2006 Maryland Football Coaches Association Top 25

2006 All State Player Small School

The following are the Big School and Small school All-State
High School Football Teams for the 2006 season. The teams are selected through a
voting process including members of the state newspaper
media.

Small School All-State
First Team
Offense
QB: Kevin Dickerson, Forestville, Jr., 6-1, 165
RB: Tavon Austin, Dunbar, So., 5-9, 170
RB: Nate Hoyte, McDonough, Sr., 5-10, 175
RB: Tariq Jones, Edmondson, Sr., 5-10, 185
RB: Jamere Knox, Wicomico, Sr., 5-10, 160
OL: Emmanuel Barnett, Douglass-PG, Sr., 6-3, 290
OL: Jeff Braun, Winters Mill, Jr., 6-4, 300
OL: Les Delmont, Hereford, Sr., 6-5, 330
OL: Dajuan Smith, Edmondson, Sr., 6-0, 290
OL: Josh White, Wicomico, Sr., 6-4, 280
WR: Kevin Dorsey, Forestville, Jr., 6-2, 180
WR: Derrek Drummond, McDonough, Sr., 6-5, 220
TE: Devonte Campbell, Forestville, Sr., 6-2, 235
AP: Travis Brown, Havre de Grace, Sr., 6-2, 175
PK: Billy West, Glenelg, Sr., 5-10, 170

Defense
DL: Alge Berry, Edmondson, Sr., 6-2, 220
DL: Andrew Crown, Middletown, Sr., 6-4, 290
DL: D�??Antray Dyson, McDonough, Sr., 6-1, 220
DL: Rob Osborne, Clarksburg, Jr., 6-0, 280
DL: David White, Fort Hill, Sr., 6-5, 220
LB: Eric Foote, Southern-AA, Sr., 6-3, 250
LB: Kyle Jackson, Edmondson, Sr., 6-3, 230
LB: Jake Trantin, Archbishop Spalding, Sr., 6-1, 220
LB: Brian Turner, Patuxent, Sr., 5-10, 180
LB: Jerrell Wedge, Douglass-PG, Sr., 6-0, 200
DB: Sterling Jones, Edmondson, Sr., 5-11, 190
DB: Kevin Linehan, Middletown, Sr., 6-0, 175
DB: Maurice Portee, Dunbar, Sr., 5-10, 175
DB: C.J. Townes, Joppatowne, Jr.,
P: Kemar Scarlett, Potomac, Sr., 6-1, 180

Small School All-State
Second Team
Offense
QB: Damien Wallace, Frederick, Sr., 6-0, 185
RB: Steve Bauguess, Rising Sun, Sr., 6-0, 205
RB: Ray Ridgeway, Archbishop Curley, Sr., 5-8, 180
RB: Drew Yurko, Fort Hill, Sr., 5-10, 175
OL: Ricky Congo, Archbishop Spalding, Sr., 6-3, 260
OL: Seth Haines, Brunswick, Sr., 6-5, 290
OL: Justin Hardinger, Fort Hill, Sr., 6-1, 250
OL: Garrett Ingram, McDonough, Sr., 6-0, 250
OL: Jamar Watson, Glenelg, Sr., 6-0, 230
WR: Jarell Hasan, North Hagerstown, Sr., 6-2, 180
WR: Jon Wagner, Patuxent, Sr., 6-1, 170
TE: Sean Copeland, Overlea, Sr., 5-11, 280
AP: Jeff Link, Allegany, Sr., 6-0, 205
AP: Greg Merrill, Queen Anne�??s, Sr., 5-9, 170
PK: Chris Hill, Elkton, Sr., 6-0, 210
Defense
DL: Matthew Cheatham, Forestville, Sr., 6-2, 205
DL: Teddy Dargan, Milford Mill, Jr., 6-3, 270
DL: Adam Farrell, Hereford, Sr., 6-4, 235
DL: Ryan Gilligan, Middletown, Sr., 6-3, 200
DL: John Hopkins, Winters Mill, Sr., 6-2, 280
LB: Alvin Cox, Southside Academy, Sr., 6-1, 225
LB: Quentin Ferguson, Frederick, Sr., 6-0, 185
LB: Steve Sanders, Patuxent, Sr., 5-8, 195
LB: Kiero Small, Cardinal Gibbons, Sr., 5-10, 230
LB: Anthony Weisenmiller, Fort Hill, Jr., 6-3, 230
LB: Tyler Wharton, Allegany, Sr., 6-0, 195
DB: Andy Bowersox, Winters Mill, Sr., 6-4, 165
DB: Derrell Brown, Southern-AA, Sr., 5-7, 150
DB: Jack Wolf, Elkton, Sr., 6-0, 180
P: Dave Spalt, Eastern Tech, Jr., 6-0, 170

