Arundel quarterback Billy Cosh isn’t just playing football this the fall, he's working on his book – the state record book.

Friday night, Cosh set his eighth state record for passing and tied another. His seven touchdown passes in the 75-19 romp over Glen Burnie gave him 85 for his career, breaking the three-year-old record of 80. In addition, those seven touchdown passes tied the state single-game record set in 2006 by Kennedy’s Melvin Harris.

And Cosh played only a quarter and a half Friday night, leaving with 267 yards on 16 of 19 passes and a 68-13 Wildcats lead.

Cosh’s name appears in the state football record book more than any other player and he still has a chance – if his 2009 stats end up comparable to last season's when the Wildcats reached the state Class 4A semifinal – to claim a few more milestones. He now holds eight of 14 state public school passing records, including the one he shares.

Here are Cosh’s other seven state records, which are overall records – for public and private schools. All were set last season.
Most total offensive yards in a season: 4,074.
Most passing yards in a season: 3,913.
Most passes attempted in a season: 448.
Most passes attempted in a game: 64.
Most passes completed in a season: 292.
Most passes completed in a game: 39.
Most touchdown passes in a season: 56.

How close is he to the other career records? On the public schools list, Mike Pfisterer, who led North County from 1997 to 2000, holds three that Cosh has a shot to reach.
Most passing yards: Pfisterer 6,522, Cosh 5,712.
Most passes attempted: Pfisterer 902, Cosh 674.
Most passes completed: Pfisterer 548, Cosh 446.

(The source for all of this data is the MPSSAA Football Record Book, which you can find at mpssaa.org. Many thanks to MdVarsity.com’s Sheldon Shealer for keeping the records up to date and for helping me sort them out.)