High school basketball: Every player to average 40 points per game or more

Averaging 40 points per game over the course of a season in high school basketball is hard. Only two players in NBA history have done it and they are both named Wilt Chamberlain. MaxPreps has found 112 instances in which a player has averaged 40 or more points in a season at the prep level, including Wilt Chamberlain.

The lists includes one player from the 2020-21 season in Mount Olive Christian (Athens, La.) senior post – and steer wrestler – Kacen Gantt. Two other current players, Markus Robinson of Finney (Pennfield, N.Y.), who is averaging 41.9 points, and Brett Rumpel of Seton Catholic Central (Binghamton, N.Y.), who is averaging 45.0, were not included because their season has not concluded. However, Robinson is on the list from his freshman season last year.

About a dozen future NBA players dot the list, most notably future Hall of Famers like Chamberlain and Calvin Murphy. Additionally, four players who scored 100 or more points in a game are included. Ironically, 16 other 100-point makers did not make the list. A total of 11 players make the list twice.

There are some players we couldn't find credible season scoring records for. One is Herbert "Goose" Ausbie. Known as "Geese" Ausbie in his 24 years with the Harlem Globetrotters (the Globetrotters already had a "Goose" so Ausbie changed his name to avoid confusion), the former Oklahoma standout reportedly averaged 40 points per game and scored totals of 70, 62 and 54 points over the course of one weekend at the district tournament while playing at Douglass (Crescent, Okla.). However Ausbie played in the segregation era and his stats were not well-documented.

Another player whose stats are unknown is Ken Robinson of Midway Cassett in South Carolina. He reportedly averaged 40 points per game as a junior until he was injured and missed the rest of the season. He had a 100-point game as a senior, but complete information on his senior year scoring is also unavailable.

Complete scoring records for the likes of Finnell White of Lowcountry Academy (S.C.), Larry Stidman of Mount Ida (Ark.) and Truitt Weldon of Mt. Carmel (La.) are also not available as their season point totals and game totals have not been found, but their scoring averages have been documented. We've included the scoring average and we are allowing the reader to determine its legitimacy.

Research for the list would not be complete without help from the luckyshow.org website by Paul Luchter, state association websites, the Cal-Hi Sports Record Book by Mark and Nelson Tennis, the NFHS record book and various resources via newspapers.com.

Additions or corrections? Contact Kevin Askeland at kevinaskeland65@gmail.com. 40 Points Per Game Club

55.6 – Finnell White, Lowcountry Academy (Charleston, S.C.)
Year: 1987-88
Games-points: N/A
Best games: 79 vs. Andrews Academy; 71 vs. unknown, 59 vs. Andrews Academy.
Note: The first national attention White received occurred when the Associated Press reported his 79-point outburst on Feb. 10, 1988. The story appeared in newspapers across the nation and it reported that White was averaging 55 points through 10 games. White later appeared in Sports Illustrated feature "Faces in the Crowd" and it reported his average at 55.6 points per game. The Courier and News in Charleston also noted White's average as 55.6 and his two-year total of 1,642 points.

54.0 – Bobby Joe Douglas, Marion (La.)
Year: 1979-80
Games-points: 38-2,052
Best games: 93 vs. Monroe Ouachita Christian; 77 vs. Neville; 71 (3 times), 70 (2 times), 65 (2 times)
Note: Douglas actually trailed as the national scoring leader behind Kentucky's Ervin Stepp. It wasn't until Stepp fell to 53.7 points per game following the final game of the season that Douglas moved up to the No. 1 spot. Douglas is generally listed as the national record holder for season scoring average as the NFHS record book either doesn't know about White's 55.6 average or doesn't recognize it as a record.

53.7 – Ervin Stepp, Phelps (Ky.)
Year: 1979-80
Games-points: 27-1,449
Best games: 75 vs. Feds Creek; 69 vs. Hurley; 66 vs. Elkhorn City.
Note: Aside from having the top two single season scoring averages in Kentucky state history, his 40.4 career scoring average makes him one of the few players ever to average over 40 points for a career.

52.4 – Johnny Benjamin, Central Florida Academy (Orlando, Fla.)
Year: 1987-88
Games-points: 15-786
Best games: 66 vs. New Port Richey Gulf Christian; 65 vs. Wymore Tech; 64 vs. Loch Lowe Prep.
Note: Benjamin only played 15 games and was unable to play in the district playoffs. He was listed as the national leader by the Orlando Sentinel. However, White was the actual leader. Benjamin was held out of the first quarter against Loch Lowe Prep and ended up scoring 28 points in the second quarter and 36 points in the second half en route to a 64-point outing.

50.9 – Bennie Fuller, Arkansas School for the Deaf (Little Rock, Ark.)
Year: 1970-71
Games-points: 33-1,681
Best Games: 102 vs. Leola; 77; 65 (twice)
Note: Fuller set the record for scoring average in a season with his effort in 1971. Fuller was known as the "Deaf Wilt Chamberlain" after scoring 102 points against Leola. He went on to play at Pensacola College.

