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| Category |
No. |
Player |
School |
Year(s) |
|
|
SCORING |
|
|
| Touchdowns |
|
|
|
|
| Game |
8 |
Hector Scott |
Bartram |
1983 |
| Season |
37 |
Pat Kaiser |
SJ Prep |
2002 |
| Career |
87 |
Eddie Gaskins |
Frankford |
1994-97 |
| Points |
|
|
|
|
| Game |
48 |
Hector Scott |
Bartram |
1983 |
| Season |
306 |
Pat Kaiser |
SJ Prep |
2002 |
| Career |
536 |
Eddie Gaskins |
Frankford |
1994-97 |
|
|
RUSHING |
|
|
| Yardage |
|
|
|
|
| Game |
453 |
Reed Marko |
Gtn. Academy |
2007 |
| Season |
2,813 |
Curtis Brinkley |
West Catholic |
2002 |
| Career |
7,413 |
Curtis Brinkley |
Rox./W. Cath. |
2000-03 |
| Carries |
|
|
|
|
| Game |
53 |
Alex Holcombe |
Gtn. Academy |
2006 |
| Season |
372 |
Mike Elentrio |
Judge |
1983 |
| Career |
1,007 |
Curtis Brinkley |
Rox./W. Cath. |
2000-03 |
| Touchdowns |
|
|
|
|
| Game |
8 |
Hector Scott |
Bartram |
1983 |
| Season |
35 |
Pat Kaiser |
SJ Prep |
2002 |
| Career |
84 |
Eddie Gaskins |
Frankford |
1994-97 |
|
|
PASSING |
|
|
| Yardage |
|
|
|
|
| Game |
409 |
Mike Roche |
Central |
1986 |
| Season |
2,647 |
Brett Gordon |
La Salle |
1997 |
| Career |
6,837 |
Brett Gordon |
La Salle |
1995-97 |
| Attempts |
|
|
|
|
| Game |
55 |
Ed Hughes |
Ryan |
1978 |
| Season |
389 |
Sean McGovern |
Dougherty |
2000 |
| Career |
910 |
John Harrison |
La Salle |
2005-07 |
| Completions |
|
|
|
|
| Game |
27 |
Frank Costa |
SJ Prep |
1989 |
| Season |
200 |
John Harrison |
La Salle |
2006 |
| Career |
532 |
John Harrison |
La Salle |
2005-07 |
| Touchdowns |
|
|
|
|
| Game |
7 |
Sean Grieve |
Gtn. Academy |
2002 |
| Season |
33 |
Brett Gordon |
La Salle |
1995 |
| Career |
84 |
Brett Gordon |
La Salle |
1995-97 |
|
|
RECEIVING |
|
|
| Yardage |
|
|
|
|
| Game |
252 |
Don Clune |
O'Hara |
1969 |
| Season |
1,208 |
John Laumakis |
SJ Prep |
1989 |
| Career |
2,242 |
John Laumakis |
SJ Prep |
1987-89 |
| Receptions |
|
|
|
|
| Game |
15 |
Don Clune |
O'Hara |
1969 |
| |
15 |
Ryan Golin |
Conwell-Egan |
2007 |
| Season |
80 |
John Laumakis |
SJ Prep |
1989 |
| Career |
152 |
John Laumakis |
SJ Prep |
1987-89 |
| Touchdowns |
|
|
|
|
| Game |
4 |
Mike Casey |
N. Catholic |
1966 |
|
4 |
Bob Smith |
Neumann |
1970 |
|
4 |
Dan Rizzo |
Kenrick |
1982 |
|
4 |
Mickey King |
Dougherty |
2000 |
|
4 |
Tyler Yerk |
Gtn. Academy |
2002 |
|
4 |
Akil Stokes |
Germantown |
2002 |
|
4 |
John Decker |
Hav. School |
2003 |
| Season |
16 |
Mickey King |
Dougherty |
2000 |
| Career |
27 |
Chris Lorditch |
Wood |
2004-06 |
|
|
KICKING |
|
|
| Points |
|
|
|
|
| Game |
14 |
Greg Davis |
Gtn. Academy |
1997 |
| Season |
94 |
Marty Higgins |
Carroll |
2000 |
| Career |
235 |
Pat Kaiser |
SJ Prep |
2002 |
| Field goals |
|
|
|
|
| Game |
4 |
Dan D'Orazio |
O'Hara |
1986 |
| Season |
13 |
Greg Davis |
Gtn. Academy |
1997 |
| Career |
26 |
Pat Kaiser |
SJ Prep |
1999-02 |
| Longest |
54 |
Tom Laurich |
Wood |
2003 |
| PAT |
|
|
|
|
| Game |
11 |
Marty Higgins |
Carroll |
2000 |
| Season |
73 |
Marty Higgins |
Carroll |
2000 |
| Career |
157 |
Pat Kaiser |
SJ Prep |
2002 |
|
|
