Friday Night Hype: Iowa high school football stat leaders after Week 8 for big classes
Here's a look at statistical leaders for Classes 3A-5A after Week 8 of the 2025 Iowa high school football season. Those teams finish the regular season on Friday, Oct. 24, while smaller classes play first-round playoff games that night.
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Passing yards
Class 5A: Mack Heitland, Waukee Northwest — 2,003
Class 4A: Cameron Boyd, Storm Lake — 1,742
Class 3A: Hudson Krukow, Central DeWitt — 2,081
Passing touchdowns
Class 5A: Mack Heitland, Waukee Northwest — 22
Class 4A: Two tied with 20 — Cash Parks, Xavier; Neil Brown, Davenport North
Class 3A: Hudson Krukow, Central DeWitt — 26
Rushing yards
Class 5A: Jaden Montgomery, Dubuque Hempstead — 1,329
Class 4A: Braydan Doss, Lewis Central — 1,229
Class 3A: Christopher Meyer, Independence — 1,242
Rushing touchdowns
Class 5A: Jaden Montgomery, Dubuque Hempstead — 18
Class 4A: Kamden Young, Spencer — 17
Class 3A: Christopher Meyer, Independence — 18
Receiving yards
Class 5A: Ethan Headings, Iowa City West — 970
Class 4A: David William, Storm Lake — 987
Class 3A: Jameson Gregoire, Central DeWitt — 761
Receiving touchdowns
Class 5A: Ethan Headings, Iowa City West — 11
Class 4A: Three tied with 10 — Braxton Parks, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson; Tycen Augustine, Le Mars; David William, Storm Lake
Class 3A: Two tied with 10 — Brady Meadows, Central DeWitt; Jameson Gregoire, Central DeWitt
Tackles
Class 5A: Connor Stolpe, Dallas Center-Grimes — 92.5
Class 4A: Nick Millburn, Newton — 94
Class 3A: Jace Bellamy, Winterset — 81
Sacks
Class 5A: Melakhi Hickey, Waterloo Wet — 12.5
Class 4A: Dreshaun Ross, Fort Dodge — 12
Class 3A: Isaiah Lange, Mount Pleasant — 12.5
Interceptions
Class 5A: Three tied with 4 — La'Marious Clark, Ankeny; Josh Grete, Cedar Falls; Henry Gillies, Bettendorf
Class 4A: Rex Rhamy, Pella — 6
Class 3A: Three tied with 5 — Grant Whitcomb, Bishop Heelan; Lucas Brown, Nevada; Jace Bellamy, Winterset
Fumble recoveries
Class 5A: Nazaret Ybarra, Des Moines Lincoln — 3
Class 4A: Two tied with 3 — Chase Lacour, Mason City; Htet Yar, Des Moines North
Class 3A: Three tied with 3 — Kason Thomas, Bishop Heelan; Kyle Friend, Des Moines Christian; James Thomsen, Solon
Field goals made
Class 5A: Ryan Kuhn, Dowling Catholic — 10
Class 4A: Aaron Christian, Glenwood — 9
Class 3A: Dylan White, Mount Pleasant — 7
Other stats of note (all classes)
Longest touchdown run: Jarel Madison, West Central Valley — 99 yards
Longest touchdown catch: Brody Hamilton, Central Decatur — 97 yards
Longest fumble recovery for touchdown: Brady Kies, Cedar Falls — 90 yards
Longest kick return for touchdown: Five tied at 99 yards
Most kick return touchdowns: Nine tied with 3
Longest punt return for touchdown: Wyatt Konz, Gehlen Catholic — 98 yards
Most punt return touchdowns: Two tied with 3 — River Kramer, West Lyon ; Jorgen Nowatzke, Audubon
Longest field goal: Two tied at 52 yards — Greer Langel, Norwalk; Aaron Christian, Glenwood
Most made extra points: Brayden Utter, Gladbrook-Reinbeck — 50
