Most Touchdowns in Ohio High School Football History

High school football in Ohio is played at one of the highest levels in America. Ohio legends are made on Friday nights, and no player gets more shine than the names called on the stadium’s PA system after scoring a touchdown.

From future NFL players to players who could barely get a cup of coffee playing Division III, the greatest touchdown scorers in Ohio football history come from every corner of the state.

These are the players with the most career touchdowns in Ohio high school football history. 

High school: Clinton-Massie High School (Clarksville, Ohio)

Position: Running back

Years: 2007-10

Bottom line: Jordan Scanlon was never an easy out for opposing tacklers at 5-foot-11 and 210 pounds, and the Clinton-Massie star not only scored almost 100 career touchdowns but also finished his prep career with 6,051 rushing yards. 

Scanlon finished his football career at NCAA Division III Muskingum University, where he finished with 778 career rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. 

High school: Sugarcreek Garaway High School (Sugarcreek, Ohio)

Position: Quarterback

Years: 2010-12

Bottom line: Tyler Walter is the only quarterback to make the list and represents an interesting statistical anomaly. He rushed for 93 touchdowns and threw for 93 touchdowns in three years as the starter for Sugarcreek Garaway. 

Walter played collegiately at NCAA Division III Ohio Northern University, where he served primarily as a backup. 

High school: Mogadore High School (Mogadore, Ohio)

Position: Running back

Years: 1993-96

Bottom line: Say Chuck Moore’s name to Ohio high school football fans and they’ll tell you about the final game of his career, when he led Mogadore High to a 61-58 triple overtime win over St. Henry in the 1996 Division IV state championship game. Mogadore trailed St. Henry 35-9 at halftime. 

Moore went to play college football for NCAA Division III powerhouse Mount Union, where he won four consecutive national championships and capped his career with a perfect 14-0 season and was named 2001 NCAA Division III National Player of the Year. 

High school: Cincinnati La Salle High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Position: Running back

Years: 2012-15

Bottom line: Jeremy Larkin led La Salle High to back-to-back state championships as a junior and senior before signing with Northwestern. He played two seasons there. Then a diagnosis of cervical stenosis forced him to retire from football in 2018. 

Larkin spent time as a graduate assistant at Northwestern and was hired to join new head coach Marcus Freeman’s coaching staff at Notre Dame in March 2022.