This should be only a temporary inconvenience. Matt Gadek One of the greatest performances in Texas high school history. All rights reserved. China Spring vs. Argyle Liberty Christian, Community Connector School Program presented by Optimum, Mr. Texas Football Player of the Year Award, North Texas Dance Team Spotlight presented by Children's Health, San Antonio Inspirational Coach of the Week, San Antonio Student Trainer Program Spotlight, Texas Children's Training Staff Superstars Award. Sharp-eyed readers who see an error or a missing recordcan contact Texas Football managing editor Greg Tepper. Gray decided to stay in-state and play for the Texas Longhorns. Vernon, 2022, 40 -- Benny Smith, Shelbyville vs San Augustine, 2022, 40 -- Carson Winchester, Hondo vs Brackett, 2022, 40 -- Coco Brown, Denton vs Frisco Heritage, 2021, 40 -- Gatlin Guy, Olney vs Quanah, 2021, 40 -- Rendyn Lamance, Boyd vs Ponder, 2021, 40 -- Ben McCreary, SA Johnson vs SA Madison, 2021, 40 -- Jahbez Hawkins, Northwest Eaton vs. Mansfield Legacy, 2020, 40 -- Jordan Jenkins, Lindale vs. Kilgore ***The only families to collect state football titles are Chuck York (Brady, 1959); sons, Toby(Cameron, 1981) and Todd (Corrigan-Camden, 2002); and, Jimmie Keeling (Lubbock Estacado, 1968), and, son Dale (Everman, 2001and 2002). ***Jewel Wallace is the only UIL coach to win state championships in basketball and football. October 20, 2017 / 6:03 AM Gray holds the record for most games in a season with 100+ yards, with 16 in both 2009 and 2011. 11-man football schools. Single Game Yardage . The effort gave Henry 12,124 career yards and the all-time national career rushing record. 4 Attempts) (Since 2011), Highest Punting Average (Min. Record's rushing stats exploded from his sophomore to junior season going from 191 yards and four touchdowns to 1,159 yards and 18 touchdowns. Handbooks & Manuals for Academic Contests. ( Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. Tennessee Titans star Derrick Henry led the nation with 4,261 yards while at Florida's Yulee High School in 2012. Daryl Ellis That's exactly what happened on Thursday night to McKinney High School running back Matt Gadek, who set the state single-game rushing record with 599 yards in a 63-50 victory against Plano East . The most coveted record, perhaps in all of high school sports, is his career rushing total of 11,232 yards, which he accumulated from 1950-53. Here are the state's top 10 rushing performances of all time. Texas High School Football Records Passing Career Yards: 16,108, Grant Gunnell, St. Pius X (Houston), 2015-18 Completions: 1,047, Hunter Lile, Booker, 2011-14 Attempts: 1,677, Hunter Lile, Booker, 2011-14 Touchdown passes: 195, Grant Gunnell, St. Pius X (Houston), 2015-18 Passing Single Season Yards: 5,617, Nick Gerber, Levelland, 2016 Single Game Pass Attempts Record: 75 completions. He ran a career-best 10.58 seconds in the 100-meter dash. This page displays the top ten records for each record type. Longest Rushing Touchdown: Josh Colunga: Garden City: Strawn: Individual: 1994-1995: 77: Yes, Gray too. Enterprise vs Cushing, 2022, 48 -- Jaylon Burton, Denton Braswell vs Little Elm, 2021, 48 -- Isaiah Evans, Carrollton Creekview vs FW Wyatt, 2021, 48 -- Garrett Fletcher, Prairiland vs. Whitewright, 2017, 47 -- Aaron Dumas, EP Americas vs. Frenship, 2019, 47 -- Xavier Scott, Denton vs. Wichita Falls, 2015, 46 Hasan Ali, SA OConnor vs. SA Holmes, 2010, 46 Justin Sturns, Rusk vs. Chapel Hill, 2005, 45 -- Coco Brown, Denton vs Lake Dallas, 2011, 45 -- Elijah Uribe, EP Eastlake vs EP Eastwood, 2021, 45 -- Brajoen Tidwell, Farmersville vs Community, 2021, 45 -- Carson Zahn, Houston Memorial vs Cypress Creek, 2020, 45 -- Colby Sampson, Alvarado vs. Paris, 2019, 44 -- Kaegan Ash, Mt. We asked our fans to vote for the 3A Players of the Year for Texas HS Football Podcast: Championship Series. We all know that Texas high school football is the gold standard for not only high school football, but ALL sports. ), First published on October 20, 2017 / 6:03 AM. He has a 28-0 record as a starter, dating . That state rushing record was broken Saturday, as in last Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Gray was also a Track and Field standout. from Cayuga. Texas High School Football Records All-Time Records (Individual) All-Time Records (Team) School Team Histories All-Time Coaching Wins Leaders (see entire list of Top 450+) Top 3 Phil Danaher - 445 G.A. All rights reserved. Texas HS Football State Champions: 1920-2022, greatest runnings backs to play high school footbal, National Gatorade Player of the Year in 2011, 2022 3A Fan Vote All-Texas High School Football Team, TXHSFB Podcast Championship Edition: Benjamin Mustangs, 2022 2A Fan Vote All-Texas High School Football Team, Texas HS Football Fan Vote Player Of The Year. and added 362 yards and 11 touchdowns rushing. Stats. ). To navigate this site at this time, you will need to hit the backward key to return to this page and then clickon the next image you want to view. 3,888, behind Ken Hall and Trey Williams. 