50.4 – Kent Hyde, Onida (S.D.)
Year: 1953-54
Games-points: 28-1,411
Best games: 66 vs. Agar; 66 vs. Ipswich; 63 vs. Agar.
Note: Hyde was the first to average 50 points in a season thanks to scoring 46 or more points in 20 games. He played at South Dakota State and finished as the school's all-time leading scorer. A ruptured disk in his back kept him from trying out with the St. Louis Hawks, according to the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame.

50.0 – Joseph Girard III, Glens Falls (N.Y.)
Year: 2017-18
Games-points: 23-1,149
Best Games: 60 vs. Amsterdam; 60 vs. Schuylerville; 59 vs. Broadalbin-Perth
Note: Girard III led the nation in scoring as a junior and set the state's career scoring record before he even began his senior season. He led the previous all-time leader, Lance Stephenson (2,946) by nearly 350 points heading into his final season.

49.8 – Steve Farquhar, Calvary Baptist Christian (N.J.)
Year: 1984-85
Games-points: 30-1,494
Best games: 68 vs. St. Joseph's Prep Seminar; 65 vs. Williamsport Emmanuel Baptist; 65 vs. Victory Christian
Note: Farquhar was averaging 50.3 points heading into a game against Capitol in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Association of Christian Schools tournament, but he finished with just 36 points in a loss to drop to 49.8 for the season. His 398 free throws for the season broke the national record of 357 set by Stepp in 1980.

49.4 – Bjorn Broman, Lakeview Christian Academy (Duluth, Minn.)
Year: 2014-15
Games-points: 28-1,394
Best games: 74 vs. Maranatha Christian; 63 vs. Washburn; 61 vs. Deer River
Note: Following in the footsteps of his brother Anders, Bjorn scored 74 points in one game by hitting on 15 three-pointers. He scored 50 or more points 12 times during the season.

48.6 – Joseph Girard III, Glens Falls (N.Y.)
Year: 2018-19
Games-points: 30-1,457
Best games: 69 vs. Schuylerville; 66 vs. Watervliet; 59 vs. Brunswick
Note: In becoming the first player to average more than 48 points in two different seasons, Girard III hit the game-winning shot to give Glens Falls the state championship in 2019.

47.7 – Tom McMillan, Mansfield (Pa.)
Year: 1969-70
Games-points: 27-1,288
Best games: 67 vs. Elkland; 64 vs. Canton; 64 vs. Liberty
Note: Considered the top prospect in the country, McMillan scored 48 or more points 13 times with the high of 67. He went on to an NBA career and spent time as a U.S. Congressman.

47.4 – Ochiel Swaby, North Miami (Fla.)
Year: 1990-91
Games-points: 30-1,422
Best games: 64 vs. Miami Pace; 63 vs. Hialeah; 63 vs. Dillard
Note: After finishing his high school and college career, Swaby went on to become a successful coach at Miami Country Day, earning national coach of the year honors.

47.3 – Steve Blehm, Devils Lake/North Dakota School for the Deaf (Devils Lake, N.D.)
Year: 1970-71
Games-points: 24-1,134
Best games: 85 vs. Hampden; 62 (twice)
Note: After averaging 35.8 points per game as a freshman, Blehm led the nation with 47.3 points per game as a sophomore including a state record 85 points against Hampden. His career scoring average of 41.5 points set a national record.

47.2 – Ervin Stepp, Phelps (Ky.)
Year: 1978-79
Games-points: 27-1,275
Best games: 69 vs. Dorton; 68 vs. Millard
Note: Ironically, Stepp led the nation in scoring while averaging 47.2 points per game but finished second in the nation when he averaged 53.7.

46.8 – Kelly Coleman, Wayland (Ky.)
Year: 1955-56
Games-points: 37-1,734
Best games: 75 vs. Maytown; 68 vs. Bell County; 63 vs. Prestonburg
Note: "King" Kelly Coleman was compared to Oscar Robertson and Jerry West, contemporaries from the 1956 season. Coleman played Robertson in a Kentucky-Indiana All-Star Game and was twice outscored by the Big "O" 34-17 and 41-4, although Coleman was reportedly injured in the two games.

46.7 – Greg Procell, Ebarb (Noble, La.)
Year: 1969-70
Games-points: 68-3,173
Best games: 100 vs. Elizabeth; 72 vs. Pleasant Hill; 68 vs. Provenza
Note: Only 161 players in high school basketball history have scored in their career than Procell scored in one season (3,173). In his career he scored over 50 points 23 times and over 60 11 times.

46.3 – Robert Whisenant, Ryan (Joppa, Ala.)
Year: 1969-70
Games-points: 24-1,112
Best games: 65 vs. Cullman; 63 vs. Arab; 57 vs. Holly Pond
Note: Ryan closed down shortly after Whisenant graduated.

46.0 – Larry Stidman, Mount Ida (Ark.)
Year: 1988-89
Games-points: N/A
Best games: N/A
Note: Stidman is reportedly the national scoring leader for 1989, ahead of Tracy Murray and Marcus Whitfield, but the complete number of games and points for the season are not included in the Arkansas High School Activities Association record book.

45.7 – Mike Fisher, Southwestern Academy (San Marino, Calif.)
Year: 1990-91
Games-points: 20-914
Best games: 73 vs. Pacific Christian; 61 vs. Le Lycee Francais; 61 vs. Van Nuys Stratford Prep
Note: Fisher set the California state record, surpassing Tracy Murray for the top spot.

