A Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) quarterback is the nation's all-time leader in high school football wins, but it's not the one you are thinking of. Yes, former Gael All-American Tate Martell makes the list with 45 wins, but it's four-year starter Jarrett Solomon who holds the all-time record with 56 victories.
Solomon began his career with a 15-0 record as a freshman in 2009 and added a 15-0 season as a junior. He also led the Gaels to a pair of 13-win seasons and four straight Nevada Class 4A state championships. Solomon heads MaxPreps' list of the Top 25 quarterbacks with the most high school wins as a starter.
If not for the coronavirus, Ty Keyes of Taylorville (Miss.) might have overtaken Solomon. Keyes posted three straight seasons of 15-1, but a shortened senior season that included a pair of forfeits limited Keyes to just 10 wins as a senior and a 55-4 career record.
The rest of the top five includes Nick Zachery of Sheridan (Ind.), who only threw for 1,832 yards in his four-year career, but also had 7,331 yards rushing and Lance Tucker of Fayette County (Ala.), who got his first win as a seventh-grader. Current Clemson quarterback and potential 2021 NFL No. 1 draft pick Trevor Lawrence of Cartersville (Ga.) is tied with Chris Leak of Independence (Charlotte, N.C.) and Ben Harris of Carl Albert (Midwest City, Okla.) Perry Cuda of Summerville (S.C.) for No. 5 with 52 wins.
Keyes is one of four quarterbacks to make the list this year. Harris added four state titles and a 52-2 record while Dematrius Davis of North Shore (Houston) has 49 wins and counting. North Shore won its first playoff game in the Class 6A state playoffs and could potentially win five more. That would put him in third place all-time with 54 wins.
Meanwhile, Shedeur Sanders of Trinity Christian (Cedar Hill, Texas), the son of NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, finished his career with 47.
A Texas quarterback holds the best all-time record, but again, it's not the one you are thinking of. While Kyler Murray has gained fame for a tremendous high school career that included a 42-0 career record, it's Roshaud Paul of Bremond who had the best career record at 47-0.
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Dematrius Davis Jr.
File photo by Tom Dendy
1. 56 — Jarrett Solomon,
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 2009-2012
2. 55 — Ty Keyes,
Taylorsville (Miss.), 2017-2020
3. 54 — Nick Zachery,
Sheridan (Ind.), 2005-08
4. 53 — Lance Tucker,
Fayette County (Fayette, Ala.), 1987-1992
5. 52 — Trevor Lawrence,
Cartersville (Ga.), 2014-17
5. 52 —
Ben Harris,
Carl Albert (Midwest City, Okla.), 2017-20
5. 52 — Chris Leak,
Independence (Charlotte, N.C.), 1999-2002
5. 52 — Perry Cuda,
Summerville (S.C.), 1977-80
9. 51 — Ronald Curry,
Hampton (Va.), 1994-97
10. 49 — Knox Kadum,
Rome (Ga.), 2015-18
10. 49 — Dematrius Davis Jr.,
North Shore (Houston), 2017-2020
12. 47 — Roshaud Paul,
Bremond (Texas), 2014-16
12. 47 — Ricky Ortega,
Coatesville (Pa.), 2016-19
12. 47 — Shedeur Sanders,
Trinity Christian (Cedar Hill, Texas), 2017-2020
15. 46 — Adam Herrin,
Celina (Texas), 1998-2000
15. 46 — Jake Bishop,
Aledo (Texas), 2017-19
15. 46 — Justin Sinz,
Edgar (Wis.), 2006-09
15. 46 — DeShaun Watson,
Gainesville (Ga.), 2010-13
15. 46 — DeAndre Johnson,
First Coast (Jacksonville, Fla.), 2011-14
20. 45 — Brock Berlin,
Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, La.), 1997-99
20. 45 — Matthew Bishop, Aledo (Texas), 2009-11
20. 45 — Jake Browning,
Folsom (Calif.), 2012-14
20. 45 — Tate Martell, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 2014-16
20. 45 — Brett Brumbaugh,
South Fayette (McDonald, Pa.), 2011-14
20. 45 — Bryce Young,
Cathedral (Los Angeles)/
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 2016-19
26. 44 — Everett Golson,
Myrtle Beach (S.C.), 2007-10
26. 44 — Maty Mauk,
Kenton (Ohio), 2008-11
26. 44 — Jayden Daniels,
Cajon (San Bernardino, Calif.), 2015-18
26. 44 — Mike Orihel,
Central Bucks West (Doylestown, Pa.), 1998-2000
26. 44 — Kenyon Oblad,
Liberty (Henderson, Nev.), 2014-17
26. 44 — Hunter Dekkers,
West Sioux (Hawarden, Iowa), 2016-19
Editor's note: Story was edited to include Nick Zachery of Sheridan at No. 3, Perry Cuda of Summerville and Ben Harris of Carl Albert at No. 5
