By the Numbers: The top returning quarterbacks in 3A
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By the Numbers: The top returning quarterbacks in 3A

Posted on by Matthew Reynolds

In the month of April, HSOT Insiders will receive daily articles to preview the 2025 high school football season in North Carolina.

Today, we have a breakdown of the 3A N.C. High School Athletic Association returning quarterbacks.

Since players often don’t play the same number of games, we break our stats down into averages.

For quarterbacks, we have yards per game, completion percentage, yards per completion, yards per attempt, touchdown:interception ratio, touchdowns per game, touchdowns per attempt, interceptions per game, and interceptions per attempt.

To have players featured in these articles, teams either must post their full stats online or send them to Joel.

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Top Returning 3A QBs: Completion %

Minimum: 50 attempts

  1. Carter Motsinger, senior, East Surry — 0.734 Comp.
  2. Parker Frashier, junior, Union Academy — 0.686 Comp.
  3. Pete Moore, sophomore, Martin County — 0.6582 Comp.
  4. Rashad Lynch, junior, Lincolnton — 0.647 Comp.
  5. Lan Farmer, senior, Shelby — 0.636 Comp.
  6. Gavin Chastain, senior, Bessemer City — 0.611 Comp.
  7. JaRon Ward, junior, Hendersonville — 0.606 Comp.
  8. Eli Avent, senior, James Kenan — 0.591 Comp.
  9. Tyler Jones, senior, Kinston — 0.579 Comp.
  10. Santana Garcia, junior, Walkertown — 0.571 Comp.
  11. Landon Flynn, senior, East Rutherford — 0.562 Comp.
  12. Charlie Shaver, senior, North Stanly — 0.553 Comp.
  13. Jackson Lawver, senior, Providence Grove — 0.533 Comp.
  14. Sam Finch, junior, Beddingfield — 0.531 Comp.
  15. Rucker Nixon, junior, Hertford County — 0.5285 Comp.

Top Returning 3A QBs: Yards/Gm

Minimum: 7 games

  1. Darius Deal, senior, Spring Creek — 230.0 YPG
  2. Tyler Jones, senior, Kinston — 219.2 YPG
  3. Lan Farmer, senior, Shelby — 194.5 YPG
  4. Santana Garcia, junior, Walkertown — 187.5 YPG
  5. Cameron Gandy, junior, Pine Lake Prep — 172.2 YPG
  6. Rucker Nixon, junior, Hertford County — 167.4 YPG
  7. Landon Flynn, senior, East Rutherford — 163.8 YPG
  8. Parker Frashier, junior, Union Academy — 158.6 YPG
  9. Gavin Chastain, senior, Bessemer City — 155.6 YPG
  10. Sam Finch, junior, Beddingfield — 139.1 YPG
  11. Landon Hollar, senior, East Davidson — 130.1 YPG
  12. Charlie Shaver, senior, North Stanly — 128.0 YPG
  13. JaRon Ward, junior, Hendersonville — 121.5 YPG
  14. Rashad Lynch, junior, Lincolnton — 120.7 YPG
  15. Joshton Blankenship, senior, West Caldwell — 110.9 YPG

Top Returning 3A QBs: Yards/Comp.

Minimum: 30 completions

  1. Benjamin Gardner, senior, Farmville Central — 23.32 Yds/Comp.
  2. Darius Deal, senior, Spring Creek — 20.64 Yds/Comp.
  3. Rucker Nixon, junior, Hertford County — 18.05 Yds/Comp.
  4. Gavin Chastain, senior, Bessemer City — 17.44 Yds/Comp.
  5. Carter Motsinger, senior, East Surry — 17.14 Yds/Comp.
  6. Landon Flynn, senior, East Rutherford — 16.66 Yds/Comp.
  7. Parker Frashier, junior, Union Academy — 16.62 Yds/Comp.
  8. Santana Garcia, junior, Walkertown — 16.54 Yds/Comp.
  9. Eli Avent, senior, James Kenan — 16.48 Yds/Comp.
  10. Carson Correll, junior, West Davidson — 16.07 Yds/Comp.
  11. Josh Cetner, junior, Greene Central — 15.58 Yds/Comp.
  12. Lan Farmer, senior, Shelby — 14.96 Yds/Comp.
  13. Mikah McKnight, senior, Louisburg — 14.94 Yds/Comp.
  14. Sam Finch, junior, Beddingfield — 14.73 Yds/Comp.
  15. Tyler Jones, senior, Kinston — 13.89 Yds/Comp.

