The Wolitarsky Watch

Canyon’s Drew Wolitarsky caught eight passes for 89 yards in his team’s 56-49 loss to Quartz Hill on Saturday night.

He is in pursuit of Steve Smith’s state records for receptions and receiving yards. Smith, a receiver with the St. Louis Rams who played high school football at Woodland Hills Taft, caught 271 passes for 4,545 yards in high school.

Wolitarsky has 226 catches for 4,333 yards in his high school career. He has 34 receptions for 460 yards in four games in his senior season.

He needs 46 catches and 213 yards to break Smith’s state records. He is averaging 8.5 catches and 115.0 yards per game.

Photo: Canyon's Drew Wolitarsky caught eight passes for 89 yards and two touchdowns against Quartz Hill on Friday night. (Credit: Tim Haddock)

The Wolitarsky Watch

Canyon’s Drew Wolitarsky caught 11 passes for 184 yards  and a touchdown against Knight on Friday night. He is in pursuit of the state records for receptions and receiving yards set by Steve Smith.

Wolitarsky has 218 catches and 4,244 yards in his career at Canyon. Smith, who played high school football at Woodland Hills Taft and is a receiver with the St. Louis Rams, holds the state records with 271 catches and 4,545 yards.

Wolitarsky has 26 catches for 371 yards in three games this season. Canyon is off to a 3-0 start after beating Knight, 56-27.

Wolitarsky needs 54 catches and 302 yards to break Smith’s records. The Canyon senior is averaging 8.6 catches and 123.6 receiving yards per game.

Photo: Canyon's Drew Wolitarsky is in pursuit of Steve Smith's two receiving records. (Credit: Tim Haddock)

The Wolitarsky Watch

Canyon’s Drew Wolitarsky caught 10 passes for 129 yards in his team’s 56-48 win over Clovis West on Saturday night.

He has 15 catches for 187 yards this season as he closes in on Steve Smith’s state records for receptions and receiving yards.

Wolitarsky needs 65 more catches and 486 receiving yards to break Smith’s records of 271 catches and 4,545 receiving yards set while he was playing at Woodland Hills Taft in high school. Smith is now a receiver with the St. Louis Rams in the NFL.

Wolitarsky broke the Canyon school record for receiving yards in the game against Clovis West. He has 4,060 yards receiving in his career at Canyon. He has 207 career receptions at Canyon, also a school record.

Photo: Canyon High receiver Drew Wolitarsky is chasing Steve Smith for the state record in receptions and receiving yards. (Credit: Tim Haddock)

The Wolitarsky Watch

Canyon High receiver Drew Wolitarsky is closing in on the state record for receptions and receiving yards.
Steve Smith, a receiver with the St. Louis Rams in the NFL, set the state records for receptions and receiving yards when he was at Woodland Hills Taft. He caught 271 passes for 4,545 yards.
Wolitarsky has 197 catches for 3,931 yards in his career at Canyon. He caught five passes for 58 yards in Canyon's 49-12 win over Morningside on Thursday night.
Wolitarsky needs 74 catches and 614 receiving yards to catch Smith. It's not a lock that he will catch Smith. Wolitarsky caught 75 passes for 1,628 yards in his junior season. He had a career-best 77 catches as a sophomore.

Photo: Canyon High receiver Drew Wolitarsky is chasing Steve Smith for the state record in receptions and receiving yards. (Credit: Tim Haddock)