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On February 15th 2013, Elijah Flener was recognized for his accomplishments during the 2012 football season and his career at Butler County High School.
During the 2012 football season, Elijah set several individual and career records. Elijah set the record for Single Season Passing Yards with 2,903 yards and holds the career passing record with 6,534 yards. During this time, Elijah passed the career touchdown record with 48 touchdowns thrown.
On the defensive side of the football, Elijah broke the single season record for interceptions in a season with 10 and totaled 19 interceptions for his career.
These records also place Elijah in several categories on the all time record list for Kentucky State Football. Elijah now ranks among the best players in Kentucky Football History in the areas of  Total career passing yards with 6534 yards, Total career pass completions with 465 completions, Single game pass attempts with 45 attempts, Single Season pass completions with 213 completions in the 2012 season, Career completion percentage at 58.1%, and a total career interceptions with 19 total career interceptions.
The Butler County Quarterback club presented Elijah Flener with two award trophies to signify the great achievements. Presenting the trophies were Assistant Coach Barry Fazier and Head Coach Ryan Emmick.