11-man head, football coach. This is the first timefor. Learn how coaches and fans can participate. 1988 RUSHING YARDS (Season) 5A 2,135 Xxx-23 Chris Comer (JR.), Odessa Permian 2.121 251-27 Rodrick Walker, Irving Nimitz Gray holds the record for most rushing touchdowns in high school football history (nationally, not just high school) with 205, 1 better than Mike Hart. The biggest addition as of June 26, 2017 is season-by-season records of thousands of U.I.L. Copyright 2003-2018 Lone Star Gridiron - The AUTHORITY on Texas high school football , Texas High School Football History and Records. State Championship Football Records. He was invited to the New York Giants training camp but did not make the roster. KP Kelly. It's the first time that a player returns to Texas high school football after leading the state in rushing since 2018 when Wichita Falls Hirschi's . ***Gordon Wood, G.A. can contact Texas Football managing editor Greg Tepper. National Rushing Leaders Since 1946 2019 Jalen White, Daleville (Ala.), 3,519 2018 Christian Hunter, Kaiser (Fontana, Calif.), 3,839 2017 Elijah Davis, Heritage (Lynchburg, Va.), 3,603 2016 Eric Melesio, Norte Vista (Riverside, Calif.), 4,459 2015 DeShawn Smith, Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville, Fla.), 3,715 McKinney's quarterback took a knee on the final play. Search. Buchanan picked up his first in 1998, his second in 2009, four in the 2010s and two in the 2020s. Earl Campbell still is the best High School running back in Texas history and anyone who knows the history of Texas High School football, who has watched and followed it for 40 years, will never argue that point. 2005-2023 CBS Interactive. Team All-American by Parade, Sports Illustrated, and USA Today. 2. Central . MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Derrick Henry breaks high school football rushing record, Presbyterian Christian (Hattiesburg, Miss. We have the most extensive database of records surrounding Texas high school football and eventually all of our data will be online here for all to see. To navigate this site at this time, you will need to hit the backward key to return to this page and then clickon the next image you want to view. List will be updated weekly. The wholesale publishing of any copyrightedmaterial is prohibited without written permission., Updated records through the 2022 football. 2. Dave Campbell's Texas Football maintains the state's most widely respected and cited Texas high school football record book. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. He also has the third-most rushing yards in a single Texas high school football season with 3,888, behind Ken Hall and Trey Williams. 2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. McClelland, Granger vs Thorndale, 2022, 41 -- Jayden Bridgewater, Alvarado vs Crandall, 2021, 41 -- Waylan Dunn, Millsap vs Henrietta, 2021, 41 -- Gabe Gayton, Celina vs Van Alstyne, 2021, 41 -- PJ Rivera, Edinburg Vela vs SA Taft, 2021, 41 -- Re'Shaun Sanford, Harker Heights vs Shoemaker, 2021, 41 -- Ernest Davila, Poteet vs. Marion, 2020, 41 -- DJ Brown, Leonard vs. Whitewright, 2019, 41 -- Vi'Dareous High, Alto vs. New Diana, 2018, 41 Jordan Barnes, Van Alstyne vs. Celina, 2011, 41 -- Chris Nelms, Teague vs. Kennedale, 1995, 41 -- Denvis Manns, Lufkin vs. Marshall, 1994, 40 -- Isaiah Beasley, EP Parkland vs EP Burges, 2022, 40 -- Jaden Davis, North Garland vs Corsicana, 2022, 40 -- Nate Gensler, Kermit vs Reagan County, 2022, 40 -- Dawson Pendergrass, Mineola vs Mt. Henry holds all sorts of records, including the national mark for career-high school rushing yards (12,124) originally set by Ken Hall of Sugar Land, Texas, in 1953. Cron collected hisprizes with Bartlett (1992, 1A), Mart (1999, 2A) and Commerce(2001, 3A).. He won the district championship three times in the 100-meter dash. Use the dropdowns and search engine to filter records. Johnathan Gray, a 510 195lb running back shared carries his first year for the Aledo Bearcats and was the lead back for three years his Sophomore through Junior season in which Aledo had a 56-4 record. , 2020, 40 -- Israel Morgan, Round Rock vs Austin Vandegrift He then started me on a research project where I would go to a house in town where archived newspapers were stored on microfiche. We also get your email address to automatically create an account for you in our website. 