45.3 – Greg Powell, Shelbyville (Texas)
Year: 1967-68
Games-points: 26-1,178
Best games: 73, 68, 62, opponents unknown
Note: Powell was thought to have held the state scoring record in Texas for many years, before it was uncovered that Calvin Gehrke had nearly 400 points more than Powell (4,018 to 3,637).

45.2 – Larry Huston, Savannah (Ohio)
Year: 1954-55
Games-points: 27-1,221
Best games: 81 vs. Perryville; 69 vs. Homerville; 68 vs. Hayesville
Note: Huston edged out Rex Leach as the leading scorer in the state in 1955, but Leach was named as the state player of the year.

45.1 – Tommy Murr, Lindsay Lane Christian Academy (Athens, Ala.)
Year: 2018-19
Games-points: 32-1,442
Best games: 61 vs. Sheffield; 59 vs. R.A. Hubbard; 56 vs. Whitesburg Christian Academy
Note: Murr is just one of six players in high school basketball history with more than 5,700 career points (5,716).

45.0 – Truitt Weldon, Mount Carmel (La.)
Year: 1957-58
Games-points: N/A
Best games: 82 vs. Plainview
Note: Weldon reportedly did not make the all-state team in 1958 despite averaging 45 points per game. His total points for the 1958 season are unknown.

44.9 – Bennie Fuller, Arkansas School for the Deaf (Little Rock, Ark.)
Year: 1969-70
Games-points: 29-1,301
Best games: 98 vs. Mississippi School for the Deaf
Note: Fuller nearly got 100 points as a junior and he would have been the only player to score 100 or more points twice, since he scored 102 points as a senior.

44.8 – Kevin Walls, Camden (N.J.)
Year: 1983-84
Games-points: 31-1,388
Best games: 81 vs. Eastern-Gibbsboro; 70 vs. Wilson; 62 vs. St. Agnes
Note: Another in a long line of great scorers at Camden in the early 1980s, Walls set the state record for points in a season, until Steve Farquhar surpassed him the following season with 1,494 points.

44.69 – Larry Davis, Denmark-Olar (S.C.)
Year: 1990-91
Games-points: 26-1,162
Best games: 64 vs. West Columbia Wil Lou Gray; 57 vs. Williston-Elko; 53 vs. Norway Hunter-Kenard-Tyler
Note: A member of the South Carolina Gamecocks Hall of Fame despite playing his first two seasons at North Carolina and winning a national championship with Dean Smith in 1993.

44.68 – Qwan Jackson, Milwaukee Lifelong Learning (Wis.)
Year: 2018-19
Games-points: 22-983
Best games: 70 vs. Juneau; 69 vs. Kenosha Reuther; 67 vs. Carmen Northwest
Note: Jackson became known for his high-scoring ways despite being only 5-foot-5. Led the nation for much of the year before falling behind Joseph Girard III and Tommy Murr.

44.42 – Wilt Chamberlain, Overbrook (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Year: 1954-55
Games-points: 19-844
Best games: 90 vs. Roxborough; 74 vs. Roxborough; 59 vs. Dobbins
Note: Known for his 100-point game in the NBA, Chamberlain only scored a high of 90 in high school. He averaged 46.9 percent of his team's total points during an 18-1 season.

44.40 – Richie Jordan, Fennville (Mich.)
Year: 1964-65
Games-points: 20-888
Best games: 60 vs. Bridgman; 55 vs. Middleville; 55 vs. Hamilton
Note: Jordan is immortalized on a sign outside his hometown of Fennville, listing him as a member of the 2001 national high school hall of fame. He had a better scoring average than Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), the NBA's all-time scoring leader, and Pete Maravich, the NCAA all-time scoring leader, both of whom graduated high school the same year as Jordan.

44.38 – Keiton Page, Pawnee (Okla.)
Year: 2007-08
Games-points: 29-1,287
Best games: 55 vs. Stringtown; 54 vs. Afton; 54 vs. Oklahoma Christian School
Note: Page and Rotnei Clarke were engaged in a scoring duel throughout the 2008 season. Page had 54 points and 13 assists in the state finals against Oklahoma Christian School.

44.29 – Tommy Murr, Lindsay Lane Christian Academy (Athens Ala.)
Year: 2019-20
Games-points: 34-1,506
Best games: 60 vs. R.A. Hubbard; 59 vs. Lexington; 56 vs. Jacksonville Christian Academy
Note: Murr trailed Markus Robinson of Finney most of the season, but he became the national leader about a week after his season ended when Robinson fell to 43.5 points for the season.

44.26 – Tracy Murray, Glendora (Calif.)
Year: 1988-89
Games-points: 34-1,505
Best games: 64 vs. Chino; 64 vs. Menlo-Atherton; 58 vs. El Camino
Note: Murray concluded his career as the single season scoring record holder in California by scoring 64 points in a state championship game loss to Menlo-Atherton.

44.09 – Troy House, Leakey (Texas)
Year: 1988-89
Games-points: 33-1,455
Best games: 67 vs. Comstock; 64 vs. Comstock
Note: House broke the state career scoring record while playing at Tom Moore, but he had his best overall season as a junior at Leakey when he finished with the second-best single season scoring total and the second-best single season scoring average.

