The urgency to dust off the record book increased each time Sleepy Hollow senior running back Brayden Richardson got loose for a long touchdown. He finished with 446 yards and five touchdowns on 27 carries Saturday, advancing the Horsemen to the NYSPHSAA Class B title game with a 42-20 win over Glens Falls.
He now owns the Section 1 single-game record for rushing yards.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementValhalla junior Luke Foisset reset the decades-old mark on Halloween when he piled up 414 yards in a playoff win over Rye Neck. Adam Nunes of Buffalo South Park established the New York state mark last season when he ran for 593 yards against Iroquois.
Richardson also established the Section 1 record for most touchdowns in a season, moving past Harrison great Sammy Maldonado and Bronxville senior Brian Formato, who scored four touchdowns earlier in the day.
Here are the best single-game efforts from Lower Hudson Valley runners, according to the New York State Sportswriters Assocation record book:
1. Brayden Richardson (Sleepy Hollow) 446 yards vs. Glens Falls, 2025
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement2. Luke Foissett (Valhalla) 414 yards vs. Rye Neck, 2025
3. Harold Gayden (Sleepy Hollow) 403 vs. Lourdes, 1981
4. Jefferey Mack (Iona Prep) 393 vs. St. Anthony’s, 2008
5. Malik Grant (Stepinac) 392 vs. Iona Prep, 2018
6. Dom Brescia (Rye Neck) 391 vs. Tuckahoe, 2014
7. Scott Capraro (John Jay-East Fishkill) 385 vs. Carmel, 1997
8. Greg Schuster (Clarkstown North) 382 vs. Scarsdale, 2007
9. Alex Koomson (Gorton) 379 vs. Saunders, 2017
10. Geoff Schnorr (Ketcham) 368 vs. Clarkstown South, 2006
11. Anthony LoFaro (Ossining) 366 vs. Mount Vernon, 2023
12. John Fennessy (Yorktown) 364 vs. Ossining, 2008
13. Sammy Maldonado (Harrison) 361 vs. Peru, 1999
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement13. Glenmour Osbourne (White Plains) 361 vs. Mount Vernon, 2016
15. Jeff Nichols (Ramapo) 357 vs. Lincoln, 1991
16. Sammy Madonado (Harrison) 355 vs. Sleepy Hollow, 1998
16. Sammy Maldonado (Harrison) 355 vs. Red Hook, 1999
18. Kevin Murphy (Eastchester) 351 vs. Hastings, 2005
18. Ryan Lee (John Jay-Cross River) 351 vs. Ossining, 2013
20. Tyrone Barber (Woodlands) 349 vs. Dobbs Ferry, 2013
21. Sammy Maldonado (Harrison) 346 vs. Pearl River, 1999
22. Aaron Johnson (Spring Valley) 343 vs. Greeley, 2004
23. Dan Bassi (Westlake) 342 vs. Putnam Valley, 2011
Sleepy Hollow’s Brayden Richardson (2) during the state football Class B semifinal championship at Middletown High School Nov. 29, 2025.Here are the players from the Lower Hudson Valley who have scored the most touchdowns in a single season, according to the NYSSWA record book:
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement1. Brayden Richardson (Sleepy Hollow) 42, 2025
2. Brian Formato (Bronxville) 38, 2025
2. Sammy Maldonado (Harrison) 38, 1999
4. Matt Bernstein (Edgemont) 37 2000
5. Phil Decosta (North Rockland) 36, 2001
6. Sammy Maldonado (Harrison) 35, 1998
7. Christian Conway (Bronxville) 33, 2011
8. Rich Burke (Dobbs Ferry) 32, 2004
9. Derrick Owens (North Rockland) 31, 1987
9. Kameron Williams (North Rockland) 31, 1988
9. Ray Rice (New Rochelle) 31, 2004
12. Messiah Horne (Somers) 30, 2016
13. Sidney Weston (Iona Prep) 29, 2010
14. Chuck Ogbogu (Stepinac) 28, 1995
14. Frank Farrington (Dobbs Ferry) 28, 2002
14. Rashaad Slowley (Stepinac) 28, 2007
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement14. Daniel Picart (Pleasantville) 28, 2023
Mike Dougherty covers high school football for The Journal News/lohud.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Richardson sets two Section 1 football records in NYSPHSAA semifinals
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