Justin Sawmiller of Kenton is on the verge of breaking the national receptions record, but his single season totals are not in the national record book.
Logan Smith of Vista Del Lago (Folsom, Calif.) caught 152 passes in 2011.
File photo by Anthony Brunsman
Sometime in the next few weeks, Justin Sawmiller of Kenton (Ohio) will become the nation's all-time career leader in receptions. However, none of his fantastic statistical outputs from his junior and sophomore seasons can be found in the National Federation of High Schools Record Book.
Sawmiller had 137 receptions during his sophomore season and followed it up with 128 catches during his junior season. Both numbers should rank among the nation's all-time reception totals for a single season.
However, Sawmiller is not the only high school receiver whose stats have not found their way into the national record book. Through research of high school state association record books, the MaxPreps leaderboards and other state football record websites, MaxPreps has come up with 81 marks that should be included for either single season receptions, single season receiving yardage or single season receiving touchdowns.
Once again, we encourage all coaches to contact the National Federation of High Schools and submit the proper paperwork so that their record-breaking athletes can be recognized.
Using the minimum required totals from the NFHS Record Book, here's a list of all of the missing marks. The lists from the NFHS record book can be found by clicking the category link. We've also included the other state association websites and state record book website locations.
Single Season ReceptionsMaxPreps Leaderboards
Justin Sawmiller, Kenton
File photo by Scott Seighman
152 - Logan Smith,
Vista del Lago (Folsom, Calif.), 2011
150 - Robert Joseph,
Northwestern (Rock Hill, S.C.), 2009
143 - Dario Robinson,
Amory (Miss.), 2011
143 - Corbin Covey,
Camarillo (Calif.), 2012
142 - Max Morrison,
Kenton (Ohio), 2010
137 - Justin Sawmiller, Kenton, 2011
135 - Nick Plumlee,
Trinity Christian (Addison, Texas), 2011
131 - Zach Grant,
Rochester (Ill.), 2011
130 - Carson McKnight,
Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, Ark.), 2008
128 - Jordan Berry,
Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.), 2012
128 - Justin Sawmiller, Kenton, 2012
127 - LJ Wallace, Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, Ark.)
125 - Alex Villalobos,
San Gabriel (Calif.), 2011
125 - Alex Moore,
East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, N.C.), 2011
123 - Mark White,
Trinity Presbyterian (Montgomery, Ala.), 2010
122 - Jjuan Muldrow, Folsom (Calif.), 2011
122 - Kevin Gulyas,
Allentown Central Catholic (Pa.), 2011
119 - Jake Maulhardt, Camarillo, 2011
119 - Dorial Green Beckham,
Hillcrest (Springfield, Mo.), 2011
115 - Jonathan Howard,
Wilcox County (Rochelle, Ga.), 2012
114 - Ronnie Harris,
Arundel (Gambrills, Md.), 2010
Texas High School Football History153 - Jason Bird,
Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), 2007
131 - Aldo Hernandez,
Alexander (Laredo, Texas), 2008
129 - Ty Marshall,
Round Rock Westwood (Austin, Texas), 2012
124 - Philip Beck,
Crosby (Texas), 2003
117 - Dustin Findley,
Bosqueville (Waco, Texas), 2003
Hawaii Bio
115 - Gerald Welch,
St. Louis (Honolulu, Hawaii), 1999
Arkansas High School Activities Association117 - Aaron Langford, Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, Ark.), 2004