Top Returning 3A QBs: Yards/Att.

Minimum: 50 attempts

  1. Carter Motsinger, senior, East Surry — 12.58 Yds/Att.
  2. Parker Frashier, junior, Union Academy — 11.41 Yds/Att.
  3. Gavin Chastain, senior, Bessemer City — 10.65 Yds/Att.
  4. Darius Deal, senior, Spring Creek — 10.0 Yds/Att.
  5. Eli Avent, senior, James Kenan — 9.73 Yds/Att.
  6. Rucker Nixon, junior, Hertford County — 9.54 Yds/Att.
  7. Lan Farmer, senior, Shelby — 9.52 Yds/Att.
  8. Santana Garcia, junior, Walkertown — 9.45 Yds/Att.
  9. Landon Flynn, senior, East Rutherford — 9.36 Yds/Att.
  10. Rashad Lynch, junior, Lincolnton — 8.68 Yds/Att.
  11. Benjamin Gardner, senior, Farmville Central — 8.57 Yds/Att.
  12. Tyler Jones, senior, Kinston — 8.03 Yds/Att.
  13. Sam Finch, junior, Beddingfield — 7.825 Yds/Att.
  14. Josh Cetner, junior, Greene Central — 7.67 Yds/Att.
  15. JaRon Ward, junior, Hendersonville — 7.36 Yds/Att.

Top Returning 3A QBs: TD:INT Ratio

Minimum: 6 touchdowns, ties broken by most touchdowns, then most yards

  1. Rucker Nixon, junior, Hertford County — 3.6:1 TD:INT (18 TDs)
  2. Parker Frashier, junior, Union Academy — 3.2:1 TD:INT (16 TDs)
  3. Tyler Jones, senior, Kinston — 2.7:1 TD:INT (32 TDs, 3,069 yards)
  4. Lan Farmer, senior, Shelby — 2.7:1 TD:INT (32 TDs, 2,723 yards)
  5. Carter Motsinger, senior, East Surry — 2.5:1 TD:INT (10 TDs)
  6. Darius Deal, senior, Spring Creek — 2.14:1 TD:INT (15 TDs)
  7. Gavin Chastain, senior, Bessemer City — 2.13:1 TD:INT (17 TDs)
  8. Pete Moore, sophomore, Martin County — 2:1 TD:INT (6 TDs)
  9. Landon Flynn, senior, East Rutherford — 1.8:1 TD:INT (18 TDs)
  10. Josh Cetner, junior, Greene Central — 1.7:1 TD:INT (10 TDs)
  11. Rashad Lynch, junior, Lincolnton — 1.6:1 TD:INT (16 TDs)
  12. Eli Avent, senior, James Kenan — 1.57:1 TD:INT (11 TDs)
  13. Charlie Shaver, senior, North Stanly — 1.44:1 TD:INT (13 TDs)
  14. JaRon Ward, junior, Hendersonville — 1.43:1 TD:INT (10 TDs)
  15. Carson Correll, junior, West Davidson — 1.3:1 TD:INT (8 TDs)

Top Returning 3A QBs: TD/Gm

Minimum: 7 games, ties broken by most games, the most yards

  1. Tyler Jones, senior, Kinston — 2.3 TD/Gm (14 games, 3,069 yards)
  2. Lan Farmer, senior, Shelby — 2.3 TD/Gm (14 games, 2,723 yards)
  3. Darius Deal, senior, Spring Creek — 2.1 TD/Gm
  4. Santana Garcia, junior, Walkertown — 1.8 TD/Gm
  5. Rucker Nixon, junior, Hertford County — 1.64 TD/Gm
  6. Landon Flynn, senior, East Rutherford — 1.5 TD/Gm
  7. Parker Frashier, junior, Union Academy — 1.45 TD/Gm (11 games, 1,745 yards)
  8. Rashad Lynch, junior, Lincolnton — 1.45 TD/Gm (11 games, 1,328 yards)
  9. Gavin Chastain, senior, Bessemer City — 1.3 TD/Gm
  10. JaRon Ward, junior, Hendersonville — 1.25 TD/Gm
  11. Joshton Blankenship, senior, West Caldwell — 1.2 TD/Gm
  12. Charlie Shaver, senior, North Stanly — 1.18 TD/Gm
  13. Carter Motsinger, senior, East Surry — 1.0 TD/Gm (10 games, 994 yards)
  14. Josh Cetner, junior, Greene Central — 1.0 TD/Gm (10 games, 966 yards)
  15. Cameron Gandy, junior, Pine Lake Prep — 1.0 TD/Gm (9 games)

Top Returning 3A QBs: TD/Att.

