Top 50 high school football games of all time

Games can be memorable for different reasons. They can be high-scoring, or involve improbable comebacks and last-second scores. Games can involve top-ranked teams or historic rivals and they can be playoff games or championship battles. Sometimes, you get all of those aspects rolled into one.

These various types of memorable games make up MaxPreps' list of the Top 50 high school football games of all time. See if your favorite game made the list.
Top 50 high school football games of all time

1. John Tyler (Texas) 48, Plano East (Plano, Texas) 44, 1994
The Granddaddy of Them All, the Tyler-Plano East Texas Class 5A playoff matchup in 1994 has taken on a life of its own in the 25 years since the near historic comeback. The game returns over 2 million hits on Google and it has its own Wikipedia page. Known as much for the action on the field, the contest is also known for the Plano East announcers who broadcast the game, their colorful phrases ("Good gosh o' mighty Joe Friday) and heartfelt disappointment ("God bless those kids. I'm sick, I wanna throw up") at the final result. Plano East trailed 41-17 with 3 minutes, 3 seconds remaining in the game, but Plano East scored four straight times, thanks in part to three onside kick recoveries, and took a 44-41 lead with 24 seconds remaining. However, Tyler had the final say when Roderick Dunn returned the kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown with 11 seconds remaining.

The famous 1994 matchup between John Tyler and Plano East when Plano East overcame a 41-17 deficit in final 3 minutes, 3 seconds to take 44-41 lead.

But, Tyler ran back a kickoff with 11 seconds remaining to win 48-44. ??#TBT

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— MaxPreps (@MaxPreps) September 19, 2019

2. Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) 46, DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) 43, 2018
The final minute of the 2018 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship included a flurry of crazy plays. DeMatha held a 36-33 lead when Gonzaga drove for a score to take a 40-36 lead with 45 seconds remaining. DeMatha's Dominic Logan-Nealy returned the kickoff to give his team a 43-40 lead with only seconds remaining. On the final play of the game, Gonzaga quarterback Caleb Williams threw a 59-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass to John Marshall to give Gonzaga the win.

3. Randolph (N.J.) 22, Montclair (N.J.) 21, 1990
Long considered one of the most memorable games in New Jersey history, the drama in this game began with 1:11 remaining when Montclair, leading 21-19, recovered a Randolph fumble on its own 23. Montclair took a knee three straight times and was preparing to punt with about 30 seconds remaining. The clock wound down to zero with no delay of game penalty called and Montclair fans stormed the field believing that their team had won the game. However, the officials put seven seconds back on the clock. Montclair punted to Randolph, which called a fair catch. Mike Groh then booted the game-winning 37-yard field goal as time expired to stun Montclair, which had been ranked as high as No. 6 in the nation by USA Today. Sportswriters were calling the state championship game the "Game of the Century" before it was even played because it pitted 9-0 Montclair against Randolph, which had 48-game win streak entering the contest.

4. Lakeland (Fla.) 45, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) 42, 2006
The Raiders scored 35 points in the final six minutes and seven seconds of the fourth quarter to force overtime in the Florida Class 5A state championship. Lakeland (15-0), which was ranked No. 1 in the country by some national ranking services, kicked a field goal on its possession in overtime. St. Thomas Aquinas decided to go for the win on its possession, but a fourth-down run fell inches short of the goal. Chris Rainey ran 26 times for 276 yards and three touchdowns to help Lakeland build a 35-14 lead. The Raiders rallied in the fourth and tied the game at 42-42 with 44 seconds remaining.

5. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) 50, Centennial (Corona, Calif.) 49, 2016
IMG Academy was ranked No. 2 in the country entering the game, but Centennial held a 49-42 lead with under a minute to play in the game. Kellen Mond threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Brian Hightower with 21 seconds remaining and Hightower then completed a two-point conversion pass to Asa Martin to give IMG Academy the win. Mond threw for 411 yards and four touchdowns and also ran for 101 yards and a score. For the Huskies, Tanner McKee threw for 374 yards and three touchdowns while Miles Reed ran for 179 yards and three touchdowns.

6. St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs, Calif.) 42, Bishop Amat (La Puente, Calif.) 35, 1981
Both St. Paul and Bishop Amat entered the Angelus League final game with 9-0 records and it took four overtimes to determine St. Paul as the winner. Alex Espinoza threw for Xavier Espino for the winning touchdown in the fourth overtime. Bishop Amat had a chance to tie, but Jose Pina intercepted a pass on the Lancers' possession to end the game.

