Fuller Brushes Away Record

Fuller Brushes Away Record On Sept. 17, 2011, vs. Chestnut Hill Academy, Roman Catholic WR William Fuller , a 6-1, 160-pound junior, broke the long-standing city

record for receiving yards in a game. Fuller posted 276 (and two TDs) on 10

catches, bettering 252 by Cardinal O'Hara's Don Clune in 1969. Clune went on to star at Penn, then

play in the NFL. |

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On the game's very first play, Fuller ran a

streak, gathered in the perfectly thrown ball from classmate Michael Keir and sped to an 85-yard TD. His last catch ,

on a quick out that turned into quite the adventure ,

covered 74 yards all the way to the 1. Yes, the 1. The clock showed 5:55

remaining in the fourth quarter and sr. RB Marcus Kelly scored two plays later. In

order, Fuller's catches netted 85, 9, 27, 3, 24, 18, 28, 1, 7 and 74 yards. Of course, there was a mix of plays

from fades to streaks to comebacks, etc. He soared. He stretched. He snatched. He everythinged. The

1-yarder was a left-corner fade on the final play

of the first half, and it produced a touchdown. Also in this game, Keir broke Roman's school record for passing

yards in a game, with 332; Jim McGeehan had thrown for 288 in 1988. Keir went 15-for-19. The members of Roman's offense: QB: Michael Keir RB: Marcus Kelly FB: Brett Pellicciotti, Patrick McCourt TE: Jon Upchurch WR: William Fuller, Taishan Tucker, William Howell, Jake

Illingworth T: Tyrone Brown, Steven Noel, Gaetano Podagrosi G: Collin Shields, Roberto Harris-Barron C: Michael Joyce

Fuller makes THE catch and heads downfield . . . |

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| In post-game onfield meeting, then with QB Michael Keir.