Benchmark of GREATNESS

[TAHS92Alum]

I was just reading an article that creates benchmarks on high school careers. It was mainly based in the WPIAL but I was curious of how our area compares in the record book. The WPIAL has had over 60 4000 yard rushers throughout it existence and brought up a debate.

Is 4000 yards still the benchmark for greatness or is 5000 the new benchmark for a running back?

Is it still a 50 TD plateau for a career?

Is the mark for a great high school QB also 5000?

Is it a 1500 yards season instead of a 1000 for a running back?

Is a receiver still great at 1000 yards?

Follow that up with the GREAT offensive weapons at your school

[PLDragons24]

Grant Syster has almost 1700 yards already this season and will go well over 2,000 and he will also be well over 4000 career yards by the end of the season. He had over 1500 yards last season and 500 something his sophomore year.

[Manfred]

While all those are noteworthy accomplishments, I personally would value TEAM accomplishments greater: Wins, District titles, state playoff appearances and titles.

[TAHS92Alum]

4000 yard backs
Jesse Jones 6,902 (1997-2000)
Brice Mertiff 4,507 (2002-2004)
Marcus Owens 4,314 (1994-1996)

50 TD's
Jesse Jones 99 (1997-2000)
Brice Mertiff 62 (2002-2004)
Marcus Owens 60 (1994-1996)
James Oliver 60 (2011-2013)

5000 Yards Passing
Steve Franco 6,070 (2009-2011)

1500 yard seasons
Jesse Jones 335 2,368 36 1999
Marcus Owens 286 2,266 29 1996
Jesse Jones 309 2,232 26 2000
Brice Mertiff 246 2,042 33 2004
James Oliver 238 1,893 26 2012
Christian Getz 322 1,822 23 2011
James Oliver 200 1,664 28 2013
Johnny Franco 223 1,651 27 2006
Shayne Tate 208 1,546 15 2007
Marcus Owens 277 1,553 28 1995
Brice Mertiff 241 1,523 18 2003
Jesse Jones 245 1,517 27 1998

1000 yard receiving season
Nick Patton 1,228 (2011)

[TAHS92Alum]

Manfred,

As a quick note, on the Tyrone stats that I just posted, interesting enough on all of the offensive stats that break the greatness plain reflect District,State Playoff,State Final, and State Championship accomplishments as well.

Tyrone were at least District Champs in 87,95,96,97,99,00,03,04,11

I see a direct link, the individual benefitted from having good teammates

I think if others chime in your will see good stats from their successful years as well, whether it was the team that benefitted from the individual or the individual that benefitted from the team

[D6sports101]

Kephart and mccloskey have about 25 Scores already this year.

[12HankQB]

Braden Fochtman has 41 rushing touchdowns with another year left to play. Competition is much different but still a nice stat. Hope he can continue. Kephart is a beast too.

[DragonsDoExist]

Pretty impressive #s there TAHS92Alum. Central has never had a 4000 yard back, 5000 yard QB or a 1000 yard WR. We have only had one 1500 yard rusher. Cunningham did have 1400 from the QB position last year which is pretty impressive.

50 TDs
Austin Cunningham 73 (2011-2013)
Bradi Moore 71 (2011-2013)
Lucas Runk 59 (2007-2009)

1500 Rushing Season
Lucas Runk 230 1,580 21 (2008)

4000 Yards Passing
AJ Hoenstine 4,027 (1991-1993)

[Crimson's Ghost]

Here is McCort's all-time record book. Nobody with crazy individual stats, a lot of good numbers posted, though.


http://crusherathletics.org/documents/2 ... .pdf?id=98

[TAHS92Alum]

I would have thought there would have been for Central. I remember the Kitt's used to run for big chunks of yardage as well