While the lost COVID season of 2020 limited high school football seasons
and prevented a number of players from threatening state records,
MaxPreps has found 10 players who could finish their careers as state
record holders by the end of the 2022 season.
Here's a look at the 10 potential record breakers.
Richard Stallworth, Yuma Catholic
Photo: Steve Chadwick
Already a
state record
holder, Stallworth broke the single-season record for touchdown passes
with 67, passing Yuma Catholic alum Gage
Reese's mark of 64. Now, Stallworth could erase the career marks held by
Spencer Rattler and Chase Cord. Stallworth, who threw for 306 yards and
four touchdowns in the Shamrocks' season opener, has 8,972 yards passing
in his career with 554 completions, 830 attempts and 120 touchdowns.
Based on last year's performance (319 of 479, 4,863 yards, 67
touchdowns), Stallworth could break the career marks of Rattler (764
completions, 1,224 attempts, and 11,083 yards. Cord holds the career
touchdown mark with 137.
2. Jeff Hoenstine, Central (Martinsburg, Pa.)
While
most of the career passing yardage, attempts and completion marks are
out of reach for Hoenstine, he could break the record for touchdown
passes. With 99 in his career following four touchdowns in his first two
games this year, Hoenstine needs just 39 to break the
state record
of 137 career touchdown passes by Matt Bodamer of Port Allegany. Last
year, Hoenstine tossed 57 touchdown passes during Central's 14-1 season.
3. Lincoln Kienholz, Riggs (Pierre, S.D.)
As
a junior, Kienholz set the state single-season passing yardage mark with 3,359. Now he takes aim at the career yardage
record of 7,952 by Nick Wald of St. Thomas More. Kienholz has
717 yards and nine touchdowns in two games and 6,395 yards in his
career. The state career touchdown pass record of 101 by Nate Jackson
of St. Thomas More is also in danger with Kienholz (67) sitting 35 away. He had 37 touchdown passes last year.
4. Jarrett Wilson, Polson (Mont.)
Wilson
is rapidly closing in on the state career touchdown passing mark of
101, held by Dane Warp of Havre. Wilson had 48 touchdowns last year and
32 as a sophomore. He's 14 away from breaking the
state record after already tossing eight touchdowns in 2022.
5. Cayden Walton, Raton (N.M.)
The
New Mexico career state rushing record of 7,170 yards, set by David
McGee of Laguna Acoma, is within reach of Walton. He has 818 yards in
three games this year and 5,666 yards for his career.
6. Treyvion Holly, Union Parish (Farmerville, La.)
With
7,911 rushing yards in his career following an 82-yard outing in his first
game, Holley is less than 1,000 yards away from breaking the mark of
8,806 yards set by Nick Brossette of University Lab. With 943 career
carries, Holley is just 200 away from breaking Brossette's mark of 1,142 rushing attempts. Holley set the single-season state record for touchdowns (48) and points (312) last year. With 122 career
touchdowns and 828 points, he can surpasses Brossette's marks of 164
touchdowns and 984 points.
7. Jaden Gibson, Rabun County (Tiger, Ga.)
Last
year, Gibson caught 86 passes for 1,878 yards and 19 touchdowns. While
he might not approach those records after the graduation of state player
of the year, quarterback Gunnar Stockton, he's already off to a good
start with 25 catches for 493 yards and eight touchdowns. He has 190
catches for 3,667 yards and 37 touchdowns. He could break the
state record of 4,477 yards by Valdosta's Stan Rome and the 272 receptions and 48 touchdowns by Travis Hunter of Collins Hill.
8. Kyle Ferrie, Harding Academy (Searcy, Ark.)
Ferrie set the
state record
for single-season kicking points last year with 117. Now, he's got the
career mark of 295 points within reach. He has 225 kicking points in his
career, including 18 this year. He could also break the career field
goals record of 35 by Todd Bryan of Bryant. Ferrie has 24 in his career,
including 13 last year and three this year.
9. Vaughn Anderson, Bennington (Neb.)
Andy Bayne of Millard North set the
career extra points record
in Nebraska with 178. However, Anderson kicked 77 last year and has 115
in his career after booting 11 in Bennington's first two games.
10. Zane Flores, Gretna (Neb.)
Flores has thrown for 6,398 yards in his four-year
varsity career, including 352 in his first two games this
year. After throwing for 2,885 yards last year, Flores has a shot at
breaking the state career passing yardage record of 8,451 yards by Alec
Ditoro of Papillion-LaVista. He also has a shot at the career
completions, attempts and touchdown marks.