7. Washington (Massillon, Ohio) 20, McKinley (Canton, Ohio) 14, 1964
While there have been a number of great games in this historic rivalry, the 1964 battle had to be one of the most exciting. Both teams entered the game 9-0 with the mythical state championship within their grasp. Washington trailed 14-0 in the fourth quarter when second string quarterback Dave Sheehog took control and led a comeback that concluded with a 14-yard touchdown with 54 seconds remaining. The game was played in front of 22,000 fans.

8. Maple Grove (Minn.) 29, St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville, Minn.) 27, 2017
Trailing 27-10 with 59 seconds remaining, Maple Grove scored on a 30-yard pass in this Class 6A state quarterfinal game. Maple Grove recovered an onside kick and scored on the next play when Curtis Haugen threw 49 yards to Joe Raymon. Maple Grove recovered another onside kick and drove the distance in the final 46 seconds, scoring on a 1-yard run by Evan Hull with four seconds left.

9. Liberty (Henderson, Nev.) 30, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) 24, 2019
Bishop Gorman had won 10 straight Nevada 4A state championships, many at the expense of Liberty, including a 76-point win in 2016. However, Liberty, which had lost its first five games of the season, overcame a 14-point halftime deficit to defeat the Gaels in overtime. Zyrus Fiaseu scored the winning touchdown on a 6-yard run. Liberty went on to become the first team other than Bishop Gorman to win the Class 4A state title in the past 11 years.

10. Pittsburg (Calif.) 35, De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) 27, 1991
Winners of 34 straight games, De La Salle trailed upstart Pittsburg 28-21 in the fourth quarter of the North Coast Section 3A championship game. The Spartans scored in the fourth quarter, but a missed extra point allowed Pittsburg to maintain the lead. DLS also missed a field goal later in the fourth quarter, but appeared on its way to the game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter. The Spartans got to the Pittsburg 23, but Percy McGee intercepted a pass and returned it 77 yards for the clinching score in the final seconds. The loss marks the last time De La Salle lost a North Coast Section championship game and is also the last time the Spartans lost to a Northern California team. DLS went on to win 151 games following the loss.

11. Phillipsburg (N.J.) 20, Easton Area (Pa.) 15, 1988
In the first high school football game broadcast nationwide by ESPN, Phillipsburg scored in the final seconds for a come-from-behind win in one of the more historic high school football rivalries. John Troxell, who played quarterback only the final 48 seconds of the game after the starting quarterback was knocked out of the game, completed a fourth-and-15 pass and then threw a 15-yard touchdown pass with 22 seconds remaining to give Phillipsburg the win. Troxell then intercepted an Easton pass on the final play of the game to preserve the victory.

12. Union (Tulsa, Okla.) 43, Jenks (Okla.) 42, 2007
Although Jenks beat Union (Tulsa) 42-24 for the Oklahoma Class 6A state championship in 2007, Union won the Backyard Bowl Game on Sept. 7 of that year with a stunning overtime win. Union entered the game ranked No. 2 in the state while Jenks was No. 1. Union put the game into overtime with a 13-yard touchdown and extra point with 17 seconds left in regulation. Jenks had taken the lead with 1:37 left in the game on the 62-yard run. In overtime, Jenks scored on a fourth-down pass play, but Union blocked the extra point. Jeremy Smith scored on a 5-yard run for Union and Tress Way kicked the extra point to give Union the win.

13. Huntsville (Texas) 36, Lake Highlands (Dallas) 33, 1989
Steve Clements fell just short of becoming the all-time leading passer in Texas history, but his performance was more than enough to give Huntsville the comeback win in the Class 5A state playoffs. After Lake Highlands took a 33-29 lead with 1:03 remaining, Clements drove his team 78 yards on six plays, including a 25-yard touchdown pass on fourth down in the final seconds. Clements finished with 428 yards passing and finished just six yards behind Ty Detmer's state record of 8,005 career yards. Clements broke the record the following week.

