Gage Baker, Jaydon Smith top list of players joining MaxPreps National High School Football Record Book

By Kevin Askeland Jan 3, 2024, 12:15pm

Arizona quarterback, Texas receiver tie national single-season touchdown marks.

Gage Baker of Paradise Honors (Surprise, Ariz.) and Jaydon Smith of Ingleside (Texas) each tied national touchdown records in 2023. They joined a handful of athletes who added their names to the MaxPreps National High School Football Record Book with their single-season accomplishments.

Baker tossed 91 touchdown passes, tying the single-season mark held by Corey Robinson of Lone Oak (Paducah, Ky.) and current Cincinnati Bengal quarterback Jacob Browning of Folsom (Calif.). Baker also joins the single-season lists for passing yardage and pass completions.

Smith, meanwhile, caught 39 touchdown passes for the Mustangs, joining Tren'Davian Dickson of Navasota (Texas) and Chris Nessmith of New Life Christian (Millbrook, Ala.).

The following is a list of players who entered the MaxPreps National High School Football Record Book in 2023. Check out the links for each category to see the the all-time leaders. Only athletes who appeared on the MaxPreps leaderboards are included in the record book at this time. Others may be added as state association record books are updated.
Gage Baker of Paradise Honors had two entries to the MaxPreps National High School Football Record Book with single-season touchdown passes and passing yards. (Photo: Darin Sicurello)
Gage Baker of Paradise Honors had two entries to the MaxPreps National High School Football Record Book with single-season touchdown passes and passing yards. (Photo: Darin Sicurello)
Single-season additions

Passing Yards
6,045 — Gage Baker, Paradise Honors (Surprise, Ariz.), 3rd all-time



Pass Completions
385 — Javier Rice, Asheville Christian Academy (Swannanoa, N.C.), 15th

Pass Attempts
574 — Brandon Cobb, Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, Ark.), 22nd

Touchdown Passes
91 — Gage Baker, Paradise Honors (Surprise, Ariz.), Tied for 1st

Rushing Yards
3,828 — Daniel Thomas, Bell County (Pineville, Ky.), 19th

Rushing Attempts
439 — Jordan Triplett, Frederica Academy (St. Simons Island, Ga.), 19th

Total points
408 — Alvin Henderson, Elba (Ala.), 12th



Total touchdowns
68 — Alvin Henderson, Elba (Ala.), 7th

Receiving yards

2,088 — Isaiah Smith, Western Brown (Mt. Orab, Ohio), 34th

Receptions
123 — Isaiah Smith, Western Brown (Mt. Orab, Ohio), 47th

Receiving touchdowns
39 — Jaydon Smith, Ingleside (Texas), Tied for 1st

Field goals
19 — Towns McGough, Auburn (Ala.), Tied for 30th

Extra points

134 — Emiliano Hernandez, Canadian (Texas), 8th