Three states, three national high school football shootouts: 83-82, 85-79 and 85-77

Three high school teams in different parts of the country combined to score 238 points Friday night and lose. All in overtime.

It was a particularly wacky night of high school football on Friday.

In Texas, two teams that set a national record with a 10-overtime game in 2010 — Jacksonville (Texas) and Nacogdoches (Texas) — went five overtimes before Jacksonville won 85-79.

Ohio historians and journalists were shuffling through their record books after Columbian (Tiffin, Ohio) pulled out an 83-82 victory over Shelby (Ohio) on Cliff Miller's 10th touchdown of the game — an 8-yard run — and ensuing 2-point conversion.

And in California, Tennyson (Hayward, Calif.) piled up more than 800 yards of offense to score an 85-77 triumph over Castro Valley in overtime.

After an 8-yard touchdown run by Tennyson's Tukai Laginikoro — he had 223 yards rushing and four touchdowns — and ensuing 2-point conversion by quarterback Christian Silva (564 total yards, seven touchdowns), two holding penalties pushed Castro Valley back to the 24. On fourth down, Castro Valley's Namane Modise (246 rushing yards, three touchdowns) tried to sweep left but was stopped at the 12 by Stanley Falenofoa and Tavite Lopeti, setting off a wild celebration.

"After the game we were naming off all the offensive guys who had tremendous games," Tennyson coach Terry Smith said Saturday morning. "Then my defensive coordinator (Anthony Jackson) piped in with a giant grin and said: ‘Don't forget we made the one stop to win the game.'

"That was a great high school football game. That was a wild west shootout. I was exhausted after it was over. I'm still exhausted and I didn't even play."

It was a wild shootout and upset in Texas, as the winners came in as a five-touchdown underdog, according to Jacksonvilleprogress.com.

The game-winning score came on a 13-yard run by Datavion Thacker in the fifth overtime. A 2-point conversion try (required in Texas) failed, but an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty pushed Nacogdoches well back on its possession and Jacksonville (4-3) prevailed.

The game featured 1,109 yards, 515 for the winners, who had 170 yards on 29 carries and two touchdowns from Carter Mccown. He also threw for two touchdowns, both to Jeremy McAnally. Teammate Thacker rushed for four touchdowns and Vadall Johnson rushed for 141 yards and two scores.

Nacogdoches (5-1) was led by quarterback Hunter Mcclellan, who accounted for seven touchdowns, including five rushing.

In Ohio at W.W. Skiles Field, Shelby (2-6) took an 82-75 lead in overtime on a 1-yard run by Brennan Armstrong, but Miller responded with his rushing TD and winning 2-point conversion. He barely crossed the line, according to mansfieldnewsjournal.com.

The 165 points tied a state record that was set in 1923.

Conflicting reports had Miller rushing for between 436 and 516 yards. His 62 points – 10 touchdowns and one 2-point conversion – were third-most in state history.

Shelby freshman quarterback Armstrong threw for 306 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 214 yards and four scores.

In California, the 3-hour, 40 minute contest never seemed destined for overtime after Silva scored on a 1-yard keeper to put Tennyson up 77-62 with 2:20 remaining.

But Castro Valley scored on a 42-yard halfback option pass from Modise to Darren Theard, then after recovering an onside kick, sent the game into overtime with a 23-yard scoring pass from Josh Guzman to Brian Tognolini and ensuing 2-point conversion run from Damon Mitchell (18 carries, 255 yards, four touchdowns).

"There was wild change of emotions all night, but especially at the end," Smith said. "Our guys were really upset to give up 15 points in two minutes. But it's a resilient, close group.

"I feel bad (for Castro Valley). To score 77 points and lose. … that (stinks). … What I really liked was that there was great sportsmanship on both teams."

Silva, a 6-foot, 168-pound junior, completed 15 of 19 passes for 304 yards, four scores and no interceptions. He rushed 18 times for 260 yards and three touchdowns.

"He's a special, special player," Smith said. "He had the poise of a senior as a sophomore. He makes every play."

According to Jen Cosgriff of the Bay Area News Group, Tennyson rushed 49 times for 542 yards and finished with 846 total yards, both school records. So was its point total.

Castro Valley, which scored 50 points after halftime, rushed 53 times for 551 yards and finished with 616 yards. Tennyson (4-2-1) is used to playing shootouts. The Lancers have scored 311 points this season while allowing 273.

When the score was 43-27 at halftime, Smith said he looked up at the scoreboard and told an assistant coach: "We may have to score 100 tonight to win."

He wasn't far off.