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Friday night was quite a birthday present for Caleb Schaffitzel.

With five rushing touchdowns in a dramatic 38-30 come-from-behind district victory at Strafford, the Fair Grove High School senior tailback tied Brad Hocker’s state record for TDs in a career with 129. On his 18th birthday, Schaffitzel ripped off 300 yards on 22 carries, including TD runs of 7, 10, 24, 30, and 82.

With one more TD in Thursday night’s game at Pleasant Hope, Schaffitzel will wrest the record away from Archie’s Hocker and might put it where no one else will ever touch it. As of right now, he has 129 and with the Eagles locked in to the playoffs with a 9-0 record — 2-0 in the district — Fair Grove will have at least two more games, if not more.

But let’s not jinx him, let’s just enjoy the season he is having — 37 TDs and counting.

Current pace to break record with one regular-season game to go: 1

Pace so far: 4.1

Week 9
Fair Grove 38, Strafford 30
22 carries for 300 rushing yards and 5 TDs

Week 8
Fair Grove 48, Ash Grove 0
8 carries for 271 rushing yards and 4 TDs
1 reception for a 62-yard TD

Week 7
Fair Grove 45, Marionville 7
19 carries for 222 rushing yards and 5 TDs
1 for 1 passing for a 47 yard TD
1 interception returned for a 40-yard TD

Week 6
Fair Grove 32, El Dorado Springs 13
32 Carries for 278 rushing yards and 3 rushing TDs

Week 5
Fair Grove 34, Stockton 0
28 carries for 221 rushing yards and 1 TD
5 receptions for 40 yards and 2 TDs

Week 4
Fair Grove 33, Reeds Spring 12
25 Carries for 192 yards rushing and 2 TDs

Week 3
Fair Grove 34, East Newton 1
31 carries for 243 yards rushing and 2 TDs
1 reception for a 57 yard TD
1 interception returned for a 60-yard TD

Week 2
Fair Grove 33, Skyline 6
16 carries for 174 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Week 1
Fair Grove 46, Buffalo 0
12 carries, 195 yards rushing and 5 TDs
1 Reception for an 85 yard TD

Here are the leaderboards:
Career touchdowns
1. (tie) Brad Hocker, Archie, 1988-91, 129
1. (tie) Caleb Schaffitzel, Fair Grove, 2006-09, 129
3. (tie) Patrick Cashmore, St. Pius X (Kansas City), 2003-06, 108
3. (tie) Lee Flood, Marionville, 2004-06, 108
5. Robbie Allen, Butler, 1986-89, 96

Rushing TDs (season)
1. Lee Flood, Marionville, 2005, 49
2. Dan Kneeshaw, Branson, 1989, 47
3. (tie) Lee Flood, Marionville, 2006, 45
3. (tie) Caleb Schaffitzel, Fair Grove, 45

Total TDs (season)
1. Lee Flood, Marionville, 2005, 54
2. Caleb Schaffitzel, Fair Grove, Fair Grove, 2008, 53
3. Dan Kneeshaw, Branson, 1989, 50
4. Ricardo Rhoades, Hazelwood East, 1995, 48
5. Lee Flood, Marionville, 2006, 46

Career rushing yards
1. Brad Hocker, Archie, 1988-91, 9,193
2. Caleb Schaffitzel, Fair Grove, 2006-09, 7,928 (started senior season at No. 13)
3. Zach Sherman, Platte County, 1998-2001, 7,827
4. Robbie Allen, Butler, 1986-89, 7,258
5. Lee Flood, Marionville, 2004-06, 6,925

Here are Schaffitzel’s stats per season.
Career
Rushing — 934 carries for 7,928 yards and 110 TDs
Receiving — 44 receptions for 833 yards and 13 TDs
Passing — 7-for-9 for 144 yards and 2 TDs
Total offense — 8,761 yards and 123 TDs
Defense — 11 interceptions with 2 TD returns, 7 fumble recoveries with 2 TD returns
Special teams — 2 kickoff returns for TDs
129 total TDs

Senior
Rushing — 153 carries for 2,096 yards and 30 TDs
Receiving — 8 receptions for 244 yards and 5 TDs
Passing — 1-for-1 for a 47-yard TD
Total offense — 2,340 yards, 35 TDs
Other — 2 interception returns for TDs
37 total TDs

Junior
Rushing — 263 carries, 2,759 yards, 45 touchdowns, 10.49 yards per carry, 197.07 yards per game
Receiving — 15 receptions, 277 yards, 6 TDs
Total offense — 3,036 yards
Returns — 2 kickoff returns for TDs
53 total TDs

Sophomore
Rushing — 260 carries, 1,771 yards, 20 TDs
Receiving — 11 receptions, 178 yards, 1 TD
Total offense — 1,949 yards, 21 TDs
Other — 2 defensive TDs
23 Total TDs

Freshman
Rushing — 218 carries, 1,302 yards, 15 TDs
Receiving — 10 receptions, 134 yards, 1 TD
Passing — 5-for-7, 83 yards, 1 TD
17 total TDs

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