The death of Spring Hill player Nathan Stiles overshadowed, and rightly so, what was otherwise a spectacular game between Spring Hill (Kan.) and Osawatomie (Kan.) last week.
Stiles died after being knocked unconscious during a game that turned into a 99-72 barnburner-win for Spring Hill. Osawatomie had its own standouts in defeat, however, as Seth Jones threw for 505 yards and eight touchdowns and Brandon Oakes led the nation this week with 275 receiving yards.
One performance that had to have Cheshire Academy fans grinning from ear to ear was the play of quarterback Cody Keith. He reportedly threw for 637 yards and eight touchdowns in a 62-34 win over St. Thomas More. His performance broke the state record of 599 yards, set by New Canaan's Kurt Horton in 1970.
Following is a look at the top national stat stars as reported to MaxPreps.
PASSINGCody Keith, Cheshire Academy (Conn.), 26 of 39 for 637 yards, 8 touchdowns vs. St. Thomas More (Oakdale, Conn.) in a 62-34 win.
Tayler Stanley, Grace Community (Tyler, Texas), 26 of 37 for 543 yards, 5 touchdowns vs. Dallas Christian (Mesquite, Texas) in a 40-23 win.
Mitch Samson, Casa Roble (Orangevale, Calif.), 22 of 26 for 521 yards, 6 touchdowns vs. Rio Linda (Calif.) in a 53-31 win.
Seth Jones, Osawatomie (Kan.), 16 of 34 for 505 yards, 8 touchdowns vs. Spring Hill (Kan.) in a 99-72 loss.
Paul Millard, Flower Mound (Texas), 33 of 48 for 488 yards, 6 touchdowns vs. Plano West (Texas) in a 56-42 win.
Doak Hensley, Florence (Texas), 30 of 53 for 456 yards, 4 touchdowns vs. Troy (Texas) in a 76-42 loss.
D.J. Bronson, Northern Heights (Allen, Kan.), 28 of 51 for 454 yards, 6 touchdowns vs. Osage City (Kan.) in a 46-20 win.
Jake Heller, St. James Academy (Lenexa, Kan.), 31 of 55 for 444 yards, 5 touchdowns vs. DeSoto (Kan.) in a 40-36 loss.
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, 20 of 33 for 444 yards, 4 touchdowns vs. Slippery Rock (Pa.) in a 42-26 win.
Armando A.J. Garza, La Villa (Texas), 30 of 54 for 437 yards, 4 touchdowns vs. Kenedy (Texas) in a 39-36 loss.
Chase Burrow, Groesbeck (Texas), 22 of 38 for 433 yards, 2 touchdowns vs. Fairfield (Texas) in a 42-32 loss.
Nik McCarty, Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport, La.), 21 of 34 for 432 yards, 5 touchdowns vs. Homer (La.) in a 49-24 win.
Matt Aponte, Whiting (Ind.), 27 of 45 for 429 yards, 3 touchdowns vs. Culver (Ind.) in a 42-35 loss.
Justin Worley, Northwestern (Rock Hill, S.C.), 37 of 48 for 424 yards, 5 touchdowns vs. Gaffney (S.C.) in a 42-28 win.
Mitchell Ravizza, Willow Glen (San Jose, Calif.), 33 of 43 for 422 yards, 4 touchdowns vs. Sobrato (Morgan Hill, Calif.) in a 62-38 win.
Brian Swain, Alexander (Laredo, Texas), 17 of 37 for 413 yards, 5 touchdowns vs. Martin (Laredo, Texas) in a 42-28 win.
Maty Mauk, Kenton (Ohio), 23 of 30 for 411 yards, 6 touchdowns vs. Memorial (St. Marys, Ohio) in a 54-14 win.
Deray Thomas, A. Maceo Smith (Dallas), 15 of 30 for 410 yards, 7 touchdowns vs. Diamond-Hill Jarvis (Fort Worth, Texas) in a 53-7 win.
