The 2022 high school football season produced some of the top single game performances in high school football history, including state records in Georgia, Oregon, Maine, Ohio, Colorado, New Jersey and Alabama.
And while Ethen Knox of Oil City (Pa.) garnered headlines with his ability to carry the rock and churn out yards, it was Jayden Mason of Calvary Christian (Columbus, Ga.) who actually crushed his state record for rushing attempts with 61. Mason's effort topped the old mark by seven carries.
Knox appears on the list with 54 and 53 carries, respectively, in addition to being a regular focus of MaxPreps weekly Stat Freaks.
Four players — Justin Klotz in New Jersey, Cade Dixon in Maine, Lexton Grafke in Kansas and Randell Johnson in Alabama — caught six touchdown passes, tying state records in their respective states.
A pair of quarterbacks set state record for touchdown passes. Rocco McClave of Crescent Valley (Ore.) set state records for passing yardage and touchdown passes while Vinny Ballone of Lowellville tied the state record for touchdown passes in Ohio.
Following are the top 10 single-game performances in various statistical categories based on stats reported to MaxPreps. Some categories were cut short due to the high number of players who had achieved the next lowest statistical number.
Roderick Robinson was among the top single-game rushers in 2022 with a 476 yard performance. He also helped Lincoln to a CIF state title and was named the MaxPreps California Player of the Year. (Photo: Louis Lopez)
Rushing Yards
Dylan Lee,
Williams Field (Gilbert, Ariz.), 518
Jason Patterson,
Sneads (Fla.), 498
Christian Perris,
Princeton (N.C.), 495
Dawson Pendergrass,
Mineola (Texas), 481
Tyler Vasey,
Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake, Ill.), 481
Roderick Robinson,
Lincoln (San Diego), 476
Malaki Dowell,
White County (Sparta, Tenn.), 472
Noah Estes,
The Pinnacle (Federal Heights, Colo.), 469
Ty Cozad,
Muscatine (Iowa), 454
Major Givens,
Steele Canyon (Spring Valley, Calif.), 454
Rushing Attempts
Jayden Mason,
Calvary Christian (Columbus, Ga.), 61
Tevita Valeti,
Springville (Utah), 58
Ethen Knox,
Oil City (Pa.), 54
Tate Youtsey,
Penney (Hamilton, Mo.), 53
Ethen Knox, Oil City (Pa.), 53
Josiah Sessler,
Bonita Springs (Fla.), 52
Camron Mendoza,
Beaver Dam (Wis.), 52
Trent McCain,
Ord (Neb.), 52
John Peterson,
Vancleave (Miss.), 52
Tegan Avera,
Gatlinburg-Pittman (Gatlinburg, Tenn.), 52
Receptions
Robert Barrera,
Hueneme (Oxnard, Calif.), 23
Avery Kelly,
Booneville (Miss.), 21
Brandon Harper,
Noble (Okla.), 20
Jemel Hardy,
Lincoln (Dallas), 20
Damare Franklin,
Veterans (Kathleen, Ga.), 20
Churandy Duval,
Tohopekaliga (Kissimmee, Fla.), 20
Isaiah Green,
Neosho (Mo.), 19
Wyatt Andrews,
Glendale (Springfield, Mo.), 19
Darian Holmes,
Warren (San Antonio), 19
Donte Ferrell,
Woodward (Cincinnati), 19
Zakaylen Jones,
Lafayette (Wildwood, Mo.), 19
Cooper Swasey,
Payson (Utah), 19
Receiving yards
Randell Johnson,
Russellville (Ala.), 377
Jose Gonzalez,
Estes Park (Colo.), 371
Christian Saldana,
United (Laredo, Texas), 344
Howard Kinchen,
Patterson (La.), 343
Sema'J Davis,
North Wake Saints (Wake Forest, N.C.), 325
Owen Winter,
Southern Huntingdon County (Three Springs, Pa.), 323
Mitchell Nuziard,
Ponder (Texas), 322
Damarion Dedner,
Lafayette County (Stamps, Ark.), 322
Elijah Ward,
Rusk (Texas), 319
Owen Winter, Southern Huntingdon County (Three Springs, Pa.), 317
Receiving touchdowns
Justin Klotz,
Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington, N.J.), 6
Cade Dixon,
Bonny Eagle (Standish, Maine), 6
Lexton Grafke,
Lansing (Kan.), 6
Randell Johnson, Russellville (Ala.), 6
Passing completions
Sabby Meassick,
Tohopekaliga (Kissimmee, Fla.), 45
Clifton Cooper,
Ponder (Texas), 44
Dalton Whitworth,
Rock Creek (St. George, Kan.), 44
Elijah Favela,
Judson (Converse, Texas), 43
