Milton Knox has just about every record there is by now -- the City rushing record, scoring record, 6,000 yards, etc. -- but there's one he's got his eye on that's going to come down to the wire. Knox really wants to get to 100 career touchdowns, something no area large-school running back has ever done. Right now, he's got 92. If Birmingham keeps winning, that's at least three more games, meaning that he'll need to average between 3-4 touchdowns a game. If Birmignham earns the state bowl birth, he'd have an extra game to do it.

That might sound like a lot, but anyone who's been watching the Patriots this year knows that if they weren't so darn sportsmanlike, Knox could have 110 or 120 touchdowns by now. But, because the games have been such blowouts recently, Knox is usually out of his shoulder pads by the third quarter. He's also been sharing time with promising sophomore Trajuan Briggs, and giving up a lot of goal line carries.

Birmingham coach Ed Croson isn't the kind of guy who gets really into records, but in our conversations about the issue, I've gotten the impression that he's always got it in the back of his head. Knox has been a star player for him and a real leader this year and last. Croson wants him to go down as one of the best running backs ever to come from the area. Getting the 100 touchdowns would help. But on the priority list, it ranks well below 1. Winning a City title, 2. Positioning for a state bowl game birth 3. Continuing to improve as a team and 4. Keeping everyone (especially Knox) healthy.

Anyway, it'll be interesting to see how this balancing act plays out the rest of the way.