Sophomores Post Big Numbers on the Ground in the Regular Season

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As we look back on the regular season here are some of the top producing sophomores in the state rushing the ball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joel White (Carlinville)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1466 yards – 162 yards per game – 6.7 per carry – 28 touchdowns</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mekhi Shorter (Roxana)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1133 yards – 126 yards per game – 13.8 per carry – 13 touchdowns</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1856080' first='Jamar' last='Lewis'] (King)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1012 yards – 144 yards per game – 8.8 per carry – 14 touchdowns</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687796' first='Lamar' last='Osterhues'] (Barrington)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>960 yards – 106 yards per game – 7.2 per carry – 16 touchdowns</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Colby Martin (Astoria)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>945 yards – 118 yards per game – 6.7 per carry – 12 touchdowns</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Marco Casillas (Mahomet-Seymour)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>914 yards – 114 yards per game – 6.8 per carry – 16 touchdowns</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cooper Kisgen (Freeburg)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>860 yards – 95 yards per game – 8.5 per carry – 12 touchdowns</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Xavier Owusu-Gyan (Olney)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>794 yards – 99.2 yards per game – 7.9 per carry – 8 touchdowns</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Darryl Morgan (Chicago Woodlawn)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>774 yards – 86 yards per game – 25.8 per carry – 11 touchdowns</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>River Deisher (Mt. Carmel)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>730 yards – 81 yards per game – 5.3 per carry – 6 touchdowns</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->