LONGEST TDs |
|
|
| Scrimmage |
99 |
many players |
|
|
| Catch |
99 |
Ron Bryant |
King |
1985 |
|
99 |
Chris Rhone |
Gratz |
1988 |
|
99 |
Chris Sharkey |
Bonner |
2006 |
| Throw |
99 |
Marc Wilson |
King |
1985 |
|
99 |
Robert Alston |
Gratz |
1988 |
|
99 |
Craig Love |
Bonner |
2006 |
| Kickoff |
102 |
John Gallagher |
Hav. School |
1967 |
| Punt |
100 |
Tim O'Neill |
West Catholic |
1980 |
| Interception |
*109 |
Tyrek Smith |
West Catholic |
2004 |
| Fumble |
100 |
Jeff Pinkins |
Southern |
1980 |
| Blocked FG |
87 |
Scott Yancey |
McDevitt |
1975 |
| *-scoring rules limit
distances to 100; made INT 9 yards deep in EZ |
|
|
INTERCEPTIONS |
|
|
| Game |
4 |
many players |
|
|
| Season |
15 |
Jim Casey |
Judge |
1982 |
|
15 |
Dave McDonald |
Ryan |
1992 |
|
|
TEAM
MARKS |
|
|
| Pts. scored |
|
|
|
|
| Game |
77 |
Carroll |
|
2000 |
| Season |
584 |
Carroll |
|
2000 |
| Pts. allowed |
|
|
|
|
| Game |
77 |
Wood |
|
2000 |
| Season |
408 |
Olney |
|
2004 |
| Combined pts. |
|
|
|
|
| Game |
103 |
West Cath. 55 |
Neumann 48 |
2002 |
| Season |
685 |
Conwell-Egan |
314 PF/371 PA |
2006 |
Miscellaneous Records/Accomplishments
Most rushing yards, back-to-back games: 713, Curtis Brinkley, W.
Cath.,
2003 (399 vs. North Cath., 314 vs. Carroll)
Highest percentage of plays directly involved: 92.5, Brian Mitchell,
North
Catholic vs. Conwell-Egan, 2002 (62 of 67 -- 15 runs, 47 passes). He
finished the game by being directly involved in 42 consecutive plays (and
all 40 in the second half). He passed for 166 yards; ran for 85. North
snapped the ball 77 times, counting conversions. He was directly
involved in 72 -- he also punted seven times for a 34-yard average (long
of 50), tried a 34-yard field goal (blocked) and was successful on two PAT
attempts.
Highest percentage of plays directly involved to start a game: 95.7, John
Harrison, La Salle vs. SJ Prep, 2006 (44 of 46 -- 42 passes, 2 "runs" on
sacks.) La Salle ran only three more plays after Harrison and the first
unit
left the game -- all losses by backup RBs.
Most consecutive points scored, when available: 74, Justin O'Brien,
Judge,
2001 (he scored the 74 points before and after missing two games with a
broken wrist)
Most TD passes, back-to-back games: 12, Sean Grieve, Gtn. Academy,
2002 (five vs. Central, seven vs Hun)
Most defensive TDs, game: 5, Episcopal, vs. Chestnut Hill, 2004 (47-yard
interception by Tim Ivory; 21-yard fumble by Peter
Wichmann; 42-yard
fumble by Brian FitzPatrick; 22-yard interception by FitzPatrick;
and
99-yard interception by Jim Byrne).
Longest interception TD: 109, Tyrek Smith, West Catholic, vs. Penn Wood,
2004 (rules covering high school stats do not permit TDs of more than 100
yards, but this was the official distance.)
Only player to throw a TD pass to himself: Jim McCormick, SJ Prep, 2004
(Against La Salle on Thanksgiving, on a play starting at the 5, he threw and
then caught a pass that was batted by a defensive end. By rule, he was
credited with a TD pass and reception.)
Most years between titles, coaches: 18, George Stratts and John
McAneney.
