Ansonia's Alex Thomas had a record breaking game against Woodland last week.

The senior rushed for a state record 518 yards, scored seven times and tallied 42 points.

Those numbers inched him closer to second place in the state record book in each of those three categories.

Thomas has rushed for 5,527 career yards, which is now third best in state history. He is 485 yards shy of tying the second place mark set by Bloomfield's Andrew Pinnock (6,012).

Thomas has scored 80 career touchdowns, which is fourth best in state history.

Thomas has tallied 543 career points, which is third best in state history. He is just nine points shy of tying the second place mark.