After finding an error in week ten’s rushing totals, Hawthorne ended the night with 30 carries and 226 yards versus Leonard, which now gives him a total of 1,612 yards on the season. That pushes him ahead of Nathaniel Falls’ previous single-season record of 1,598.
1,000 yard rushers for Howe in a single season since 1980:
1,612 – Anthony Hawthorne, 2014
1,598 – Nathanael Falls, 1998
1,473 – Stephen Ogle, 1986
1.363 – Randy Geer, 1984
1,321 – Towner Bailey, 2010
1,242 – Nathanael Falls, 1997
1,214 – Clint Bray, 1989
1,060 – Brian Ross, 1987
1,042 – Randy Geer, 1983
1,025 – Stephen Ogle, 1985
*Randy Geer had over 1,000 yards in the 10 games in 1982, but stats are being researched.
2,000 career rushers for Howe since 1980
*2,945 – Randy Geer, 1981-84
2,574 – Nathanael Falls, 1997-98
2,537 – Anthony Hawthorne, 2013-14
2,498 – Stephen Ogle, 1985-86
*8 games are incomplete from Randy Geer’s 1982 season. It is estimated that Geer’s rushing totals for 1982 were over 1,000 yards. The total above includes the 540 recorded yards in Geer’s 1982 season. His total career yards are estimated to be 3,450 yards if and when records can be found.
Single rushing season touchdowns in school history
26 – Nathanael Falls, 1998
21 – Anthony Hawthorne, 2014
19 – Clint Bray, 1989
17 – Billy Bryant Cloud, 1935
16 – M.H. Jeter – 1940
16 – Alton Norman – 1960
15 – Billy Bryant Cloud 1935
15 – James Holloway, 1945
15 – Nathaniel Falls, 1997
14, Brian Ross, 1987
Total rushing touchdowns in school history
41 – Nathanael Falls, 1997-98
32 – Billy Bryant Cloud, 1935-36
31 – Randy Geer, 1981-84
29 – Stephen Ogle, 1985-86
26 – Anthony Hawthorne, 2013-14
25 – M.H. Jeter, 1939-40
24 – Alton Norman, 1958-60
23 – Jimmy Watson, 1966-68
(All stats were compiled from research found by Howe Enterprise’s Monte Walker)
