Monday, November 08, 2010

Pius X 14-year old Sets New Pennsylvania Freshman Passing Record

by Jeff Fisher
Pennsylvania High School Football Huddle


The Pius X Royals closed-out their regular season in high-style Saturday beating East Juniata 49-28 to win the All-America Conference football.

Not only was it the Royals seventh straight win after an 0-3 start, but 14-year old freshman quarterback A.J. Long set a new state record for passing yards for a freshman. Long threw for 330 yards and five touchdowns giving him a season total of 2,273 yards.

Long has completed 67% of his passes by connecting on 159 of 236 tosses. He's also only thrown five interceptions while tossing 23 touchdowns.

Depending on how deep the Royals can go in the playoffs, Long could approach the national freshman record of 3,309 yards set in 2007 by Maty Mauk, who is currently a junior quarterback at Kenton High School in Ohio.

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