Small School All-State Honorable Mention Offense
Quarterbacks
Josh Appold, Havre de Grace; Nick Ayers, Severn School; Kevin Bowie, Southside Academy; Billy Dix, Bohemia Manor; D.J. Doyle, Catoctin; Matt Ferris, Beall; C.J. Hopson, Patuxent; Logan Kelso, North Hagerstown; Chris Kolb, Francis Scott Key; Brett McQuilkin, Atholton; K.C. Speis, Overlea; Brian Taaffe, St. Paul�??s; Scott Tull, Easton; Colton Weaver, Liberty; Wayne Warren, Wicomico; Carroll Washington, Edmondson; Joe York, Rockville.
Running Backs
DeRon Ames, Snow Hill; Robert Blackwell, Milford Mill; Trevor Boyd, Queen Anne�??s; Chad Brown, Smithsburg; Mason Burks, Joppatowne; Corey Carr, Northern Garrett; Marques Davis, Potomac; Bradon Dever, Glenelg; Muhammad Ferguson, Rockville; Troy Gibson, Atholton; Garrett Hill, Winters Mill; Zach Holbrook, Severn School; Scott Lehman, Maryland School for the Deaf; Drew Lort, Bohemia Manor; Mike McCoy, Sparrows Point; Brad Martz, Francis Scott Key; Davin Meggett, Surrattsville; A.J. Moore, North Caroline; Kyle Moore, St. Vincent Pallotti; Nick Narango, Hereford; Chris Potter, North Caroline; Ethan Reese, John Carroll; Lee Reynolds, Polytechnic; Jake Rideout, Col. Richardson; Scott Rice, Fort Hill; Brian Rutland, Archbishop Spalding; Corey Sadler, Elkton, J.R. Scott, Bullis; Randal Smedley, St. John�??s Catholic; Jimmy Sutch, St. James.
All Purpose
Chris Clements, St. Paul�??s; Marshall Fahey, North Caroline; Adonte Hunter, Fairmont Heights; Lonnie Liggins, Hereford; Kevin Raesly, Landon; Derek Richards, Calvert.
Linemen
Josh Absher, Fort Hill; Stacey Adams, Potomac; Sean Allen, Rising Sun; Keith Barnwell, Forest Park; Jerome Baskerville, Edmondson; Pat Black, Glenelg; Kwame Bowen-Wright, Joppatowne; Tom Bradford, Eastern Tech; Brandon Brown, Dunbar; Anthony Cherry, Milford Mill; James Coppage, Dunbar; Ben Dantoni, Archbishop Curley; Mike Dube, North Caroline; Mike Duda, Col. Richardson; Sam Eckert, Archbishop Spalding; Kevin Egerton, Archbishop Spalding; Trevor Felkner, Francis Scott Key; Robert Gordon, Patuxent; Joe Hall, Elkton; Kenny Jenkins, Surrattsville; Chris Katerianakis, Boys�?? Latin; Pat Klenkel, Queen Anne�??s; David Land, Dunbar; Greg Lomb, Middletown; David Luckett, McDonough; Quintin Miller, Bowling Brook; Dave Morrison, Bohemia Manor; Basil Nkere, Archbishop Curley; Mark Peterson, Joppatowne; Joe Rea, Patuxent; Matt Saur, Century; Jeremy Schonbrunner, Wicomico; Matthew Schwartzbach, Rockville; Mike Shriner, St. Mary�??s-AA; Mike Smith, Elkton; Grant Steelman, Havre de Grace; Justin Thomas, Beall; Ben Wang, Southern-AA; Justin Warnick, Allegany; Chris Wiley, Rising Sun.
Receivers/Tight Ends
Jeff Babich, Allegany; Ryan Brice, Easton; Ricky Briggs, Calvert; Mike Briscoe, McDonough; Kareem Damon, Edmondson; Torey Fassett, Atholton; Brock Gletfelty, Northern Garrett; Kevin Healy, Bohemia Manor; Jared Heffler, Liberty; Kevin McTighe, Rockville; B.J. Thomas, Easton; Chris Thompson, Frederick; Jesse Meetre, South Carroll; Barry Nowell, Cardinal Gibbons; Mark Staines, Severn School; Anthony Walker, Frederick; Kyle Williams, Marriotts Ridge; Marcus Willis, St. Vincent Pallotti; Jason Zang, Bohemia Manor.
Place Kickers/Punters
Jason Cimino, Hereford; Nick Elsmo, Severn School; David Ferguson, Douglass-PG; Nick Hanson, Francis Scott Key; David Johnson, Poolesville; Levi Mallow, Fort Hill; Drew Murray, Stephen Decatur; Jacob Perry, Archbishop Curley; Brian Prater, St. Paul�??s; Chris Reid, North Hagerstown; Chris Stengel, North Harford; Alex Walker, Kent Island; Brett Weiss, Boys�?? Latin.

