The Highlanders have hit the midway point of the season, and with that brings their bye week. Below are Stats of the Highlanders through last Friday's North Greene game. Thanks to the Cloudland coaching staff for the statistics.
Rushing
Matthew Tipton has 622 yards on 82 carries with 14 touchdowns. Randall Johnson has just under 100 carries with 99 and has 675 yards and 12 touchdowns. Lucas Clawson, who sat out of the North Greene game due to injury, has 95 yards on 19 carries and one touchdown. Logan Morgan has 102 yards on six touches with three touchdowns. WR/CB Nick Sluder has carried the ball three times for a gain of seven yards. Tony Chambers has two carries for 15 yards, while Seth Miller has 12 yards on three carries. Trey Hitechew had a breakout gain against North Greene as he had his only touchdown of the year, and has 49 yards on five carries. Matt Cole has 32 yards and Pritchard has 25 yards from the North Greene Contest.
Passing
Johnson has made the leap from wide receiver to quarterback successfully as he is 49 of 72 for 839 yards with eight interceptions and five touchdowns, in addition to his rushing statistics. Miller has two attempts with one completion for 12 yards.
Receiving
Seth Houtsma has been the favorite target of the season as he as 16 catches for 281 yards and two touchdowns. Houtsma has a long of 79 yards. Sluder has an impressive 134 yards on six catches with one touchdown, while Jacob Julian has 55 yards on four catches. Morgan is three yards short of 100 on the season with 97 yards on six catches and has added two touchdowns. Tipton has 86 yards on six catches. Oliver has 29 yards and Jacob McKinney has 26 yards so far this season.
The Highlanders are averaging 18 first downs per game, and have 90 so far this season. They have fumbled 12 times and lost them six times. Penalties has been a major problem Coach Turbyfill has had to address as the 'Landers have 46 penalties for 485 yards.
Defensive Stats
The 'Lander defense has allowed 925 yards on 181 carries and 97 points and 67 first downs. They have caused five fumbles and recovered two. The 'Lander secondary has forced seven interceptions including touchdowns by Johnson, Morgan and Sluder. Houtsma has four sacks, while Stevens and Tipton have 1 ½ sacks. Julian has two sacks while Chambers and Cody Presnell each have added one sack. Cloudland has 10 sacks so far this season.