(Stratts won in 2000 at O'Hara, '82 at Dougherty. McAneney won in '83
at
Northeast, '65 at West Catholic).
Most rushing yards for a QB, game: 265, Dan McCormac, Wood, 1987
Most rushing yards for a QB, season: 1,512, Brian FitzPatrick, Episcopal,
2004
Most consecutive games scoring: 48, Pat Kaiser, SJ Prep, 1999-2002
(Kaiser made his varsity debut in the Hawks' 3rd game of the '99
season,
missing a PAT. The next week, he hit FGs of 19 and 28 yards to
provide a
6-3 win over La Salle, then scored in every game thereafter. He
finished his
career with 525 total points, including 306 as a senior.)
Most rushing yards by a non-RB asked to run the ball for the first time all
season:
281, Pat Devlin, Wood vs. Conwell-Egan, 2006
(With Matt Little unavailable with a broken arm, Devlin switched
from WR to
RB and broke the school record of 265).
Most punt-return TDs in a game and season: 3 and 6, Ramon Odom,
Roxborough,
returned three punts for TDs vs. Freire in 2006, finalizing his
season total at 6.
Here are some other things that MIGHT be records . . .
Best performance on onsides kicks: 3-for-3, Sean Mitchell,
Conwell-Egan, 2004
(The Eagles recovered his kicks vs. Carroll, McDevitt and Truman.)
Most yards to go on fourth-and-goal in an overtime period: 40, King, 2003
(Against Lincoln, an offensive interference call and a 15-yard loss on a
swing
pass, tackle by Joe DiGrazio, helped to give King
fourth-and-goal from the 40!
Daniel Tucker intercepted a Hail Mary pass at the 4.)
Most unsuccessful conversions, game: 7, Central, 2003
(In a 42-0 win over West Phila., the Lancers failed on every conversion
attempt.
The first two failures came on kicks. Then it was pass, pass,
run, pass, run.)
Highest percentage of TD catches, career: 67.9, Akil Stokes,
Germantown, 2001-03
(Nineteen of his 28 career receptions went for TDs.)
Only D-lineman to post a "dream-game performance": Matt Brazil,
Conwell-Egan, 2002
(Against McDevitt, he had at least one stat in five major categories --
sack, TFL,
interception, fumble recovery, forced fumble.)
Most yards to go on fourth-and-goal: 70, Overbrook, 2002
(The opponent was Edison. The sequence began on the 9. A procedure call
moved
the ball to the 14. Quarterback Neil Fisher then kept
retreating and bobbing and
weaving and retreating some more and finally dumped the ball, drawing an
intentional-grounding penalty. The ball was placed on the 'Brook 45.
Fisher threw
an incompletion, then was dropped by Brad Parker for a
15-yard loss. On fourth
down, coach Ken Sturm declined to show all-time brass. Keenan
Brooks punted.)
Longest interception return not resulting in a TD: 99, Jorrell Durham,
Central
(In a 2000 PL quarterfinal vs. Franklin, Durham made a goal-line
interception and
was tackled on the Franklin 1 by Maurice Samuels.)
Biggest weight differential from starter to substitute: 210
(In a 2000 PL game vs. Washington, 355-pound Job Lawson
started at nose guard
for Frankford. His replacement was 145-pound Stephen Skinner.)
Strangest TD by a "receiver": Jose Pagan, Edison
(In a 2000 game vs. University City, Edison QB Antwine Robinson
threw a pass to
Jose Pagan. Troy Berry
intercepted 7 yards deep in the end zone and tried to
return the ball. He got to the 3, was hit and fumbled. The
ball rolled a yard deep
into the end zone where Pagan recovered for a TD.)
Highest number of TD passes that went to only one guy: 11, Kareem Jeffreys,
Bok
(In 2000, all 11 of Jeffreys' TD passes went to Ramon Mills.)
Most TDs in an eight-touch span: 4, Franklin vs. Bartram, 1999
(Bartram's Billy Dougherty threw a 20-yard pass
to Antoine King. Jermaine Smith
returned the kickoff 88 yards. Bartram went nowhere and Ernest
Admiral returned
the punt 63 yards. The next scrimmage play produced Dougherty's 57-yard
pass
to Rashan Brown.)
Most consecutive fumble returns for TDs: 2, William Waters, Franklin,
1999; and Elijah
Akbar, Gratz, 2007.
