Giants Rewrite Record Book in Championship Performance
Ben Davis senior quarterback Reese Taylor finished his high school career with a 471 yard total offense and seven touchdown performance to lead Ben Davis to a 63-14 romp over Penn in the Class 6A state championship game.
Class 6A State Championship Game Records
Team
Most Points
6A: 63 by Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Most Combined Points
6A: 77 by Ben Davis (63) and Penn (14), 2017.
Most Points in a Quarter
6A: 28 by Ben Davis (1st quarter) vs. Penn, 2017.
Most Points in a Half
6A: 49 by Ben Davis (1st half) vs. Penn, 2017.
Largest Margin of Victory
6A: 49 by Ben Davis (63) vs. Penn (14), 2017.
Most Touchdowns
6A: 9 by Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Most PAT Kicks
6A: 7 by Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Most Passes Completed
6A: 20 by Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Most Yards Passing
6A: 365 by Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Most Passing Touchdowns
6A: 6 by Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Total Offensive Yards
6A: 564 by Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Total Offensive Yards by Both Teams
6A: 768 by Ben Davis (564) and Penn (204), 2017.
Fewest Offensive Plays Allowed
6A: 47 by Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Fewest First Downs Allowed
6A: 11 by Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Most First Downs by Passing
6A: 12 by Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Highest Punting Average
6A: 45.5 by Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Individual:
Most PAT Kicks
6A: 6 by Isaac Torres, Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Longest Touchdown Run
6A: 76 by Reese Taylor, Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Most Passing Yards
6A: 340 by Reese Taylor, Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Most Passing Touchdowns
6A: 6 by Reese Taylor, Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Longest Pass Completion
6A: 64 by Reese Taylor to Jermaine Hoskins, Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Longest Touchdown Pass
6A: 64 by Reese Taylor to Jermaine Hoskins, Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Most Receiving Yards
6A: 109 by Broc Thompson, Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Most Touchdown Receptions
6A: 3 by Broc Thompson, Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Highest Punting Average
6A: 45.5 by Tyrese Nibbs, Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Longest Punt Return
6A: 18 by KeSea Tunstill, Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Longest Play from Scrimmage
6A: 76 rush by Reese Taylor, Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Most Points (Tie)
6A: 18 by Broc Thompson, Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Most Touchdowns (Tie)
6A: 3 by Broc Thompson, Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Most Passes Completed (Tie)
6A: 18 by Reese Taylor, Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017.
Most Interceptions (Tie)
6A: 1 by Jontae Dobson, Ben Davis vs. Penn, 2017; 1 by Andrew Schneider, Penn vs. Ben Davis, 2017.
Ben Davis’s Tommy McDonald Wins Eskew Mental Attitude Award
At the conclusion of the state championship game, the IHSAA Executive Committee named Tommy McDonald of Ben Davis High School as the winner of the Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award in Class 6A Football.
The starting offensive guard has been a significant contributor for the Giants 2017 championship team. McDonald also competes on the track and field team, throwing the shot put. In addition to his accomplishments as an athlete, Tommy has done tremendous work in the classroom, where he ranks first in his class of 1,044 students. He’s involved in the National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society and Ben Davis Political Action Organization. He is also active in the community, as an assistant football coach for the Ben Davis Cadet Football League and volunteers as a tutor and ambassador for the Project Lead the Way engineering program.
Tommy is the son of Jeffrey and Jennifer McDonald of Indianapolis. He is undecided on his college choice and plans to study engineering after graduating from Ben Davis.
Each year the IHSAA Executive Committee selects a senior player who was nominated by his principal and coach and was determined to have best demonstrated mental attitude, scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability. The award is named in honor of the IHSAA’s third commissioner from 1962-76.
The Indianapolis Colts presented a $1,000 scholarship to Ben Davis High School in the name of Tommy McDonald. The Colts have been the presenting sponsor of the entire football state tournament since 2009 and are sponsoring the Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award.