Minimum: 50 attempts, ties broken by most attempts, then yards

  1. Carter Motsinger, senior, East Surry — 0.1266 TD/Att.
  2. Lan Farmer, senior, Shelby — 0.1119 TD/Att.
  3. Parker Frashier, junior, Union Academy — 0.1048 TD/Att. (153 attempts, 1,745 yards)
  4. Rashad Lynch, junior, Lincolnton — 0.1048 TD/Att. (153 attempts, 1,328 yards)
  5. Eli Avent, senior, James Kenan — 0.1048 TD/Att. (105 attempts)
  6. Rucker Nixon, junior, Hertford County — 0.0933 TD/Att.
  7. Darius Deal, senior, Spring Creek — 0.0932 TD/Att.
  8. Gavin Chastain, senior, Bessemer City — 0.0895 TD/Att.
  9. Santana Garcia, junior, Walkertown — 0.0882 TD/Att.
  10. Landon Flynn, senior, East Rutherford — 0.0857 TD/Att.
  11. Tyler Jones, senior, Kinston — 0.0838 TD/Att.
  12. Josh Cetner, junior, Greene Central — 0.0794 TD/Att.
  13. Pete Moore, sophomore, Martin County — 0.0759 TD/Att.
  14. JaRon Ward, junior, Hendersonville — 0.0758 TD/Att.
  15. Benjamin Gardner, senior, Farmville Central — 0.0735 TD/Att.

Top Returning 3A QBs: INT/Gm

Minimum: 95 attempts, ties broken by games played, then most attempts

  1. Rucker Nixon, junior, Hertford County — 0.4545 INT/Gm (11 games, 193 attempts)
  2. Parker Frashier, junior, Union Academy — 0.4545 INT/Gm (11 games, 153 attempts)
  3. Eli Avent, senior, James Kenan — 0.5 INT/Gm
  4. Carson Correll, junior, West Davidson — 0.5455 INT/Gm (11 games, 147 attempts)
  5. Tanner Williams, junior, Midway — 0.5455 INT/Gm (11 games, 117 attempts)
  6. Jackson Lawver, senior, Providence Grove — 0.6 INT/Gm (10 games, 150 attempts)
  7. Josh Cetner, junior, Greene Central — 0.6 INT/Gm (10 games, 126 attempts)
  8. Gavin Chastain, senior, Bessemer City — 0.6154 INT/Gm
  9. Mikah McKnight, senior, Louisburg — 0.7 INT/Gm
  10. Charlie Shaver, senior, North Stanly — 0.8182 INT/Gm
  11. Landon Flynn, senior, East Rutherford — 0.8333 INT/Gm
  12. Tyler Jones, senior, Kinston — 0.8571 INT/Gm (14 games, 382 attempts)
  13. Lan Farmer, senior, Shelby — 0.8571 INT/Gm (14 games, 286 attempts)
  14. JaRon Ward, junior, Hendersonville — 0.875 INT/Gm
  15. Rashad Lynch, junior, Lincolnton — 0.9091 INT/Gm

Top Returning 3A QBs: INT/Att.

Minimum: 50 attempts

  1. Rucker Nixon, junior, Hertford County — 0.02591 INT/Att.
  2. Tyler Jones, senior, Kinston — 0.03141 INT/Att.
  3. Parker Frashier, junior, Union Academy — 0.03268 INT/Att.
  4. Pete Moore, sophomore, Martin County — 0.03798 INT/Att.
  5. Jackson Lawver, senior, Providence Grove — 0.04 INT/Att.
  6. Carson Correll, junior, West Davidson — 0.04082 INT/Att.
  7. Lan Farmer, senior, Shelby — 0.04196 INT/Att.
  8. Gavin Chastain, senior, Bessemer City — 0.04211 INT/Att.
  9. Darius Deal, senior, Spring Creek — 0.0435 INT/Att.
  10. Mikah McKnight, senior, Louisburg — 0.04546 INT/Att.
  11. Charlie Shaver, senior, North Stanly — 0.04569 INT/Att.
  12. Cameron Gandy, junior, Pine Lake Prep — 0.04688 INT/Att.
  13. Landon Flynn, senior, East Rutherford — 0.04762 INT/Att. (210 attempts)
  14. Josh Cetner, junior, Greene Central — 0.04762 INT/Att. (126 attempts)
  15. Carter Motsinger, senior, East Surry — 0.05063 INT/Att.

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