National Highlight Reel: Will Totten throws national-record 11 touchdown passes

Will Totten can expect to see some extra defensive pressure on Friday when he leads McKenzie (Finn Rock, Ore.) into its sixth 8-man football game of the season at Mapleton (Ore.).

Though the Eagles had an open date last weekend, they outlasted Lowell (Ore.) 88-80 on Sept. 30 in a game for the ages.

On that night Totten made history by completing 19 of 26 passes for 553 yards and a national-record 11 touchdowns. He also ran 15 times for 117 yards, including a spectacular 65-yard touchdown on an option.

No player at any level of high school football ever previously had thrown more than 10 touchdown passes in a game. Ten was the record for both 8- and 11-man football.



He also broke the national 8-man record of 541 passing yards in a single game. The combined team points broke the state record of 166.

The 6-foot, 165-pound senior quarterback, whose previous high was seven scoring tosses, has amassed 1,841 yards and thrown for 29 touchdowns while leading the Eagles to a 4-1 record. Totten has blossomed surprisingly after first-year head coach Neil Barrett switched the offense from a wing-T to a wide-open passing style with four wide receivers.

"We only threw about two times a game last year," Barrett, who then was an assistant, told MaxPreps. "It has kind of blown up this year. We throw a lot of quick passes and have some really good receivers."

Barrett is not totally surprised by Totten's big year. He explained, "I had an idea, because he is an intelligent kid – one of the smartest kids in school – that he would do well, but never imagined him throwing 11 touchdown passes in a game. He is very accurate and has a strong arm. It hasn't quite set in yet. We are just a small school (80 students in grades 9-12) and we're not used to getting this type of attention."

* Sept. 30 also was a big day for Gabe Lumas, who intercepted seven passes as Kingman (Ariz.) defeated Flagstaff (Ariz.), 48-21. The 5-9, 165-pound senior now is tied for third in national history. The record is nine and one player has eight.

* No records are kept, but Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) is believed to have set a national record when it returned five fumbles for touchdowns on Sept. 10 during a 56-7 rout of St. Mary's (Albany, Calif.).



* Casey Cochran threw four touchdown passes — giving him a state-record 90 — as Masuk (Monroe, Conn.) routed Barlow (Redding, Conn.), 55-12.

* Chris Brown completed 36 of 63 passes for 438 yards and five touchdowns, but Bonney Lake (Wash.) still suffered a 48-45 loss to Peninsula (Gig Harbor, Wash.).

* Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas) nipped West (Plano, Texas), 51-48, on Drew Hamrick's 34-yard field goal in a four-overtime thriller. He also kicked a 53-yard field goal with three seconds left to force the first overtime.

* Jaden Oberkrom kicked a 60-yard field goal to help Martin (Arlington, Texas) rout Houston (Arlington, Texas), 72-7.

* Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley, Mass.) defeated Auburn (Mass.), 32-22, to end the state's longest winning streak at 41 games.

* Mandeville (La.) standout Matt Bergeron tied his school's record by passing for 408 yards in two and one-half quarters during a 31-7 victory over Slidell (La.).



* Barnstable (Hyannis, Mass.) senior quarterback Doug Crook, jr. will be sidelined for three to four weeks due to a thumb injury. Crook is tied for second in state history with 74 career touchdown passes.

* Junior Tony Bumatay kicked a 52-yard field goal as Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.) edged South Torrance (Torrance, Calif.), 23-20.

* Junior Matt Riley scored on punt returns of 75 (game winner) and 51 yards, a kickoff return of 99 yards and an end-around (his only carry) of 65 yards as Western (Russiaville, Ind.) nipped Hamilton Heights (Arcadia, Ind.), 34-31.

* Cathedral (Los Angeles) junior quarterback Hayden Rettig, who already has passed for 530 yards in one game, will be sidelined for at least six months due to knee surgery.

* Javelle Allen completed 15 of 25 passes for 398 yards and rushed for 167 yards as Prosper (Texas) rolled past Lovejoy (Lucas, Texas), 55-21.

* Greer (S.C.) routed Chapman (Inman, S.C.), 51-10, behind the passing of Reese Hannon, who threw for 398 yards and five touchdowns.



* Milestone coaching victories: Roger Dupaix of Skyline (Salt Lake City), No. 300; and Gary Davies of Broomfield (Colo.), No. 200.

* Future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre is a hands-on, volunteer assistant coach this year at Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, Miss.).

* Four-star defensive tackle Danny O'Brien of Powers Catholic (Flint, Mich.) has chosen the University of Tennessee over Michigan, Alabama and Michigan State, according to the Detroit News.

Continue reading for more sports{PAGEBREAK}LEAKE ACADEMY SOFTBALL WIN STREAK REACHES 70

Leake Academy (Madden, Miss.) won this fall's Class AA state title with a perfect 36-0 record and has won its last 70 games. The national record is 112 consecutive victories. The Rebels should add to that streak next year with seven returning starters, including junior Hannah Moore. She was 25-0 on the mound with a 0.16 ERA and 231 strikeouts in 130 innings. In addition, she batted .660 with 13 doubles, five triples, 60 runs and 51 stolen bases.

* Hammon (Okla.) won the Class B state softball title with a 33-1 record, which also was the record of standout pitcher Peyton Walker - who did not allow a run in three state-tourney victories.

MARIO LUCIA CHOOSES NOTRE DAME OVER DAD'S TEAM



Standout forward Mario Lucia has made a commitment to the University of Notre Dame, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Lucia, a senior at Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.), plays for the Penticton Vees of the British Columbia Hockey League. The 6-3, 195-pounder is the son of Don Lucia, head hockey coach at the University of Minnesota and a former Notre Dame player. He was a second-round NHL selection by the Minnesota Wild during the last draft. The Notre Dame hockey program boasts a new rink and a future national television contract.

V.J. BEACHEM PICKS NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL
V.J. Beachem, a 6-7, 180-pound junior from New Haven (Ind.), committed to the University of Notre Dame basketball program on Sunday, according to the South Bend Tribune. He averaged 19 points, six rebounds and three assists last year at Harding (Fort Wayne, Ind.), which closed its doors in the spring.

* ZagsBlog.com reports that Brandon Watkins, a 6-10 junior from Grady (Atlanta), has committed to the University of West Virginia.

POTPOURRI
* Milestone volleyball coaching victories: Tanya Broadway of Grissom (Huntsville, Ala.), No. 1,000; and John Petersen of Scotus (Columbus, Neb.), No. 800.

* Field hockey milestones: Coach Mim Jarema of Reading Memorial (Mass.) won her 300th game, while senior goalkeeper Alana Barry of Eastern (Voorhees, N.J.) tied the national record with her 67th career shutout.

* Trinity (Camp Hill, Pa.) blanked Milton Hershey (Hershey, Pa.), 7-0, to give coach Alan Blackledge his 300th victory in boys soccer.



* Carroll (Southlake, Texas) captured both the boys and girls cross country titles during the Nike South Invitational in The Woodlands (Texas).

* St. Ignatius (Cleveland) wrestling star George DiCamillo has made a commitment to the University of Virginia, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. He is ranked No. 2 in the nation at 120 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News. Last year he was unbeaten (35-0) at 112 pounds, winning the Division I state and Ironman Tournament titles.

* Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) senior Wyndham Clark shot a pair of sensational 8-under-par 64s to win his second consecutive Class 4A state golf title by eight strokes. Incredibly, the Oklahoma State University recruit could have had an even lower score, because six potential birdie putts skimmed the cup.

* Possibly starting as early as the spring of 2013, Hawaii will become the first state to make surfing an official high school sport.