November 2, 2009

Luke Feddersen
IowaPreps.com Editor

Iowa Preps has scoured the State and got input from readers as well to put together our top performers list from the substate round of the 2009 football season. Athletes in all classes were included and only the best of the best made the cut. Find out who is included now!

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Onto the top performances:

Collin White - Decorah
122 yards rushing

James Morris - Solon
212 yards rushing and two touchdowns

Jalen Barnes - NU High
Three touchdowns

Brock Boeding - New Hampton
202 yards rushing and five touchdowns

Jordan Davis - Clayton Ridge
288 yards rushing and two touchdowns

Taylor Jacobsmeier - Wapello
260 yards passing

Evan Ressler - Cascade
164 yards rushing and three touchdowns

Connor Redmond - Cascade
149 yards passing and one touchdown

Tyler Sylvester - Central Elkader
120 yards passing and two touchdowns

Zack Tade - Central Elkader
141 yards rushing

Cole Kelly - West Branch
219 yards rushing and two touchdowns

Connor O'Brien - Wapsie Valley
141 yards rushing and three touchdowns

A.J. Derby - Iowa City High
123 yards passing and 34 yards rushing

John Chelf - Iowa City High
Five catches for 105 yards and two touchdowns

Ellis Jordan - Iowa City High
149 yards rushing and one touchdown

Charles Rogers - Iowa City West
126 yards passing and 86 yards rushing

Pat Chizek - Xavier
165 yards rushing

Joe Sayre - Xavier
168 yards passing

Jer Garman - Linn-Mar
203 yards rushing

Will Roth - Linn-Mar
194 yards rushing

Alex Carr - Cedar Rapids Washington
225 yards rushing and four touchdowns

Michael Hudson - Dowling
191 yards passing and 97 yards rushing

Dorian Ballentine - Des Moines East
Game winning overtime touchdown

Trey Lewis - Valley
127 yards rushing

Jontel Clayton - Fort Dodge
126 yards rushing

Taylor Nelson - Valley
121 yards passing and one touchdown

Jevoury Wedderburn - Urbandale
271 yards rushing and four touchdowns

Tyler Leo - Ankeny
130 yards rushing and one touchdown

Nathan DePenning - Johnston
141 yards rushing and three touchdowns

Chad Owens - Waukee
188 yards passing, two touchdowns, 76 yards rushing, one touchdown

Chanse Creekmur - Marshalltown
361 yards passing

Chanse Creekmur - Marshalltown
200 yards receiving and four touchdowns

Dylan Barrett - Harlan
201 yards rushing and four touchdowns

Gavin Glenn - ADM
225 yards passing and three touchdowns

Taylor Godwin - Ballard
208 yards rushing and three touchdowns

Quinn Marquardt - JSPC
121 yards rushing and one touchdown

Tanner Susan - Centerville
150 yards rushing and three touchdowns

Ethan Mormon - Centerville
147 yards rushing and two touchdowns

Blaze Smith - CC-A
422 yards passing, two touchdowns, and two touchdown runs

Zach Yoerger - Hinton
142 yards rushing and one touchdown

Zach Brehmer - Panorama
263 yards passing and four touchdowns

Jon Elmore - Prairie Valley
167 yards rushing and three touchdowns

Joey Naig - Emmetsburg
151 yards rushing

Ian Halliday - Saint Ansgar
114 yards rushing and two touchdowns

Logan Alexander - Eddyville-Blakesburg
265 yards rushing and four touchdowns

Taylor Wurth - Gehlen Catholic
116 yards rushing and three touchdowns

Jake Allen - Treynor
196 yards rushing, three touchdowns, one receiving touchdown, and two interceptions

Tad Morrow - WACO
185 yards rushing and two touchdowns

Spencer Stepher - WACO
129 yards rushing and two touchdowns

Colton Hamilton - North Tama
126 yards rushing

Spencer Clausen - Armstrong-Ringsted
170 yards passing, three touchdowns, 162 yards rushing, three touchdowns

Nate Howard - Graettinger-Terril
248 yards rushing, two touchdowns, and a kick return for at touchdown

Jake Bolton - East Mills
522 yards passing and six touchdowns

Wes Safford - Grandview Park Baptist
168 yards passing and one touchdown

Jack Verducci - Regina
178 yards passing and 51 yards rushing

Tanner Miller - Mid-Prairie
222 yards rushing, two touchdowns, and a 36-yard field goal

David Johnson - Clinton
156 yards of total offense and two touchdowns

Keyvann Rudd - Central
163 yards receiving

Brock Haas - Hempstead
19 tackles, one touchdown, and 85 yards rushing

Ben Buffington - Newman Catholic
117 yards rushing and four touchdowns

Michael Malloy - Heelan
133 yards rushing

Blaine Forsythe - Pella
69 yards rushing, two touchdowns, 96 yards passing, one touchdown, ten tackles, one 46-yard field

Sam Thompson - Waukee
One receiving and one rushing touchdown

Mike Martin - Prairie Valley
3 catches for 76 yards and one touchdown

Keaton Martin - Prairie Valley
3 catches for 77 yards, one touchdown, 43 yards rushing, and one touchdown