2027 Evangel QB Peyton Houston becomes nation’s single-game passing leader with 800+ yards

Peyton Houston torched single-game record books not only in Louisiana, but nationally, with his performance Thursday in a wild District 1-5A shootout.

The 2027 Evangel Christian quarterback completed 53 of his 68 passes for 817 yards and eight touchdowns and rushed for 88 yards and two more scores in a heartbreaking 77-76 overtime loss to Captain Shreve.

Coaches, statisticians and reporters from both schools and the Shreveport-Bossier Advocate double- and triple-checked the numbers and conferred Friday morning to confirm the accuracy of the numbers — which actually proved higher than initial postgame reports late Thursday.

According to those numbers, Houston broke multiple Louisiana records and challenged national marks in just his sixth career start for the Eagles.

Houston’s 817 passing yards make him the first high school quarterback in the country to throw for more than 800 yards in a single game, surpassing the previous record of 787 by Matt Miller (DuBois, Pennsylvania) in 2015.

His 53 completions ties for second all-time nationally behind only the 58 by Grant Sherman (Kenton, Ohio) in 2013 — despite his pass attempts not cracking the top 20 listed by the NFHS.

And his 10 total touchdowns ties for 12th all-time nationally behind athletes from nine different states, none in Louisiana.

Houston recently added home-state LSU to his already-long list of college offers as one of the stars of Louisiana’s promising 2027 quarterback class.

Captain Shreve running back Jamarcea Plater (2026) and quarterback Brodie Savage (2025) set school records in the Gators’ victory with 352 rushing yards and 462 passing yards, respectively.

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