44.04 – Jordan Barnhorst, Barnsdall (Okla.)
Year: 1993-94
Games-points: 24-1,057
Best games: 71 vs. Dewey.
Note: Barnhorst set the state scoring average, later passed by Keiton Page. His high game of 71 points included just six regular field goals. He had 12 three-pointers and 23 free throws.

44.0 – John Drew, Shields (Beatrice, Ala.)
Year: 1971-72
Games-points: 30-1,320
Best games: 77 vs. Snow Hill; 74 vs. Snow Hill
Note: The future Atlanta Hawk averaged 40 points for his career.

43.96 – David Campbell, Ebarb (Noble, La.)
Year: 1990-91
Games-points: 29-1,275
Best games: 66 vs. Simpson; 64 vs. Simpson; 57 vs. Pelican
Note: From the same school as Greg Procell, Campbell had nine career games of 50 or more points.

43.92 – Marcus Whitfield, Burgard (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Year: 1988-89
Games-points: 24-1,054
Best games: 80 vs. City Honors; 60 vs. Buffalo Lafayette; 55 vs. McKinley
Note: Whitfield broke the state record for single season scoring average that had been set earlier in the month by David Edwards of Jackson (Queens).

43.78 – Steve Blehm, Devils Lake/North Dakota School for the Deaf (N.D.)
Year: 1972-73
Games-points: 23-1,007
Best games: 70 vs. Unity.
Note: Blehm concluded his senior season as the state's all-time leading scorer. Ironically he led the nation in scoring despite averaging four fewer points than his sophomore season when he averaged 47.3 points in 1971. Blehm finished second in the nation that year behind Bennie Fuller.

43.7 – Anders Broman, Lakeview Cristian Academy (Duluth, Minn.)
Year: 2011-12
Games-points: 30-1,311
Best games: 71 vs. Melrose; 56 vs. Proctor; 50 vs. Cambridge-Isanti
Note: En route to becoming the state's all-time leading scorer with 5,119 points, Broman set the state record for single season scoring with 1,311 points (since surpassed by his brother Bjorn.)

43.69 – Rex Leach, Madison (Vienna, Va.)
Year: 1954-55
Games-points: 29-1,267
Best games: 72 vs. Southington; 59 vs. Braceville; 57 vs. Southington
Note: Known as "The Peach", Leach battled Larry Huston all season long for the state scoring lead. He played three seasons at Bowling Green.

43.54 – Markus Robinson, Finney (Penfield, N.Y.)
Year: 2019-20
Games-points: 22-958
Best games: 65 vs. Rochester Prep; 56 vs. Canandaigua Academy; 54 vs. Northstar Christian
Note: The only freshman to ever average over 40 points per game, Robinson recently went over 2,000 career points midway through his sophomore season.

43.45 – Mitchell Anderson, Metro (Chicago)
Year: 1977-78
Games-points: 22-956
Best games: 61 vs. Clemente; 60 vs. Cooley
Note: A prolific scorer in high school and college, Anderson is still the second all-time leading scorer at Bradley University.

43.4 – Greg Goorjian, Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta, Calif.)
Year: 1977-78
Games-points: 29-1,259
Best games: 64 vs. Buena; 64 vs. Arcadia; 63 vs. Inglewood
Note: Goorjian set the state scoring record in high school and excelled in college at Loyola-Marymount where his father coached. A real estate developer, Goorjian coached at The Meadows (Las Vegas), winning four state championships.

43.3 – Jason Rosenberg, North Shore Country Day (Winnetka, Ill.)
Year: 1988-89
Games-points: 24-1,039
Best games: 69 vs. Leaf River; 63 vs. Morgan Park Academy; 59 vs. Elgin Eastern Academy
Note: When Rosenberg scored 69 points against Leaf River, one other player scored two points in the 71-65 win. Rosenberg made 29 of 33 shots in the game.

43.21 – Ed Jones, Kaveolook (Alaska)
Year: 1987-88
Games-points: 24-1,037
Best games: 60 vs. Tri-Valley; 60 vs. Tri-Valley; 59 vs. Anderson.
Note: With only 15 boys in the school, Jones did most of the scoring and even ended up in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd." He played at Edgecumbe his senior year after Kaveolook was unable to field a team in 1989.

43.18 – Tommy Jones, Crane (Texas)
Year: 1968-69
Games-points: 33-1,425
Best games: 65 vs. Abilene; 60 vs. Ysleta Parkland; 57 vs. Alpine
Note: Jones led the nation in scoring and his scoring average was the second best in state history behind Greg Powell.

43.1 – Tony Clark, Christian (El Cajon, Calif.)
Year: 1989-90
Games-points: 31-1,339
Best games: 64 vs. La Jolla Country Day; 58 vs. Mountain Empire; 58 vs. Clairemont
Note: The longtime MLB first baseman led Christian to the state finals in 1990 and led the nation in scoring.

43.0 – Ronnie Schmitz, Ridgeway (Memphis, Tenn.)
Year: 1988-89
Games-points: N/A
Best games: 60 vs. unknown
Note: Schmitz's total points are unknown but he had the better scoring average in Tennessee in 1989, ahead of future NBA all-star Anfernee Hardaway.