14. Kimberly (Wis.) 49, Arrowhead (Hartland, Wis.) 42, 2015
Winners of 41 straight games, Kimberly overcame a 42-21 third-quarter deficit, in the snow, and win the Division 1 state title game against Arrowhead in order to keep the streak alive. The comeback included a blocked field goal by the Kimberly defense, four straight touchdown drives and the aid of an onside kick. Blair Mulholland, who carried 46 times for 341 yards in the win, scored the winning touchdown on a 1-yard run with 11 seconds remaining.

15. Garfield (N.J.) 16, Miami (Fla.) 13, 1939
According to Hank Gola and his book "City of Champions," Miami and Garfield were chosen to play in this game in order to decide the national championship by a National Sports Council, which included famed sports writer Grantland Rice. Garfield took at the early 13-0 lead, but Miami came back to tie the game. Garfield won the contest on a 22-yard field goal by star running back Benny Babula, who had never kicked a field goal prior to the game-winning kick

16. De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) 28, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 21, 1998
The Monarchs gave the Spartans their toughest test to date during what turned out to be a 151-game win streak. De La Salle got win No. 79 against Mater Dei thanks to a 10-yard run by quarterback Vince Padilla in the fourth quarter. DLS had a 21-7 halftime lead, but Mater Dei rallied to score two touchdowns in the third quarter to tie the game.

17. Natick (Mass.) 35, Melrose (Mass.) 34, 1982
Melrose grabbed a 34-27 lead with 1:26 remaining in the Massachusetts Super Bowl, played in front of 20,000 fans, but Natick had the final say. Natick drove 49 yards in the final 1:20 and Darren Flutie, younger brother of Doug Flutie, scored on a 6-yard run in the final seconds. Natick went for the two-point conversion, and Flutie ran that in as well to give it the state championship and an 11-0 record.

18. Meadville (Pa.) 107, DuBois (Pa.) 90, 2015
In the highest-scoring high school game in over 90 years, Meadville finally pulled away from DuBois in the fourth quarter of a game that had nearly 2,000 yards of combined offense. Meadville did not complete a pass, yet gained 1,004 yards rushing on 67 carries. Journey Brown ran for 722 yards — the second-highest total in high school history — with 10 touchdowns for Meadville. For DuBois, Matt Miller, in his first varsity start, completed 31-of-55 passes for 787 yards and 10 touchdowns. Colin Read caught nine of those passes for 362 yards and three touchdowns. DuBois also had 117 yards rushing for 904 yards of total offense.

19. Reagan (Austin, Texas) 20, Cooper (Abilene, Texas) 19, 1967
Both teams were 13-0 entering the Texas AAAA state championship game and Cooper was ranked No. 1 in the state all season long. Reagan ran back the opening kickoff for a touchdown, but trailed 19-7 at halftime. Reagan rallied for two second-half scores and stopped Cooper's Jack Mildren inside the one-yard line on the final play of the game to preserve the win. Reagan was named national champions by the National Sports News Service following the win.

20. LaGrange (Ga.) 17, Colquitt County (Norman Park, Ga.) 16, 1991
The No. 2 team in the country by USA Today, LaGrange trailed 16-14 late in the fourth quarter with Colquitt County driving toward another touchdown. However, Walter Harris intercepted a pass at the LaGrange 10 and state MVP Rodney Hudson led the Grangers on an 83-yard drive that ended with a Scott Simmons 24-yard field goal with 13 seconds left to give LaGrange the win. USA Today named LaGrange the No. 1 team in the nation two days later.

21. John Tyler (Texas) 21, Reagan (Austin, Texas) 14, 1973
One of the top programs in the nation over the past seven seasons, Austin Reagan had been named national champion by National Sports News Service in 1967, 1968 and 1970. Facing Tyler and future NFL Hall of Famer Earl Campbell, Austin Reagan took the 14-7 halftime lead in a game played in the Houston Astrodome (played there for the first time). Behind the running of Campbell, who had 32 carries for 164 yards, Tyler rallied for two touchdowns in the second half, including the game-winner from 1-yard out with 51 seconds remaining.

22. Annandale (Va.) 14, Highland Springs (Va.) 13, 1978
Trailing 13-0, Annandale rallied for two second-half touchdowns, including a pass from sophomore quarterback Mark Cox with 1 minute, 21 seconds remaining to defeat Highland Springs for the Virginia State Group AAA championship. The win also allowed Annandale (14-0) to claim the national championship by the National Sports News Service.

23. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) 14, St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) 12, 1975
The Crusaders won their first state championship when it upset St. Edward for the Ohio AAA title. Future NFL linebacker (and eventual Moeller coach) Bob Crable pounced on a St. Edward fumble at the Moeller 18-yard line with 1 minute, 21 seconds left in the game to preserve the win. St. Edward had rallied to within two points on a late fourth-quarter touchdown and was driving for the go-ahead score prior to the fumble.

24. Blair (Pasadena, Calif.) 28, Bishop Amat (La Puente, Calif.) 27, 1969
The Southern Section AAAA championship featured the "Blair Pair" of Kermit Johnson and James McAlister and the Bishop Amat pass-catch duo of Pat Haden and JK McKay. Blair trailed 7-6 at halftime, but put together two goal-line stands in the second half. Blair turned both defensive efforts into touchdowns at the other end to take a 28-13 lead. Bishop Amat scored two touchdowns in the final three minutes, including the last play of the game, to close the gap to one point. McAlister rushed for 129 yards and Johnson had 171 yards. Haden threw for 254 yards and a touchdown.

25. Omaha Central (Omaha, Neb.) 0, Creighton Prep (Omaha, Neb.) 0, 1960
Creighton Prep has won more football state titles than any other school in state history, while Omaha Central was home to Gale Sayers, a future NFL Hall of Famer. Sayers appeared to have an 80-yard touchdown during the game, but the handoff to him was deemed an illegal forward lateral, thus negating the play. Over 15,000 fans, one of the largest crowds in state history, witnessed the game. Sayers, in the forward to John Dechant's book about the game, said that the 0-0 game was the greatest high school game he ever played in.

26. St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville, Minn.) 29, Edina (Minn.) 28, 2018
Trailing 28-0 in the fourth quarter, St. Michael-Albertville rallied for 29 points in five minutes to defeat Edina and advance to the Class 6A state tournament. The Knights scored with 6:32 left in the game and recovered three straight onside kicks before scoring the go-ahead touchdown by Desean Phillips with 1:31 left in the game. The comeback win came one year after St. Michael-Albertville lost in similar fashion to Maple Grove.

27. De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) 29, Long Beach Poly (Calif.) 15, 2001
This game was not particularly close, but it was the first-ever meeting between the No.1 and the No. 2 team in the nation. Poly was favored, based on the high-number of Division 1 prospects, but De La Salle dominated with four touchdowns by future NFL running back Maurice Jones-Drew.

28. Scott (Toledo, Ohio) 14, Waite (Toledo, Ohio) 13, 1923
Toledo was the center of the high school football world in 1923 as it featured two of the nation's top programs. While Scott beat Cedar Rapids Washington for the mythical national championship on Dec. 8 of that year, the real national championship game likely occurred on Thanksgiving Day when Scott and Waite met in front of 26,000 fans. Fumbles by Waite and a blocked punt by Scott proved to be the difference in the game.

29. Naperville North (Naperville, Ill.) 53, Edwardsville (Ill.) 49, 2017
Edwardsville led 42-0 in the first half of this game played in late August. But Naperville North scored two touchdowns in the second quarter to avoid a second-half running clock. Edwardsville quarterback Kendall Abdur-Rahman left the game with cramps in the second quarter. Naperville North was able to control the game in the second half, scoring 39 unanswered points including a 1-yard touchdown run by Drake Davis with eight seconds left in the game.

30. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) 42, Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.) 34, 2009
Another battle between the top two teams in the nation, No. 1 Aquinas got four touchdown passes from Jacob Rudock and a game-clinching 93-yard kickoff return from NFL veteran Lamarcus Joyner. Byrnes outgained the Raiders 558 to 303 including 416 yards by quarterback Chas Dodd. However, the Raiders were able to take advantage of four Byrnes fumbles.
31. Jacksonville (Texas) 84, Nacogdoches (Texas) 81, 2010
Jacksonville (Texas) 86, Nacogdoches (Texas) 79, 2014
Take your pick on which Jacksonville-Nacogdoches games belong among the greatest ever. The 2010 game featured a national record 12 overtimes after the two teams were tied 28-28 in regulation. Or perhaps it's the 2014 game that went five overtimes. Carter McCown threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more for Jacksonville while Hunter McClellan threw three touchdown passes and ran for five more for Nacogdoches.

