Bill Burns of Archmere Academy still holds Delaware record for most points in a single game over 70 years later.
Delaware High School Boys Basketball State Record Book
Career points
2,464 — Jawan Carter,
Tatnall (Wilmington), 2003-06
2,318 — Dexter Boney,
Brandywine (Wilmington), 1984-88
2,241 — Erik Edwards,
Wilmington Charter (Wilmington), 1986-90
2,083 — Taurean Temple,
Hodgson Vo-Tech (Newark), 1999-2003
2,057 — Brian Polk,
Sussex Central (Georgetown),
Sussex Tech (Georgetown), 1996-2000
2,004 — Carmen Wallace,
Tower Hill (Wilmington), 1988-93
Single-season points
820 — Dexter Boney, Brandywine, 1988
Single-game points
81 — Bill Burns,
Archmere Academy (Claymont), 1956
67 — Foster Flint, jr., Bridgeville, 1963
66 — Fred A. Mason,
Howard (Wilmington), 1955
61 — Erik Edwards, Wilmington, 1990
60 — Tony Tucker, Wilmington, 1983
58 — John Lesher, Claymont, 1962
58 — Nah'shon "Bones" Hyland,
St. Georges Tech (Middletown), 2018
57 — Bill Cordrey, Milton, 1966
57 — Frank Pressley,
Dickinson (Wilmington), 1988
55 — Bernard "Bunny" Blaney,
Newark, 1951
55 — Johnny Lesher, Claymont, 1961
55 — Bill Cordrey, Milton, 1966
55 — Phil Gephart, New Castle Baptist Academy, 1998
Updated May 13, 2026
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Sources: Luckyshow.org, MaxPreps leaderboards, newspapers.com
