Football records set, tied in California, Texas

Thousand Oaks (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) senior wide receiver Richard Mullaney caught 19 passes for 303 yards and three touchdowns Friday night during a 57-34 playoff loss to Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.).

The 6-foot-3, 190-pound Oregon State recruit finished the year with a Southern Section-record 120 receptions – one short of the California state record.

He set many school records, including yards in a season (1,667) and a game (303) and catches in a career (200) and game (19). He also set school records for touchdown catches in a year (20) and career (28).

On defense he tied school records for interceptions in a year (8) and a career (14).

Coach Mike Leibin told MaxPreps that he surpassed or tied records held by current Houston Texans receiver Dave Anderson and Matt Luft, who played at Harvard. Both of them were on the varsity for three years, while Mullaney had only a two-year career.

"He has a different gear with the ball in his hands, which makes him real dynamic," Leibin said. "He's also a great route runner. His ball skills are the best I've ever had."

Leibin pointed out that two years ago, he had a tailback, John Lister (now at the University of Hawaii), who rewrote all the school rushing records. Now Mullaney had done the same thing to all the school receiving records.

"Obviously, we've found a way to get our biggest players the ball," he said of the Lancers' flexible offense. "It's kind of awesome to be a part of that."

* Unheralded John Free tied the Texas state record by firing eight touchdown passes as Boerne-Champion (Boerne, Texas) whipped Calhoun (Port Lavaca, Texas), 66-42, on Friday during the Class 4A Division II Region semifinals.
 
The Dallas Morning News reported that six other players have thrown eight touchdown passes in Texas history.
The senior quarterback completed 25 of 30 passes for 565 yards, with seven different players making at least one catch. His longest scoring pass was 75 yards.