Top 10 all-time leading passers in Indiana HS football
1. Jake Schiff, Evansville Mater Dei (1998-2001)
While Brady Allen and several others in the top half of this list made a run at it, no one quite had the career Schiff did while playing at Evansville Mater Dei. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, Adam Schiff, Jake threw for an incredible 12,195 yards in his career, a mark that is the best-ever in the Hoosier State, and also . In 2000, he led the Wildcats to a 2A state title, and led them back to the state championship game as a senior as he threw for an Indiana single-season record 4,468 yards. Many of Jake鈥檚 throws went to wide receiver Patrick Malloy, whose 3,412 career receiving yards are in the top 10 all time in the state.
Following Jake鈥檚 elite high school career, he went on to play in college at Indiana State. After two years as a starter, Jake suffered two collarbone breaks in the same spot, ending his career on the gridiron. Although he didn鈥檛 go on to have the high-level college or pro career some state passing leaders do, Jake still produced plenty of .
