LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—If it’s possible to score nine touchdowns quietly, Derrick Graham pulled it off.

Just ask his coach.

“I didn’t have a clue,” Nashville coach Billy Dawson said. “I was completely oblivious.”

Graham tied the state record with nine TDs on Friday night—on short scoring runs totaling about 20 yards. Graham gave Nashville a 58-35 win over Liberty-Eylau of Texas and became The Associated Press Arkansas High School Player of the Week.

Dawson said he didn’t realize how many touchdowns Graham had until No. 8.

“They announced i...

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