Posted by Mark Tennis
Most touchdown passes for one quarter is not a category widely reported in many record books, but it does exist in the National Federation compilations and last weekend was a crazy one for that category.
On Friday night, according to Robert Yates of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, junior quarterback Ryan Miller from Harrison High (Harrison, Ark.) threw for five touchdowns in the first quarter during his team's 52-14 victory over McDonald County (Anderson, Mo.). Miller, a converted wide receiver, finished with seven touchdown passes in the game with additional final totals of 18 completions in 29 attempts for 309 yards.
According to the National Federation's national record book, Miller's total of touchdown passes for one quarter ties the national record.
The only problem with Miller tying the national record is that later on in Arizona on the same night junior quarterback Rathen Ricedorff from Show Low High did even better with six touchdown passes in the first quarter of his team's 67-0 romp past Chinle.
According to the Arizona Republic, Ricedorff completed 18 of 25 passes in the game for 273 yards and nine touchdowns. His nine TD passes broke the previous state record of seven, which was held by three, including former NFL QB Tim Rattay.
With seven seconds left in the first quarter, Ricedorff threw his sixth TD pass for a 46-0 lead. The score was 53-0 at halftime and Ricedorff added two more TD passes in the third quarter to break the record before he came out for good.
Randy Ricedorff, Rathen's father, is the coach of the Show Low team.