42.9 – Dontaie Allen, Pendleton County (Falmouth, Ky.)
Year: 2018-19
Games-points: 13-558
Best games: 57 vs. Bryan Station; 53 vs. Scott; 53 vs. Robertson County
Note: Allen was on his way to an outstanding senior season when he was injured and was forced to miss the rest of the year.

42.7 – Rick Hendrick, Bristow (Ky.)
Year: 1963-64
Games-points: 26-1,110
Best games: 65 vs. Adairville; 56 vs. Bowling Green; 53 vs. Park City
Note: Averaged over 40 points in a back-to-back seasons, leading all scorers in the nation as a junior.

42.63 – Allan Hornyak, St. John Central (Bellaire, Ohio)
Year: 1967-68
Games-points: 19-810
Best games: 70 vs. Moundsville; 61 vs. Bellaire; 56 vs. Bishop Donahue
Note: Hornyak is one of the most prolific scorers in Ohio history, averaging over 40 points per game for two seasons straight. He had his highest scoring average as a junior.

42.62 – Trae Young, Norman North (Norman, Okla.)
Year: 2016-17
Games-points: 24-1,023
Best games: 62 vs. Edmond Memorial; 60 vs. Yukon; 53 vs. Edmond Santa Fe
Note: Young has been a pure scorer at every level, including in the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks. He had his best season as a senior at Norman North.

42.61 – Al Jefferson, Prentiss (Miss.)
Year: 2003-04
Games-points: 33-1,406
Best games: 67 vs. Tylertown; 66 vs. Forest; 62 vs. Magee
Note: One year after Monta Ellis led the nation in scoring, Jefferson did the same. Like Ellis, Jefferson was drafted straight out of high school and played 14 seasons in the NBA.

42.5 – John Somogyi, St. Peter's of New Brunswick (N.J.)
Year: 1967-68
Games-points: 28-1,190
Best games: 71 vs. Hoffman; 68 vs. St. Mary's; 66 vs. Highland Park
Note: Somogyi was the state's all-time scoring leader with 3,310 points, a spot he held until Wagner surpassed him in 2001.

42.48 – DaJuan Wagner, Camden (N.J.)
Year: 2000-01
Games-points: 29-1,232
Best Games: 100 vs. Vo Tech-Gloucester Township; 55 vs. Camden Catholic; 55 vs. Pennsauken Tech
Note: Oddly enough, Wagner was not the highest scoring player in the country the day he scored 100 points as Cedric Hensley scored 101 points in Texas on the same day.

42.45 – Phil Wills, Grass Creek (Ind.)
Year: 1956-57
Games-points: 20-849
Best games: 60 vs. Medaryville; 53 vs. Macy; 49 vs. Pulaski
Note: Wills remains the only player from Indiana to average over 40 points in a season.

42.39 – Jon Diebler, Upper Sandusky (Ohio)
Year: 2006-07
Games-points: 26-1,102
Best games: 69 vs. Bellevue; 67 vs. Shelby; 60 vs. St. Xavier
Note: Diebler became the state's all-time scoring leader with 3,208 points after a strong senior season. Went on to play at Ohio State.

42.34 – John Jenkins, Station Camp (Gallatin, Tenn.)
Year: 2008-09
Games-points: 29-1,228
Best games: 60 vs. Green Wave; 57 vs Harpeth; 55  vs. Lipscomb
Note: Jenkins finished his career with the second highest single season average in state history.

42.33 – Qwan Jackson, Milwaukee Lifelong Learning (Wis.)
Year: 2017-18
Games-points: 18-762
Best games: 57 vs. Early View Academy; 56 vs. St. Anthony; 55 vs. Juneau
Note: As a sophomore, Jackson led the state in scoring and finished second in the nation behind Joseph Girard III.

42.1 – Kacen Gantt, Mount Olive Christian (Athens, La.)
Year: 2020-21
Games-points: 24-969
Best games: 63 vs. Christian Academy; 59 vs. NELA Christian Homeschool; 56 vs. Westminster Christian Academy
Note: When Gantt isn't leading the nation in scoring, he's one of the top steer wrestlers in Louisiana.

42.04 – Rick Hendrick, Bristow (Ky.)
Year: 1964-65
Games-points: 27-1,135
Best games: 55 vs. Glasgow; 54 vs. North Warren; 50 vs. Austin Tracy
Note: Hendrick completed his senior season with over 3,000 career points.

41.95 – Allan Hornyak, St. John's Central (Bellaire, Ohio)
Year: 1968-69
Games-points: 22-923
Best games: 86 vs. Warren Consolidated; 73 vs. Union Local; 66 vs. Bellaire
Note: Hornyak played at Ohio State and led the team in scoring his final three seasons.

41.89 – Mike Rhodes, Perry County (Linden, Tenn.)
Year: 1976-77
Games-points: 28-1,173
Best games: 60 vs. Summertown; 56 vs. Stewart County; 49 vs. Elkton
Note: Rhodes scored over 3,000 points in a career and led Perry County to back-to-back state championships.

