National High School Football Stat Stars

Video: Eric Melesio's highlights vs. St. Margaret's
See the Norte Vista running back in action as he guns for the national rushing record.

After putting up one of the best single-game rushing totals of the season, Eric Melesio of Norte Vista now has a chance at knocking off one of the longest standing records in national high school football history.

Melesio ran for 563 yards on 43 carries with eight touchdowns in a 62-56 win over St. Margaret's in the Southern Section Division 7 football playoffs. That total puts Melesio's season totals at 3,945 yards on the year.

With Norte Vista advancing to the section semifinals, Melesio has a chance to possibly play four more games, assuming his team reaches a state bowl game. If that happens, he has a good chance of surpassing the national record of 4,756 yards by John Giannantonio of Netcong, set in 1950. He needs just over 800 yards to break the record, but he has rushed for over 900 yards combined in his past two games.

Melesio's performance highlights this week's national high school football stat stars.

Other noteworthy performances this week include:

Journey Brown of Meadville rushing for 391 yards and five touchdowns in a 76-29 win over Hollidaysburg. Brown is remembered as the player who rushed for 722 yards and 10 touchdowns in his team's 107-90 win over DuBois last year.

Tristan Miller of Santa Clarita Christian had the fourth-highest single game passing total in state history with 636 yards in a 61-47 loss to South El Monte.

Nick Gerber of Levelland broke the state record for touchdown passes in a season with 73. He threw for 502 yards and six touchdowns in an 82-73 win over Decatur. With 5,036 yards on the season, Gerber needs just 409 yards to surpass the state record of 5,444 yards by Shelton Eppler.

Gerber will go for the record this week against Andrews, whose quarterback Triston Williams also made the stat stars list this week. He threw for 458 yards and six touchdowns in a 59-38 playoff win over Brownwood.


Rushing

Eric Melesio, Norte Vista (Riverside, Calif.), 43 carries for 563 yards, 8 touchdowns in a 62-56 win over St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)

Journey Brown, Meadville (Pa.), 12 carries for 391 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 76-29 win over Hollidaysburg (Pa.

Dre Coleman, Lumberton (Miss.), 23 carries for 362 yards, 6 touchdowns in a 66-14 win over Stringer (Miss.)

BJ Baylor, Wharton (Texas), 16 carries for 354 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 40-28 win over Hondo (Texas)

Malcom West, Granville Central (Stem, N.C.), 29 carries for 353 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 48-21 win over Camden County (Camden, N.C.)

Olita Palmer, Murrieta Valley (Murrieta, Calif.), 36 carries for 344 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 64-48 win over Norco (Calif.)

Michael Carter, Navarre (Fla.), 21 carries for 333 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 60-28 win over Tate (Cantonment, Fla.)

Tyler Page, Friendswood (Texas), 27 carries for 322 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 56-35 win over La Porte (Texas)

Samir Allen, Clovis (Calif.), 32 carries for 320 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 41-28 loss to Clovis West (Fresno, Calif.)

Trelon Smith, Cy-Ridge (Houston), 30 carries for 316 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 55-28 win over Katy Taylor (Katy, Texas)

Receiving

Jacob Moss, Santa Clarita Christian (Canyon Country, Calif.), 20 catches for 381 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 61-47 loss to South El Monte (Calif.)

'Duce' Fuller, D.H. Conley (Greenville, N.C.), 19 catches for 304 yards, 0 touchdowns in a 70-42 loss to Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, N.C.)

Tyshun Odom, Crest (Shelby, N.C.), 14 catches for 298 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 60-40 win over East Rowan (Salisbury, N.C.)

Gus Ferreira, Hilltop (Chula Vista, Calif.), 19 catches for 287 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 50-27 loss to Christian (El Cajon, Calif.)

Kalei Aukai, Santa Rosa (Calif.), 10 catches for 262 yards, 1 touchdowns in a 38-37 loss to Windsor (Calif.)

BJ Busbee Jr., St. Anthony (Long Beach, Calif.), 7 catches for 252 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 60-28 win over Dos Pueblos (Goleta, Calif.)

Marquis Spiker, Murrieta Valley (Murrieta, Calif.), 15 catches for 241 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 64-48 win over Norco (Calif.)

Harrison Steiger, Wilsonville (Ore.), 12 catches for 239 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 56-34 win over Central (Independence, Ore.)

Devin Powell, Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw, N.C.), 5 catches for 237 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 49-42 win over Concord (N.C.)

Chance Pride, Eastside (Taylors, S.C.), 12 catches for 235 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 47-42 loss to Airport (West Columbia, S.C.)

Passing

Tristan Miller, Santa Clarita Christian (Canyon Country, Calif.), 34 of 43 for 636 yards, 7 touchdowns in a 61-47 loss to South El Monte (Calif.)

Jeremy Moussa, Roosevelt (Eastvale, Calif.), 36 of 48 for 545 yards, 6 touchdowns in a 56-42 win over Redlands (Calif.)

Tim Demorat, Viera (Fla.), 31 of 39 for 534 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 53-45 win over Martin County (Stuart, Fla.)

Brandon Marquardt, Norman North (Norman, Okla.), 25 of 33 for 511 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 62-42 win over Mustang (Okla.)

Nick Gerber, Levelland (Texas), 31 of 40 for 502 yards, 6 touchdowns in a 82-73 win over Decatur (Texas)

Jacob Irby, Concord (N.C.), 28 of 49 for 484 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 49-42 loss to Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw, N.C.)

Lance Dinatale, Foran (Milford, Conn.), 36 of 47 for 467 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 47-30 win over Creed/Hill Regional Career Magnet/Whitney RVT (North Haven, Conn.)

Triston Williams, Andrews (Texas), 26 of 39 for 458 yards, 6 touchdowns in a 59-38 win over Brownwood (Texas)

Cade Weldon, Jefferson (Tampa, Fla.), 30 of 48 for 455 yards, 1 touchdowns in a 42-21 loss to Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.)

Holton Ahlers, D.H. Conley (Greenville, N.C.), 34 of 54 for 450 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 70-42 loss to Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, N.C.)

TJ Gist, Eastside (Taylors, S.C.), 27 of 40 for 445 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 47-42 loss to Airport (West Columbia, S.C.)

Isaiah Steele, Santa Rosa (Calif.), 29 of 41 for 439 yards, 1 touchdowns in a 38-37 loss to Windsor (Calif.)

Austin Kuyrkendall, Martin County (Stuart, Fla.), 24 of 44 for 436 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 53-45 loss to Viera (Fla.)

Austin Colonna, Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw, N.C.), 20 of 30 for 425 yards, 7 touchdowns in a 49-42 win over Concord (N.C.)

Hank Bachmeier, Murrieta Valley (Murrieta, Calif.), 29 of 37 for 423 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 64-48 win over Norco (Calif.)

Kason Martin, Manvel (Texas), 23 of 33 for 421 yards, 7 touchdowns in a 69-21 win over New Caney (Texas)

Ethan Hartman, Glen Rose (Texas), 18 of 27 for 421 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 57-47 win over Bushland (Texas)

Tyson Williams, Jonesboro (Ark.), 25 of 43 for 419 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 56-52 loss to Benton (Ark.)

William Yex, Spartanburg (S.C.), 21 of 26 for 409 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 42-28 win over Clover (S.C.)

JT Daniels, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 25 of 43 for 407 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 63-30 win over Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, Calif.)