There were more points scored in an Iowa high school football playoff game Thursday than in most prep basketball games.
The final: Remsen St. Mary’s 108, Montezuma 94. Yes, 108-94.
The eight-player on each side game took 4:01. There were 66 points scored in the third quarter and 54 tacked on in the fourth. That makes for 120 points after halftime! There were 29 touchdowns in the entire game.
The game summary:
The scoring summary fit on one page, somehow. Plenty of Record Book updates coming from St. Mary's and Montezuma's Eight-Player #iahsfb shootout. pic.twitter.com/cdKCefg6rt
— IHSAA (@IHSAA) November 12, 2020
The stats, not surprisingly are astonishing,
How about 1,497 yards of total offense? Montezuma had 744 passing yards; St. Mary’s (11-0) rushed for 559. Montezuma (10-1) scored 94 points despite having the ball for 13:58 in the 48-minute game.
Individually, Montezuma QB Eddie Burgess was 34-for-60 for 689 yards and 9 TDs. Trey Shearer caught 20 passes for 389 yards and 7 TDs.
On the short side, Blaine Harpenau rushed 40 times for 357 yards and 4 TDs. Brenden Fisch had 10 carries for 123 yards and 5 scores.
The stat sheet can be absorbed by clicking here.
There it is! Triple digits with more than 6 minutes left! đ #iahsfb pic.twitter.com/qt4f1ggDVn
— Mark Woodley (@MarkWoodleyTV) November 12, 2020
Final: St. Maryâs, Remsen 108, Montezuma 94. This Eight-Player semifinal is the highest combined point total in #iahsfb history (202). Hawks set a single-team playoff scoring record and advance to next weekâs final.
đ https://t.co/dTu0lf7gxG pic.twitter.com/pov1RTHqwN— IHSAA (@IHSAA) November 12, 2020
Quite a few record-breaking performances here on deck with Montezuma and St. Mary's. Most combined points ever scored in an 8P game is 178. Eddie Burgess has 545 yards passing, already good for #3 on 8P list. Thanks to @cjandringa for supplying stats for our semifinals! #iahsfb
— IHSAA (@IHSAA) November 12, 2020