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New Hampstead’s (Georgia) Rashawn Truell sets the GHSA single-game passing record for yards

Truell set the GHSA record in a 80-47 loss to Perry last week

Andy Villamarzo

New Hampstead quarterback Rashawn Truell passes the ball under pressure from the Savannah Christian defense on Friday, August 23, 2024 at Pooler Stadium.
New Hampstead quarterback Rashawn Truell passes the ball under pressure from the Savannah Christian defense on Friday, August 23, 2024 at Pooler Stadium. / Richard Burkhart/Savannah Morning News / USA TODAY NETWORK

A new Georgia High School Association (GHSA) high school football record has been set.

New Hampstead quarterback Rashawn Truell set a new GHSA single-game record for passing yards in a single game, throwing for 635 yards in a 80-47 loss to Perry this past week.

Truell also tossed six touchdowns in the loss, but his new mark surpasses that of Lee County’s Justin Walker, who threw for 595 yards against Warner Robins back on November 4th, 2010.

The 2025 signal caller completed 38-of-68 passes for 635 yards and six touchdowns against Perry. Truell this season has completed 66-of-116 for 1,027 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Brookwood School’s Rodge Waldrop owns the state’s overall record, regardless of GHSA or private school, for most passing yards in a game. Waldrop threw for 698 yards and nine touchdowns against Deerfield last year on October 6th, 2023.

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ANDY VILLAMARZO

Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.

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