Jack Behl, Lafayette (Wildwood, Mo.), 42
Devin Watson,
Summit Academy (Bluffdale, Utah), 41
Quenton Hughes, Neosho (Mo.), 41
Luke Baker,
San Ramon Valley (Danville, Calif.), 40
Kade Edwards, Payson (Utah), 40
Ty Thompson,
Graham (Texas), 40
Josue Elena,
Santa Maria (Calif.), 40
Passing attempts
Luke Newton,
Coram Deo Academy (Flower Mound, Texas), 72
Jack Behl, Lafayette (Wildwood, Mo.) 71
Jayden Neal,
Knoxville Catholic (Knoxville, Tenn.), 70
Aidan Armenta,
La Cueva (Albuquerque), 68
Jeremiah Harden,
Shiloh (Snellville, Ga.), 66
Cam Kuhn,
Madison Comprehensive (Mansfield, Ohio), 64
Armando Lujan,
Sunray (Texas), 64
Tre' Walker,
Silas (Tacoma, Wash.), 63
Cameron Evans,
Sumter County (Americus, Ga.), 63
Wyatt Abramson,
Casa Grande (Petaluma, Calif.), 63
Kirk Francis,
Metro Christian (Tulsa, Okla.), 63
Passing yardage
Ryland Reetz,
Estes Park (Colo.), 663
Rocco McClave,
Crescent Valley (Corvallis, Ore.), 654
Kirk Francis, Metro Christian (Tulsa, Okla.), 630
Danny Stoddard,
Medina (Ohio), 621
Luke Newton,
Coram Deo Academy (Flower Mound, Texas), 606
Dylan Dunn,
Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park, Kan.), 601
Clifton Cooper,
Ponder (Texas), 584
Dalton Whitworth,
Rock Creek (St. George, Kan.), 577
Will Kocher,
Kings (Kings Mill, Ohio), 568
Roosevelt Towns III,
Southside (Selma, Ala.), 567
Passing touchdowns
Rocco McClave, Crescent Valley (Corvallis, Ore.), 10
Vinny Ballone,
Lowellville (Ohio), 9
Gage Baker,
Paradise Honors (Surprise, Ariz.), 9
Malachi Wilt,
Tonopah Valley (Tonopah, Ariz.), 9
Total touchdowns
Luke Bailey,
Providence (Charlotte, N.C.), 9
Jesse Greenly IV,
Atchison (Kan.), 9
Bobby Trujillo,
Emporia (Kan.), 9
Salathia Sampson,
Kendrick (Columbus, Ga.), 9
Bryan Chavez,
Veterans Memorial (Brownsville, Texas), 9
Extra points
Colson Falink,
Frankton (Ind.), 12
Rhett Measure,
Glacier (Kalispell, Mont.), 12
Jamarion Whitlock,
Legacy School of Sport Sciences (Spring, Texas), 12
Kick scoring
Tristan Alvano,
Omaha Westside (Omaha, Neb.), 19
Ramiro Vargas,
Edinburg North (Edinburg, Texas), 18
Ronald Daragjati,
Creekside (St. Johns, Fla.), 17
Ronald Daragjati, Creekside (St. Johns, FL), 17
Total points
Bobby Trujillo, Emporia (Kan.), 56
Luke Bailey, Providence (Charlotte, N.C.), 54
Jesse Greenly IV, Atchison (Kan.), 54
Salathia Sampson, Kendrick (Columbus, Ga.), 54
Bryan Chavez, Veterans Memorial (Brownsville, Texas), 54
Field goals
Ramiro Vargas,
Edinburg North (Edinburg, Texas), 6
Ronald Daragjati,
Creekside (St. Johns, Fla.), 5
Michael Aiken,
Trinity Christian (Addison, Texas), 5
Tristan Alvano, Omaha Westside (Omaha, NE), 5
Interceptions
Dakoda Pearson,
Tom Bean (Texas), 5
Devin Winston,
Hayfield (Alexandria, Va.), 5
Total points — Team
Freedom (Woodbridge, Va.), 112
Andale (Kan.), 108
Whitehorse (Montezuma Creek, Utah), 97
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 96
LBJ Austin (Austin, Texas), 96
Southeast of Saline (Gypsum, Kan.), 94
Clarke (Osceola, Iowa), 94
Legacy School of Sport Sciences (Spring, Texas), 92
Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.), 90
Jenks (Okla.), 90
Paris (Ky.), 90
Wild Rose (Wis.), 90
Total combined points
154 —
Westville (Okla.), 86;
Kansas (Okla.), 68
153 —
Norco (Calif.), 77;
Murrieta Valley (Murrieta, Calif.), 76
151 —
Neosho (Mo.), 79;
Willard (Mo.), 72
151 —
La Cueva (Albuquerque), 89;
West Mesa (Albuquerque), 62
150 —
Dallas (Ore.), 79;
Crescent Valley (Corvallis, Ore.), 71
149 —
Benton (La.), 78;
Haughton (La.), 71
147 —
Emporia (Kan.), 83;
Highland Park (Topeka, Kan.), 64
147 —
West Boylston (Mass.), 74;
Amesbury (Mass.), 73
143 —
Cleveland Central Catholic (Cleveland), 77;
Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland), 66
143 —
Luther (Okla.), 81;
Meeker (Okla.), 62
143 —
Whitehorse (Montezuma Creek, Utah), 97;
Utah School for the Deaf & Blind (Ogden, Utah), 46
