Sophomore running back Kevin Taylor ties state
record with 110 touchdowns
Belle Glades, Florida is the home of some of the top football talent in the nation and in that same equation you can add star RB Kevin Taylor. Taylor only a sophomore is the son of NFL great Fred Taylor. The blood lines have the resemblances.
Already in his third year at the school, Taylor made first team offense as an 8th grader and had the size to go with it at 5’11 and 205 pounds.
His 44 carries in the state championship game earned him a FHSSA Finals record while helping his team to back to back state title wins over Warner Christian in the Class 1B Championship game.
Though he was ejected for a second unsportsmanlike conduct penalty Taylor still managed to tie the state record held by Mike Bellamy of Punta Gorda Charlotte for career touchdowns at 110, passing Emmitt Smith in the process.
A slow start watch Taylor rush for 51 yards on 15 carries in the first half, but he finished with 248 yards on the afternoon.
Taylor said it felt amazing passing Smith to grab a share of TD record and thank God for his accomplishment.
Aledo’s Junior Running back Johnathan Gray ties the state record for most touchdowns in a state championship game also in doing so broke a 57 year old record held by Kenneth hall for the most rushing touchdowns in a season with 59, two more than Hall. The record was set in 1953 while Hall played for Sugarland High School.
Gray’s timing couldn’t have been better in a first half shootout with La Marque and opposing star Running back Tim Wright. The two backs combine for 11 touchdowns on the evening and rushed for 560 yards.
Five second half touchdowns, Gray help lead Aledo to its second consecutive state title.