0:33. RUSHING YARDS (GAME) (300+Rushing) 481 -- Dawson Pendergrass, Mineola vs Rains 444 -- Micah Simpson, Greenville vs Frisco Liberty 429 -- Bryan Chavez, Brownsville Memorial vs Victoria West 426 -- Kiefer Sibley, Waco Connally vs Salado ------------------------------------o------------------------------------, We are especially pleased to makeavailable the, season-by-season records of each U.I.L. From that point on, I was hooked and tried to find as much history as I could any free moment that I had. Gray is second all-time in rushing yards in Texas high school football history to Ken Hall. Gray holds the record for most rushing touchdowns in high school football history (nationally, not just high school) with 205, 1 better than Mike Hart. This includes many schools now playing in the 6-Man League who formerly participated at the 11-man level. Gray was the National Gatorade Player of the Year in 2011; hewas also named 1st Team All-American by Parade, Sports Illustrated, and USA Today. He's also still No. Aside from John Giannantonio of Netcong (N.J.) and his listed total of 4,756 yards in 1950 (more likely closer to 3,000 yards) and future Super Bowl I standout Max McGee, who had 3,048 yards in 1949, few running backs rushed for more than 3,000 yards until 1989 when Brad Hocker of Archie (Mo.) All shows; TXHSFB Coaches Show; School Shows; Hall of Fame Show; Lone Star College Football; Sideline 2 Sideline; Texas High School Football Insider; Top Texas Prospects Show; Regional Shows. Single Game Passes Completed Record: 50 completions. 2021 TEAM RECORDS . No, buddy, Gray isnt the best HS running back in Texas history, and as good as he was, and he was great no doubt and deservedly in the conversation, hes possibly not even top 5. The UIL and MaxPreps.com have teamed up to make results, records, team information and stats from UIL sports available using MaxPrep's sports information system. Yards. texashighschoolfootballhistory Individual Leaders, Year-By-Year , 1921-79 1970 (Veer and wishbone become the dominant offenses) RUSHING YARDS (Season) 4A 1,738 249-19 Joe Washington, Port Arthur Lincoln 1,469 Xxx-14 Donnie McGraw, Dallas South Oak Cliff 1,421 239-24 Daniel Justis, Odessa Permian Texas High School Football History . He also has the top two spots for most rushing touchdowns in a season, with 65 in 2011 and 59 in 2010. All rights reserved. All material within this site is protected and all rights are reserved. Career Passes Completed . Season Yardage . ), Emanuel County Institute (Twin City, Ga.), Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock, Ark. Derrick Henry of Yulee rushed for 485 yards in a playoff win over Taylor County on Nov. 16, 2012, breaking the career rushing yardage total of Ken Hall of Sugarland (Texas) and media proclaimed Henry the all-time leading career rusher in high school history. He would tell me stories of past Mart games and I remember asking him if he had a list of schedules from the past. Gray went undrafted in the NFL. from Cayuga. October 20, 2017 / 6:03 AM / CBS Texas. 2005-2023 CBS Interactive. On November 16, 2012 the record books for career rushing yards were changed forever in high school . He had a productive college career, totaling 2,610 yards and 18 total touchdowns in his four years. Please enter valid email address to continue. Or, you might think of some older legends like Ken Hall and Doak Walker. 1 in points per game, 32.9 in 1953, and yards per attempt in a single game, 47.3 in 1953 (11 rushes for 520 yards). Subscribe Now . Shotwell did it at the highest level at Abilene (1923), Breckenridge(1929) and Longview (1937). 4 Attempts) (Since 2010). Career Yardage . 11,232 for Sugarland from 1950-53. Single Game Touchdowns . Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Wood won two at Stamford in the 1950s, four in the 1960s, two in the 1970s, and a 1981 title ---all at Brownwood. Though Gray had a disappointing college career and did not make it in the NFL, he is easily in the discussion for the greatest Texas high school running back ever. In his three State Championship games, Gray rushed for 252 yards and four touchdowns in 2019, 323 yards and eight touchdowns in 2010, and 241 yards and a touchdown in 2011.