BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Keystone Heights High School got the 2024 varsity football season off to a strong start with a shutout win over Interlachen. Despite two big shutout losses in a row after that, the Indians were a .500 team after the first four games.
Unfortunately, not much went right the rest of the season, as the Indians sustained a number of injuries and lost six in a row to finish with a 2-8 record.
With the 2025 season approaching, the Telegraph-Times-Monitor takes a look at last year’s results and some of the numbers associated with the season.
2024 results (with * denoting District 5-2A games)
—29-0 win over Interlachen
—35-0 loss to Union County
—48-0 loss to Newberry*
—14-6 win over Dixie County
—40-0 loss to Bradford*
—42-10 loss to West Nassau
—30-7 loss to Santa Fe*
—54-0 loss to Chiefland
—40-0 loss to Palatka*
—26-10 loss to Crescent City
KHHS numbers
Editor’s note: Except for scoring, the Telegraph-Times-Monitor doesn’t have Keystone’s official stats against Crescent City, so those aren’t factored into most of the following numbers.
—Average points per game: 7.0
—Most points scored in a game: 29 (29-0 win over Interlachen)
—Fewest points scored in a game: 0 (35-0 loss to Union County, 48-0 loss to Newberry, 40-0 loss to Bradford, 54-0 loss to Chiefland, 40-0 loss to Palatka)
—Rushing yards on the season: 918 on 268 carries
—Leading rusher: Zane Leger, 438 yards on 98 carries
—Player with most rushing touchdowns: Zane Leger, 3
—Most rushing yards in a game: 258 (29-0 win over Interlachen)
—Fewest rushing yards in a game: 32 (48-0 loss to Newberry)
—Most rushing attempts in a game: 39 (29-0 win over Interlachen)
—Fewest rushing attempts in a game: 20 (35-0 loss to Union County)
—Most rushing touchdowns in a game: 2 (29-0 win over Interlachen)
—Passing yards on the season: 371 (32 of 82)
—Leading passer: Baylor Ford, 20 of 53, 224 yards, 2 touchdowns
—Leading receiver: Andrew Wilson, 85 yards on 4 catches
—Player with most touchdown receptions: Andrew Wilson, 2
—Most passing yards in a game: 88 (14-6 win over Dixie County)
—Fewest passing yards in a game: 0 (40-0 loss to Palatka)
—Most pass attempts in a game: 14 (30-7 loss to Santa Fe)
—Fewest pass attempts in a game: 5 (35-0 loss to Union County)
—Most pass completions in a game: 6, (14-16 win over Dixie County, 30-7 loss to Santa Fe, 42-10 loss to West Nassau)
—Fewest pass completions in a game: 0 (40-0 loss to Palatka)
—Most passing touchdowns in a game: 2 (29-0 win over Interlachen)
—Player with the most tackles: Kyle Perkins, 50
—Players with the most tackles for loss: Jackson Herman, Colton Hollingsworth, 2 each
—Player with the most sacks: Luke Bacorn, Bryce Daniels, Jackson Herman, Kyle Perkins, Zane Leger, 1 each
—Player with the most interceptions: Tallon Campbell, 3
—Player with the most fumble recoveries: Kyle Perkins, 4
Opponent numbers
—Average points per game: 32.1
—Most points in a game: 54, Chiefland
—Fewest points in a game: 0, Interlachen
—Most rushing yards in a game: 352, Chiefland
—Fewest rushing yards in a game: 145, Interlachen
—Most rushing attempts in a game: 40, Dixie County
—Fewest rushing attempts in a game: 17, Bradford
—Most rushing touchdowns in a game: 4, Newberry, Union County, West Nassau
—Fewest rushing touchdowns in a game: 0, Interlachen
—Most passing yards in a game: 195, Bradford
—Fewest passing yards in a game: 0, Dixie County
—Most pass attempts in a game: 26, Interlachen
—Fewest pass attempts in a game: 6, Newberry
—Most pass completions in a game: 12, Interlachen, Union County
—Fewest pass completions in a game: 0, Dixie County
—Most passing touchdowns in a game: 4, Palatka
—Fewest passing touchdowns in a game: 0, Dixie County, Interlachen