(In a game vs. West Phila., Waters returned fumbles on consecutive
scrimmage plays
for TDs of 7 and 19 yards. Akbar's TDs, vs. Chester, covered 12 and 36 yards.)
Most varieties of TDs in a five-game span: 6, Ricky Lannetti, Judge,
1999
(He scored eight TDs in six manners -- three rushes, a reception and returns
of a
fumble, kickoff, interception and punt. It's possible Lannetti is the
only player in
city history to score four varieties of return TDs in the same season).
Most total yards on six TDs in a six-minute span: 308, King vs. Roxborough, 1998
(The fun began with a 55-yard pass from Mark Barnett to
Obi Abara (Roxborough),
then continued with a 75-yard kickoff return TD by Andre "Smurf''
Wilson (King),
a 90-yard punt return TD by Rasheim "Feet'' Wright
(King), a 44-yard kickoff return
by Abara and a 44-yard interception return by Christopher Dorman
(King).)
Most drops of the coin for a pre-game toss: 3, Bill Dougherty, 1997
(Yes, he dropped the coin three straight times before the Conwell-Egan/North
Catholic game. The next week, he let the coin fall straight to the ground.)
Only QB to earn more receiving yards than passing yards on play: Joe Tyer,
Judge, 1997
(Against Wood, Tyer threw a left-side hitch pass to Jim McKenna.
McKenna then
circled into the backfield and handed off to Tyer at the 40. Tyer raced along
the left
sideline and was bumped out of bounds at Wood's 24. McKenna was credited with
a
catch for minus-5 yards. Tyer was credited with 36 receiving yards with no
catch and
a completion for 31 yards.)
Most actual yards covered on a conversion: 44, Penn Charter, 1995
(Against Gtn. Academy, after a penalty, Mike Soens was
ready to kick a 35-yard extra
point when a bad snap forced a change in plans. Soens scrambled back,
picked up
the ball and heaved a pass from GA's 44. Steve Ley
caught it on the 2 and walked into
the end zone.)
Heaviest player to kick a FG and compete a pass, same season: Joe Torrente,
Dougherty,
1995 (260 lbs.)
(The pass completion, off a fake punt, was a 10-yarder to Austin
"Sonny" Nagle.)
Fewest TD passes in season after great start: 0, Tim Karamis, Wood,
1995
(He threw four in the opener, a 35-6 frolic past Germantown Academy, but none
thereafter.)
Best example of late hustle in midst of disaster: Kevin Czaban, Gtn.
Academy, 1994
(With GA trailing Penn Charter, 44-0, in the waning moments, Czaban, a
freshman
center, hustled 27 yards behind the line of scrimmage and outbattled two
other
players to recover a fumble.)
Only players to throw a TD pass, catch a TD pass and run for TD in same game: Scott
Mangini, McDevitt, 1990; Kevin Averette,
Washington, 1991; Kendell Thomas,
Edison, 2007; John Harrison, La Salle, 2007. (Mangini and Averette
were RBs;
Thomas and Harrison were QBs.)
Most varieties of jerseys worn for a varsity game: 6, University City, 1992
(Against West Phila., the Jaguars wore two varieties of black, three of
gold and one
blue jersey, by freshman lineman Omar Lewis. It was a
Jim Kelly Buffalo Bills replica
jersey. "They said to wear what we wear to practice," said
Lewis, who, like the guys
in gold, saw no action. They were JV callups.)
Most dropped TD passes in a five-play span: 3, Roxborough, 1991
(Against Central, Christian Sedgwick threw
perfect passes for would-be touchdowns
of 35, 35 and 23 yards. All were dropped in the end zone.)
Best punting performances by left-footers wearing No. 87: Mike Roberts,
Carroll, and
Harry Binck, Bonner.
(In a 1991 game, Roberts punted four times for 176 yards (44-yard
average) and Binck
punted seven times for 256 (36.6).)
Only player to post TDs of 90-plus yards to open and close a game: Rick Burns,
Egan, 1982
(Against Neshaminy, Burns took the opening kickoff 92 yards for a score
and tallied
again with 0:17 left on a 99-yard interception return.)
Most TDs in final 2 seconds of a game: 2, Central vs. Roxborough, 1983; and
Conwell-Egan
vs. West Catholic, 2001
(Roxborough took a 15-14 lead with 2 seconds remaining when Matt
Hanson ran 1 yard
for a TD and then passed for two points to Steve Rodgers.