32. Andover (Mass.) 88, Lowell (Mass.) 82, 2010
This game ended in regulation as a 28-28 tie, but each team scored 54 points in seven overtimes, including a combined 12 two-point conversions in a row, before Andover stopped Lowell from scoring in the eighth overtime. Andrew Coke scored eight touchdowns and six two-point conversions in the game for Andover while Lowell's Kyle Edwards threw eight touchdown passes.

33. Porterville (Calif.) 86, Tulare Union (Tulare, Calif.) 79, 2012
In a back-and-forth game that was tied at 64-64 after three quarters, Porterville won the fourth quarter 22-15 for the victory. Dennis Chester threw for 478 yards and five touchdowns and Juan Cordova rushed 38 times for 205 yards and five touchdowns for Porterville. Tulare Union countered with 446 yards passing and seven touchdowns from Oscar Reyes and 133 yards rushing and two touchdowns from freshman Romello Harris.

34. Olive Branch (Miss.) 87, DeSoto Central (Southaven, Miss.) 86, 2015
The two teams were tied at 70 in regulation and Olive Branch outscored DeSoto 7-6 in the third overtime to collect the win. DeSoto rallied from two touchdowns down to tie the game in the fourth quarter. Alan Lamar rushed 59 times for 421 yards and nine touchdowns for DeSoto while Brady Burse threw for 354 yards and eight touchdowns.

35. Anaheim (Calif.) 13, Downey (Calif.) 13, 1956
The contest featured two of the greatest Southern California players of the 1950s in Mickey Flynn of Anaheim and Randy Meadows of Downey. Playing in the Southern Section championship game in front of 41,383 fans at the Los Angeles Coliseum, Flynn ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns and Meadows gained 114 yards with one score.

36. Berwick (Pa.) 30, St. Ignatius (Cleveland) 28, 1998
A year after losing to St. Ignatius 37-6, Berwick knocked off the Wildcats in a game featuring two of the top programs in the nation. St. Ignatius entered the game ranked No. 4 in the country by USA Today. Berwick had won a national title in 1992 and St. Ignatius won one the following year. They shared the national title in 1995. In a back-and-forth game, Berwick intercepted a St. Ignatius pass late in the game and drove to the Wildcat 15 where Chris Banyas, who had just started kicking for Berwick the Monday before the game, hit a 22-yard field goal with 1:01 left in the game.

37. Waite (Toledo, Ohio) 13, Miami (Fla.) 7, 1932
Miami annually hosted a team from the northern part of the states in late December and in 1932 the Stingarees took on Toledo Waite. Miami held an early 7-6 lead on a "sleeper" play that caught Waite off-guard. Toledo, however, had a goal-line state in the first half and scored late in the second half to pull out the win. Waite earned the nod as the national champion for the 1932 season.

38. Everett (Wash.) 7, Scott (Toledo, Ohio) 7, 1919
The top team on the West Coast met the top Team in the East for the national championship in the state of Washington. Toledo Scott had previously been named the mythical national champion in 1916 and would go on to earn national titles in 1922 and 1923. Everett, meanwhile would go on to earn national championship honors in 1920. In 1919, the two teams played on Jan. 2 and played in a hard-fought battle that ended with a goal line stand by Everett on the final play of the game.

39. Jordan (Sandy, Utah) 91, Taylorsville (Utah) 83, 2016
The two teams combined for 174 points and 1,752 yards of offense in this barn burner. Crew Wakely threw for 491 yards and seven touchdowns and rushed for 247 yards and four touchdowns in the win while Dane Leituala threw for 495 yards and eight touchdowns and rushed for 209 yards and three touchdowns in the loss.

40. Houston County (Columbia, Ala.) 52, Cottonwood (Ala.) 50, 2008
Trailing 43-16 heading into the fourth quarter, Houston County outscored Cottonwood 36-7 over the final 12 minutes for the come-from-behind win. Desmond Warren threw for 372 yards and three touchdowns, including a 95-yard touchdown pass with less than two minutes remaining for the go-ahead score. Warren had 10 yards passing at halftime, but Houston County had 380 yards of offense in the second half on just 19 offensive plays, according to Alabama High School Football History.