Small School All-State Honorable Mention Defense
Linemen
Dustin Arbaugh, Queen Anne�??s; Andrew Baer, Landon; Zach Blank, Fort Hill; Darrell Bryant, Randallstown; Josh Cole, Francis Scott Key; Cornez Courtney, Kent Island; J.P. Dalton, St. Mary�??s-AA; Christian Emezie, Polytechnic; Jeremy Foster, Elkton; Chris Gross, Bohemia Manor; Jon Heavner, Fort Hill; Steve Komaromy, Century; Todd Lee, McDonough; Mark Mayers, Wicomico; Pat McCarrick, Middletown; Brandon Meredith, Patuxent; Trent Parham, New Town; Tony Patterson, Douglass-PG; Josh Richards, Bohemia Manor; Delonte Sherrod, Potomac; Chris Soul, Joppatowne; Doug Stewart, Eastern Tech; Joe Tkac, Landon; Trevor Terpening, South Carroll; Jimmy Thomas, Archbishop Spalding; Sam Thompson, Parkside; John Van Paris, John Carroll.
Defensive Backs
Brandon Allen, Bullis; John Bossle, Rising Sun; Alex Boyd, Hammond; Travis Bullock, Elkton; Kevin Coates, Surrattsville; Dionta Cox, Edmondson; Chris DuVall-Smith, Overlea; Colton Eureka, Catoctin; Max Feely, Landon; Kevin Haines, Patuxent; Doug Hamilton, Allegany; Alex Harpine, Liberty; Darnzell Harris, Forestville; Arthur Ibewuike, Havre de Grace; Daron Jones, Cardinal Gibbons; Terrence Macer, New Town; Larry McNair, Forest Park; Jaren Mitchell, Wicomico; Kevin Moriarty, Boys�?? Latin; Justin Mullinex-Hughes, Archbishop Spalding; Gerard Muschette, Calvert; Matt Palsgrove, Elkton; Christian Pavik, Hereford; Ryan Pentz, Century; Mike Smith, Bullis; Paul Stortini, Stephen Decatur; Nic Terry, Eastern Tech; Ben Yoash, Queen Anne�??s.
Linebackers
Chad Briscoe, New Town; Mike Cellini, Eastern Tech; Justin Chura,
Southern-AA; Eddie Clay, St. Mary�??s-AA; Trey Cragen, McDonough; Howard Crumpe, Forestville; Kyle Culver, Elkton; Rhett DePol, St. Mary�??s-AA; Kyle Edwards, Bohemia Manor; Shane Eyler, Francis Scott Key; Chad Fike, Joppatowne; Mike Grossman, Landon; Ben Hastings, McDonough; Jerry Howell, Perryville; Matt Hyson, Francis Scott Key; Derrick Johnson, Joppatowne; Paul McDonald, Winters Mill; Joe Momoh, Elkton; Chris Montrell, Century; Mike Moss, St. Paul�??s; Patrick O�??Brien, Rockville; James Pelzer, Reservoir; Jon Pugh, Hereford; Jake Phillips, Queen Anne�??s; Marcus Randolph, Howard; Cadyn Robinson, North Hagerstown; Tyler Schmitt, Easton; Derek Session, Dunbar; Gary Sheridan, North East-Cecil; Mike Simpson, Havre de Grace; Lamont Smith, Wicomico; Joe Sparrow, Wicomico; Brian Tustin, Stephen Decatur; Earl Townes, City College; Pat Winebrenner, Beall.

2006 All-State Players Big School

The following are the Big School and Small school All-State High School Football Teams for the 2006 season. The teams are selected through a voting process including members of the state newspaper media.

Big School All-State First Team
Offense
QB: Joe Haden, Friendly, Sr., 5-11, 180
QB: Deontay Twyman, Sherwood, Sr., 5-11, 170
RB: Terrence Kerns, Thomas Johnson, Sr., 6-1, 215
RB: Scott Noble, Franklin, Sr., 6-0, 200
RB: Ryan Smith, Urbana, Sr., 5-10, 200
OL: Alex Boddiford, Loyola, Sr., 6-4, 270
OL: Rob Ciancaglini, Broadneck, Sr., 6-1, 225
OL: Nick Jenkins, Good Counsel, Sr., 6-3, 285
OL: Zach Robinson, River Hill, Sr., 6-3, 295
OL: R.J. Shannon, DeMatha, Sr., 6-2, 265
WR: Dayon Arrington, Paint Branch, Sr., 6-2, 190
WR: Dean Boateng, Northwest, Sr., 5-11, 165
WR: Vincent Hill, Friendly, Sr., 6-0, 185
AP: Kenny Tate, DeMatha, Jr., 6-4, 210
PK: Chris McDermott, Broadneck, Sr., 5-10, 155

