Another week, another check on Kyle Smith and his assault on Pennsylvania’s passing record book.

As you know, Lancaster Catholic’s senior QB snapped the tie with former Manheim Township standout Pat Bostick last week and is now the state’s all-time leader with 99 career touchdown passes.

Now that Smith has put that record to bed – and will continue to add to it the rest of this season – the attention turns to the state’s all-time passing yardage chart. And Smith is making a quick climb up that leaderboard.

Smith passed for 242 yards last Friday against Annville-Cleona, upping his career total to 7,304 yards. Against the Little Dutchmen, Smith leapfrogged a pair of former L-L League standouts on the career list: Wilson’s Chad Henne (7,071) and Bostick (7,260).

But here’s the kicker – Wilson Area senior quarterback Tyler Smith, a University of Maryland recruit, passed for 325 yards in the Warriors’ 44-14 win over Saucon Valley last Friday – slipping just ahead of Kyle Smith on the all-time charts.

By the way, Tyler Smith and Wilson Area are 9-0, so they’re heading to the District 11 Triple-A playoffs, where he’ll get an extra game – and perhaps more – to add to his numbers.

Kyle Smith is now sixth in state history in career passing yards.

Here’s the updated list:

Pat Devlin, Downingtown East – 8,192 yards.
D.J. Lenehan, Wilson Area – 7,762 yards.
Evan Kraky, Lakeland – 7,447 yards.
Ron Powlus, Berwick – 7,342 yards.
Tyler Smith, Wilson Area – 7,314 yards.
Kyle Smith, Lancaster Catholic – 7,304 yards.

Kyle Smith needs:
11 yards to pass Tyler Smith, who will be playing vs. Notre Dame (Green Pond).
39 yards to pass Ron Powlus.
144 yards to pass Evan Kraky.
459 yards to pass D.J. Lenehan.
889 yards to pass Pat Devlin.

Looks like this could be a mighty interesting race between Smith and Smith as the playoffs approach.