High school basketball: Every player who scored over 50 points in a game during the 2022-23 season

High school basketball players scored 50 or more points 221 times during the 2022-23 season with a single-game high of 81 points according to a list compiled by MaxPreps.

Keniel Velez of Vine Christian Academy (Kissimmee, Fla.) had the top outing with his 81 points in late January during a 100-72 win over Hope Academy. His total is the 88th highest in high school basketball history and just the 11th game of 81 or more points this century.

Vinnie Cugini of Aquinas Academy (Gibsonia, Pa.), the nation's leading scorer with an average of 42.7 points per game, had the most games of 50 or more points this year with seven. Jamaria Clark of Doyline (La.) was next with six.

Sources for the list include Paul S. Luchter's luckyshow.org website, which has an exhaustive all-time list of players with 46 or more points. Other sources include the MaxPreps leaderboards and state association record books. Highest 2022-23 point totals

1. Keniel Velez, Vine Christian Academy (Kissimmee, Fla.)
Points: 81
Date: Jan. 25
Opponent/score: Def. Hope Academy, 100-72
Stats: 31 of 52 on field goals (FG), 9 of 15 on 3-pointers (3FG), 10 of 17 on free throws (FT)

2. Ta'Quorion Tribune, Carmen Northwest (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Points: 77
Date: March 3
Opponent/score: Def. Fuller Collegiate Academy, 122-61
Note: The second highest total in state history. The 77 points came in the final game of the season. Tribune's previous high total was 24 points.

3. Jamaria Clark, Doyline (La.)
Points: 70
Date: Jan. 12
Opponent/score: Def. North Webster, 93-30
Note: Clark is tied with four others for 16th on the all-time list in Louisiana. He scored 50 or more points six times during his senior year.

4. David Douglas, Jr., Yorkville Christian (Yorkville, Ill.)
Points: 66
Date: Feb. 7
Opponent/score: Lost to Bloomington, 93-84
Stats: 20-38 FG, 6-17 3FG, 20-24 FT
Note: Douglas's total is tied for 24th all-time in Illinois but it's the highest total since 1991. Douglas had four 50-plus point games this year.

5. Darrin "DaiDai" Ames, Kenwood (Chicago)
Points: 65
Date: Dec. 26
Opponent/Score: Def. Southland College Prep, 122-48
Stats: 28-41 FG, 7-15 3FG, 2-2 FT
Note: Ames had the state's highest scoring total in over 30 years but Douglas passed him in early February.

6. Austin Peck, South Harrison (Lost Creek, W.Va.)
Points: 64
Date: Feb. 14
Opponent/score: Def. Clay County, 111-29
Stats: 22-23 FG, 20-29 3FG, 0-0 FT
Note: Peck's performance was an anomaly of sorts. He was not the leading scorer on his team this year and his 20 3-point field goals, which set a West Virginia state record and rank fourth all-time nationally, are more than half of his season total. He hit 39 three-pointers on the year and finished with 265 points. "He has great scoring ability," said his coach Tom Sears in an e-mail to MaxPreps. "He got hot that night and the other players really rallied around him."

7. Tyler Mallory, Greenville (Ala.)
Points: 63
Date: Jan. 31
Opponent/score: Def. Montgomery Catholic, 92-89
Stats: 25-37 FG, 7-12 3FG, 6-9 FT
Note: Mallory's point total is the highest in 20 years in the state of Alabama.

7. Tarik Bicic, Rutherford (N.J.)
Points: 63
Date: Feb. 17
Opponent/Score: Def. Shabazz, 78-76
Note: Bicic scored 25 points in the second quarter alone.

7. Makhai Valentine, Steel Valley (Munhall, Pa.)
Points: 63
Date: Jan. 27
Opponent/score: Def. Brentwood (Pa.), 100-79
Note: Valentine was one of the leading scorers in the WPIAL this year at 36.2 points per game. He ended his career with 1,780 career points.

10. Isaiah Evans, North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.)
Points: 62
Date: Feb. 28
Opponent/score: Def. Chambers (Charlotte, N.C.), 105-92 2OT
Note: One of the top juniors in the nation, Evans surpassed Chris Paul for sixth place on the North Carolina state single-game scoring list with this 62-point effort.

10. Jahvin Carter, Alcoa (Tenn.)
Points: 62
Date: Feb. 7
Opponent/score: Def. Cumberland Gap, 98-42
Note: Carter led Alcoa to a state championship and became the school's all-time leading scorer.