Defense
DL: James Carmon, City College, Jr., 6-7, 330
DL: Calvin Johnson, DeMatha, Sr., 6-2, 275
DL: Donald Langley, Seneca Valley, Sr., 6-2, 295
DL: Courtney Prince, Gwynn Park, Sr., 6-2, 255
DL: Nick Rivers, DeMatha, Jr., 6-2, 250
LB: Ben Eaton, Gilman, Sr., 5-11, 225
LB: Joe Lefeged, Northwest, Sr., 6-1, 190
LB: Zach Martin, River Hill, Jr., 5-10, 175
LB: Ian Thomas, DeMatha, Sr., 6-2, 220
DB: Melvin Harris, Kennedy, Sr., 5-10, 175
DB: Daniel Hostetler, River Hill, Sr., 6-2, 195
DB: Rodney McLeod, DeMatha, Jr., 5-11, 180
DB: Rakeem Vick, Friendly, Sr., 5-9, 195
DB: Cornelius Ward, Friendly, Sr., 6-2, 180
P: Jimmy Roche, Urbana, Sr., 5-9, 175

Big School All-State Second Team
Offense
QB: Chester Stewart, DeMatha, Sr., 6-3, 195
QB: Josh Volpe, Northwest, Sr., 5-10, 175
RB: Zach Brown, Wilde Lake, Sr., 6-2, 220
RB: Shawn Perry, Seneca Valley, Sr., 5-9, 170
RB: Patrick Pinchinat, Richard Montgomery, Sr., 6-0, 190
OL: Tony Edwards, Damascus, Jr., 6-0, 260
OL: Kevin Parrish, Urbana, Sr., 6-1, 240
OL: Sheldon Sellman, DeMatha, Jr., 6-5, 310
OL: Jamal Thomas, Flowers, Sr., 6-2, 265
OL: Kiven Williams, Northwest, Sr., 6-0, 265
WR: Andrew Feinberg, McDonogh, Sr., 6-0, 175
WR: Joe Goins, DeMatha, Sr., 6-1, 185
TE: Greg Nowak, River Hill, Sr., 6-3, 235
AP: Lamaar Thomas, Friendly, Jr., 6-0, 180
PK: Colin Blugis, Arundel, Sr., 5-11, 215

Defense
DL: Corey Boatman, Good Counsel, Jr., 6-3, 245
DL: Chris Burnett, Gilman, Jr., 6-4, 240
DL: Chris Rhodes, River Hill, Sr., 6-3, 240
DL: Terrence Walker, Friendly, Sr., 6-2, 230
DL: Justin Young, Northwest, Sr., 6-5, 255
LB: Jourdan Brooks, Seneca Valley, Sr., 6-1, 250
LB: Aswand Cruickshank, Good Counsel, Sr., 6-0, 195
LB: Pat Lazear, Wheaton, Sr., 6-0, 230
LB: Sam Poggi, Gilman, Sr., 6-2, 215
LB: Brandon Thomas, Suitland, Sr., 6-1, 190
DB: Dominique Budd, Sherwood, Jr., 5-9, 160
DB: John Holland, Arundel, Sr., 5-9, 155
DB: Jason Mattison, Perry Hall, Sr., 6-0, 180
DB: James Proctor, Suitland, Jr., 5-8, 160
P: Casey Dobyns, Georgetown Prep, Sr., 6-3, 175

Big School All-State Honorable Mention Offense
Quarterbacks
Scott Barnes, Paint Branch; Pepper Coe, Quince Orchard; Bobby Cooper, South River; Nick Elko, Arundel; Carlos Fields, Suitland; Josh Gibson, Franklin; Zack Ingle, Good Counsel; Jared Jorgensen, McDonogh; Sean Kelly, Fallston; Greg Kingscott, Walt Whitman; Leon Kinnard, Loyola; Cody Kohn, Great Mills; Stefan Mitchell, North Carroll; Matt Ray, Urbana; Kelian Stevens, Old Mill.
Running Backs
Corwin Acker, Blake; Amine Alaoui, Towson; Mike Avent, Eleanor Roosevelt; Alex Bechta, Centennial; Quentin Bell, Edgewood; Jake Bohn, Mount St. Joseph; A.J. Brown, Northern Calvert; David Brown, J.M. Bennett; Mikeem Chavious, Suitland; Darryl Curry, Friendly; Chris Daley, Good Counsel; Anthony Gunn, Arundel; Albert Hanks,Westlake; Mike Johnson, Lackey; Anthony King, Northwest; Adou Kouadio, Springbrook; John Pagliaro, Gilman; James Simmons, Paint Branch; Cruz Mannherz, Tuscarora; Joseph Medley, Flowers; Jamel Mutunga, Bel Air; Clarence Reese, Flowers; Dominick Roseborough, City College; Darron Showalter, Chopticon; Manny Washington, Edgewood; Rayvon Williams, Bishop McNamara; Shavaar Williams, Kenwood; Russell Winborn, Parkville.
Linemen