Roxborough opted for a
squibbed kick. Jon Irvine picked up the ball and ran 53
yards for a TD as time expired.)
(Conwell-Egan's Vince Salvatore caught a
9-yard TD pass from Derrick Savage with 0:02
left vs. West Catholic. C-E tried an onside kick. Robert Ramsey
stepped forward, caught
the bouncing ball and ran 47 yards untouched for a TD, ending the
game (West 33, C-E 14)
Youngest player to score a TD: Scott Hunter, Northeast, 1989
Hunter, a freshman wingback, was 13 years, 9 months, when he ran 3 yards
for a TD
on Sept. 8 vs. West Philadelphia.
Most players named Johnson used by a team in a game: 6, Germantown, 2003.
The Bears used six Johnsons vs. University City on Nov. 21. Akeem
ran for 46 yards
and two TDs. Jarell started at guard. Christen
caught a 50-yard scoring pass. Gabriel
had an interception. Justin had a fumble recovery. Phillip
played special teams. All six
were unrelated.
Most ambulances in action at one time: Two.
In a 2004 PL semifinal at Northeast, Dobbins' Cedric Graham
suffered a broken arm.
While Graham was about to leave the premises in an ambulance,
play resumed and
Dobbins' Michael Harris suffered a broken ankle. A
Dobbins assistant ran toward the
first ambulance yelling, "Yo, don't go! Wait! Another's kid
hurt!" A second ambulance
arrived and drove in as the first one waited to leave. Both players were
taken separately
to nearby Jeanes Hospital.
Only offensive player to gain yardage with a punt "reception": Robert
Bettis, Edison, 1992.
In a game vs. Mastbaum, Edison's Steve Wallace chased
down a bad snap, avoided a
rush and punted a low line drive. About 10 yards away, the ball drilled
Bettis in the
stomach. He held on, turned upfield and wound up with a 6-yard gain.
Punt "return" of zero yards for a TD: Forrest Pearson,
Mastbaum, 1992.
In that same game -- yes, the SAME GAME -- Edison's Raul
Valentin saw a snap sail
far over his head. He picked up the ball in the end zone and punted it
sideways into the
far corner. Pearson fell on the ball for a touchdown. (This made
national news. USA
Today mentioned the play, then Pearson and Mastbaum coach John
Murphy were
interviewed by Jim Lampley on a national radio show
. . . The same thing happened in
2001. Edison's Keenan Nelson punted the ball at the goal line. It
popped straight up and
bounced a yard deep, where Franklin's Bryant Jennings recovered for
a TD.)
Most long TDs lost to penalties in one game: 3, Antoine Brown,
Mastbaum, 1993
Again in a game against Edison, Brown lost a 58-yard score on a punt
return, a 29-yard score
on a run from scrimmage and another 58-yard score on a punt return. He
did score on an
89-yard kickoff return. (Note: two plays after Brown's 29-yard run was
wiped out, a motion
penalty nullified a 27-yard scoring pass from Mike Glover
to Morris Kennedy. Another
note: Brown had two more TDs nullified by penalties in a 1994 game vs.
Edison).
Most total turnovers in games at refurbished stadiums with new artificial surfaces on
back-to-back days: 25, 2005
On a Thursday night at Germantown's Ben Johnston Memorial Stadium, there were
14 in
Imhotep's 8-6 win over Southern. The next night, at Widener's Quick
Stadium, there were
11 as O'Hara beat West Catholic, 14-12.
Successful PAT kick with something other than a football: Dan Juliano,
Neumann-Goretti, 2005
As Juliano swung his leg to kick a PAT vs. Bartram, his right cleat flew
off. He barely made
contact with the ball, which dribbled toward the line of scrimmage. The
cleat soared into the air
and perfectly split the uprights.
Fewest yards gained on drive with numerous plays: 17 on 16, Kennedy-Kenrick vs. West
Catholic, 2005
The Wolverines' drive, which began at their 30 and died out at West's 6,
was kept alive by penalties.
West was hit with 47 yards in penalties, including a double personal
foul on a punt that moved the
ball 30 yards to the West 29.
Fewest number of tackles on scrimmage plays through three quarters: 0, Freire
Charter, 2005
Franklin ran just four plays through the first three quarters of a 36-16
win. All went for TDs.
