See the Ocala-area high school football stat leaders midway through 2026 season

Florida high school football has now entered the heart of district play as the calendar truly enters the fall.

Around the Ocala area, it's been a strong start to 2026. Dunnellon and Forest remain undefeated and Vanguard is living up to its reputation despite narrow losses to teams in higher classifications. Teams like Belleview and Lake Weir have also impressed as the midway point of the season arrives.

As we head into Week 6, we take a look at the top players in Marion County based on the stats. All information below was taken from information posted to teams' MaxPreps sites and then sorted.

We'll have more live scores at ocala.com, starting Thursday night with the Forest at Buchholz showdown in Gainesville.

Ocala Florida high school football stats through Week 5

Passing Yards

1. Gabe Caro, Belleview, 836
2. Armani McFarland, Lake Weir, 798
3. Caleb Sanford, Forest, 750
4. Ah’millian Jenkins, Trinity Catholic, 720
5. Zion Benn, Dunnellon, 592
6. Avin Pickering, West Port, 513
7. Terrance Lewis, Vanguard, 437
8. AJ Cook, North Marion, 278
9. Giovonni Reed, South Marion, 166

Passing Touchdowns

• Armani McFarland, Lake Weir, 13
• Zion Benn, Dunnellon, 10
• Ah'millian. Jenkins, Trinity Catholic, 8
• Gabe Caro, Belleview, 7
• Avin Pickering, West Port, 7
• Caleb Sanford, Forest, 6
• Terrance Lewis, Vanguard, 4
• AJ Cook, North Marion, 2
• Giovonni Reed, South Marion, 2

Rushing

Yards

1. Tony Tanner, Dunnellon, 487
2. Keziyrehun Rivers, Forest, 420
3. Amont Cadette, Trinity Catholic, 384
4. Kameron Wheeler, Dunnellon, 378
5. Vincent Perella, Ocala Christian, 356
6. Cortney Brown, Forest, 322
7. Armani McFarland, Lake Weir, 284
8. Jeremiah Jacques, Lake Weir, 245
9. Terrance Lewis, Vanguard, 227
10. Tori Turner, Belleview, 221
11. Wes Wade, Ocala Christian, 221
12. Giovonni Reed, South Marion, 220
13. Gabe Caro, Belleview, 218
14. Mike Caro, Belleview, 204
15. Caleb Sanford, Forest, 97

Receiving Yards

1. Kameron Watkins, Lake Weir, 216
2. Joey Deriso, Trinity Catholic, 210
3. Caleb Anderson, West Port, 201
4. Emery Wilson, Lake Weir, 200
5. Cai-Ryn Roberts, Forest, 159
6. Ethan Collins, Forest, 144
7. Brandon Smith, Lake Weir, 128
8. Brysen Swoll, Dunnellon, 124
9. Z. Carpenter, North Marion, 119
10. Elias Williams, Dunnellon, 103

Total Touchdowns

1. Tony Tanner, Dunnellon, 7
2. Christian Neal, Forest, 7
3. Keziyrehun Rivers, Forest, 5
4. Amont Cadette, Trinity Catholic, 5
5. Kameron Watkins, Lake Weir, 5
6. Armani McFarland, Lake Weir, 5
7. Kameron Wheeler, Dunnellon, 4
8. Terrance Lewis, Vanguard, 4
9. AJ Cook, North Marion, 4
10. Jeremiah Jacques, Lake Weir, 4
11. Vondell Williams, South Marion, 3
12. Brysen Swoll, Dunnellon, 3
13. Elias Williams, Dunnellon, 3

Tackles

1. Daylin Eason, Forest, 41 
2. John Ivery, Lake Weir, 31 
3. Kaleb White, North Marion, 31 
4. Christian Neal, Forest, 30 
5. Tori Turner, Belleview, 30 
6. Xavier Ballesteros, Belleview, 26 
7. Frederick Mathis, Dunnellon, 25 
8. LT Rice, Trinity Catholic, 25 
9. Amari Smith, North Marion, 24 
10. Otis McCurdy Jr., Dunnellon, 24 
11. Tony Tanner, Dunnellon, 23 
12. Jeandriel Parilla, South Marion, 23 
13. Joseph Reyes, Dunnellon, 23 
14. Ameyer Strong, Forest, 23 
15. Marcus Baine, Ocala Christian, 22 
16. Charles Washington, Belleview, 22 
17. Knox Boutwell, Forest, 22 
18. Quincy Jones, Trinity Catholic, 22 
19. Antonio Shuman, Ocala Christian, 21 
20. Cameron Gunter, Dunnellon, 21 
21. Kemohn Pinkney, Vanguard, 21 
22. Gabe Caro, Belleview, 20 
23. Zackiel Deandrade, Trinity Catholic, 20 
24. CJ Bright, Trinity Catholic, 20 

Sacks

1. Knox Boutwell, Forest, 10.0
2. Demonte Avant, Lake Weir, 9.0
3. LT Rice, Trinity Catholic, 6.5
4. Adrian Smith, Lake Weir, 5.5
5. Charles Washington, Belleview, 5.0
6. Frederick Mathis, Dunnellon, 4.5
7. Kaleb White, North Marion, 3.0
8. Aadien Flax, Forest, 3.0
9. Damir Jamerson, Forest, 2.5
10. Dushon Greene, Forest, 2.5
11. Otis McCurdy Jr., Dunnellon, 2.5
12. Kameron Wheeler, Dunnellon, 2.5
13. Vincent Perella, Ocala Christian, 2.0
14. Andrew Leonard, Trinity Catholic, 2.0
15. Jeandriel Parilla, South Marion, 2.0

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