41. Brighton (Salt Lake City) 78, Jordan (Sandy, Utah) 76, 2014
Brighton was able to overcome a 10-touchdown performance by Jordan's Austin Kafentzis to win in triple overtime. Brighton was able to convert a two-point conversion in the third overtime while Jordan fell short. Kafentzis, the all-time passing, rushing and scoring leader in Utah state history, threw for 498 yards and six touchdowns and rushed for 196 yards and four scores. Robbie Hutchins countered for Brighton with 328 yards and five touchdowns and 136 yards rushing with two scores.

42. Andrews (Texas) 77, Levelland (Texas) 76, 2014
Nick Gerber threw for 549 yards and nine touchdowns for Levelland in the loss while Triston Williams had 401 yards and six touchdowns in the win. Andrews scored first in overtime and kicked the extra point. Levelland scored a touchdown on its possession, but a pass fell incomplete on the two-point conversion try.

43. Lee (San Antonio) 55, Brackenridge (San Antonio) 48, 1963
In one of the highest scoring Texas playoff games in history at that time, Lee got 37 points from running back Linus Baer to hold off Brackenridge and the state's leading scorer Warren McVea, who scored 38 points and rushed for 215 yards. Brackenridge had won the AAAA state championship in 1962 and McVea scored 315 points on the season.

44. Poplarville (Miss.) 82, St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis, Miss.) 80, 2012
St. Stanislaus held a 60-49 lead at halftime, but Poplarville took a 69-66 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Tyler Allen threw for 443 yards and seven touchdowns for St. Stanislaus and Denzel Walker had 238 yards rushing. For Poplarville, Jiquan James had 401 yards and five touchdowns while Drake Hodges completed all five of his pass attempts for 138 yards and two touchdowns.

45. Etowah (Attalla, Ala.) 69, Oxford (Ala.) 63, 1991
In a first-round playoff game, the two teams were tied at 28-28 in regulation. However each team scored during the first five overtime periods, according to Alabama High School Football History, to set up the decisive sixth overtime. Etowah quarterback Freddie Kitchens, who is the current head coach of the Cleveland Browns, scored on a 3-yard run for the winning score. Etowah had stopped Oxford at the 1-yard line on fourth down on the first series of the sixth overtime period. Kitchens scored three touchdowns during the overtime periods and also threw three touchdown passes during regulation.

46. Peoria (Ill.) 82, Peoria Notre Dame (Ill.) 80, 2017
Peoria trailed 48-16 in the second quarter, but outscored Notre Dame 50-26 in the second half to tie the game at 74-74 in regulation. Notre Dame scored first in overtime, but failed on the two-point conversion. Peoria scored a touchdown on its possession and added the two-point conversion for the win. Five players rushed for over 100 yards in the game, led by Notre Dame's Logan Clover with 319 yards. Fred Dixson, who scored the winning touchdown, had 160 yards for Peoria. The two teams combined for 1,263 yards of offense.

47. Oconomowoc (Wis.) 84, Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, Wis.) 82, 2013
The highest-scoring game in Wisconsin history, Oconomowoc picked up the win on the play of quarterback Canton Larson, who rushed for 198 yards and four touchdowns and threw for 295 yards and four touchdowns.

48. Perry Meridian (Indianapolis) 83, Decatur Central (Indianapolis) 78, 2013
Decatur Central racked up 875 yards of offense and Perry Meridian had 828 in a game that was closely contested throughout. Conner Smith had 490 yards passing and six touchdowns for Perry Meridian while Eli Conlin rushed for 301 yards and three touchdowns for Decatur Central.

49. Columbian (Tiffin, Ohio) 83, Shelby (Ohio) 82, 2014
In one of the highest scoring games in Ohio history, Columbian got 10 touchdowns and 516 rushing yards from Cliff Miller. However, it Miller's two-point conversion run in overtime that proved the difference in the one-point win. Freshman Brennan Armstrong led Shelby with 306 yards and five touchdowns passing and 214 yards and four touchdowns rushing.

50. Lake Ridge (Mansfield, Texas) 77, Centennial (Burleson, Texas) 75, 2013
After going 0-10 in its first season, Lake Ridge secured its first win in school history with a three-overtime win against Centennial — a team it had lost to by 55 points the year before. Jett Duffey threw five touchdown passes and rushed for three more in the win.