Midwest Stat-Stuffers: 41 Historic Records Broken in 2022
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One of the greatest accomplishments sports can achieve is etching an athlete’s name in the history books and cementing your legacy as both a player and person. That’s what we all want, right? To be remembered? Sports offer a great…
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Continue ReadingOne of the greatest accomplishments sports can achieve is etching an athlete’s name in the history books and cementing your legacy as both a player and person. That’s what we all want, right? To be remembered? Sports offer a great way to do that, and throughout the 2022 season, I’ve been making sure to track and record various records broken throughout the Midwest so I can one day make a special PrepRedzone Midwest feature for your enjoyment. Well, that day is here, and below we’ve identified 40 Historic Records Broken in 2022 from America’s Heartland that are sure to impress and catch the eye of our lovely subscribers. Offense, defense, and special teams; passing, rushing, receiving, tackle, sack, TFL, and FG records, we’ve got them all below. Thanks for reading, and congrats to these 40 Midwest preps on etching their names into the history books and putting together a helluva senior and/or career campaign. Records are meant to be broken!
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1) Brenden Begeman Brenden Begeman 6'2" | 195 lbs | RB Herreid/Selby | 2023 State (Herreid/Selby, SD) 2023. RB. – Cemented himself in the Upper Midwest history books when he surpassed 6,000 career rushing yards at the end of October. After tonight’s playoff matchup with Hitchcock-Tulare, he’s #1 in South Dakota history for rushing yards. Also broke his school’s single-season rushing record with 2,245 but is now well above that after a few more games of action.
2) Ethan Clark Ethan Clark 6'1" | 195 lbs | RB Clarkston | 2023 State MI (Clarkston, MI) RB. 2023. – The Princeton commit became first player in school history to rush for over 5000 yards and only 25th player in state history to rush for more than 5K. Clark is currently sitting at 21st in state history in rushing yards.
3) Danny O’Neil (Cathedral, IN) 2024. QB. – The monster 2024 QB recruit captured a third career passing record this season with Cathedral and became the all-time leader in passing yards, touchdowns, and completions as only a junior! Became the career passing completion leader on October 7th and the career passing TD record (49) on September 9th.
4) DaeOnte Mitchell DaeOnte Mitchell 5'11" | 195 lbs | QB Wichita East | 2024 State KS (Wichita East, KS) QB. 2024. – Set the Blue Aces All-Time passing yards record in nearly October after crossing the 4,500 mark. Only a junior, too!
5) Kendrick Bell (Park Hill, MO) QB. 2023. – The Michigan commit set Park Hill’s single-season passing yards record with 3,165, the school’s completion rate with 247 completions on 339 attempts (72%) and also added 45 total TDs for good measure. Heckuva senior campaign for the Show-Me State native.
6) Josh Deal Josh Deal 6'0" | 200 lbs | K Francis Howell | 2023 State MO (Francis Howell, MO) K. 2023. – The 6′, 205 lb. kicker/athlete broke Missouri’s all-time record for career kicking points when he hit 255 on Friday, September 30th. More points have been added with that big leg of his since then!
7) CJ Hester CJ Hester 5'10" | 170 lbs | RB Cincinnati Wyoming | 2023 State OH (Wyoming, OH) RB. 2023. – The Western Michigan commit rushed 36 times for a school-record 351 yards Friday the 21st of October against Maderia. Head Coach confirmed he has rushed for 5,986 in his career at that time and according to Maxpreps, Hester is currently at 6,276 career rushing yards.
8) Brennan Hayes Brennan Hayes 6'0" | 170 lbs | RB Creston | 2024 IA (Creston, IA) 2024. RB. Posted the 11th most single-game rushing yards in Iowa state 11-man history with a 21 carry for 433 yard and 2 TD performance against Knoxville on September 23rd.
9) Jaron Tibbs Jaron Tibbs 6'4" | 190 lbs | WR Cathedral | 2023 State IN (Cathedral, IN) Purdue commit. 2023. WR. – The senior Purdue Boilermaker B1G commit broke his second Cathedral career record and is now the all-time leader in receiving yards and receptions.
10) Briggs Bartosh Briggs Bartosh 5'11" | 185 lbs | RB Park Hill South | 2023 State MO (Parkhill South, MO) QB/ATH. 2023. – The senior stat-monster set Parkhill South’s single-game total yardage mark after finishing with 512 yards in their game six matchup with Park Hill. That included 340 passing yards and 2 TDs, 145 rushing yards and 2 TDs, 27 return yards. In a different game, Bartosh also set TD records with 6 total TDs on October 28th against Staley and 5 passing TDs, which tied the school record.