10. Tommy Zakovec, Mellen (Wis.)
Points: 62
Date: Jan. 9
Opponent/score: Def. Lao Corte, 87-45
Stats: 14-28 FG, 4-7 3FG, 22-27 FT
Note: Zakovec is the only player in the nation this year to score over 60 points in a game twice.

13. Clay Scofield , Lighthouse Baptist Academy (Theodore, Ala.)
Points: 61
Date: Jan. 12
Opponent/score: Lost to Pensacola Christian, 83-74
Stats: 25-44 FG, 4-8 3FG, 7-9 FT
Note: Scofield finished second in the nation with an average of 41.9 points per game.

13. Kellen Robinson, Episcopal (Little Rock, Ark.)
Points: 61
Date: Jan. 12
Opponent/score: Def. Lisa Academy North, 83-67
Note: Robinson is tied with Layne Taylor of Farmington for the most points by a sophomore in a single game in Arkansas history.

13. Travis Perry, Lyon County (Eddyville, Ky.)
Points: 61
Date: Feb. 16
Opponent/score: Def. Dawson Springs, 114-56
Stats: 24-37 FG, 8-18 3FG, 5-6 FT
Note: With his senior season still left to play, Perry is already the all-time leading scorer in Kentucky with 4,357 points.

13. Rico Yarbrough, Beloit Memorial (Beloit, Wis.)
Points: 61
Date: Feb. 14
Opponent/score: Lost to Madison La Follette, 106-101
Stats: 20-32 FG, 10-19 3FG, 11-13 FT
Note: Yarbrough broke the school record of 48, which he had previously set the month before.

13. Braeden O'Neil, Central (Norwood-Young America, Minn.)
Points: 61
Date: Dec. 9
Opponent/score: Def. Monticello, 90-82
Note: O'Neil also grabbed 23 rebounds in the win and finished the season with over 1,000 career points.

13. Tre Monette, Monterey (Tenn.)
Points: 61
Date: Dec. 28
Opponent/Score: Def. Patel (Fla.), 88-69
Stats: 17 FG, 6 3FG, 21-22 FT.
Note: In a tournament in Tampa Bay (Fla.), Monette broke the school record for points in a game, collecting 21 points on free throws alone.

19. Jason Crowe Jr , Lynwood (Calif.)
Points: 60
Date: Jan. 31
Opponent/Score: Def. Gahr, 94-84
Stats: 19-31 FG, 4-6 3FG, 18-21 FT
Note: According to Cal-Hi Sports, Crowe is the first freshman in California history to score over 1,000 points in a season, finishing with 1,295.

19. Shane Douma-Sanchez, Del Norte (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Points: 60
Date: Jan. 3
Opponent/score: Lost to Eldorado, 72-67
Note: The 60 points is the most ever scored by a player from Albuquerque. He accounted for 89.6 percent of his team's points.

19. Davion Hill, Neumann Regional Academy (Williamsport, Pa.)
Points: 60
Date: Jan. 14
Opponent/Score: Def. Millville, 91-64
Note: Hill broke the Lycoming County record for points in a game with his 60-point effort.

19. Tommy Zakovec, Mellen (Wis.)
Points: 60
Date: Dec. 1`
Opponent/Score: Def. Winters, 96-84
Stats: 13-21 FG, 5-10 3FG, 19-26 FT
Note: Zakovec broke the school record with this 60-point outing in December, a record he would break again in January.

59 points
Alex Odam, Piedmont (Ala.), Feb. 14
Blake Reed, Bracken County (Brooksville, Ky.), Dec. 17
Connor Shanahan, Downingtown East (Exton, Pa.), Jan. 31
Grady Ritchie, Katahdin (Sherman Station, Maine), Jan. 30
Josue Valdemar, Lake County Baptist (Waukegan, Ill.), Jan. 13

58 points
Alex Dvorak, Dickinson (N.D.), Jan. 21
Anthony Toriz, Ceiba College Preparatory Academy (Watsonville, Calif.), Jan. 11
Jacob Meyer, Holy Cross (Covington, Ky.), Feb. 4
Quintin Bresette, Bayfield (Wis.), Feb. 3

57 points
Ahmad Badwan , Salam (Milwaukee, Wis.), Dec. 15
Brian Laroche Jr., Lower Brule (S.D.), Jan. 17
Dylan Johnson, Eureka Springs (Ark.), Feb. 7
Janathan Lamothe, St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.), Feb. 17
Lorenzo Cason, Victory Christian Academy (Lakeland, Fla.), Jan. 15
Sawyer Elkins, Lee Christian (Sanford, N.C.), Jan. 10
Tyler Mallory, Greenville, Nov. 18
Vinnie Cugini, Aquinas Academy (Gibsonia, Pa.), Jan. 27

