High school football: Trevor Lawrence, Cade McNamara headline list of career touchdown pass leaders in all 50 states

With COVID-19 wreaking havoc on football schedules throughout the 2020-21 school year, and possibly doing further damage in 2021-22, it would seem unlikely that career passing records would fall during the ensuing season. But that's not the case on Georgia and Indiana where a pair of quarterbacks have state career touchdown records within their reach.


Brady Allen of Gibson Southern (Fort Branch, Ind.), meanwhile, began his senior season with 91 career touchdowns. He's thrown nine in two games for an even 100. That puts him 42 touchdowns away from tying Jake Purichia of Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter for the state record. That total would be more of a stretch for Allen, who threw just 31 touchdowns as a junior and a sophomore.

MaxPreps has put together a list of the career touchdown pass leaders in every state. State records were set in Delaware and Wyoming last year. CJ Henry of Hodgson Vo-Tech tied the Delaware mark with 89 career touchdowns while Graedyn Buell blew away the Wyoming record with 94 touchdown passes.

Sources for the list include state association record books, Texas High School Football History, MaxPreps leaderboards, Connecticut High School Record Book by Gerry DeSimas, and Georgia High School Football Historians
Alabama
Chris Smelley, American Christian Academy (Tuscaloosa)
Years: 2002-05
Total TDs: 134

Alaska
Conor Feckley, West Anchorage (Anchorage)
Years: 2011-13
Total TDs: 67

Arizona
Chase Cord, Sunrise Mountain (Peoria)
Years: 2013-16
Total TDs: 137

Arkansas
Layne Hatcher, Pulaski Academy (Little Rock)
Years: 2014-17
Total TDs: 185

California
Jake Browning, Folsom
Years: 2012-14
Total TDs: 229

Colorado
Aidan Atkinson, Fairview (Boulder)
Years: 2017-19
Total TDs: 131

Connecticut
Tanner Kingsley, Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls)
Years: 2011-13
Total TDs: 113

Delaware
Nolan Henderson, Smyrna | CJ Henry, Hodgson Vo-Tech (Newark)
Years: Henderson 2014-16; Henry 2017-20
Total TDs: 89

Florida
Tucker Israel, Lake Nona (Orlando)
Years: 2011-14
Total TDs: 162

Georgia
Trevor Lawrence, Cartersville
Years: 2014-17
Total TDs: 161

Hawaii
Timmy Chang, St. Louis (Honolulu)
Years: 1997-99
Total TDs: 113

Idaho
Shane Jennings, Gooding
Years: 2016-19
Total TDs: 91

Illinois
Jordan Roberts, Aurora Christian (Aurora)
Years: 2005-08
Total TDs: 127

Indiana
Jake Purichia, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter
Years: 2010-13
Total TDs: 142

Iowa
Drew Adams, Mt. Vernon
Years: 2014-17
Total TDs: 106

Kansas
Carter Putz, Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission)
Years: 2014-17
Total TDs: 124

Kentucky
Elijah Sindelar, Caldwell County (Princeton)
Years: 2011-14
Total TDs: 144

Louisiana
Brock Berlin, Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport)
Years: 1997-99
Total TDs: 145
Ben Lucas, Cony (Augusta, Maine)
Years: 2011-13
Total TDs: 89

Maryland
Keith Ricca, St. John's Prospect Hall, now St. John's Catholic Prep (Buckeystown)
Years: 2002-04
Total TDs: 113

Massachusetts
Bobby Maimaron, Duxbury
Years: 2013-16
Total TDs: 122

Michigan
Mason Gee-Montgomery, Stockbridge
Years: 2014-16
Total TDs: 124

Minnesota
Chris Meidt, Minneota
Years: 1984-87
Total TDs: 101

Mississippi
Myles Brennan, St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis)
Years: 2014-16
Total TDs: 165

Missouri
Alex Huston, Glendale (Springfield)
Years: 2015-17
Total TDs: 202

Montana
Dane Warp, Havre
Years: 2012-15
Total TDs: 101

Nebraska
Alec Ditoro, Papillion-LaVista (Papillion)
Years: 2010-13
Total TDs: 93

Nevada
Cade McNamara, Damonte Ranch (Reno)
Years: 2015-18
Total TDs: 146
New Hampshire
Justin Grassini, Merrimack
Years: 2014-16
Total TDs: 66

New Jersey
Devin Leary, Timber Creek Regional (Erial)
Years: 2015-17
Total TDs: 105

New Mexico
Brett Henson, Hatch Valley (Hatch)
Years: 2002-04
Total TDs: 166

New York
Greg Paulus, Christian Brothers Academy (Albany)
Years: 2001-04
Total TDs: 152

North Carolina
Will Grier, Davidson Day (Davidson)
Years: 2011-13
Total TDs: 195

North Dakota
Josh Hansana, Milnor/North Sargent (Gwinner)
Years: 2008-11
Total TDs: 59

Ohio
Maty Mauk, Kenton
Years: 2008-11
Total TDs: 219

Oklahoma
Mason Fine, Locust Grove
Years: 2012-15
Total TDs: 166

Oregon
Tim Tawa, West Linn
Years: 2014-16
Total TDs: 143

Pennsylvania
Matt Bodamer, Port Allegany
Years: 2009-12
Total TDs: 137

Rhode Island
Michael Walsh, Moses Brown (Providence)
Years: 2015-18
Total TDs: 72

South Carolina
Shuler Bentley, Byrnes (Duncan)
Years: 2011-13
Total TDs: 177

South Dakota
Austin Sumner, Brandon Valley (Brandon)
Years: 2006-09
Total TDs: 88

Tennessee
Charlie High, Christian Academy of Knoxville
Years: 2010-12
Total TDs: 131

Texas
Grant Gunnell, St. Pius X (Houston)
Years: 2015-18
Total TDs: 195

Utah
Bryson Barnes, Milford
Years: 2016-19
Total TDs: 137

Vermont
Cam Coloutti, Fair Haven
Years: 2015-18
Total TDs: 105

Virginia
Philip Sims, Oscar Smith (Chesapeake)
Years: 2007-09
Total TDs: 119

Washington
Kellen Moore, Prosser
Years: 2003-06
Total TDs: 173

West Virginia
J.R. House, Nitro
Years: 1995-98
Total TDs: 145

Wisconsin
Ben Hempel, Franklin
Years: 2002-04
Total TDs: 92

Wyoming
Graedyn Buell, Rock Springs
Years: 2017-20
Total TDs: 94