11) Jackson Filer (Dowling Catholic/Iowa Western CC) DE. Set Iowa Western’s career sack record with 15 in late September. He’s posted 13.5 this season with 25 TFLs on top of it. Also 51 tackles and 2 FFs. Monster year for the instate pass-rushing Reiver.
12) Darius Taylor Darius Taylor 5'8" | 150 lbs | RB Walled Lake Western | 2023 State MI (Walled Lake Western, MI) RB. 2023. – Continues to destroy the WLW record books and set single-season rushing and TD marks on October 21st against Walled Lake Central. The Minnesota Gophers commit just received a major instate offer from Michigan for his efforts.
13) Hudson Ferralez Hudson Ferralez 6'1" | 205 lbs | QB Wichita Collegiate | 2024 State KS (Hesston, KS) QB. 2024. – Broke Hesston’s career passing mark as he crossed 4,437 yards on October 7th against Clearwater High School.
14) AJ Raines AJ Raines 6'0" | 160 lbs | QB Timberland | 2023 MO (Timberland, MO) QB. 2023. – Had a monster Week 4 game against Fort Zumwalt West with his 32-44 for 489 yards and 6 TDs plus 87 rushing yards and a TD on the ground to boot. Broke single-game passing yards, attempts, completions, and passing TD records to etch his name in the history books. Ryan Bainbridge originally set the record in 2010.
15) Stone Wetlaufer (Central, MO) QB. 2023. – Set the trifecta of quarterback passing records at Central High School. He hit new marks of: career completions thrown = 344, career touchdowns thrown = 52, and career passing total = 5,783 yards.
16) Brady Schickel Brady Schickel 6'3" | 200 lbs | DL Mount Vernon | 2026 State IN (Mount Vernon, IN) DE. 2026. – The freshman sensation set Mt. Vernon’s single-season sack record with 12 on October 18th! Can’t find if he’s added to that total since then.
17) Caleb Redd Caleb Redd 6'3" | 200 lbs | DL De Smet | 2024 State MO (De Smet Jesuit, MO) DL. 2024. – Broke De Smet’s single-season sack record as he recorded his 16th sack last weekend. Previous weekend was 15 set by Ted Corwin in 2009.
18) Asher Katakis (Central, MO) WR. 2023. – Another Central (MO) athlete who is the second part of a dynamic passing duo. Katakis became the All-Time leader in receptions (91) and yards (1531) passing a Central HOFer Lester Bass who set the records in 1994.
19) Elijah Stevens Elijah Stevens 5'10" | 200 lbs | ATH Rockwood Summit | 2024 State MO (Rockwood Summit, MO) WR. 2024. – Broke a 1999 single-season TD reception record when the junior recorded his 19 receiving TD on October 14th. More TDs have come through the air since then.
20) Sam Parks Sam Parks 5'9" | 150 lbs | K Maize South | 2024 State KS (Maize South, KS) K. 2024. Set his school’s record for longest FG as he successfully converted a 50 yard FG Week 4 vs. Newton
21) Tyson Elliott Tyson Elliott 5'11" | 200 lbs | QB Mountain Grove | 2023 State MO (Mountain Grove, MO) QB. 2023. – The 6′, 215 lb. QB and FS broke MG’s school record for passing yards in a season and is sitting at 2213 yards through the air in 2022, according to Maxpreps. Also broke the career passing mark as well.
22) Braylon Council (Great Bend, KS) WR. – Broke a 32-year old reception record set in 1990 by posting 12 catches (old record was 11) for 166 yards and 3 TDs plus 3-4 on PATs and 5 kickoffs in his first time kicking. Great Bend won the game 27-22.
23) Jack Helzer Jack Helzer 6'2" | 265 lbs | OL Kenosha Christian Life | 2023 State WI (Christian Life School, WI) DL. 2023. – The Kenosha product set his school’s career TFL record, and with 12 posted this season, the last of which came two weekends ago.
24) Alex Rose (Terre Haute South, IN) LB. 2023. – Broke the single-season tackle record at TH-South with 153 total tackles. Also is 5th all-time in tackles with 255.
25) Brennan Wooten Brennan Wooten 6'4" | 240 lbs | TE Cathedral | 2023 State IN (Cathedral, IN) 2023. TE. – Became only the 6th player ever to record 100 career receptions with Cathedral High School in Indianapolis metro. Joins Daijon Collins, Luke Sanders, Jaron Tibbs Jaron Tibbs 6'4" | 190 lbs | WR Cathedral | 2023 State IN , Camden Jordan, and Reece Horn in the prestigious club.
