Jim Kelly was a Hall of Fame quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, leading his team to four Super Bowls and finishing as one of the most prolific passers in NFL history. But last week his nephew, Chad Kelly, did something the all-time great never did.
Chad Kelly.
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In leading St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo, N.Y.) to a 53-40 win over Wilson (Whitby, Ontario, Canada), Kelly completed 30 of 50 passes for 438 yards and five touchdowns. The yardage total is 33 yards more than his uncle's best, which was a 405-yard effort in 1989.
Kelly's performance is one of many outstanding efforts reported to MaxPreps this week and his 438 yards ranks seventh on this week's top passing performances.
Kelly is not the only athlete among this week's national stat stars with NFL bloodlines. Bret Helton of Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs, Colo.) is the son of two-time Super Bowl champion Barry Helton, who was a punter for the San Francisco 49ers. The younger Helton passed for 448 yards and four touchdowns last week in a 44-42 loss to Rampart.
Following are the top performers from last week based on statistics reported by coaches to MaxPreps.
PASSING
Hunter Taylor of Whitehouse is the week's most prolific passer.
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, 27 of 55 for 534 yards, 9 touchdowns in a 70-48 win over Pine Tree.
Blake Geller, Northern Valley Regional (Demarest, N.J.), 25 of 39 for 492 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 46-45 loss to Bergenfield.
Chad Chalich, Coeur d'Alene (Idaho), 32 of 43 for 457 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 63-35 win over Post Falls.
Jordan Hall, Lenoir City (Tenn.), 19 of 35 for 450 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 26-21 win over Farragut.
Bret Helton, Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 27 of 38 for 448 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 44-42 loss to Rampart.
Tyler Matthews, McPherson (Kan.), 24 of 40 for 441 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 66-63 loss to Emporia.
Chad Kelly, St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo, N.Y.), 30 of 50 for 438 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 53-40 win over Wilson.
Nolan Sorensen, Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.), 15 of 33 for 438 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 42-34 loss to Clovis West.
Forest Williams, Amory (Miss.), 29 of 42 for 434 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 21-20 loss to Itawamba Agricultural.
Drew Johnson, Molalla (Ore.), 20 of 33 for 421 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 48-6 win over Madras.
Garrett Wood, North Stokes (Danbury, N.C.), 24 of 40 for 416 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 76-45 loss to Surry Central.
Ryan Finley, Paradise Valley (Phoenix), 22 of 41 for 410 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 49-42 loss to Cactus Shadows.
Colin Brockhouse, Northrop (Fort Wayne, Ind.), 21 of 34 for 409 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 39-35 loss to North Side.
Chris Sauer, Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 29 of 50 for 401 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 54-39 loss to Castle View.
Sam Vincent, Florence (Miss.), 28 of 38 for 401 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 36-34 win over Mendenhall.
Trevor Brill, San Mateo (Calif.), 18 of 31 for 401 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 41-32 loss to Capuchino.
Brian Swain, Alexander (Laredo, Texas), 36 of 49 for 398 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 44-17 win over Laredo LBJ.
Zach Howell, Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.), 26 of 55 for 397 yards, 6 touchdowns in a 41-39 win over Lighthouse Christian.
Travis Valdez, Camarillo (Calif.), 23 of 27 for 395 yards, 7 touchdowns in a 58-14 win over Hueneme.
Angel Garcia, Montwood (El Paso, Texas), 16 of 20 for 394 yards, 6 touchdowns in a 44-17 win over Americas.
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