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Jeremy Wright tops all-time area rushing list

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Written by Buddy Collings   

Seniors Jeremy Wright of East Ridge and Al-Terek McBurse have had two best rushing performances in area history. As a matter of fact, to the best of my knowledge, Wright's average of 234.9 yards per game ranks No. 1 all-time for the area going into his team's Class 6A first round playoff game vs. Winter Park Friday night. McBurse, whose season is complete for Winter Springs (7-3), ranks third on that list.

Here are the stats we have on all-time greats. If we are missing anybody from the Sentinel coverage area, please notify me by e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Rushing yards per game in a season

*234.9 Jeremy Wright, East Ridge, 2008 (2,349 in 10 games into the playoffs)

230.0 Andre Reese, Pierson Taylor, 2001 (2,530/11)

223.4 Al-Terek McBurse, Winter Springs, 2008 (2234/10)

219.8 Eric Butler, St. Cloud, 1992 (2,198/10))

219.0 Marquette Smith, Lake Howell, 1990 (2,409/11)

 

Central Florida single-season rushing leaders (includes postseason)

2,664 Willie Green, Osceola, 1998 (Jr.; 316 carries, 35 TDs for 13-2 team)

2,561 Andre Reese, Pierson Taylor, 2001 (Jr.; 281 carries; 29 TDs for 8-3 team)

2,409 Marquette Smith, Lake Howell, 1990 (220 carries, 31 TDs for 9-2 team)

2,401 Kwamaine “Bubba” Brown, Osceola, 2007 (294 carries, 44 TDs for 14-1 team)

2,364 Willie Green, Kissimmee Osceola, 1999 (260 carries, 34 TDs for 13-1 team)

2,362 Dan Parkins, Orlando Lake Highland Prep, 1990 (233 carries, 30 TDs)

2,358 Jermaine Boston, Kissimmee Osceola, 2000 (289 carries, 36 TDs for 10-2 team)

2,351 Oran Singleton, Leesburg, 1992 (241 carries, 12 games)

* 2,349 Jeremy Wright, East Ridge, 2008 (233 carries, 23 TDs; 9-1 team)

2,347 Andre Reese, Pierson Taylor, 2002 (238 carries, 37 TDs, 7-4 team, played 10 games w/ one forfeit)

2,307 Ryan Joyce, Lake Highland Prep, 1999 (9-2 team)

2,292 Jeff Butler, Lake Brantley, 1993 (271 carries, 22 TDs for 10-3 team)

2,258 Elroy Harris, Winter Park, 1984 (264 carries, 31 TDs for 11-2 team)

2,234 Al-Terek McBurse, Winter Springs, 2008 (209 carries, 21 TDs; 7-3 team)

2,215 Marquette Smith, Lake Howell, 1989 (Jr., 234 carries, 31 TDs; 10-1 team) 12 games)

2,198 Eric Butler, St. Cloud, 1992 (205 carries; 8-2 team)

2,112 Chris Perry, Lake Howell, 2007 (QB; 281 carries, 24 TDs; 5-6 team)

2,109 Charles Pierre, Lake Highland Prep, 2002 (207 carries, 27 TDs; 10-2 team)

2,104 Vernon Reed, Osceola, 2003 (293 carries, 8-4 team)

2,094 Earnest “Poohbear” McNeal, Lake Highland Prep, 2001 (162 carries, 27 TDs, 10-2 team)

2,059 Darwin Anderson, Winter Park, 1990 (180 carries, 26 TDs; 9-2 team)

2,034 Brad Lee, Wildwood, 1999 (24 TDs; 8-4 team)

2,030 Ryan Joyce, Lake Highland Prep, 1998 (Jr.; 27 TDs; 12-1 team)

1,987 Ty Ray, Pierson Taylor, 2000 (26 TDs; 4-6 team)

1,967 Vince Wilson, Mainland, 2003 (252 carries, 24 TDs for 13-1 state champ)

1,962 Lorenza “Chicken” Rivers, Osceola, 1982 (26 TDs; 11-3 team)

1,938 Antuarn Williams, Pierson Taylor, 1988 (267 carries, 19 TDs; 10-1 bowl team)

1,932 Sam “Tiger” McMillon, St. Cloud, 1989 (9-2 team)

1,931 Jeremy Thomas, Port Orange Atlantic, 1996 (4-8 team)

1,867 Sam McIver, Pierson Taylor, 1978 (7-4 team)

1,866 A.J. Brooks, Bishop Moore, 2003 (227 carries; 5-5 team)

1,853 Gerod Davis, Edgewater, 1991 (21 TDs; 11-2 team)

1,839 Darious Thompson, West Oaks Academy, 2001 (9-0 team)

1,832 Sam “Tiger” McMillon, St. Cloud, 1989 (9-2 team)

1,830 Willie Green, Osceola, 1997 (So., 28 TDs; 11-2 team)

1,830 Jeremi Rudolph, Apopka, 1994 (25 TDs; 11-1 team)

1,827 Angel Mesa, Lake Highland Prep, 1984 (181 carries, 28 TDs; 6-4 team)

1,823 Maxwell Joseph, Oak Ridge, 1997 (22 TDs; 3-7 team)

1,808 Terrence Foy, Winter Park, 1992 (155 carries, 7-3 team)

   (* team is still alive in playoffs this season)

 

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Buddy Collings is a senior sports writer for the Orlando Sentinel. He has covered high school sports since the 1970s, when you had to get fouled to manage a 3-point play in basketball. Collings graduated from Melbourne High and the University of Florida, then worked for the Gainesville Sun for 12 years before coming to the Sentinel in 1998. In college he began tracking Florida high school sports record and later  published record books. For more than 20 years he has been a clearing house for state records. He is married with three children. You can e-mail Buddy by clicking here.

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