Athens – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Honn posted 1,585 yards (176 per game) and 21 scores this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joel White (Carlinville – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The sophomore back had 1,466 yards (162 per game) and 28 touchdowns during the regular season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gavyn Cothern (Olney – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The athlete from Olney has posted a big year for the Tigers with 1,452 yards (161 yards per game) and 26 rushing touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jimmy Lollar (Olympia – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Olympia back powered his way to 1,446 yards (180 per game) and 18 scores.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rylan Reimolds (Rushville – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior has 1,439 yards on the year along with 19 touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='801891' first='Owen' last='Yorke'] (Wheaton Warrenville South – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The WWS back has posted big numbers of 1,431 yards and 19 touchdowns in 8 games played.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nate Oller (Staunton – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior rusher had 1,429 yards and 16 touchdowns in one less game than most on this list.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->