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Camas Valley High wide receiver Kameron Wolfe, right, tied a national eight-man high school record with seven touchdown catches in a game and set a new one with 354 receiving yards. Quarterback Nick Weaver got onto the national list by throwing the seven TD passes in a game.
CAMAS VALLEY — Breaking into the national record books was the last thing on the minds of Nick Weaver and Kameron Wolfe last Friday.
“I was pretty surprised,” said Wolfe, a Camas Valley High School senior wide receiver. “I was just wondering if it was a school record. I had no idea that it was for the whole country.”
Wolfe’s performance, combined with a stellar outing from Weaver at quarterback, practically rewrote the eight-man football records kept by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).
The pair combined to set one national record, tie another and make the national list in two offensive categories during the Hornets’ 80-34 season-opening victory over Jewell.
“It’s not every day you get to come to practice and tell the kids, ‘Hey, we set national records!’” seventh-year Hornets coach Eli Wolfe said. “It’s definitely a special accomplishment, and it’s something this team will remember for the rest of their lives.”
Kameron Wolfe’s 354 receiving yards on seven receptions — all of them resulting in touchdowns — officially broke the previous record of 348 yards set by set by Jim Smeal of Snyder, Neb., in 1977.
Unofficially, it broke the record of 351 yards set by Wallowa’s Caleb Oveson in a game against Powder Valley last fall. That mark has not been submitted to the NFHS, but coach Wolfe said Thursday that his player’s marks were submitted on Wednesday.
His seven touchdown receptions, which went for 83, 75, 68, 46, 44, 29 and nine yards, tied the national mark set by Eric Lathim of Fredonia (Ariz.) in 1973. The third-year starter, who stands 6-foot-1, 165 pounds, was covered a smaller defensive back the entire game — and took full advantage.
“Everything was just clicking for us better than it ever has,” said Wolfe, the younger cousin of the coach. “I didn’t even realize that I had seven touchdowns until one of the water boys came up to me after the game and said, ‘You scored seven touchdowns!’ I just looked at him and said, ‘No way!’”
Not to be outdone, Weaver’s outing wasn’t half bad, either. The performance by the senior quarterback ranked him second in total offense and touchdown passes for a game.
Weaver (5-10, 170) threw for 399 yards on 12-of-17 passing, rushed for 176 yards and, of course, threw seven touchdown passes. His 575 yards of total offense ranks second on the national list behind the 601 amassed by Bryan Kendall of Haviland, Kan., in 1974. All of Kendall’s yards came on the ground.
His seven touchdown passes — Camas threw eight in the game — placed him in a five-way tie for second place nationally. Five players have thrown for eight scores in a game, with the most recent coming from Dan Dacken of Fenton Central (Idaho) in October 2001.
“For some reason, they had a freshman lined up against Kameron and never switched up,” Weaver said. “I don’t know why they didn’t. I saw that and it was like, ‘all day’ to Kameron.”
The Hornets raced to a 32-6 lead after one quarter. But Jewell, thanks to a 10-yard TD run from Kyle Crook and an interception return for a touchdown just before halftime, trailed 46-28 at the break.
A tongue-lashing from coach Wolfe in the locker room got the Hornets going again. Three unanswered Weaver to Wolfe passes followed and, after an 11-yard run from Crook and a 46-yard scoring scamper from Weaver, the quarterback hit Wolfe for a 29-yard strike that stopped the game in the third quarter via the 45-point mercy rule.
And had Jewell scored a few more touchdowns prior to that last touchdown toss?
“Oh man! Who knows where it goes,” coach Wolfe said. “But the great thing is that when I told the kids this on Tuesday, the freshmen and sophomores got all wide-eyed and were like, ‘Wow! We’re part of this.’
“They feel like their names go into that record book, because in reality, it does,” the coach continued. “Those kids blocked for Nick and Kameron and made it happen. For those kids just to have Camas Valley in the record books, it’s a big thing for them.