26) Luke Valerio Luke Valerio 5'9" | 165 lbs | ATH Heritage Christian | 2023 IN (Heritage Christian, IN) 2023. ATH. – Set Heritage Christian’s record for single-season kick return TDs led by 95-yard and 99-yard KOR for six.
27) Jonathan Montgomery (Churchill, MI) RB. 2023. – Friday, October 7th, Montgomery set the single-game rushing record for Churchill High School with a 423 yard performance against Wayne Memorial.
28) Deion Brown Deion Brown 5'8" | 170 lbs | RB Kirkwood | 2023 State MO (Kirkwood, MO) RB. 2023. – Against Lindbergh High School in early October the senior broke Kirkwood’s single-game rushing and TD records with a 29 carry for 352 yard and 7 TD performance.
29) Cama’Jay Terrell Cama’Jay Terrell 5'8" | 165 lbs | RB Gary West Side | 2023 State IN (Gary Westside, IN) RB. 2023. – Friday, October 14th, the senior broke his own single-season rushing record of 1,628 yards by finishing their game against Attucks with 1,798 yards. He finished the year with 1,924 rushing yards and 27 TDs.
30) Mark Harris Mark Harris 6'1" | 180 lbs | QB Maur Hill Prep | 2023 State KS (Maur Hill Acadaemy, KS) QB. 2023. – Set his school’s single-game passing record with 418 and added 4 TDs, 92 rushing yards, and a rushing TD on top of it in an October 28th showdown with Horton High School.
31) Leo Brostowitz Leo Brostowitz 5'10" | 190 lbs | RB Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln | 2023 State WI (Wisconsin Rapids-Lincoln, WI) RB. 2023. Had an excellent showing against Menominee and set single-game rushing yard and TD records with 339 rushing yards and 6 TDs. His performance helped clinch a conference championship that night.
32) Quinton Renfro (Joplin, MO) RB. 2024. – Broke Joplin’s single-game TD record as he finished with 8 TDs in Joplin’s October 21nd win against Neosho.
33) Caleb Garnand (Lawton-Bronson, IA) 2024. WR. – In Week 6 of their regular season, Garnand went off vs. Tri-Center and broke school records in single-game receptions (16), single-game receiving yards (224) and added 2 TDs as well.
34) Colton Brunell Colton Brunell 6'1" | 205 lbs | ATH Columbus | 2024 State WI (Columbus, WI) RB. 2024. – Had a great showing against Lodi on September 30th and broke the Columbus High School single-game rushing record with 335 yards in the win.
35) Grant Gibson Grant Gibson 6'2" | 210 lbs | QB Rockwood Summit | 2024 State MO (Rockwood Summit, MO) QB. 2024. – The 6’3, 210 lb. junior set Rockwood Summit’s single-game completion record 27 completed passes in a Week 8 win against Oakville.
36) Gavin Tindall Gavin Tindall 5'10" | 175 lbs | WR Covenant Christian | 2023 State IN (Covenant Christian, IN) 2023. WR. – Early in the season on September 16th, the senior wideout set his school’s single-game receiving yard record as he posted 7 catches for 222 yards and 2 TDs in a win against North Putnam.
37) Max Loeffler (Leo, IN) 2023. RB. 5’7, 170 lbs. – Set Leo’s single-game rushing record with 301 yards against DeKalb on October 14th.
38) Tyler Nystrom Tyler Nystrom 6'2" | 180 lbs | WR Mounds View | 2024 State MN (Mounds View, MN) 2024. WR. – The stud junior broke Mounds View’s single-game reception record as he posted 16 catches for 189 yards and a TD against Anoka at the beginning of October.
39) West Bend West High School, Wisconsin. – Little reverse action here as WBW snapped an infamous record of 37 straight losses after they beat Fort Atkinson on August 25th. They then beat Cedarburg the week after!
40) Eau Claire North High School Huskies, Wisconsin – Snapped a not-fun record of 46 straight conference losses in a 21-0 win over Superior on September 9th.
41) Eli Paulson (Anoka, MN) WR. 2023. – Post-publishing edit and addition to the list, Twin Cities metro wideout Eli Paulson had a special year catching passes and set a new Minnesota state record for single-season receptions with 96. Previous record was 90, set by a kid who went on to earn DIII All-American honors as a TE.
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