Defense/Special Teams Career Rushing Yards Yards Name Team Years 11,232 MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Derrick Henry breaks high school football rushing record, Presbyterian Christian (Hattiesburg, Miss. Yes, Gray too. 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. Single Game Yardage . This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Or, you might think of some older legends like Ken Hall and Doak Walker. We asked our fans to vote for the 3A Players of the Year for Texas HS Football Podcast: Championship Series. 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 ***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). He's also still No. Gray holds the record for most games in a season with 100+ yards, with 16 in both 2009 and 2011. This should be only a temporary inconvenience. When you think of the greatest runnings backs to play high school football in Texas, you likely first think of the NFL greats: Earl Campbell, Eric Dickerson, LaDainian Tomlinson, Adrian Peterson, and Thurman Thomas. So, once again I can't tell you how much of an honor it is for me to be able to continue what Joe Lee Smith has worked so hard to build through the years. 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All Rights Reserved. Moore - 426 Gordon Wood - 394 All-Time Highest Attendance FREE UIL State Championship And Playoffs Past Champions (by year) FREE 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. The biggest addition as of June 26, 2017 is season-by-season records of thousands of U.I.L. by. Yards. 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. Defense/Special Teams Career Rushing Yards Yards Name Team Years 11,232 3,888, behind Ken Hall and Trey Williams. 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. Austin American-Statesman. No Robert Strait or Malcolm Brown on your list? ( Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. 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. Daryl Ellis 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. On the list of all-time leading high school rushing leaders from each state, it shouldn't be too much of a surprise that the oldest name on the list belongs to one of the most revered record holders in high school football Ken Hall of Sugarland, Texas. 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. When the games matter the most, in state title games, Gray was at his best. Every year since, the leading rusher in the nation has had at least 3,000 yards rushing. Copyright 2003-2018 Lone Star Gridiron - The AUTHORITY on Texas high school football , Texas High School Football History and Records. Danaher gained 8855 rushing yards in his Texas high school football career. ***Jewel Wallace is the only UIL coach to win state championships in basketball and football. Rushing; Receiving; Scoring; Kicking; All-Time Records (Team) Attendance; Championships; Scoring; Wins; Cool Name Games; Teams; Videos; Audio. 0:33. Gray went undrafted in the NFL. 0:06. If you have a player that topped the totals listed below, would you please shoot me an email with his game high totals so I can give him credit. He totaled 10,881 yards and 205 touchdowns while leading the Bearcats to 3 straight 4A D2 UIL State Championships. 2. Texas High School Football Record Book Dave Campbell's Texas Football maintains the state's most widely respected and cited Texas high school football record book. Learn how coaches and fans can participate. Career Passes Completed . MCKINNEY (AP) McKinney High School running back Matt Gadek set the Texas single-game rushing record with 592 yards in a 63-50 victory against Plano East . 11-man football schools. The newest name on the list? Career Rushing Yards. Only one other running back has over 10,000 career high school rushing yards, Traylon Shead. 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. Appears to be written by someone who didnt see any of them play, including Gray. In 1986, my 8th grade year, I would visit our local newspaper editor, John Sellman, every day that I had free. McKinney's quarterback took a knee on the final play. He had a productive college career, totaling 2,610 yards and 18 total touchdowns in his four years. Gadek now plays football at the University of Northern Colorado. His El Paso High team nabbed the 1941 cage title and he captured grid crowns at San Angelo (1943) and SA Jefferson (1949, Big City Conference). List will be updated weekly. from Cayuga. How long did it take for Henry to break Taylor's record? 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. Gadek, a senior who has 4,371 career yards, tied Hickson's single-game school record with six touchdowns rushing. Stats. Single Game Passes Completed Record: 50 completions. Moore, Jr. and Tim Buchanan each copped state football trophiesin four separatedecades. Matt Gadek One of the greatest performances in Texas high school history. 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. Unfortunately, he told me they were destroyed when the high school gym burned down and the only schedules that were available were from 1956 to present. ). 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. texashighschoolfootballhistory Rushing Attempts CAREER ATTEMPTS Bold = classification state record ---current through 2022 1,225 - JOHNATHAN GRAY, Aledo (5A), 2008-11 1,134 - JACQUIZZ RODGERS, Rosenberg Lamar, 2004-07 1,131 - ROBERT STRAIT, Cuero (4A), 1985-88 1,128 - BILLY SIMS, Hooks, 1972-74 1,065 -- ENO BENJAMIN, Wylie East, 2013-16 can contact Texas Football managing editor Greg Tepper. October 20, 2017 / 6:03 AM ), First published on October 20, 2017 / 6:03 AM. Updated records through the 2022 football season are and volumes of new material have been added for your viewing. Use the dropdowns and search engine to filter records. 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. Please enter valid email address to continue. 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 The effort gave Henry 12,124 career yards and the all-time national career rushing record. The Real Leading Rusher. Team. ------------------------------------o------------------------------------, We are especially pleased to makeavailable the, season-by-season records of each U.I.L. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Hall led the nation in rushing as a sophomore in 1951 with 3,160 yards, as junior with 3,458 yards and as a senior with 4,045 yards in 1953. 11,232 for Sugarland from 1950-53. information to become public in this format. 2005-2023 CBS Interactive. rushed for 3,084 yards. 1988 RUSHING YARDS (Season) 5A 2,135 Xxx-23 Chris Comer (JR.), Odessa Permian 2.121 251-27 Rodrick Walker, Irving Nimitz 1,225 JOHNATHAN GRAY, Aledo (5A), 2008-11, 1,131 ROBERT STRAIT, Cuero (4A), 1985-88, 1,060 OWEN ALLEN, Southlake Carroll (6A), 2019-22, 1,058 KETRIC SANFORD, Corsicana, 1993-95, 1,058 JIMMY SHELBY, Italy (2A), 1980-83, 1,001 MICHAEL HORACE, Groveton (3A), 1981-84, 969 TREVOR SPEIGHTS, McAllen Memorial, 2012-15, 817 DAWSON PENDERGRASS, Mineola, 2019-22, 771 RESHAUN SANFORD, Harker Heights, 2020-22, 749 CLIFFORD (RED) BAILEY, Tahoka, 1975-77, 727 KYLE BURES-GUERRERO, Ganado, 2019-22, 727 REMUS NEMBHARD, Houston Jones, 2002-05, 726 TREY CROSS, Midland Greenwood, 2018-20, 725 BYRON (BAM) MORRIS, Cooper, 1986-89, 685 OLLIE GORDON, Euless Trinity, 2018-21, 358 SAM McGUFFIE, Cypress-Fairbanks, 2006, 332 RESHAUN SANFORD, Harker Heights, 2022, 62 Steve Williams, Trinidad (2A) vs. Oakwood, 1977, 60 Chris Nelms, Teague (4A) vs. Groesbeck, 1998, 60 Scott Hutchinson, Dumas (5A) vs. Levelland, 1976, 56 -- Zach Hernandez, Rockwall (6A) vs Rockwall-Heath, 2021, 54 Cody Bowen, Prairiland (3A) vs. Honey Grove, 1992, 51 -- Andrew Body, C.C. ), Emanuel County Institute (Twin City, Ga.), Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock, Ark. We all know that Texas high school football is the gold standard for not only high school football, but ALL sports. 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. But, one name comes up the most often when we ask, who is the best running back youve seen play Texas high school football?. Central . El Campo running back Rueben Owens is one of the most highly sought-after prospects in the Class of 2023, and the numbers can tell you why: not only is he the state's leading returning rusher, but he was the state's overall leading runner in 2021. From that point on, I was hooked and tried to find as much history as I could any free moment that I had. That state rushing record was broken Saturday, as in last Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Ken Hall's career rushing yardage record of 11,232 yards, set in 1953, lasted 60 years before Taylor broke it and extended it to 12,063 yards. that should be included, email info@lonestargridiron.com. He also has the top two spots for most rushing touchdowns in a season, with 65 in 2011 and 59 in 2010. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Years . When you login first time using a Social Login button, we collect your account public profile information shared by Social Login provider, based on your privacy settings. This page displays the top ten records for each record type. -----------------------------------o-------------------------------------. Subscribe Now . Cron collected hisprizes with Bartlett (1992, 1A), Mart (1999, 2A) and Commerce(2001, 3A).. Gray decided to stay in-state and play for the Texas Longhorns. National Records Hall rushed for 11,232 yards in high school, and that is with just 569 as a freshman. And, names like Cedric Benson, Jaquizz Rodgers, Wes Danaher, and Billy Simms. Dave CampbellsTexas Football maintains the states most widely respected and cited Texas high school football record book. not sure if you know but Joe Lee Smith asked me to continue his great work on his site. He won the district championship three times in the 100-meter dash. QB for No. Then write. All rights reserved. Loading. Miller vs. Austin LBJ, 2020, 49 -- Christian Lujan, Robinson vs Taylor, 2022, 49 -- Tate Maruska, Stephenville vs Everman, 2022, 49 -- Ollie Gordon, Euless Trinity vs Allen, 2020, 49 -- Deion Williams, Katy Morton Ranch vs. Katy Taylor, 2012, 48 -- Kaegan Ash, Mt. 2005-2023 CBS Interactive. Scout, Rivals, and ESPN all ranked Gray as the number one running back in the country. 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. 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 . CONTACT US: Records of public schools and individuals compiled by historian Joe Lee Smith, Entire website copyright, C 2012, TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com. KP Kelly. Learn how coaches and fans can participate. Highest Punting Average (Min. Name. 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. season are and volumes of new material have been added for your viewing. I spent months reading and collecting every score I could find from the old newspapers. 2. We also get your email address to automatically create an account for you in our website. 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 . 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. Seven days. 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. He then started me on a research project where I would go to a house in town where archived newspapers were stored on microfiche. 4 Attempts) (Since 2011) Individual: 2020-2021: 31.2: . He followed that up with 3,160 yards in 1951, then 3,458 in 1952, and 4,045 as a senior.. 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. All material within this site is protected and all rights are reserved. Season Touchdowns . Once your account is created, you'll be logged-in to this account. Hall's high school record of 38 100-yard rushing performances was tied in 1966 and eventually broken by Emmitt Smith, who turned into a pro football Hall of Famer with the Dallas Cowboys.. Gray was also a Track and Field standout. Do more research. 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 Ever heard of those names? Longest Rushing Touchdown: Josh Colunga: Garden City: Strawn: Individual: 1994-1995: 77: Record Record Type Student Name School Opponent Individual/Team; None: Highest Punting Average (Min. He also has the third-most. He would tell me stories of past Mart games and I remember asking him if he had a list of schedules from the past. Passing. All Rights Reserved. Hall put up 11,232 for Sugarland from 1950-53. Moore picked up one at Celina in 1974, a pair with Pilot Point (1980, 1981), three more with Celina in the 1990s and another pair with the Bobcats in 2000, 2001.