Collin Strahan, Horn (Mesquite, Texas), 28 of 36 for 404 yards, 2 touchdowns vs. North Mesquite (Texas) in a 49-21 win.
Hunter Gonzales, Little Cypress-Mauriceville (Orange, Texas), 27 of 40 for 402 yards, 4 touchdowns vs. Livingston (Texas) in a 57-49 win.
RUSHINGCharlie Scott, St. Andrews Episcopal (Ridgeland, Miss.), 39 carries for 480 yards, 6 touchdowns vs. McLaurin (Florence, Miss.) in a 56-34 win.
Kevin Ervin, Poly (Sun Valley, Calif.), 16 carries for 381 yards, 3 touchdowns vs. Verdugo Hills (Tujunga, Calif.) in a 68-21 win.
Ian Richardson, Calvary Christian Academy (Philadelphia), 35 carries for 365 yards, 7 touchdowns vs. Jenkintown (Pa.) in a 48-10 win.
Derrick Henry, Yulee (Fla.), 32 carries for 360 yards, 5 touchdowns vs. Interlachen (Fla.) in a 61-28 win.
Adrian Arceo, Vashon Island (Wash.), 38 carries for 352 yards, 3 touchdowns vs. Cedar Park Christian (Bothell, Wash.) in a 35-14 win.
Travis Haymer, Beech (Hendersonville, Tenn.), 33 carries for 345 yards, 4 touchdowns vs. Mount Juliet (Tenn.) in a 47-44 win.
Brian Alvarado, Coalinga (Calif.), 31 carries for 341 yards, 5 touchdowns vs. Immanuel (Reedley, Calif.) in a 42-15 win.
Valdez Showers, Madison (Madison Heights, Mich.), 34 carries for 335 yards, 5 touchdowns vs. Clawson (Mich.) in a 44-29 win.
Adam Markun, Viewpoint (Calabasas, Calif.), 29 carries for 334 yards, 4 touchdowns vs. Webb (Claremont, Calif.) in a 36-36 tie.
Sony Michel, American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 16 carries for 332 yards, 5 touchdowns vs. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.) in a 49-29 win.
RECEIVINGBrandon Oakes, Osawatomie (Kan.), 7 for 275 yards, 5 touchdowns vs. Spring Hill (Kan.) in a 99-72 loss.
Jarrod Sergent, Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, Ill.), 10 catches for 273 yards, 4 touchdowns vs. Jacksonville (Ill.) in a 52-47 loss.
Shelan Baynes, Newburgh Free Academy (N.Y.), 5 catches for 268 yards, 3 touchdowns vs. Minisink Valley (Slate Hill, N.Y.) in a 49-27 win.
Alexis Tostado, Pace (Brownsville, Texas), 7 catches for 265 yards vs. Los Fresnos (Texas) in a 35-31 loss.
Tyler D'onofrio, Avon (Conn.), 12 catches for 263 yards, 1 touchdown vs. Housatonic-Wamogo (Falls Village, Conn.) in a 48-12 win.
Nick Cefalo, Cheshire Academy (Conn.), 8 catches for 259 yards, 1 touchdown vs. St. Thomas More (Oakdale, Conn.) in a 62-34 win.
Aaron Dockery, Claremont (Calif.), 14 catches for 252 yards, 3 touchdowns vs. Ayala (Chino Hills, Calif.) in a 42-13 win.
Chris Gutierrez, Bell Gardens (Calif.), 11 catches for 243 yards, 3 touchdowns vs. San Gabriel (Calif.) in a 37-35 win.
Frankie Patalano, Casa Roble (Orangevale, Calif.), 11 catches for 232 yards, 1 touchdown vs. Rio Linda (Calif.) in a 53-31 win.
Abraham Luna, Santa Fe South (Oklahoma City), 5 catches for 231 yards, 3 touchdowns vs. Cushing (Okla.) in a 46-40 win.
