Giants claim ninth football state title
Record setting day ends with 63-14 win over Penn
November 27, 2017
Ben Davis set 18 state records before halftime during Saturday’s Class 6A state championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium.
By the time the Giants walked off the field with a 63-14 win over Penn, the record books were completely rewritten
“We score right away and the big thing was getting those two recoveries on kickoffs,” coach Mike Kirschner said. “After that we were off to the races.”
The Giants dressed 53 seniors for the state game and completed a perfect 14-0 season that many observers feel ranks among the best in state history.
“I can’t argue who is best in state history,” Kirschner said. “I’ve coached against some of the best the state has seen and this team is just as good as any of them.”
The challenge next year will be to replace those players.
“You don’t reload from a team with this kind of talent,” Kirschner said. “Next year we’ll just be a big circle on somebody elses calendar.”
Ben Davis rewrote the 6A finals record book on Saturday. A look:
Team records
Most points: 63
Most combined points: 77
Most points in quarter: 28 (first quarter)
Most points in half: 49 (first half)
Margin of victory: 49
Most PAT kicks: 7
Most passes completed: 20
Most passing yards: 365
Most passing TDs: 6
Offensive yards: 564
Combined offensive yards: 768
Fewest offensive plays allowed: 47
Fewest first downs allowed: 11
Most first downs by passing: 12
Highest punting average: 45.5
Individual records
Most PAT kicks: 6 by Isaac Torres
Longest touchdown run: 76 by Reese Taylor
Most passing yards: 340 by Taylor
Most passing touchdowns: 6 by Taylor
Longest pass completion: 64 by Taylor to Jermaine Hoskins
Most receiving yards: 109 by Broc Thompson
Most touchdown receptions: 3 by Thompson
Highest punting average: 45.5 by Tyrese Nibbs
Longest punt return: 18 by Kesean Tunstill
Longest play from scrimmage: 76 run by Taylor