In order, Franklin scored on two runs by Maurice Dantzler
(45, 54 yards) and one apiece by
Rodreen "Chief" Howell (60) and Frank
Anderson (18). Also, after the first score, the
scoreboard clock inexplicably ran non-stop and Franklin ran just 10
plays for the game (all
rushes). Freire ran 37.
Craziest game (for many reasons): Wood 35, Conwell-Egan 0, 2005
This one was played on a Monday night at the Northampton Twp. athletic
complex. It rained
very hard throughout and the winds were strong. Twice the lights went
out in the first half,
causing delays of 12 and 14 minutes. Wood's Chris Lorditch
scored thrice on returns, going
76 and 32 yards with back-to-back punts and 75 yards with the second
half kickoff. Wood's
Ryan Dolan came within 1 yard of a fumble-return TD
(his run began at the 28). The QBs
combined to go 0-for-6; Wood's Joe Kosich was 0-for-2,
C-E's Kevin Schafer was 0-4.
Most surname syllables involved for guys on a touchdown pass: 9, Father Judge, 2005
In a game vs. Roman, Justin DeCristofaro (five) threw a
scoring pass to John
Tomaszewski (four).
Most yards covered on a successful conversion run: 23, David Allen,
Penn, 2005
In a game vs. Freire, a personal foul and procedure ball moved the ball
to the 23. Allen went
the distance on a keeper.
Best clutch performance by a VERY late arrival: Pat Creighton,
Northeast, vs. Bok, 1998
Creighton, a midfielder, began his afternoon by helping Northeast tie
Central, coached by his
father, Jack, in a soccer game. Then he ran down the
steps to find two minutes left in the football
game. As time wound down with the score tied, at 6-6, coach Harvey
"Brew" Schumer told
Creighton to go get dressed. Creighton said later, ``I went up to the
locker room with a backup
running back; I don't even know his name. I put on his football pants.
He put on my soccer shorts.
My soccer jersey was under my football jersey." Bok went first in
OT and lost a fumble. On fourth
down, Creighton ended the game with a 23-yard field goal.
Longest distance between a guy's best-worst punts in a game: 91 yards, Jeff
Capriotti, Washington,
1981
In a semifinal vs. King, Capriotti uncorked an 81-yard punt with
the wind and one for minus-10
yards against it.
Weirdest results on consecutive passes: In a '91 playoff vs. Ryan, Judge's
Joe Affet caught his own
deflected pass on one play, then had his next pass, a middle
screen, caught illegally by lineman Mike
Ries. When Rises came off the field, assistant Bill Koch
told him, "At least you were open."
Most unsuccessful conversion attempts after a TD: 3, SJ Prep, vs. Carroll, 1993
This happened after Prep took a 12-6 lead in a game it lost, 13-12.
A defensive penalty negated
Scott Palanjian's missed kick. An offensive penalty negated
Jess Sodaski's successful run. Then,
on an unplanned double-pass play out of a scramble, Palanjian threw
incomplete to Pat Pluck into
the end zone.
Most consecutive scrimmage plays producing TDs: 3, Gratz vs. Overbrook, 2001
Overbrook's Omar Sanders ran 20 yards, Gratz' Tyree
Watson ran 59 yards and Sanders passed 54
yards to Tariyk Joseph. Gratz's Robbie "Beano" Spivey
then returned the kickoff 75 yards (to make
it four TDs in a 76-second span.)
Most interesting kickoff sequence: Orlando Okebata, Univ. City, 2001
Against Edison, Okebata first caused a 5-yard penalty because his
mouthpiece wasn't in (also, his chin
strap wasn't buckled), then kicked the ball out of bounds for
another 5-yarder. Then, from his own 30,
he sent a kickoff over Keenan Nelson's head and into the end
zone for a touchback.
Best performance on two-point conversions: Frankford, 8-for-8, 2001
Kicker Shane Kelly was off playing soccer as the Pioneers
played Southern. So, Frankford went for
two every time and never failed. The other two points (of 66) came on a
safety.
Most disastrous decision for a final play-call (almost): Northeast coach
Harvey "Brew" Schumer, 2002
Because a kneeldown would have stopped the clock sooner and given
Franklin a chance for one more
play, Schumer ordered a run by fullback Mark Pasley. As
Pasley struggled for extra yardage, Franklin
d-back Jestin Brisbon, also his team's top runner, stole the
ball and took off. He was tackled about 70
yards later, a step from the end zone, by tailback Stanley Ebron.
