Four Polk County Running Backs on Pace for 1,000-Yard Seasons
The short version
- Four Polk County running backs are on pace for 1,000-yard rushing seasons through Week 5.
- Kamari Smith (Lake Wales), Reagan Korlacki (Santa Fe Catholic), Malik Raymond (George Jenkins) and Jakari Faniel (Winter Haven) are the four backs.
- Lake Wales leads the county in rushing (Kamari Smith), passing (Kingston Loydd) and receiving yards (Kaneilius Purdy).
Lake Wales players lead Polk County in rushing, passing and receiving yards through five weeks of the 2026 high school football season.
Five weeks into the 2026 high school football season, Polk County teams are spreading offensive production across their rosters, according to stats reported through Week 5.
Four running backs are currently on pace to reach 1,000 rushing yards over a 10-game season: Kamari Smith of Lake Wales, Reagan Korlacki of Santa Fe Catholic, Malik Raymond of George Jenkins and Jakari Faniel of Winter Haven.
Lake Wales stands out on the county leaderboard, with its offense producing the top performer in three categories. Smith leads the county in rushing yards, Kingston Loydd in passing yards and Kaneilius Purdy in receiving yards.
The statistics reflect the most recent figures that have been reported to date.
Written by the Matchday Live desk from reporting by Yahoo Sports.
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