10 National records not found in the NFHS record book

The National High School Record Book, produced by the National Federation of State High School Associations, is a wonderful source of information about the great all-time performances in high school sports. But it does have one flaw - it requires coaches to submit the information.

In order to get a record into the national record book, a coach must fill out the paperwork and show proof (scorebooks, newspaper accounts, etc.) that the record was established. As a result, many potential national records go unreported and the national record book is not as thorough as it could be.

Here are 10 examples of national records that haven't found their way into the national record book:

10. Volleyball kills and blocks record
When it comes to volleyball, some states, namely Michigan and Alabama, play a lot more games than the other states in the country. It's not uncommon for teams in those two states to play upwards of 80 matches in a season. As a result, we would expect more national records from those states. The national record book bears this out, but a quick look at the Alabama state record book shows that some records are missing from the national record book. For instance, Whitney Sanders of Winston County (Double Springs, Ala.) had a tremendous season in 2003. She posted 1,270 kills and 584 blocks. Both should be listed as No. 1 in the national record book, but unfortunately they are missing. The current records listed are 1,063 kills and 424 blocks.

9. Softball doubles in a season
As in volleyball, Alabama is a hotbed for season and career records in softball because of the high number of games played in a season in that state. For instance, Tara Donaldson of Baker (Mobile, Ala.) is listed with 135 career doubles, which nearly doubles the career mark of 69 listed in the national record book. Of course Donaldson's record includes doubles from her seventh- and eighth-grade seasons, which the NFHS does not recognize. Nevertheless, Donaldson hit approximately 100 doubles in her four-year career meaning she easily topped the listed mark. And even if Donaldson didn't hit 100, one of her teammates at Baker, Monica Meadows, hit a reported 93 doubles in four seasons on the varsity. That, too, would break the listed record, but neither totals make the national record book.

8. Season and career 6-man touchdowns
One of the problems with 6-man football is that national records are not well-documented. So it might seem that Lajordan Wilkerson of Winston (San Antonio) recently broke the national record for 6-man touchdowns in a season (he has 58 touchdowns this year) when he surpassed the 56 scored by Carlos Ruiz of Melrose (N.M.). Now, due to the sketchy record-keeping in 6-man football, it's tough to tell what the national record is. However, it definitely isn't 56. The most likely record-holder is Texas 6-man Hall of Famer DeWayne Miles, who scored 89 touchdowns for Amherst (Texas) in 1995. Meanwhile, the listed total of 93 career touchdowns appears to be way off the mark since Juan Beltran of Cherokee (Texas) is listed with 164 on the Texas 6-Man Coaches Association website.

7. 6-man passing touchdowns
The national record book lists Kyle Grossart of Nebraska with the all-time career touchdown passing record of 80. That total, however, is barely a third of the touchdowns Tyler Ethridge of Richland Springs (Texas) threw for during his outstanding career. In fact, Ethridge nearly topped that total in his sophomore year when he threw 68 touchdowns. He finished his career with 230. His name is nowhere to be found in the national record book, however.

6. Team passing yardage
This record is a bit odd since the national record book actually has the record, it's just listed in a different place. The listed record for most passing yards by a team in a season is 6,280 by Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, Ark.) in 2001. However, the individual passing record is 6,540 by Ben Mauk of Kenton (Ohio) in 2002. The record book lists Mauk's accomplishment, but oddly it does not include Kenton's season team total in the team records category.

5. Softball no-hitters, shutouts and perfect games
Chelsea (Okla.) pitcher Kasha Kolb is listed as the national record holder for perfect games in a season with 11, except that total isn't the record. The actual record is 13, but the good news is that Kolb holds that one, too. While Kolb's performance from her junior season is listed in the national record book, none of the performances from her career and senior season are mentioned. Kolb actually holds the national record for career no-hitters (66), career perfect games (24), shutouts in a year (40), no-hitters in a year (25), perfect games in a year (13) and ERA in a year (tie for first at 0.00).

4. Most Receptions in a Season
When Mark McDonagh of Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside, Ill.) broke the national record of 138 receptions in a season previously held by Pulaski Academy's Brian Langford, he actually didn't. That's because Langford no longer held the record. Jason Bird of Lake Travis (Austin, Texas) set the national record in 2007 when he caught 153 passes from Garrett Gilbert. The total is listed as the Texas state record by Dave Campbell's Football, but is not found in the NFHS Record Book. McDonagh did eventually pass Bird and finished with 165, which is in the national record book.

3. Home runs by a team in a season
Rock Creek (Bokchito, Okla.) is listed as the national record holder for home runs in a season with 113. However the 2010 performance by another Oklahoma school, Roff, dwarfs the listed national record. Roff (Okla.), with five players hitting at least 14 home runs topped by Brendan McCurry's 26, posted 131 home runs during the 2010 season when it ranked as one of the top teams in the country with a 36-1 record. McCurry may also have the national home run record for a career, but his total is nowhere to be found. He had 66 home runs between his sophomore and senior seasons (the national record is 75) and he was a full-time starter as a freshman for Tupelo (Okla.) on a team that played more than 30 games. Consider that McCurry, who also played baseball in the fall at Tupelo and later Roff, had 131 career home runs between the fall and spring seasons. So it's fair to assume that he may have hit enough home runs in the spring of his freshman year to break the national record. However McCurry's freshman spring totals are currently unknown.

2. Most touchdown receptions in a career
Abrahm Booty was in the news last week because Dorial Green-Beckham passed the former Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, La.) receiver for most career receiving yards. However, Booty still has the national record for career touchdown receptions. Or does he? Kirby Moore, the brother of current Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore, was a prolific receiver while at Prosser (Wash.). Like his brother, Moore plays at Boise State and his bio on the school website lists the following information: 14 touchdowns as a freshman at Prosser, 18 as a sophomore, 29 as a junior and 34 as a senior. That's a total of 95 career touchdown receptions. However Moore's career numbers aren't listed anywhere in the national record book and his 34 touchdown receptions in a season, which would also be a national record, are also missing.

1. Most points scored in a girls basketball game
Cheryl Miller is considered one of the all-time greats in women's basketball, first starring at Poly (Riverside, Calif.) and then at USC and with the women's Olympic team. So it's no surprise that she holds the national record for points in a high school basketball game with 105. Except that she doesn't. Epiphanny Prince of Bergtraum (New York City) scored 113 points in 2006 in a 137-32 win over Brandeis. The story was in USA Today and if you do a Google Search for "Epiphanny Prince 113 points" you get 166,000 results. However it's not in the national record book.