“It’s something that Kameron, Nick and all of them, will remember for the rest of their lives.”
• You can reach sports reporter Jon Mitchell by e-mail at jmitchell@newsreview.info, or by phone at 957-4219.
“I was pretty surprised,” said Wolfe, a Camas Valley High School senior wide receiver. “I was just wondering if it was a school record. I had no idea that it was for the whole country.”
Wolfe’s performance, combined with a stellar outing from Weaver at quarterback, practically rewrote the eight-man football records kept by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).
The pair combined to set one national record, tie another and make the national list in two offensive categories during the Hornets’ 80-34 season-opening victory over Jewell.
“It’s not every day you get to come to practice and tell the kids, ‘Hey, we set national records!’” seventh-year Hornets coach Eli Wolfe said. “It’s definitely a special accomplishment, and it’s something this team will remember for the rest of their lives.”
Kameron Wolfe’s 354 receiving yards on seven receptions — all of them resulting in touchdowns — officially broke the previous record of 348 yards set by set by Jim Smeal of Snyder, Neb., in 1977.
Unofficially, it broke the record of 351 yards set by Wallowa’s Caleb Oveson in a game against Powder Valley last fall. That mark has not been submitted to the NFHS, but coach Wolfe said Thursday that his player’s marks were submitted on Wednesday.
His seven touchdown receptions, which went for 83, 75, 68, 46, 44, 29 and nine yards, tied the national mark set by Eric Lathim of Fredonia (Ariz.) in 1973. The third-year starter, who stands 6-foot-1, 165 pounds, was covered a smaller defensive back the entire game — and took full advantage.
“Everything was just clicking for us better than it ever has,” said Wolfe, the younger cousin of the coach. “I didn’t even realize that I had seven touchdowns until one of the water boys came up to me after the game and said, ‘You scored seven touchdowns!’ I just looked at him and said, ‘No way!’”
Not to be outdone, Weaver’s outing wasn’t half bad, either. The performance by the senior quarterback ranked him second in total offense and touchdown passes for a game.
Weaver (5-10, 170) threw for 399 yards on 12-of-17 passing, rushed for 176 yards and, of course, threw seven touchdown passes. His 575 yards of total offense ranks second on the national list behind the 601 amassed by Bryan Kendall of Haviland, Kan., in 1974. All of Kendall’s yards came on the ground.
His seven touchdown passes — Camas threw eight in the game — placed him in a five-way tie for second place nationally. Five players have thrown for eight scores in a game, with the most recent coming from Dan Dacken of Fenton Central (Idaho) in October 2001.
“For some reason, they had a freshman lined up against Kameron and never switched up,” Weaver said. “I don’t know why they didn’t. I saw that and it was like, ‘all day’ to Kameron.”
The Hornets raced to a 32-6 lead after one quarter. But Jewell, thanks to a 10-yard TD run from Kyle Crook and an interception return for a touchdown just before halftime, trailed 46-28 at the break.
A tongue-lashing from coach Wolfe in the locker room got the Hornets going again. Three unanswered Weaver to Wolfe passes followed and, after an 11-yard run from Crook and a 46-yard scoring scamper from Weaver, the quarterback hit Wolfe for a 29-yard strike that stopped the game in the third quarter via the 45-point mercy rule.
And had Jewell scored a few more touchdowns prior to that last touchdown toss?
“Oh man! Who knows where it goes,” coach Wolfe said. “But the great thing is that when I told the kids this on Tuesday, the freshmen and sophomores got all wide-eyed and were like, ‘Wow! We’re part of this.’
“They feel like their names go into that record book, because in reality, it does,” the coach continued. “Those kids blocked for Nick and Kameron and made it happen. For those kids just to have Camas Valley in the record books, it’s a big thing for them.
“It’s something that Kameron, Nick and all of them, will remember for the rest of their lives.”
• You can reach sports reporter Jon Mitchell by e-mail at jmitchell@newsreview.info, or by phone at 957-4219.