Brett Baer, Westminster; Mike Barnes, Suitland; Shannon Breen, Linganore; Lawrence Brewer, Friendly; Ben Chroniger, DeMatha; Lane Clelland, McDonogh; Nathan Dalpini, Arundel; Ben Dykes, Long Reach; Zach Feldman, Severna Park; Richard Fluharty, Westlake; Mike Gabbard, Broadneck; Casey Griffin, La Plata; David Jablonski, Gilman; Devin Johnson, Gaithersburg; Corey Jubb, North Harford; Brandon Kunert, North Carroll; Kenny McDonald, Old Mill; Zach MacPherson, Edgewood; Mike Mahoney, Wheaton; Joe McNamara, Catonsville; Patrick Moran, Chopticon; Neal Muradymova, Paint Branch; Bryan Murray, Good Counsel; Tommy Oswald, Sherwood; Daryl Parker, Magruder; Ian Quirk, Urbana; Raynard Randolph, Gwynn Park; David Ritter, Bowie; Brandon Russell, Kennedy; Quinton Sales, Friendly; Jamie Sisk, Severna Park; Brandon Somerville, Lackey; Andrew Spiegel, Centennial; Donovan Stevenson, Flowers; Keenan Turner, Suitland; Kyle Waters, Huntingtown; Malinda Weeramunda, Seneca Valley; Kevin Westervelt, Mount Hebron; Brian Wilhide, Northern Calvert; Donald Wilson, Flowers; Andrew Woizesko, Catonsville.
Receivers / Tight Ends

Rashard Blackwell, Franklin; Nick Bonturi, Damascus; Chris Burley, Woodlawn; Chris Cooke, Annapolis; Devin Gordon, Loyola; Justin Harris, Centennial; J.J. Hicks, Broadneck; Chris Hunt, Severna Park; Jewison Hurtault, Quince Orchard; Brandon Johnson-Farrell, Arundel; Sean McCollougan, Perry Hall; Jeromie Miller, Franklin; Ryan Miller, Westminster; Omari Mobley, Loyola; P.J. Nalls, Georgetown Prep; Nick Oates, Springbrook; Colter Phillips, Georgetown Prep; Abreon Scott, Kennedy; Devon Smith, Eleanor Roosevelt; Will Smith, Great Mills; C.J. Thomas, Linganore; Sheldon Waller, City College; Taylor Watson, Gwynn Park; Tony Zaccarelli, Westlake.
All Purpose
Jerard Cribbs, Lackey; Justin Harris, Centennial; Ryan Hobbs, J.M. Bennett; Andral Joly, Sherwood; Robert Jones, Towson; Keith Richardson, Long Reach; Ryan Shuler, Georgetown Prep, Collin Stevens, Good Counsel.
Place-kickers/Punters
Zach Beach, Urbana; Ty Kimball, Gilman; Kilgo Livingston, DeMatha; Marc Magas, Damascus; Erich McGuffey, Eleanor Roosevelt; Sean McKenna, DeMatha; Sean McNeil, Mount Hebron; Dan Ryder, Mount St. Joseph; Freddy Santos, Seneca Valley; Ben Simmons, Springbrook; Jeff Timmons, Loyola; Dan Vanik, Catonsville.

