By LEE HILLER, Journal Sports
Evangel receiver Jared Cornelius is the only local receiver to have more than 300 yards receiving in a game, topping the Bossier-Caddo all-time list of single-game superlatives.
Cornelius caught seven passes for 304 yards and three touchdowns in a 2012 shootout loss, 48-47 in Lake Charles to Barbe. The Eagles scored and went for a 2-point conversion with 26 seconds left in the game but came up short. His three touchdowns all came from 80 yards out and he wasn’t the star of the game. That honor went to Barbe’s Trey Quinn who had nine catches for 341 yards and five touchdowns.
Cornelius’ big night broke the school record held by Abram Booty, who is second on the local list at 294 yards. Booty had 13 catches and four touchdowns in a game against Alexandria in 1996. The next two with the most yards come from different schools as Desman Ethridge of Huntington and L’Damian Washington of Green Oaks both had 257 yards. Kyle Jones of Calvary rounds out those with 250 or more yards at 253 in a game with Opelousas Catholic in 2015.
Joseph Wilson of Calvary joins Ethridge with 16 receptions in a game to top the list of most catches in a game. Wilson had 201 yards and one score against Rummel in 2020. Etheridge had 257 yards and two scores against Leesville in 2010.
Here are the lists of the top receiving games.
SBJ All-Time leaders, receiving yards in a game:
304 – Jared Cornelius, Evangel, vs. Barbe (2012), 7 catches, 3 TDs
294 – Abram Booty, Evangel, vs. Alexandria (1996), 13 catches, 4 TDs
257 – Desman Ethridge, Huntington, vs. Leesville (2010), 16 catches, 2 TDs
257 – L’Damian Washington, Green Oaks, vs. Rayville (2008), 7 catches, 3 TDs
253 – Kyle Jones, Calvary, vs. Opelousas Catholic (2015), 10 catches, 1 TDs
233 – Terrace Marshall, Parkway, vs. Lufkin, Texas (2016), 7 catches. 4 TDs
232 – Aubrey Hermes, Calvary, vs. Logansport (2021), 11 catches, 3 TDs
232 – Morris Claiborne, Fair Park, vs. Haughton (2007), 8 catches, 3 TDs
Most catches in a single game:
16 – Joseph Wilson, Calvary, vs. Rummel (2020). 201 yards, 1 TD
16 – Desman Ethridge, Huntington, vs. Leesville (2010), 257 yards, 2 TDs
15 – Desman Ethridge, Huntington, vs. Parkway (2010), 223 yards, 2 TDs
14 – Cer’Derrick Tyson, Evangel, vs. Springhill (2007), 187 yards, 0 TDs
14 – Franco Smith, BTW, vs. Nacogdoches (1991), 188 yards, 2 TDs
13 – Doyle Adams, Benton, vs. Southwood (2016), 149 yards, 4 TDs
13 – Jared Cornelius, Evangel, vs. Ouachita (2012), 146 yards, 3 TDs
13 – Chris Stinnett, Airline, vs. Alexandria (2011), 193 yards, 3 TDs
13 – Damon Gladney, Haughton, vs. E. Ascension (2011), 186 yards, 4 TDs
13 – Desman Ethridge, Huntington, vs. Bossier (2010), 154 yards, 2 TDs
13 – Cer’Derrick Tyson, Evangel, vs. Longview, Texas (2008), 92 yards, 1 TDs
13 – Denny Duron, Evangel, vs. Springdale, Ark., (2004), 98 yards, 0 TDs
13 – Abram Booty, Evangel, vs. Alexandria, (1996), 294 yards, 4 TDs
13 – Steve Parker, Evangel, vs. Green Oaks (1992), 226 yards, 3 TDs
13 – Larry Smith, BTW, vs. Huntington (1990), 121 yards, 2 TDs
13 – Robbie Aubrey, Southwood, vs. Jesuit (1976), 181 yards, 1 TD
13 – Terry Savannah, Green Oaks, vs. Fair Park (1983), 200 yards
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