Northeast won, 17-14. Said Schumer:
"I would have hung myself in the locker room. Next time we'll take
the knee and take our chances."
Sometimes a 25-0 lead is not a good idea: In Week Four of 2006, Carroll mounted
a 25-0 lead against
Wood, then lost, 26-25, as backup Mike Cattolico threw a
7-yard TD pass right after Carroll's 95-yard
interception return for a TD was nullified by a penalty. A day
earlier, University City rolled to a 25-0
edge over Southern, then had to hang on to win, 25-20. UC's
Derrick Boggs scored once on a fumble
return and came within 2 yards of doing so a second time.
Shortest time span for a three-TD sequence: 25 seconds.
In 2006, in the waning moments of the first game played on the new
artificial surface at Gratz' Marcus
Foster Memorial Stadium, Gratz' Brandon Baxter ran 20 yards;
Frankford's Ervin Goodson returned
a batted/bobbled onside kick 65 yards; and Gratz' Rasheed
Bulknight returned the kickoff 83 yards.
Most yards accumulated with three early TDs of different varieties: 192,
Brian Brinkmann, SJ Prep, 2006.
On his first three touches in a 55-0 win over Bonner,
Brinkmann went 76
yards with a kickoff, 62 with
a punt and 54 with a reception.
Most consecutive TDs scored from same yard line: 4, Imhotep vs. Freire, 2006
Imhotep's first four TDs in a win were scored
from the 5-yard line - Khalief Evans' run, twin
Khaleel's
run, Khalief's run, and a pass from
Gerald Bowman to Andreas Roberts. The odds? One in
100
million! There was almost a fifth consecutive 5-yard
TD. Khalief Evans lost a yard on a run, then
Julius Legg
passed 6 yards to Khalief.
Fewest punts attempted in a gigantic loss: 0, Freire vs. Imhotep, 2006
With punter Isaac Yorro
unavailable and no backup trained, Freire coach Nelson Walker
tried
fourth-down conversions no matter what. So, Imhotep took
over after non-punts on its 40 and on
Freire's 31, 34, 42, 30,
40 and 27 en route to a 50-0 win.
Most return TDs by someone returning punts/kickoffs for only the third game in
his career: 3, Courey Burrell,
Lincoln, 2006. Against U. City, Burrell went 84 and 70 yards
with kickoffs and 62 yards with a punt.
He also scored on a 34-yard pass from Charles Boyd.
His 70-yard return came on an onsides kick that
bounced too far downfield.
Best emergency performance by someone brand new to football: Chris Webster,
Ryan, 2006
At 3:30, 2 1/2 hours before Ryan was scheduled to play La
Salle, while working at a Soccer Post store
in the Far Northeast, Webster received a telephone invitation
from injured kicker Bill George to be his
replacement. Webster, a deep sub sweeper on the soccer team,
received permission from his boss to leave
early (with pay), rushed over to Ryan (the team buses were
late; the game didn't start until 6:40) and then
hit two PATs in the Raiders' 14-12 upset victory. Also, he
averaged 49 yards on his four kickoffs and sent
one into the end zone.
Fewest yards passing in a four-game period: 0, Penn, 2006.
Daniel Philpot and David Allen combined to go
1-for-3 for zero yards. No passes were thrown in two
of the games.
Shortest time span for sequence involving two TDs/two safeties: 96 seconds, Penn
Charter vs. Malvern, 2006.
Seventeen seconds apart before halftime, PC tallied on
Sean McNally's 3-yard run and a safety.
Nineteen seconds apart after halftime, Malvern notched
a safety and Joe Hoban's 10-yard TD reception
on a pass from Ryan Nassib.
Worst act of treason by an animal: A rabbit, West Phila., 2006
A rabbit, living in weeds behind the baseball batting
cage in the southwest corner along West's sideline,
spent the entire game roaming University City's
sideline. The instant the game ended in UC's favor, 8-0,
he/she/it scrambled back across the field to the weeds.
Best performance by someone brand new to returning: Courey Burrell,
Lincoln, 2006
Burrell, a tight end, was given return duties for Game
No. 6 of the season. Over the next four, he scored
four times on kickoff returns and once on a punt
return.
Easiest kickoff assignment: Pat Guerin, Egan, 1979.
