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Rushing yards, single season (page 1 of 8)
At the time of his graduation, Onondaga sensation Mike Hart owned three of the four most prolific single-season rushing performances in state history.
He set multiple rushing and scoring records before beginning a stellar career at the University of Michigan.
| Yards | Name | School | Year |
| 3489 | Michael Hart | Onondaga | 2003 |
| 3341 | Michael Hart | Onondaga | 2001 |
| 3235 | Sam Maldonado | Harrison | 1999 |
| 3057 | Saxon Smith | Chester | 2011 |
| 3038 | Ray Leach | Batavia | 2018 |
| 3013 | Malik Burks | Baldwinsville | 2009 |
| 2977 | Tyler Rouse | Baldwinsville | 2012 |
| 2907 | Geremiah Ademola-Sadipe | Carthage | 2024 |
| 2885 | Jesse Manuel | Tioga | 2015 |
| 2882 | Jason Gwaltney | North Babylon | 2004 |
| 2866 | Michael Hart | Onondaga | 2002 |
| 2833 | Fred Riullano | Delaware Valley | 1998 |
| 2826 | Austin Dwyer | Hornell | 2009 |
| 2781 | Davien Kuinlan | Plainedge | 2015 |
| 2729 | Jamar Smith | Binghamton | 2008 |
| 2681 | Seamus Kelly | Xavier | 2008 |
| 2680 | Dylan Laube | Westhampton | 2017 |
| 2672 | Luke Scott | Chenango Forks | 2019 |
| 2608 | Ja'quan Thomas | William Floyd | 2024 |
| 2601 | Jason Gwaltney | North Babylon | 2003 |
| 2596 | Kareem Jones | Lansingburgh | 2003 |
| 2593 | Johnnie Akins | Roosevelt (LI) | 2013 |
| 2584 | Dave Lopez | Christ The King | 2006 |
| 2580 | Xander Hind | Randolph | 2022 |
| 2563 | Joe McMurry | Hudson Falls | 2008 |
| 2560 | Terry Butler | Syracuse Henninger | 2000 |
| 2560 | Fombo Azah | Carthage | 2019 |
| 2551 | Leroy Collins | Hudson | 1994 |
| 2549 | Brad Garcia | Warwick | 2013 |
| 2541 | Anthony Brunetti | Holy Trinity (LI) | 2009 |
| 2536 | Chris Doubek | Randolph | 2013 |
| 2534 | Chris Leahy | Burke Catholic | 2022 |
| 2532 | Stacey Bedell | William Floyd | 2011 |
| 2468 | Adam Nunes | South Park | 2024 |
| 2447 | Dustin Bowser | Southwestern | 2003 |
| 2426 | Erin Parker | Roosevelt (LI) | 2011 |
| 2421 | Dale Ross | Westhill | 2007 |
| 2418 | Alec Bush | Homer | 2014 |
| 2402 | Vince Gallo | Schalmont | 2009 |
| 2398 | Brian Leonard | Gouverneur | 2001 |
| 2394 | Carl Garritano | Webster Schroeder | 2002 |
| 2389 | John Deluca | Sayville | 2004 |
| 2381 | Sam Maldonado | Harrison | 1998 |
| 2373 | DOminac Allen | Buffalo Bennett | 2021 |
| 2365 | Davien Kuinlan | Plainedge | 2014 |
| 2363 | Keien Williams | Eden | 2003 |
| 2356 | Emmett Wood | Tioga | 2019 |
| 2353 | Kaheem Gist | Canandaigua | 2007 |
| 2341 | Jaylen Butera | Jamestown | 2021 |
| 2340 | Shamari Kirkpatrick | Roosevelt | 2014 |
| 2334 | William Solomon | Xavier | 2012 |
| 2329 | Joe Benedict | Sandy Creek | 2016 |
| 2328 | Miguel Maysonet | Riverhead | 2008 |
| 2328 | Dahmar Pross | Rochester Bishop Kearney | 2016 |
| 2317 | Trevor Barry | Iroquois | 2022 |
| 2312 | Dominick DeLucia | Pittsford | 2011 |
| 2310 | Rickey Stevens | Gates Chili | 2008 |
| 2294 | Derelle Hunter | St. John the Baptist | 2010 |
| 2292 | Johnnie Akins | Roosevelt (LI) | 2012 |
| 2287 | Matt Frese | Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk | 1996 |
| 2282 | Jeremiah Allen | Chenango Forks | 2017 |
| 2278 | Tevion Cappe | Watertown | 2010 |
| 2276 | Aaron Leeper | Jamestown | 2000 |
| 2275 | Scott McKibben | Hornell | 2011 |
| 2263 | Ryan Miller | Maple Grove/Chautauqua Lake | 2014 |
| 2260 | David Hinson | Jamestown | 1994 |
| 2254 | Messiah Horne | Somers | 2016 |
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