Big School All-State Honorable Mention Defense
Linemen
Robert Bennett, Linganore; Vernon Bond, Bishop McNamara; Troy Carter, Friendly; Everett Corley, Friendly; Griff Courtney, Quince Orchard; Matt Dawson, Sherwood; Joey Ehrmann, Gilman; Che Evans, Flowers; Riley Fritts, Centennial; Mark Hepburn, Severna Park; Mike Hite, Northeast-AA; Rich James, Wilde Lake; Delano Johnson, Kennedy; Phil Jones, Long Reach; Mark Keifer, Edgewood; Zach Kerr, Quince Orchard; Ryan Klein, Loyola; Shaquan Madison, Lake Clifton; Chris Mayes, Westlake; Tom Mulligan, Broadneck; Danny Parker, Good Counsel; Jeff Phillips, Linganore; Zion Pyatt, City College; Andy Rampp, Wootton; Hal Reader, C.M. Wright; Tom Shankle, South River; Sean Stanley, Gaithersburg; Jesse Tomczak, Calvert Hall; Kawaan Tucker, Westminster; Terrence Walker, Friendly; Eden Wall, Calvert Hall; Delonte Wallace, Eleanor Roosevelt; Jeff Wallin, River Hill; Emmanuel Williams, Suitland.
Linebackers
Ryan Brady, Flowers; Fred Branch, Seneca Valley; Justin Brown, DeMatha; Wiley Brown, Thomas Stone; Jerry Clinton, Suitland; Todd Cox, Linganore; Jamal Currica, Damascus; Tyrell Demby, Aberdeen; Montero Douglass, Crossland; Leron Eaddy, River Hill; Donnell Flemming, Kenwood; A.J. Gross, Westlake; Josh Haden, Friendly; Evan Harrington, Bowie; Bubba Harris, Loyola; Darius Hill, Springbrook; Brad Hoover, North Carroll; Marcus James, La Plata; Jelani Jenkins, Good Counsel; Clyde Jones, Lackey; Pierre LaFontant, Gaithersburg; Celony Laurent, Laurel; Chase Livengood, Quince Orchard; Chris Lowe, Urbana; Dylan Manley, Fallston; Cliff May, Linganore; Josh McCants, Gaithersburg; Jamal Nelson,Meade; Chismo Okoji, Kennedy; Chris Patterson, Northwest; Nick Peterson, Broadneck; Scott Placide, Westminster; Mike Rossberg, Centennial; Jon Schwartz, Annapolis; Aaron Simon, Mount Hebron; Jason Smith, Parkdale; Jake Spring, Churchill; Chad Stevens, Linganore; Dave Stinebaugh, Perry Hall; Landon Tews, Long Reach; Brad Thomas, Suitland; Nick Von Canon, Parkville; Kevin Williams, Gwynn Park; Carter Wilson, Sherwood; Justin Winters, Eleanor Roosevelt; Bryan Woolson, North Harford.
Defensive Backs
Beks Amadi, Bladensburg; Dan Atwood, Gaithersburg; Justin Bowman, Lackey; Matt Burch, Good Counsel; Michael Campanaro, River Hill; Cameron Chism, Bishop McNamara; Scott Dagley, Wilde Lake; Elijah Davis, Wheaton; Chris denardi, Edgewood; Anthony Fenwick, Chopticon; Malcolm Green, Old Mill; Kendall Haley, Good Counsel; Reggie Hildebrandt, Eleanor Roosevelt; Mike Horne, Loyola; David Ingram, Westlake; Alex Iwaskiw, Mount Hebron; Mike Jarboe, Urbana; DeAnthony Jones, Flowers; Nick Lewis, Huntingtown; Tyler Maguire, North Harford; Ibraham Mansorey, Kennedy; Jamaal Martin, Seneca Valley; Charles McIntosh, Bowie; Willie Millhouse, Thomas Stone; Ben Minturn, Damascus; Kevin Nesmith, Quince Orchard; Stephen Peach, Linganore; Josh Pleasant, Watkins Mill; Billy Robinson, Einstein; Brent Sanders, Severna Park; Justin Strickland, Calvert Hall; Andre Taylor, Crossland; Justin Taylor, Magruder.

Special guest at Rumson-Fair Haven’s football practice/camp tidbits/story links

An NBA standout grabs a glimpse of Rumson’s practice, camp tidbits

Alas, Foye declined to discuss the Timberwolves’ recent mega-trade of franchise forward Kevin Garnett to the Celtics that pretty much put Minnesota into rebuilding mode. Before moving to the Shore, Foye’s other connection to the Shore Conference was that in 2002 his Newark East Side team ran into one of the best Shore Conference boys hoops teams in history, the Neptune squad that featured Taquan Dean (Louisville), Terrance Todd (Fairfield) and Marques Alston (Monmouth U). Foye had a strong game from what I remember, scoring over 30 in a lop-sided loss to the Scarlet Fliers in the NJSIAA Group III playoffs at Rutgers.

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Randy Foye, a former star at Newark East Side and Villanova and a new Rumson resident, takes in part of Rumson-Fair Haven’s football practice on Tuesday.

     I
covered that game, and all I remember was Foye just being outnumbered,
as he played well, but Neptune had too much overall talent. From what I
recall, Alston had a dunkfest in the second half when the Fliers blew
the game open.
     As for Rumson’s season outlook, the full preview will be out on Aug. 17, but for now a few quick-hitters. The Bulldogs will be using a tight end a little more this year after predominantly going to three-wide receiver sets the past few seasons, and return QB Matt Wassel and top WR Ryan Kirchner. John Corneliusen, the former Mater Dei head coach who stepped down after this past season because he is getting ready to go to graduate school, is now the quarterbacks coach for the Bulldogs.
    They have an entirely new secondary, but it appears that they are good athletes who were all stuck behind a good, senior-laden secondary last year. Tailback Ryan Korn, who grew up in Rumson, moved to Tennessee early in high school and moved back before last season, appears to be healthy after a badly torn hamstring hampered him throughout last season. He could be a game-breaker for Rumson, in addition to being one of the top lacrosse players in the area.
     Every year, Rumson coach Shane Fallon seems to scavenge a tall player from the basketball team who he puts at wide receiver to just go up and catch jumpballs on fade routes. This year’s version is 6-foot-5 and over 200 pounds – he’ll be in the preview on Friday along with plenty of other info. I’ll also be going on a whirlwind tour of some camps in the next few days, as will our two staff writers, Bob Badders and Scott Clayton, so check back here for more camp info.

