The Tale of Bonnie Richardson and Other Ridiculous High School Records

Hopefully you have seen this by now, because it is absolutely unbelievable.  This young woman, Bonnie Richardson, won the Texas state track title by herself. Oh yeah, you read that correctly.  Here was her stat line:

1. Won the high jump
2. Second in the Long Jump
3. Third in the Discus
4. Won the 200 Meters
5. Second in the 100 Meters

That is some impressive athletic ability if I do say so myself.  The only other person to accomplish this feat in the history of the state of Texas was former Pittsburgh Steeler Frank Pollard. No word on whether he was wearing this vest when he won the state title:

While Bonnie’s win was impressive, some other high schoolers have put together some impressive record of their own.  Some of these are so ridiculous that they don’t even seem real, but I assure you they are.

Football

Most Points in a High School Football Career

T.A. Mclendon – Albemarle, NC – 1076 – In three years of high school football T.A. scored 178 touchdowns. He had 68 TD’s in the 2001 season.

Most Rushing Yards in a Single High School Game
Ronney Jenkins – Oxnard, CA – 619 yards

Most Rushing Attempts in a Single Game
Russell Gunter – Andalusia, AL – 72 Attempts –

Most Passing Yards in a Single Game
David Koral – Pacific Palisades, CA – 764

Most Touchdown Passes in a Season
Thomas Thrash – Little Rock, AR – 77 TD Passes

Basketball

Most Points Scored in a High School Career
Greg Procell – Noble Ebard, LA – 6,702 (37.2 average over 180 game career)

Most Points in a Game (Individual)
Danny Heater – Burnsville, WV – 135 points

Most Points in a Game (team)
W.O. Boston High School (LA) defeated Latwell High by a score of 198-34

Most Points Scored in One Half (Individual)
Lisa Leslie – Inglewood, CA – 101 points

Most Overtimes in a High School Game
3-Boone Trail High School of Mamers (NC) defeated Angier (NC) 56-54 in thirteen overtimes.

Baseball

Most home runs in a career
Jeff Clement – Marshalltown, IA – 75

Most Unbelievable Season of Softball in the History of Softness or Balls

Cabrini High School – Allen Park, MI – 35-0 record, outscored opponents 366-1.  Pitcher Katie Osburn went 35-0, struck out 320 hitters in 163.1 innings and pitched 12 no hitters.  She struck out 27 consecutive batters at one point and had a .04 ERA.

Most Strikeouts in a game by a Pitcher
Joe Labek – Evergreen Park, IL – 40 strikeouts in a 24 inning game…in a loss

Hockey

Most Goals Scored in a High School Career
Jim Johnson –  Bloomfield Hills, MI – 249 goals

Most Overtimes Played
Minneapolis North defeated Theif River Falls 3-2 in an 11-overtime game in 1955.

Track

Best One Mile Time
Alan Webb – 3:53:43 – Take that Roger Bannister

If you know of any other ridiculous records that I missed, let me know in the comments.

The Angry T

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