56 points
Alijah Arenas, Chatsworth (Chatsworth, Calif.), Jan. 21
Brooks Johnson, Marshall (Duluth, Minn.), Jan. 27
Connor Shanahan, Downingtown East, Jan. 14
David Douglas Jr., Yorkville Christian, Jan. 5
Jackson Hubbard, Sayre (Pa.), Jan. 26
Kristopher Jones, Port Aransas (Texas), Jan. 31
Sean Agard, Irvington (N.J.), Feb. 16
Teryck White, King Prep (Memphis, Tenn.), Feb. 6
Wilford Dawson, Perris (Calif.), Jan. 30

55 points
Caden Hilemon, Madison (N.C.), Dec. 15
Calvin Windley, Peoria (Ariz.), Jan. 12
Chase Diesslin, Salida (Colo.), Feb. 1
DJ Dillon, Rock Church (Franklin, Va.), Feb. 6
Dylan Martinez, Faith Christian (Pasadena, Texas), Jan. 17
Grayson Rigdon, Benjamin (Texas), Feb. 2
Hunter Ingram, Argyle (N.Y.), Jan. 18
Isiah St. Romain, Williston (N.D.), Feb. 7
Jack Gogue, Richmond (Richmond, Mo.), Feb. 16
Jackson Hubbard, Sayre, Jan. 26
Jakkai Stith, Hempstead (Hempstead, N.Y.), Feb. 3
Jaylen Woodland, Hamilton/Audubon (Milwaukee, Wis.), Jan. 9
Jordan Malmlov, Prescott (Wis.), Feb. 13
Vinnie Cugini, Aquinas Academy, Jan. 6
Wesley Carnes, Fort Morgan (Fort Morgan, Colo.), Feb. 16

54 points
Cavin Holden, R.A. Long (Longview, Wash.), Dec. 16
Cavin Holden, R.A. Long, Jan. 9
Dylan Martinez, Faith Christian, Jan. 19
Ethan Gallagher, Legacy Academy (Lockesburg, Ark.), Jan.. 3
Ethan Gallagher, Legacy Academy, Jan. 20
Fischer Brown, Fergus (Lewistown, Mont.), Feb. 16
Jakob Acosta, Eastside Early College (Austin, Texas), Nov. 22
Jason Hull, South Wasco County (Maupin, Ore.), Jan. 24
Javen Poindexter, Red Level (Ala.), Feb. 10
Jaylen Brown, Norwalk (Conn.), Jan. 17
Kaiden Burgess, Koshkonong (Mo.), Jan. 19
Kristapher Meeter, Tiospaye Topa (Ridgeview, S.D.), Dec. 15
Logan Kilbert, Sierra (Tollhouse, Calif.), Jan. 31
Marquell Robinson, Tenor (Milwaukee, Wis.), Dec. 13
Nazier Leonard, Northeast (Clarksville, Tenn.), Nov. 21
Roderic Gatewood Jr., Meridian (Mounds, Ill.), Jan. 4
Sam Reynolds, Wonderview (Hattieville, Ark.), Jan. 3

53 points
Angel Ochoa, St. Joseph Academy (San Marcos, Calif.), Jan. 16
Anthony Pizzuti, Lyndhurst (N.J.), Feb. 7
Asher Zubich, Mountain Iron-Buhl (Mountain Iron, Minn.), Jan. 13
Boden Howell, South Medford (Medford, Ore.), Feb. 7
Clay Scofield, Lighthouse Baptist Academy, Dec. 19
Clay Shoup, Mason County Eastern (Custer, Mich.), Feb. 3
Daniel Ribeiro, Ransom Everglades (Miami, Fla.), Jan. 27
Derek Sanchez, Pojoaque Valley (Pojoaque, N.M.), Jan. 10
Devin Hall, DeKalb (Mo.), Jan. 25
Jacob Hargens, Sioux Central (Sioux Rapids, Iowa), Feb. 7
Jamaria Clark, Doyline, Feb. 17
Jamaria Clark, Doyline, Feb. 20
Josh Reeves, Golden City (Mo.), Jan. 6
Keshawn Watkins, Columbia (Huntsville, Ala.), Nov. 11
Malik Longie, Flandreau Indian (Flandreau, S.D.), Jan. 28
Noah Futch, Jessieville (Ark.), Jan. 25
Owen Traynor, Mt. St. Joseph Academy (Rutland, Vt.), Jan. 11
Ryder Williams, Versailles (Mo.), Feb. 7
Seth Bunders, Wauzeka-Steuben (Wauzeka, Wis.), March 10
Shane Cherry, Austin-East (Knoxville, Tenn.), Dec. 20
Tyrone Riley, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy (Downey, Calif.), Feb. 17

