Howe Bulldogs running back Tyler Grisham is racking up some impressive numbers during his team’s success over the past few years. Grisham, who started playing varsity as a freshman in the 2013 season is putting on the final touches of his high school assault on the Bulldogs rushing record books. Grisham has now amassed 2,969 yards on 466 carries and piling up 42 rushing touchdowns which he just moved past Nathanael Falls a week ago who had 41. Grisham has had three receiving touchdowns, which added to his rushing touchdowns means he has crossed the endzone for Howe more times than any other player to ever wear the black and white. Full statistics gathered from 1980 – current have Grisham needing 16 yards to surpass Anthony Hawthorne as the team’s leading rusher during that period.
With the amount of playoff games played, Grisham needs just 61 yards on Friday night to become Howe’s all-time leading playoff rusher. Hawthorne sits on top with his 585 yards in the 2014 round which included three games. Grisham also trails Hawthorne in playoff touchdowns, 10 to 9.
Meanwhile, teammate Jaden Matthews has also crept up the charts also with his 2,372 rushing yards which ranks him fifth among all rushers since 1980. He is also fifth in overall playoff rushing yards at 301. Matthews career 25 touchdowns ties him with M.H. Jeter for eighth all-time.
Howe slot back Brent Masters also ranks seventh in playoff yards with 253.
