The game, season and career records presented on this site are compiled by the New York State Sportswriters Association. You can e-mail
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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 |
| 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 began compiling the football records via the research of Paul Hutzler. Since his retirement after the 2017 season, the organization has updated its information each summer. The latest updates were made in August 2024.
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