52 points
Angel Canuelas, Discovery (Lake Alfred, Fla.), Jan. 12
Benjamin Minton, Harmony Christian (Middletown, N.Y.), Jan. 17
Carson Bartholomay, Enderlin (N.D.), Feb. 3
Danny Stephens, Augusta Southeastern (Augusta, Ill.), Nov. 26
Darnez Slater, Roosevelt (Eastvale, Calif.), Jan. 26
David Jackson, NFL Yet Academy (Phoenix, Ariz.), Jan. 6
Eddie Mittermeyer, McDonell Central (Chippewa Falls, Wis.), Dec. 29
Gianni Altman, Gold Beach (Ore.), Dec. 13
Grayson Rigdon, Benjamin, Feb. 24
Jacob Webber, Scottsdale Christian Academy (Phoenix, Ariz.), Dec. 30
Jamaria Clark, Doyline, Dec. 20
Jayshawn Williams, Bloomfield (Conn.), Jan. 12
Kase Wynott, Lapwai (Idaho), Jan. 28
Latif Diouf, Dunn (Los Olivos, Calif.), Jan. 27
Malcolm Warthen, West Nassau (Callahan, Fla.), Dec. 20
Makel Smith, Morehead (Eden, N.C.), Nov. 22
Malik Olafioye, Ecorse (Mich.), Jan. 15
Nasir Whitlock, DeLaSalle (Minneapolis, Minn.), Jan. 28
Sattwik Banerjee, Burbank (Calif.), Feb. 2
Sam Reynolds, Wonderview, Oct. 19
Vinnie Cugini, Aquinas Academy, Jan. 21
Walker Oliver, Hodgdon (Maine), Dec. 9
Zaveion Bineyard, Verrado (Buckeye, Ariz.), Jan. 10

51 points
Arhmad Branch, Festus (Mo.), Feb. 3
Asher Zubich, Mountain Iron-Buhl, Jan. 13
Austyn Saul, Santee (Neb.), Dec. 15
Autrail Manning, John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.), Nov. 22
Brayden Wilson, Coosa Valley Academy (Harpersville, Ala.), Jan. 27
Brooklyn Hicks, Timberline (Lacey, Wash.), Jan. 4
Chris Abraham, Orange (Calif.), Feb. 3
David Douglas Jr., Yorkville Christian, Dec. 3
Darryn Peterson, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), Dec. 20
Domanyck Schwarzenberger, Bloomer (Wis.), Feb. 9
Drake James, Mars Hill Bible (Florence, Ala.), Feb. 2
Ellis Williams, Henderson Collegiate (Henderson, N.C.), Feb. 3
Eric Kenesie, St. Joseph (Kenosha, Wis.), March 16
Ethan Gallagher, Legacy Academy, Dec. 28
Finley Bizjack, Byron Nelson (Trophy Club, Texas), Jan. 24
Grayson Rigdon, Benjamin, Jan. 3
Grayson Rigdon, Benjamin, Jan. 27
Jack Benter, Brownstown Central (Brownstown, Ind.), Jan. 24
Jakye Rainey, Nichols (Buffalo, N.Y.), Jan. 3
Jakye Rainey, Nichols, Jan. 10
Jason Crowe Jr., Lynwood, Dec. 2
Jerry Easter, Emmanuel Christian (Toledo, Ohio), Feb. 6
Jerry Leyva Jr, Buckeye (Ariz.), Jan. 31
Joe Sayler, White River (S.D.), Jan. 5
Josiah McKoy, Mount Hope Christian Academy (Mount Hope, W. Va.), Jan. 7
Kenneth Lewis, Washington (Houston), Nov. 23
Kristopher Jones, Port Aransas (Texas), Jan. 6
Labaron Philon, Baker (Mobile, Ala.), Nov. 22
Luca Quinn, Archbishop Walsh (Olean, N.Y.), Jan. 31
Makhal Valentine, Steel Valley, Jan. 10
Michael Mackey, Hobbs (N.M.), Feb. 10
Nazier Leonard, Northeast, Nov. 21
Parker Friedrichsen, Bixby (Okla.), Feb. 14
Peyton Hunt, Milaca (Minn.), Jan. 31
Quinn Kwasniak, Cornerstone Christian (Willoughby, Ohio), Dec. 23
Ryan Hill, Christian Central Academy (Williamsville, N.Y.), Jan. 19
Rusty Klitzman, Parkview (Orfordville, Wis.), Feb. 17
Scott Murphy, Morris Central (Morris, N.Y.), Jan. 14
Sinai Medina, Summit Preparatory (Redwood City, Calif.), Feb. 6
Spencer Barr, Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen, S.D.), Jan. 24
Tavarres Riley, Freedom (Woodbridge, Va.), Feb. 15
Trevor Morris, Armijo (Fairfield, Calif.), Feb. 9
Vinnie Cugini, Aquinas Academy, Feb. 3
Vinnie Cugini, Aquinas Academy, Dec. 19
Zeke Brock, Cape Fear Christian Academy (Erwin, N.C.), Jan. 23

