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Preps: East’s Chris Burnell finishes second on RPS-205 scoring list

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ROCKFORD – After four stellar seasons at East, Chris Burnell’s name is all over the school record book.

He looms pretty large over the entire district as well. Burnell ended up scoring 1,663 points in his East career. Only Auburn great Fred VanVleet, now in his third year with the Toronto Raptors of the NBA, scored more with 1,754.

Burnell also ended up with 439 assists, which is third in Rockford School District history, behind VanVleet’s 682 and Laytwan Porter, also of Auburn, who had 497.

What makes Burnell truly unique is that he played small forward and shooting guard his first two years at East and ended up grabbing 674 rebounds in his career. Only Andre Goode (799) and Steve McNease (762), both of East, have more.

Of course, assist and rebound records come with an asterisk. There are few records before 1990. It’s highly likely players such as Jefferson’s Mike Johnson, West’s Nolden Gentry and East’s Skip Thoren would rank high on the rebounding list if we could find their numbers. West’s Mark Sibley was a three-year starting point guard in the 1960s on some high scoring teams. It’s likely he topped 400 assists.

Still, a career stat line of 1,663 points, 674 rebounds and 439 assists is remarkable.

Burnell wasn’t the only player to crack the all-time lists this year. Sha’Den Clanton ended up with 1,047 points. There was no fanfare when he topped 1,000 because he started out at Guilford. Still, Clanton ranks 33rd all-time in RPS 205 scoring. R.

RPS 205 All-Time Leading Scorers
Player School Grad. Points
Fred VanVleet Auburn 2012 1,754
Chris Burnell East 2019 1,663
Richie Carter Jefferson 1998 1,617
Korey Foote Auburn 1993 1,504
Chris Loy Guilford 1974 1,449
Laytwan Porter Auburn 2015 1,435
Frank Richards Jefferson 2000 1,432
Antione Pittman Jefferson/Auburn 2015 1,387
Ben Holmstrom Guilford 1994 1,338
Terrence Gulley Jefferson 1997 1,317
Skip Thoren East 1962 1,302
Kyle Walker Guilford/West 1987 1,292
Dion Simpson Jefferson 1990 1,291
Sammy Bacino East 1998 1,273
Delvin Dixon East 1995 1,244
M.L. Moore Jefferson 2015 1,231
Johnny Rucker Guilford 1993 1,228
My’Quion Garrett Jefferson 2018 1,214
Lester Thompson Auburn 1976 1,199
John Griffin East 1978 1,192
John Wessels West 1956 1,178
Brad Lindsay Jefferson 1989 1,154
Scott Gowan East 2018 1,153
Quillin Dixon Jefferson 2018 1,130
Robert Eppinger Jefferson 2005 1,125
Bill Laude East 1954 1,118
Shelton Little Jefferson 2000 1,113
Bill Stenberg East 1965 1,095
Steve McNease East 2012 1,082
Nels Erickson East 1998 1,081
Jared Mayes Jefferson 2013 1,073
Andre Goode East 1981 1,051
Sha’Den Clanton Guilford/East 2019 1,047
Kyle Cushing Guilford 1989 1,040
Mike Johnson Jefferson 1974 1,037
Mark Corirossi Jefferson 1976 1,037
Ernie Kent West 1973 1,024
Reggie Gibson Jefferson 1993 1,007
Ray Parker East 2003 1,005
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