Kyler Murray of Allen was the
MaxPreps National Player of the Year as a junior and he showed last week against Plano West that he is a serious candidate once again. His seven touchdown performance highlights this week's MaxPreps National Player of the Year Watch.
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Jake Browning, Folsom (Calif.)With 14,216 career passing yards, Browning could move into fourth place on the all-time yardage list in the season finale against Woodcreek. Browning needs 350 yards to pass Will Grier of Davidson Day (Davidson, N.C.), who finished with 14,565 yards in his career. Browning's past performances against Woodcreek include 689 yards and 10 touchdowns in his first ever varsity game in 2012 and 438 yards and seven touchdowns last year.
Tucker Israel, Lake Nona (Orlando, Fla.)Israel's 600-yard passing streak ended at two in a row after he threw for "only" 389 yards and seven touchdowns in a 53-7 win over Harmony. Israel has 3,486 yards passing on the season and is 965 yards away from the single season mark of 4,451 yards by Quentin Williams of Jefferson (Tampa).
Jacques Patrick, Timber Creek (Orlando, Fla.)Patrick went over 2,000 yards rushing for the third time in his career as he gained 222 yards on 27 carries with two touchdowns in a 28-21 loss to Oviedo. Patrick has rushed for 2,140 yards on 237 carries with 29 touchdowns on the season.
Kyler Murray, Allen (Texas)Murray had one of the best games in his career in a 70-41 win over Plano West. He accounted for five touchdowns in the first half and for the game he completed 20 of 29 passes for 424 yards and five scores. He also rushed 11 times for 103 yards and two touchdowns. For the season, Murray has completed 150 of 228 passes for 2,645 yards and 29 touchdowns while rushing 65 times for 743 yards and 17 scores.
Markell Jones, Columbus East (Ind.)Jones went over 300 yards rushing for the third time this season, gaining a season-high 313 yards on 34 carries with four touchdowns in a 48-10 playoff win over Madison. Jones has 50 rushing touchdowns on the year with 2,879 yards rushing on 212 carries.
Austin Kafentzis, Jordan (Sandy, Utah)Passing for 389 yards and rushing for 138 in a 41-29 playoff win over Davis, Kafentzis passed Ben Mauk of Kenton (Ohio) for second place on the all-time national list for career yardage. Kafentzis now has 19,753 career yards. He could go over 20,000 in this week's playoff game. Maty Mauk of Kenton holds the all-time mark with 22,681 yards.
Kellen Overstreet, Penney (Hamilton, Mo.)With five more touchdowns, Overstreet can become just the fourth player in high school football history to twice score over 60 touchdowns in a season. Overstreet had 63 touchdowns as a junior and has 55 this year, following a seven touchdown performance in a 53-14 playoff win over Maysville. Only Michael Hart of Onondaga (Nedrow, N.Y.), Johnathan Gray of Aledo (Texas) and Arkeel Newsome of Ansonia (Conn.) have accomplished the feat.
Deandre Johnson, First Coast (Jacksonville, Fla.)While Tucker Israel has gained many of the headlines with his record-breaking exploits, Deandre Johnson has also had an outstanding season while leading First Coast to a 9-0 record. Like Israel, Johnson has over 10,000 career passing yards as he threw for 359 yards last week to give him 10,301 for his career. For the season, Johnson has completed 136 of 206 passes for 2,426 yards and 31 touchdowns.
Sotonye Jamabo, Plano West (Texas)Jamabo had a huge game, but it wasn't enough to lift Plano West past Allen in a 70-41 loss. Jamabo ran 35 times for 343 yards and five touchdowns and also caught two passes for 62 yards and a score. For the season, Jamabo has rushed 187 times for 1,954 yards and 38 touchdowns. He has scored 41 total touchdowns on the season.
Alex Grace, Swan Valley (Saginaw, Mich.)At the beginning of the year, it didn't look like Grace would have a chance to become the first 3,000-yard rusher in Michigan history. However a late run has Grace just under 800 yards away from 3,000. A deep run in the playoffs will give him a shot. He had 298 yards last week in a 45-14 win over Goodrich and has 2,228 yards on the season. He also has 7,353 career yards, which places him just under 1,100 yards away from the state's all-time leader, Kevin Grady Jr. of East Grand Rapids, who had 8,431 yards.