50 points
Aidan Bews, Quincy (Wash.), Jan. 14
Al Brooks Jr, Hansberry (Chicago), Dec. 2
Beckham Tharpe, North Iredell (Olin, N.C.), Jan. 20
Bradey Henige, Cactus (Glendale, Ariz.), Dec. 15
Brandon Williams, Bethel Assembly Christian Academy (Windsor, N.C.), Jan. 19
Brenden Brantley, Andrew Jackson Academy (Ehrhardt, S.C.), Feb. 10
Brenden Chiabotti, North Woods (Cook, Minn.), Feb. 10
Brian Duncan, Northeast (Pride, La.), Nov. 15
Brooks Johnson, Marshall, Feb. 21
Cade Sutton, Bunker (Mo.), Feb. 14
CP Perry, Rockwell Christian School (Rockwell, N.C.), Dec. 2
Caesar Thompson, Amsterdam (N.Y.), Jan. 7
Carter Wollan, Amery (Wis.), Jan. 5
Cavin Holden, R.A. Long, Nov. 28
David Douglas Jr., Yorkville Christian, Feb. 1
Tae Legette, Mathews (Va.), Dec. 15
Eli Meece, Southwestern (Somerset, Ky.), Dec. 28
Grayson Rigdon, Benjamin, Jan. 23
Henry Thole, Villa Madonna (Covington, Ky.), Feb. 17
Hayden Von Boeckman , Bruce Randolph (Denver, Colo.), Feb. 9
Hunter Guenther, Gilmanton (Wis.), Feb. 10
Isaac Matti, Hayfield (Minn.), Jan. 24
Isaac Zelinski, SWCHA Saints (Milwaukee, Wis.), Jan. 12
Jabron Solomon, Woodbury (N.J.), Feb. 3
Jack Miller, Jesup (Iowa), Feb. 6
Jakson Baber, Cornerstone Christian (Bloomington, Ill.), Jan. 7
Jaheim Harrell, Dover (Del.), Feb. 9
Jake Hall, Carlsbad (Calif.), Jan. 7
Jamaria Clark, Doyline, Feb. 7
Jamaria Clark, Doyline, Nov. 14
Jamie Hodges Jr., Michigan City (Ind.), Feb. 7
Jayden Davis, Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville, Pa.), Feb. 7
Jed Ladine, Turlock (Calif.), Feb. 3
John Lash, Charlotte Christian (Charlotte, N.C.), Dec. 27
Joseph McKoy, Mount Hope Christian, Jan. 7
Josh Campbell, Archbishop Williams (Braintree, Mass.), Feb. 14
Julian Castro, Granger (Wash.), Jan. 27
Kenneth Morrast, Jr, Ecorse, Dec. 6
KJ Thomas, Randall (Amarillo, Texas), Feb. 10
Marcus Adams Jr., Narbonne (Harbor City, Calif.), Jan. 11
Marquell Robinson, Tenor (Milwaukee, Wis.), Dec. 15
Matt Merlo, Random Lake (Wis.), Jan. 26
Matthew Soto, Somerset (Texas), Nov. 15
Maxwell Greeley, Gering (Neb.), Jan. 31
Noah Holland, Hillsboro (Mo.), Feb. 3
Owen Leach, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (Glyndon, Minn.), March 17
Ryder Williams, Versailles, Feb. 3
TJ Robinson, Immaculate Conception (Montclair, N.J.), Dec. 27
Tyler Rivard, Hazen (Hardwick, Vt.), Dec. 28
Vonte Sanders, Sherman (Texas), Nov. 22
Zack Kublanov, Haas Hall Academy (Rogers, Ark.), Nov. 17
Zane Miller, Agoura (Calif.), Feb. 8