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Receptions, single game
| Catches | Name | School | Opponent | Year |
| 24 | Isaiah Stevens | West Hempstead | Cold Spring Harbor | 2022 |
| 22 | Josiah Newborn | Amsterdam | Averill Park | 2021 |
| 18 | Khalif Staten | Abraham Lincoln | NYC Columbus | 2006 |
| 18 | Luke Timm | Our Lady of Lourdes | Buffalo South Park | 2015 |
| 17 | Anthony Morat | Rome Free Academy | Liverpool | 2001 |
| 17 | Will Blake | Webster Schroeder | Rush-Henrietta | 2014 |
| 17 | Derek Cruz | Oceanside | Lindenhurst | 2017 |
| 17 | Adam Kaminska | Port Jefferson | Mount Sinai | 2019 |
| 17 | Bryce Hinsdale | Clymer/Sherman/Panama | Franklinville/Ellicottville | 2022 |
| 17 | Stephan Bayer | Port Jefferson | East Hampton/Pierson | 2020 |
| 17 | Cody Nesbitt | Skaneateles | Chenango Folks | 2021 |
| 17 | Isaiah Stevens | West Hempstead | Valley Stream South | 2022 |
| 17 | Jack Melore | Smithtown West | | 2023 |
| 17 | DJ Williamson | Miller Place | Babylon 2024 | |
| 16 | Dave Bendlin | Minisink Valley | Middletown | 1974 |
| 16 | Demitrius Dotson | Staten Island Curtis | Bronx JFK | 1994 |
| 16 | Marc Vega | Stony Brook | Bayport | 1995 |
| 16 | Mike Direnzo | East Aurora | Lackawanna | 2000 |
| 16 | Bryan Tornee | Commack | | 2000 |
| 16 | Jeremy Burr | Iroquois | Pioneer | 2002 |
| 16 | Steve Sondericker | Penfield | Rush-Henrietta | 2006 |
| 16 | Tino Yevchinecz | Binghamton | Corning | 2010 |
| 16 | Will Loffredo | Fordham Prep | St. Joe's by the Sea | 2017 |
| 16 | Derek Cruz | Oceanside | Lindenhurst | 2017 |
| 16 | Conner Fingar | Penn Yan | East Rochester | 2018 |
| 16 | Isaiah Stevens | West Hempstead | Oyster Bay | 2022 |
| 15 | Paul Andrzejewski | Orchard Park | Jamestown | 1989 |
| 15 | Keith Halt | Kenmore West | West Seneca East | 1990 |
| 15 | Anthony Morat | Rome Free Academy | West Genesee | 2001 |
| 15 | Anthony Morat | Rome Free Academy | Utica Proctor | 2001 |
| 15 | Jimmer Bennett | Albany Academy | Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk | 2008 |
| 15 | Nick Kellner | Grand Island | Williamsville East | 2010 |
| 15 | Joe Dawson | Minisink Valley | Newburgh Free Academy | 2010 |
| 15 | Terry Nichols | New York Mills | Cooperstown | 2013 |
| 15 | Will Blake | Webster Schroeder | Victor | 2014 |
| 15 | James Lyons | Sayville | Half Hollow Hills West | 2017 |
| 15 | Kyle Berna | Penn Yan | Geneva | 2018 |
| 15 | Isaiah Stevens | West Hempstead | Seaford (reg. season) | 2022 |
| 15 | Isaiah Stevens | West Hempstead | Seaford (playoffs) | 2022 |
| 15 | Jackson Green | Pittsford | McQuaid | 2022 |
| 14 | Dave Benedict | Binghamton Seton | Susquehanna Valley | 1977 |
| 14 | John Preston | Rensselaer | | 1980 |
| 14 | Todd Lesmeister | Tonawanda | Williamsville South | 1990 |
| 14 | Kyle Smith | Buffalo St. Francis | Canandaigua | 2001 |
| 14 | Bruce Williams | Syracuse CBA | Syracuse Henninger | 2004 |
| 14 | Zach Aga | Fayetteville-Manlius | Cicero-North Syracuse | 2005 |
| 14 | Daeshaune Clark | Williamsville South | Sweet Home | 2008 |
| 14 | Josh Callahan | Niskayuna | Glens Falls | 2011 |
| 14 | Kevin Twardzik | Fonda-Fultonville | Hoosick Falls | 2011 |
| 14 | Vincenzo Alteri | Watertown IHC | Pulaski | 2014 |
| 14 | Shane Cuevas | Valley Central | | 2016 |
| 14 | Stephan Parker | Cheektowaga | Maryvale | 2016 |
| 14 | Robbie Penhollow | Falconer/Cassadaga Valley | Eden | 2016 |
| 14 | Jake Lazzaro | Oceanside | Lindenhurst | 2017 |
| 14 | Derek Cruz | Oceanside | Massapequa | 2017 |
| 14 | Conner Fingar | Penn Yan | Waterloo | 2018 |
| 14 | Luca Cutolo | Syosset | Hempstead | 2021 |
| 14 | Isaiah Stevens | West Hempstead | Lawrence | 2022 |
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The NYSSWA updates these football record book pages annually with new entries from the previous season. The latest updates were made in August 2025.
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