Tennessee high school football records that may never be broken

A pair of state high school football records have already been broken this season, and with as many as seven games remaining for squads fortunate enough to reach the 2017 BlueCross Bowls in Cookeville, more could fall.

Oakland kicker Aaron Sears set a Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association record by connecting on his 107th consecutive PAT in the season-opening win over Independence. Shelbyville’s Grayson Tramel is just two weeks removed from his state-record 606-yard passing performance in a loss to Summit.

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But here’s a look at six state high school football records that likely will never be broken:

Most consecutive wins

74, Maryville (2004-2008)

The Rebels reeled off 74 consecutive in a span of five seasons — a run that included 13 shutouts and four Class 4A state championships. Maryville’s streak was finally snapped in a 10-7 loss to Hillsboro in the 2008 title game. .

Most consecutive shutouts

52, Bedford County Training School (1942-49)

To put this streak in perspective, consider Mt. Juliet’s string of six consecutive shutouts earlier this season. Now multiply that by eight, and you’re still four games short of what Bedford County Training School accomplished from 1942-49. The Tigers also own the record for most consecutive unbeaten seasons (7).

Interceptions in a career

41, Leroy Thompson, Austin-East (1983-86)

In addition to scoring 540 points while stringing together 35 straight 100-yard rushing performances, the former Penn State standout who went on to enjoy a six-year NFL career also averaged more than 10 interceptions for season. He hauled in a state-record 41 for his career.

Most points in a game by one team

193, Dobyns-Bennett (1926)

Dobyns-Bennett came up a touchdown shy of reaching the 200-point mark in its shutout of North Burton (Va.). With the TSSAA’s running clock taking effect once a team builds a 35-point lead, it’ll be nearly impossible for even the most prolific offenses to touch this record. Fulton, which had a single-season record 862 points in 2013, never scored more than 74 in a single game.

Most TD catches in a half

6, Robert Tolbert, Whitehaven (1994)

Tolbert hauled in 15 touchdown catches during his senior season at Whitehaven, including a state-record seven-touchdown effort against Memphis Southside. That’s not the unbreakable record, though. The former Purdue Boilermaker reeled in six of those in the first half of the 82-7 blowout. 

Most rushing attempts in a season

441, Jeff Womack, Warren County (1981)

The former Memphis Tiger and Minnesota Viking just might be the hardest-working back in the history Tennessee high school football. Womack, who finished his career with 6,450 yards on a state-record 1,183 carries, ran the ball 441 times for Warren County in 1981. That’s 35 more carries than Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson had during his NFL record-setting 2006 campaign (416).

Reach Michael Murphy at mfmurphy@tennessean.com, 615-259-8026 and on Twitter @Murph_TNsports.