41.82 – Jackie Foley, Assumption Prep (Boston, Mass.)
Year: 1957-58
Games-points: 22-920
Best games: 57 vs. Wachusett; 51 vs. Notre Dame; 51 vs. Notre Dame
Note: Nicknamed "The Shot", Foley earned Parade first team All-American honors as a senior.

41.82 – Travis Tuttle, Argyle (Wis.)
Year: 1991-92
Games-points: 22-920
Best games: 71 vs. Pecatonica; 70 vs. Barnevold; 61 vs. Juda
Note: Tuttle is the only player in Wisconsin history to score 70 or more points in a game twice.

41.8 – John Castorena, Harrold (Texas)
Year: 2006-07
Games-points: NA
Best games: 62 vs. Eldorado; 58 vs. Goldburg; 54 vs. Crowell
Note: Castorena became the first player in Texas to average over 40 points per game in nearly 20 years.

41.77 – Paul Popovich, Flemington (W.Va.)
Year: 1957-58
Games-points: 26-1,086
Best games: 62 vs. St. Augustine; 52 vs. Lost Creek; 52 vs. Lost Creek
Note: Popovich's record for single season scoring average has stood for nearly 65 years.

41.76 – Emil Hartman, Ohio School for the Deaf (Columbus, Ohio)
Year: 1958-59
Games-points: 17-710
Best games: 67 vs. Delaware St. Mary's; 60 vs. Ohio Deaf School Alumni; 47 vs. Chesterville
Note: Hartman is one of three players on this list who played at a school for the deaf. He joins Steve Blehm and Bennie Fuller.

41.71 – Mickey Crowe, J.F. Kennedy Prep (St. Nazianz, Wis.)
Year: 1974-75
Games-points: 24-1,001
Best games: 72 vs. Cedar Grove; 56 vs. Two Rivers; 56 vs. Sevastopol
Note: Aside from basketball, Crowe's claim to fame is that he was only a few feet away from Ronald Reagan when he was shot by John Hinckley.

41.61 – Larry Hall, North DeSoto (Stonewall, La.)
Year: 1994-95
Games-points: 23-957
Best games: 57 vs. Hall Summit; 47 vs. Booker T. Washington
Note: A work-related injury left Hall blind in one eye soon after he was named the state 2A player of the year. Hall was able to secure a NAIA school and was a two-time NAIA All-American.

41.5 – Johnny Mills, Gray Court Owings (S.C.)
Year: 1969-70
Games-points: 26-1,079
Best games: 67 vs. Hillcrest; 64 vs. Union; 61 vs. unknown
Note: By the time he was done, Mills had set the single season scoring record in South Carolina as well as the second-highest total.

41.48 – Leon Wood, St. Monica (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Year: 1978-79
Games-points: 29-1,203
Best games: 63 vs. Murphy; 55 vs. Valley Christian
Note: Before he was an NBA all-pro and a longtime NBA referee, Wood was the all-time leading scorer in California including over 40 points per game as a senior.

41.45 – Anders Broman, Lakeview Christian Academy (Duluth, Minn.)
Year: 2012-13
Games-points: 31-1,285
Best games: 70 vs. Caan Lake-Bena; 61 vs. Mora; 60 vs. Upsala
Note: Broman set the state record for single season scoring as a junior, only to break it the next year as a senior.

41.43 – Eric Schiele, Waterloo (Atwater, Ohio)
Year: 2005-06
Games-points: 21-870
Best games: 69 vs. Mogadore; 60 vs. Windham; 53 vs. Rootstown
Note: Schiele outscored O.J. Mayo, who was a co-MVP on the Division III all-state team with Schiele.

41.423 – Greg Barr, Camden (N.J.)
Year: 1991-92
Games-points: 26-1,077
Best games: 94 vs. Highland; 55 vs. Southern Prep; 54 vs. Edgewood
Note: Yet another prolific scorer from Camden, Barr scored 94 points during a season that ranks fifth all-time for season scoring average in New Jersey.

41.419 – Teddy Dupay, Mariner (Cape Coral, Fla.)
Year: 1997-98
Games-points: 31-1,284
Best games: 70 vs. Cooper City; 58 vs. Bolivar; 56 vs. Roger Bacon
Note: DuPay was one of the most prolific scorers in Florida history and he holds the career scoring record with 3,744 points.

41.37 – Bryan Farmer, Huntland (Tenn.)
Year: 1993-94
Games-points: 29-1,200
Note: Although not included in the state record book, Farmer ranks just behind Schmitz for single season scoring average.

41.31 – Joe Hillman, Hoover (Glendale, Calif.)
Year: 1983-84
Games-points: 26-1,074
Best games: 50 or more five times as a senior.
Note: Hillman became the first player West of the Mississippi signed by Bobby Knight to Indiana. He played on the Hoosiers' 1987 championship team.

41.29 – Ken Johnson, Grandfield (Okla.)
Year: 1978-79
Games-points: 31-1,280
Best games: 105 vs. Terral; 60 vs. Olustee
Note: Set a state record with 105 points in a single game.

41.28 – Sammy Hervey, Washington (Dallas, Texas)
Year: 1968-69
Games-points: 32-1,321
Best games: 47 vs. Grayson County
Note: The 1969 season was a good one for scoring in Texas as Hervey finished second in the state, just behind Tommy Jones who averaged 43.2.