    One quick baseball note, tomorrow is the deadline for drafted players to sign with their teams or go to college under the new MLB rules. The three locals – St. Rose pitcher Anthony Ranaudo (LSU, Texas Rangers), Christian Brothers Academy pitcher Kyle Slate (Maine, Phillies) and Red Bank Catholic shortstop J.C. Menna (James Madison, Pirates) have all elected not to sign and to attend college, barring a last-second play by the Rangers for Ranaudo, who turned down a lucrative offer from the Brewers before the draft and subsequently fired his advisor for passing on the offer.

• Looks like former Keyport star Ken Cattouse, who ranks No. 2 on the all-time state rushing list in New Jersey, will be more of a factor in the passing game this season for Troy University.
• Football is getting cranked up everywhere, including in South Jersey, among some teams that the Shore could run into in the playoffs.
• It can’t be good when your season preview story is on your kicker.
• Lindenwold, a South Jersey Group I school, just picked up a Division I-A prospect and one of the top 15 running backs in the state, a transfer from Camden Catholic.
• Seton Hall Prep pitcher Rick Porcello, the state’s best baseball player from this past spring, is about to get PAID by the Tigers.
• I guess steroid testing has done some good in bringing baseball back to earth.
• Is anybody really ever an “innocent bystander” when they’re hanging out in a strip club in the middle of the night?
• Jorge Posada in a Mets uniform next year? That would be a little weird.

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Quick Monday tidbits/links

Some quick basketball, football info/story links

• Former Middletown South linebacker Nick Macaluso’s new coach at Stanford is making waves already. Monmouth University fans will also remember Jim Harbaugh as the coach of the University of San Diego, which beat the Hawks 27-7 in the inaugural Gridiron Classic last year. Macaluso projects as a reserve linebacker as a redshirt freshman.
• Warning: Do not sit down at a poker table for a casual game with former Christian Brothers Academy and University of Pennsylvania basketball standout Tim Begley, who now plays hoops overseas in Germany. He recently took home over $58,000 in the World Series of Poker to finish 129th out of 6,358 entries.
• Early commitments, like those of Art Forst and Mike Mele from Manasquan the past two years, are getting more common.
• One of the running backs from Somerville that Manasquan ate for lunch during the state playoffs recently is now in the mix as a kick returner for Rutgers.
• I don’t care where Jerry Glanville is coaching, as long as I never have to listen to him be a commentator on an NFL game ever again.
• Essential reading for NFL fans.
• I know there are blogs on pretty much everything these days, but prison basketball?
• Couldn’t say I was too psyched about this as a Jets fan.
• Finally, you know the new ESPN fantasy commercials where the fake owners have a ceremony to honor the players who helped them win the title? The actor thanking Jacksonville’s Maurice Jones-Drew in one segment is Matt Donnelly, the younger brother of former Red Bank Regional basketball star Mark Donnelly, the school’s all-time leading scorer.

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Sunday links/baseball on the way

• Former Ocean offensive lineman Lou Eliades could be a starter as a redshirt freshman for my brother’s alma mater, Penn State, this year.
• Another former Shore Conference offensive lineman, Matawan’s Anthony Grosso (scroll to bottom of story), whose chops I bust at any opportunity for decommitting from Northwestern to go to Florida State, has impressed in the weight room as a freshman. Although, I guess not everybody is fired up about the Seminoles’ freshman class.
• Long Branch’s Jerett Sanderson looks like he will start as a sophomore at safety for Bowling Green. Another Long Branch product, Darius Morris, looks to be in the mix as a reserve offensive lineman for Temple.
• My old roommate in college, who was a ******** gambler, would love this story. However, not even he bet on tennis. If you are betting on obscure ATP events, a tire iron to the kneecaps might not be too far down the line in your future because you are out of your mind. My roommate definitely had a few nights of handing me an NBA schedule in a cold sweat and begging me to pick a few winners, or the time we almost got thrown out of a restaurant when he started howling at the TV in agony when Lionel Simmons stepped back and hit what looked like a meaningless 3-pointer instead of a two-pointer in a double-digit loss by the Sacramento Kings to the Seattle Sonics in the playoffs that actually screwed the spread. Oh, the good old days.
• Every sportswriter in America tired of writing about Barry Bonds (and his good buddy/jailbird Greg Anderson), is loving this Rick Ankiel thing.
• They’re making a movie out of Jon Krakauer’s book Into the Wild, which is a quick, but riveting read about a guy who ventured into the wilderness to get away from the world and for adventure but ending up dying in Alaska. I knocked it out on a plane flight a few years back and it’s good. Krakauer is better known for “Into Thin Air” about a disastrous ascent of Mount Everest, but this one is good, too. They’re promoting the **** out of it, too, with stories in Esquire, Men’s Journal and the cover of Outside magazine.