After scoring a late TD against Bensalem, Egan watched
in amazement as Bensalem was hit with FOUR
consecutive personal foul/unsportsmanlike conduct
penalties. After the PAT, the refs marched the ball
from Egan's 40 to Bensalem's 45, then 30, then 15, then
7 1/2. We're guessing Guerin had no trouble
reaching the end zone.
Most turnovers in a 12-play span, especially in beautiful weather: 5, Bok at
Imhotep, 2007
The sequence began with 9:58 left, when Bok's Ackeem
Clarke forced and recovered a fumble. Two
plays later, Imhotep's Daniel Jones recovered a
fumble. Three plays later, Bok's Calvin Moultrie made
an interception. Three plays later, Bok had the ball on
the 1 and QB Darnell Goddard tried a sneak. The
middle was jammed up, so he stepped back and headed for
the right corner. He did a flying leap, but lost
the ball and Imhotep's Jeremiah Kendrick
recovered on the 1. Three plays later, Bok's Daquon Johnson
made an interception. FIVE turnovers in 12 snaps
and 5 minutes, 5 seconds!! (Wait, there's more. Bok went
three-and-out and punted. On Imhotep’s second play,
Andreas Roberts fumbled and Bok's Anthony Rivers
recovered. So, that’s SIX turnovers in 18
snaps and 7:53!!)
Look below to see how this record was smashed just a
short time later . . .
Most points averaged with almost no offensive output: 8.3, Neumann-Goretti, 2007
Through three games of the season, N-G had a higher
scoring average (8.3) than its total average number of
rushing yards (8.0) and passing yards (7.3). Hakeem
Johnson owned all four of the Saints' TDs (two on
rushes, two on kickoff returns).
Most other varsity sports played, fall season, by football player: 2, Matt
Shervin, McDevitt, 2007
Kicker Pat Doyle suffered an injury in the
opener and Shervin was given the job after a short tryout. He was
already a stopper on the soccer team and one of the top
three performers on the golf team. (This was the CL's
first year as a paper member of the PIAA; golf had
moved from spring to fall.) Shervin's first point came 9/15
on a Game Three PAT vs. North Catholic.
Most consecutive plays producing turnovers: 5, Gratz vs. Mastbaum, at Northeast,
2007.
This was a true all-timer. Maybe even a WORLD
record for any level of football. Think about it: turnovers
(all lost fumbles, by the way) on FIVE
consecutive plays. And the weather was beautiful. Here we go . . .
on the game’s third play as Mastbaum's Rasheen
Tookes dropped a pitchout and Gratz' Muhammad Dudley
Next play: Gratz' Hal Chambliss
dropped the ball and Mastbaum's Jamil Thomas recovered. Next play:
Mastbaum's Hason Franklin you-know-whated
and Gratz' Elijah Akbar made a scoop and return for 15
yards to the 10. Next play: No fumble. Woo-hoo!!
But, a 10-yard scoring run by Dudley, on a reverse, was
wiped out by a holding penalty (Because the
penalty was behind the line of scrimmage, that play did not count
as a "play." Next play: Mastbaum's Donald
Vodopija sacked Dominic Marrow for an 11-yard loss and
Mastbaum's John Turner recovered. Next
play: Tookes coughed up the rock and Dudley recovered again.
It was craaaaaaazy! But the lunacy was hardly
over. Five plays later, Vodopija again caused a fumble and
teammate Andrew King recovered. So, that’s
six lost fumble in 10 official plays. You want more? Four plays
later, against the wind, with the line of
scrimmage the 14, Mastbaum's Robert Fitzhugh sent a punt pretty
much straight up. The ball bounced backward and
settled on the 1 for a minus-13-yarder. Chambliss ran 1
yard for a TD. Oops. There was motion and the
ball was placed at the 6. Chambliss carried four more times
in a row and finally scored from the 1 on fourth
down.
Longest actual distance between interception TDs on the same day -- 104 yards
(10/20/07)
West
Catholic d-back Rob Holloman covered 105 (and at
least 150 in all; though official stat rules limit
the distance to 100) vs. Dougherty when he
picked off a fade pass in one corner and zigged/zagged/zoomed
to score in a diagonal corner. McDevitt
linebacker Ed McGowan walked 1 yard into the end
zone vs. Carroll
after catching a desperation heave that
followed a bad snap on a punt. This TD gave Holloman six
varieties of
TDs on the season -- rush, pass, returns of
kickoff, punt, interception and fumble. You could say he
had
tallied in seven ways; one of his reception
scores came on a hook-and-lateral play.