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4 TDs for Fullerton record-setter Harris

Former Helix High receiver breaks loose against East L.A.

2026 EAST COUNTY ALUMNI

Harris joins Fullerton history with four-touchdown performance

Former Helix receiver turns six catches into 202 yards, ties Hornets’ single-game touchdown record and earns SCFA weekly honor

EastCountySports.com staff report

FULLERTON — Harlem Harris spent his senior season at Helix establishing himself as an explosive receiver.

One afternoon at Fullerton College placed him in the Hornets’ record book.

Harris caught six passes for 202 yards and four touchdowns in Fullerton’s 55-19 victory over East Los Angeles, tying the program record for touchdown receptions in a single game.

His four scoring catches covered 44, 32, 60 and 12 yards. Harris averaged a remarkable 33.7 yards per reception, turning four of his six catches into touchdowns and nearly half of Fullerton’s completions to him into trips to the end zone.

The performance earned Harris the SCFA National Division Offensive Player of the Week award.

It also provided another reminder that the former Highlander’s big-play ability traveled well beyond Hart Stadium.

Harris became the seventh Fullerton receiver to catch four touchdown passes in one game. He was the first to accomplish the feat since Kelvin York against Pasadena City College in 2010.

That is not an incidental record at an anonymous program.

Fullerton owns one of California community college football’s richest traditions, with state and national championship teams, decades of high-level talent and a history of moving players into major college programs.

Harris now owns a place within that history.

SIX CATCHES, FOUR TOUCHDOWNS

Fullerton took control early, building a 14-0 first-quarter advantage and carrying a 35-7 lead into halftime.

Harris was the central figure in the separation.

Starting quarterback Corin Rynders connected with him for touchdown passes covering 44 and 32 yards. Rynders completed 13 of 18 passes for 228 yards and four scores before Fullerton turned to backup Santino Garcia.

The quarterback change did not slow Harris.

Garcia found him for a 60-yard touchdown, the longest reception of Harris’ college career. The pair connected again from 12 yards during the third quarter, giving Harris his fourth touchdown and a share of the school record.

Fullerton finished with 519 yards of offense, including 342 through the air, while defeating East Los Angeles for its first conference victory.

Seven Hornets caught passes, but Harris accounted for nearly 60 percent of Fullerton’s receiving yards and four of the team’s six touchdown receptions.

His production went beyond volume.

Harris caught only six passes, meaning the average completion to him traveled more than one-third of the field. His four touchdowns totaled 148 yards, and every one of his scoring receptions covered at least 12 yards.

Fullerton later released the four-touchdown highlight package, allowing Harris’ East County followers to see the entire record-tying performance rather than merely reading the numbers.

ONE GAME SURPASSES A SEASON

The performance becomes even more impressive when placed beside Harris’ freshman season.

Harris caught 11 passes for 132 yards and one touchdown in 10 games for Fullerton in 2025.

Against East Los Angeles alone, he produced 70 more receiving yards and three more touchdowns than he accumulated during that entire freshman campaign.

His sophomore totals now stand at 15 receptions for 293 yards and five touchdowns through four games. He is averaging 19.5 yards per catch and has already surpassed every major receiving total from his first college season.

Harris enters Fullerton’s next game tied for second among SCFA receivers with five touchdown catches.

His two-season Fullerton totals have reached 26 receptions, 425 yards and six touchdowns, with the majority of that production arriving during the first month of his sophomore year.

The progression is dramatic.

As a freshman, Harris was one piece of a deep Fullerton receiving group and averaged 13.2 yards per game. This season, he has emerged as the Hornets’ leading receiver at 73.3 yards per game.

One record-setting afternoon accelerated that transformation, but the opportunity did not arrive without preparation.

THE HELIX FOUNDATION

East County football followers already knew Harris could create explosive plays.

During his senior season at Helix, Harris caught 28 passes for 432 yards and six touchdowns across 11 games. He averaged 15.4 yards per reception and produced a long gain of 52 yards.

His East Los Angeles performance represented nearly 47 percent of his entire senior-season receiving yardage at Helix and two-thirds of his touchdown total—in one college game.

The Highlanders used Harris’ speed, quickness and open-field ability from the slot. At Fullerton, those same traits have become increasingly dangerous as he has gained experience against college defenders.

The 5-foot-8, 170-pound sophomore does not overwhelm opponents with size. He creates separation, accelerates after the catch and turns limited opportunities into field-changing plays.

That skill set appeared throughout the record performance.

Harris scored twice with Rynders and twice with Garcia. He produced touchdowns from intermediate range, down the field and in the red zone. The identity of the quarterback and the location of the snap changed.

The result did not.

SEVEN NAMES IN THE RECORD BOOK

Tying a program record always carries significance.

Doing it at Fullerton gives the achievement additional weight.

The Hornets have fielded championship teams and sent generations of players into four-year college football. Until Harris’ performance, no Fullerton receiver had caught four touchdown passes in a game in 16 years.

York was the most recent in 2010.

Now Harris’ name sits alongside his and the five other Hornets who share the mark.

The record also reflects the efficiency of the performance. Harris did not require 12 or 15 receptions to score four times. He needed six.

Two quarterbacks contributed to the total, which suggests the production was not the product of one passer repeatedly exploiting the same connection. Fullerton continued identifying Harris as the favorable matchup, and Harris continued finishing the plays.

The Hornets did not merely feed him the football to chase a milestone late in a decided game.

Harris produced three touchdowns while Fullerton established control, then added the record-tying fourth during the third quarter.

BREAKOUT ARRIVES AT RIGHT TIME

The timing could matter for Harris beyond the weekly award.

He is a sophomore at the point in his junior-college career when players seek opportunities to move into four-year programs. A six-catch, 202-yard, four-touchdown performance creates the kind of film that attracts attention beyond the box score.

The complete package shows more than four scoring totals.

It shows Harris separating downfield, producing after the catch, adjusting to passes from different quarterbacks and converting touches into points against college competition.

His own highlight post described him as a big-play slot receiver with the speed and explosiveness to turn any touch into six.

Against East Los Angeles, that description required no exaggeration.

Harris turned four touches into six.

Then he turned six catches into Fullerton history.

UP NEXT

Fullerton takes a 2-2 overall record into Saturday’s non-divisional road game against unbeaten San Bernardino Valley.

Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Harris enters the matchup as the reigning SCFA National Division Offensive Player of the Week—and no longer simply as a former Helix playmaker trying to establish himself at the college level.

He now shares one of Fullerton’s most significant single-game receiving records.

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