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Saturday links/baseball features on the way

Some football videos and baseball updates

     Some quick links/story suggestions for today:

• Here’s some highlights from Josh Bakala, the wide receiver who led the Shore in receiving yards last year on his way to being named to the DigitalSports Legends of the Fall All-Star team. He is back for his senior season at Keansburg and has come a long way since he started playing football.
• I have also obtained secret footage of the new running back at Jackson Liberty High School, which will play its first varsity season this year and is an unknown right now. This player simply cannot be tackled.
• Mark Richt and Co. are pumped for the Knowshon Era to begin at Georgia. I’ll try to get links to some other former Shore players as the season approaches.
• This is an old story, but don’t forget that RBC’s very own Donnie Brown, now at UConn, could give Ray Rice a run for his money in the production department this season, although he recently suffered a minor leg injury in camp.
  
• Good story in the new Men’s Journal (“Casualties of the NFL”) about former NFL players suffering major medical complications and the league’s shunning of them, which has been a hot topic of late.
• I don’t know about you, but a cold glass of milk would be the last thing I would want to chug if I was running around in sweltering weather on a football field.
• Mr. Met for the Hall of Fame!
• Pitch counts for Little Leaguers means no more overgrown monster from some foreign country or a ringer from the U.S. who looks like he’s 27 pitching the whole game. Where’s the fun in that? (Oh, that’s right, to make sure some kid’s arm doesn’t fall off before he turns 12). Somewhere, Amanda Whurlitzer weeps.
• It’s only preseason football, but it was still nice to see my Jets roll the Falcons and Kellen Clemens play well because it’s hard for me to believe that Chad Pennington will stay upright for 16 games for the second straight season.
• Don’t forget that this isn’t the first time there have been accusations of point shaving in the NBA.

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Football camps to get in full swing next week/basketball thoughts/links

Two-a-days are here, Matawan’s new quarterback, Jackson needs to replace its offensive coordinator/Will Geoff Billet be in it for the long haul at CBA?

     On the boys basketball front, Christian Brothers Academy’s hiring of Geoff Billet surprised absolutely no one, so now the question is one of longevity. Billet is the Shore equivalent of new Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin , who became only the third head coach in the last 38 years for the Steelers in a business where coaches change every five minutes, or as long-suffering Jets fans once lived with Bill Belichick, they shockingly turn the job down in a matter of hours.
     Billet is only CBA’s third coach since 1962 (take that Steelers!). Vinny Cox went 350-100 from 1962 to 1980 before Ed Wicelinski took over and won 625 games in 27 seasons. That’s a pretty daunting legacy for the 30-year-old Billet, who played for Wicelinski. In this day and age, you don’t see too many coaches embarking on 20-year careers at the same school, and I wonder if any type of promise of a certain amount of longevity by Billet had to be made to the administration when he came aboard or whether the buzz around his name as a college assistant was enough. I played against Billet in the mid-90’s and I remember him being a very smart and patient player, not forcing anything that wasn’t there. We’ll see if that patience extends to his coaching career at his alma mater, which is obviously one of the crown jewel jobs in the state as far as a steady influx of talent that at least will keep them at or near the top of the heap locally.

     Finally, some sports links/story suggestions (non-scholastic):

• You need to check out the story on message board mayhem (“Fanning the Fire”) involving Arkansas coach Houston Nutt in the current ESPN the Magazine with Prince Fielder on the cover.
• As for the Barry Bonds record, I have to say I’m pretty indifferent. I was actually down in Atlantic City when it happened, and four drunk guys booed loudly for about 10 seconds, and the 20 or so other people in the room glanced over at the TV, shrugged, and went right back to their conversations. That pretty much sums it up for me.
• Good to see the return of Rick Ankiel as a position player for the Cardinals. As a Mets fan, I would also like to thank him for his Ricky Vaughn (before he got his glasses) performance in the 2000 NLCS.
• Everybody is starting to roll out their good news/bad news stories about Beijing and the upcoming Olympics. This week’s Sports Illustrated feature (in the one with Bonds on the cover) is a little more of an overview, while ESPN’s is more traveling among the people.
• It looks like Pacman Jones’ wrestling career is over before it barely got started. Nothing like latching on to pro wrestling to improve your image. I think he should just go straight to backyard and alleyway fighting, like Kimbo Slice or Jean Claude Van Damme in Lionheart.
• If you produce, people forget the bad stuff you’ve done. Got to love pro sports. Or college sports. Or high school sports.
• I know this has been all over the web and on TV, but this guy is too funny. There’s just something about that look on his face that gets me every time. This would be the greatest halftime show ever at a high school game if he came out and started breaking it down.

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