OTTAWA LAKE – Whiteford running back Brek Ruddy passed a milestone Friday that no other player in Whiteford history has reached.
Ruddy rushed for 259 yards in the Bobcats’ 32-20 Division 7 regional final win over Jonesville. That gives him, unofficially, 2,126 yards rushing this season. He is just the sixth back in Region history to reach 2,000 yards rushing in a season:
| RUSHING | TEAM | YEAR | ATT | YARDS |
| Ron Spears | Milan | 2007 | 295 | 2,501 |
| Jesse Walker | Milan | 1989 | 253 | 2,324 |
| Nick Levicki | Ida | 2016 | 256 | 2,184 |
| Chad Schoen | Carlson | 2004 | 163 | 2,135 |
| Brek Ruddy | Whiteford | 2026 | 218 | 2,126* |
| Lamar Patterson | Milan | 1996 | 260 | 2,024 |
