Flint Hill School running back Liam Strottman ranks second in the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference in rushing yards this season, leading a group of Huskies who hold eight of the conference's top 13 spots.
Strottman has piled up 286 yards on 56 carries through six games, averaging 5.11 yards per carry with four touchdowns, according to MaxPreps conference statistics. Teammate Rudi Ernst, a defensive end who also lines up at tight end, sits third with 155 yards on just 19 carries. Ernst averages 8.16 yards per carry, the best mark among conference players with at least 10 attempts.
Potomac School's Triston Davis tops the leaderboard with 408 yards in five games. The MAC rushing stats include only players from Flint Hill and Potomac School.
Beyond Strottman and Ernst, the Oakton-based program has depth in the ground game. Quarterback Alexander Mahmood has rushed for 130 yards and three touchdowns in four games. Marcellis Gomez has added 103 yards over six games, and Mari Logan has 84 yards and two scores.
The production has not always translated to wins. Flint Hill fell 34-6 at Saint James in Hagerstown, Md., on Saturday, Oct. 24, dropping to 3-4 on the season, according to MaxPreps game results. Saint James running back J. Davies ran for 224 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries in that game.
Available results show the Huskies beat Fredericksburg Christian 45-19 on Sept. 5 and Jackson-Reed 49-7 on Sept. 11. They lost to Episcopal 43-0 on Sept. 26 and to Saint James on Oct. 24. Three other games in the 3-4 record were not listed on the team's MaxPreps page as of Saturday.
Flint Hill's next opponent had not been posted to MaxPreps as of Saturday.