Illinois High School Association130 - Eric Schuler,
Lexington (Ill.), 2006
Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association
134 - Blaine Price,
Brunswick (Md.), 2012
RealRay Record Book - Missouri121 - Dustin Noll,
Ste. Genevieve (Mo.), 2008
Ohio High School Athletic Association121 - Ben Wonderly,
Fairview (Sherwood, Ohio), 2007
Single Season YardageMaxPreps Leaderboards2233 - Dorial Green-Beckham, Hillcrest (Springfield, Mo.), 2011
2191 - Dario Robinson, Amory (Miss.), 2011
2181 - Gehrig Dieter,
South Bend Washington (South Bend, Ind.), 2011
2108 - Deontay Greenberry,
Washington Union (Fresno, Calif.), 2011
2094 - Trey Quinn,
Barbe (Lake Charles, La.), 2012
2063 - Bryce McGovern,
Monte Vista (Danville, Calif.), 2009
2044 - Trae Hart,
First Baptist (Dallas, Texas), 2012
2016 - Drake Harris,
Christian (Grand Rapids, Mich.), 2012
2012 - Krisjon Wilkerson,
St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis, Miss.), 2009
2031 - Kevin Gulyas, Allentown Central Catholic (Pa.), 2011
2009 - Quinshad Davis,
Gaffney (S.C.), 2011
2001 - Alex Villalobos, San Gabriel (Calif.), 2011
1995 - Jordan Berry, Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.), 2012
1950 - Brian Langford, Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, Ark.), 2006
1947 - Davis Howell,
Christian Academy of Knoxville (Knoxville, Tenn.), 2012
1936 - Austin Watts,
Sumrall (Miss.), 2012
1933 - Marcos Valentine,
Nitro (W. Va.), 2007
Illinois High School Association2241 - Mike Pilger,
Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, Ill.), 1994
2310 - Zach Grant, Rochester (Ill.), 2011
Texas High School Football History2202 - Philip Beck, Crosby (Texas), 2003
1993 - Ryan Read,
Westlake (Austin, Texas), 1996
1926 - Kelby Kemper,
Coahoma (Texas), 2003
1920 - Jordan Shipley,
Burnet (Texas), 2003
1916 - Jessie Ramos,
Stamford (Texas), 2011
Florida Bio
2087 - Darrell Jackson,
Tampa Catholic (Tampa, Fla.), 1995
Single Season Touchdowns
MaxPreps Leaderboards
Deontay Greenberry, Washington Union
Photo by Gary Jones
32 - Deontay Greenberry, Washington Union (Fresno, Calif.), 2011
29 - Trae Hart, First Baptist (Dallas, Texas), 2012
28 - Andre Wells,
Salesian (Richmond, Calif.), 2005
28 - Jamarielle Brown,
Lone Oak (Paducah, Ky.), 2007
28 - Marcos Valentine, Nitro (W.V.), 2007
28 - Ronnie Harris, Arundel (Gambrills, Md.), 2009
28 - Eric Thomas,
Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, La.), 2009
28 - Austin Collins,
Navasota (Texas), 2012
27 - Jaxon Shipley,
Brownwood (Texas), 2010
27 - Demarco Robinson,
M.L. King (Lithonia, Ga.), 2010
27 - Tyler Trosin, Folsom (Calif.), 2010
27 - Kevin Gulyas, Allentown Central Catholic (Allentown, Pa.), 2011
27 - Nick Everhart,
Madison-Ridgeland Academy (Madison, Miss.), 2011
Texas High School Football History30 - Jordan Shipley, Burnet (Texas), 2003
30 - Broderic Jones,
Ennis (Texas), 2001
29 - Jarvis Woodson, Ennis (Texas), 2003
27 - Marcell Ateman,
Wylie East (Wylie, Texas), 2012
Gridiron Beez
28 - Cody Bruns,
Prosser (Wash.), 2006
Florida Bio28 - Darrell Jackson, Tampa Catholic (Tampa, Fla.), 1995
Hawaii Bio27 - Gerald Welch, St. Louis (Honolulu, Hawaii), 1999
Arkansas High School Activities Association27 - Greg Washington,
Greenwood (Ark.), 1996
Arizona Interscholastic Association27 - Paul Hatcher, Tucson Christian (Ariz.), 1985
Illinois High School Association29 - Jordan Westerkamp,
Montini (Lombard, Ill.), 2011
Kentucky High School Athletic Association
28 - John Cole,
Somerset (Ky.), 2006