41.3 – Mike Cooper, Harman (W. Va.)
Year: 1962-63
Games-points: NA
Best games: 49 vs. Circleville
Note: Cooper nearly averaged 40 points a game for two straight years as he averaged 39.2 as a senior in 1964.

41.3 – Anthony Pieper, Wausaukee (Wis.)
Year: 1991-92
Games-points: 25-1,032
Best games: 55 vs. Gillett; 53 vs. Crivitz; 53 vs. Osseo-Fairchild
Note: The state's all-time leading scorer had his best scoring average as a junior when he averaged 41.3 points per game.

41.23 – Joe Stiltner, Bland County (Rocky Gap, Va.)
Year: 1976-77
Games-points: 21-866
Best games: 60 vs. Mount Rogers; 54 vs. unknown; 52 vs. unknown
Note: Stiltner set the state scoring record in Virginia and scored over 50 points seven times.

41.2 – Brian Heublein, Polytechnic (Pasadena, Calif.)
Year: 1969-70
Games-points: 23-947
Best games: 58 vs. Chadwick; 57 vs. Pacific Christian; 54 vs. Chaminade
Note: Heublein played college basketball at USC and was also drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in baseball. He also earned fame as one of the "Sleestak" on the children's TV show "Land of the Lost."

41.2 – Dave Edwards, Jackson (Queens, N.Y.)
Year: 1988-89
Games-points: 23-947
Best games: 57 vs. Richmond Hill; 56 vs. Richmond Hill; 55 vs. Richmond Hill
Note: Edwards set the state record for scoring average, only to have it broken by Marcus Whitfield about a week later.

41.1 – David Maupin, Southside (Okla.)
Year: 1983-84
Games-points: 23-945
Note: Not much information on Maupin other than that he led the state in scoring as a junior with his 41.1 points per game average.

41.03 – Toney Mack, Brandon (Fla.)
Year: 1984-85
Games-points: 31-1,272
Best games: 71 vs. Winter Haven; 63 vs. East Bay; 55 in district championship
Note: Mack set the state scoring record for scoring average and points in a season.

41.0 – Monta Ellis, Lanier (Jackson, Miss.)
Year: 2004-05
Games-points: 37-1,517
Best games: 72 vs. Greenwood; 65 vs. Greenwood; 54 vs. Terry
Note: Ellis went straight to the NBA out of high school after leading the nation in scoring as a senior at Lanier.

40.9 – Paul Werle, Orrick (Mo.)
Year: 1987-88
Games-points: 25-1,023
Best games: 65 vs. Stet; 56 vs. Drexel
Note: Werle averaged 27.7 points per game as a sophomore and 34.9 as a junior.

40.8 – Rotnei Clarke, Verdigris (Claremore, Okla.)
Year: 2007-08
Games-points: 30-1,244
Best games: 65 vs. Berryhill; 60 vs. Vian; 57 vs. Adair
Note: Clarke finished as the state's all-time leading scorer and also led Verdigris to a state championship in 2008.

40.69 – Voise Winters, Gage Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Year: 1980-81
Games-points: 26-1,058
Best games: 60 vs. Kelly; 57 vs. Kennedy; 55 vs. Holy Trinity
Note: The leading scorer in the nation ahead of the likes of Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Chris Mullin, Karl Malone and Charles Barkley, all of whom graduated in 1981. He played one year in the NBA and 16 years overseas.

40.67 – James Robinson, Murrah (Jackson, Miss.)
Year: 1988-89
Games-points: 34-1,383
Best games: 66 vs. Lawrence County; 62 vs. Hinds County; 60 vs. Brandon
Note: Went on to a stellar career at Alabama and played seven seasons in the NBA.

40.676 – Rick Morrill, Pembroke (N.H.)
Year: 1964-65
Games-points: 18-732
Best games: 78 vs. Alverne, 70 vs. Goffstown
Note: Morrill holds the distinction of scoring the most points in a loss, getting 78 against Alverne. The total ranks as the highest scoring total in New Hampshire high school history, win or lose.

40.667 – Henry Josefczyk, Yorkville (Ohio)
Year: 1955-56
Games-points: 27-1,097
Best games: 76 vs. Shadyside; 60 vs. Shadyside; 54 vs. Sherrard
Note: The leading scorer in the state in 1956, Josefczyk is sometimes credited with a 42.2 scoring average, however that average did not include postseason tournament scoring.

40.5 – Bob Tallent, Maytown (Ky.)
Year: 1963-64
Games-points: 22-891
Best games: 59 vs. Inez; 51 vs. Betsy Lane
Note: Tallent played college at George Washington University and later coached the team while earning a spot in the university's Hall of Fame.

40.46 – Dylan Jergens, Howardsville Christian (Marcellus, Mich.)
Year: 2018-19
Games-points: 24-971
Best games: 59 vs. Calvary Christian; 52 vs. Countryside Academy; 52 vs. Kalamazoo Phoenix
Note: Jergens finished his career with the second highest single season scoring average in Michigan.

40.42 – Jeremy Monceaux, Parkway Christian Academy (Birmingham, Ala.)
Year: 1998-99
Games-points: 31-1,253
Best games: 66 at Sub-State Final; 65 points; 58 points
Note: Monceaux set the state record for points in a season, which he surpassed his senior year.

40.39 – Jeremy Monceaux, Parkway Christian Academy (Birmingham, Ala.)
Year: 1999-2000
Games-points: 33-1,333
Best games: 68 vs. Oneonta; 66 (twice)
Note: Monceaux finished just short of surpassing his own personal best of 40.42 points per game. He ended his career as the nation's second all-time leading scorer (now third).

40.37– Calvin Murphy, Norwalk (Conn.)
Year: 1965-66
Games-points: 24-969
Best games: 66 at Allentown Classic; 62 vs. Roger Ludlowe; 59 vs. South Catholic-Hartford
Note: Before becoming a national scoring leader at Niagara and an all-pro in the NBA, Murphy led the nation in scoring and earned All-American honors at Norwalk. 

40.33 – Mike Hughes, Alluwe (Okla.)
Year: 1991-92
Games-points: 15-605
Best games: 70 vs. Big Cabin
Note: Alluwe did not have a very good season and played only 15 games, but Hughes still managed to lead the state in scoring.

40.31 – Don Svet, Cowen (W.Va.)
Year: 1954-55
Games-points: 19-766
Best games: 64 vs. Burnsville; 61 vs. Sutton; 56 vs. Billington
Note: Svet was the first player in West Virginia to average over 40 points in a game. He broke Hot Rod Hundley's single season scoring record.

40.2 – JamesOn Curry, Eastern Alamance (Mebane, N.C.)
Year: 2003-04
Games-points: 20-804
Best games: 65 vs. Western Alamance; 59 vs. Chatham; 47 vs. Western Alamance
Note: Curry became the all-time leading scorer in North Carolina. He had more points as a sophomore and a junior, but his highest average as a senior.

40.14 – Corrie Johnson, Hardin County (Savannah, Tenn.)
Year: 1992-93
Games-points: 29-1,164
Best games: 74 vs. Lexington; 50 vs. Jackson Central-Merry; 48 vs. Haywood
Note: Johnson was Mr. Tennessee in 1993 and went on to play at East Tennessee State.

40.11 – Billy Fields, Osbourn Park (Manassas, Va.)
Year: 1977-78
Games-points: 18-722
Note: The all-time scoring leader in Prince William County with 1,846 points, Fields went on to play at Providence.

40.09 – Lawrence Westbrook, Chandler (Ariz.)
Year: 2004-05
Games-points: 22-882
Best games: 57 vs. Mesquite; 53 vs. Camelback; 52 vs. Desert Mountain; 52 vs. Paradise Valley
Note: The cousin of former NFL all-star Brian Westbrook, Lawrence played college basketball at Minnesota.

40.09 – Isaac Bonds, Winslow (Ark.)
Year: 1963-64
Games-points: 22-882
Best games: 51 vs. Phoenix; 48 vs. Flagstaff; 48 vs. Peoria
Note: The homecourt at Winslow is named after Bonds who averaged 35.7 points per game in his career.

40.04 – Jay Burson, John Glenn (New Concord, Ohio)
Year: 1982-83
Games-points: 23-921
Best games: 61 vs. Crooksville; 59 vs. New Lexington; 52 vs. Philo.
Note: Burson led the nation in scoring as a sophomore and went on to become Ohio's all-time leading scorer with 2,958 points (since passed).

40.0 – Mickey Crowe, J.F. Kennedy Prep (St. Nazianz, Wis.)
Year: 1973-74
Games-points: 23-920
Best games: 64 vs. Elkhart Lake; 54 vs. Wausaukee; 52 vs. Sevastopol
Note: One of the few players to lead the nation in scoring twice, Crowe was known or his long-range shots prior to the advent of the 3-point line.

40.0 – Renea Watts, Alexandria (Ala.)
Year: 1955-56
Games-points: NA
Best games: 55 vs. Handley
Note: Watts is listed by the Alabama High School Athletic Association as averaging 40 points per game in its record book. However, no season point totals and games played could be found.

40.0 – Lajordan Wilkerson, Winston (San Antonio, Texas)
Year: 2011-12
Games-points: 28-1,120
Best games: 53 vs. Hill Country Christian; 52 vs. Town East Christian; 51 vs. First Baptist Academy
Note: A football standout as well, Wilkerson led the nation in 6-man rushing yardage with 3,441 and also scored a national best 427 points.

40.0 – Troy House, Ingram Moore (Ingram, Texas)
Year: 1989-90
Games-points: 29-1,158
Best games: 70 vs. Llano; 68 vs. Marion; 54 vs. Austin Crockett
Note: Twice during his senior year, House became the state's all-time leading scorer. Fans and the media celebrated when he passed Greg Powell on the list, only to find out that Calvin Gerke of Snook actually held the career scoring record of 4,018 points. House passed that total a few weeks later and has been No. 1 in the state ever since with 4,518 career points.

40.0 – Luke Kennard, Franklin (Ohio)
Year: 2013-14
Games-points: 23-920
Best games: 59 vs. Monroe; 53 vs. Bellbrook; 51 vs. Edgewood
Note: A two-time Gatorade State Player of the Year, Kennard played three seasons at Duke and was the No. 12 overall pick in the 2017 draft.