High School Football America
Today I send-out congratulations to the Army All-American Bowl that will celebrate its 10th anniversary in San Antonio, Texas.
I was involved in the first-ever national high school football all-star game in the early 90's in Allentown, Pennsylvania. I must be getting old, because for the life of me, I can't remember the game's name, which was broadcast live on ESPN2. I also can't find any on-line info on the game that I think was called the All-American All-Star game. It was the brainchild of a guy from the Lehigh Valley, who created it as part of his college thesis.
What I do remember is future NFLers Grant Wistom (Nebraska/Rams and Seahawks) and Jay Foreman (Nebraska/Bills, Giants & Texans) played in the game at J. Birney Crum Stadium.
The other thought is the difficulty that the organizer had in creating the event that lost money...very different from all the corporate sponsors that are now throwing truckloads of dough at the present day all-star games. The game never made it back for a second year, but on this Saturday, I'm throwing out props to a guy, whose name I can't remember...maybe his first name was Dave...for having the vision to give high school football fans a look at the best-of-the-best on one football field.
If anyone out there recalls the Allentown game, please write me an email at jeff@highschoolfootballamerica.com.
Enjoy today's broadcast on NBC that starts at 1 P.M. eastern time!
Here are the rosters....
East Roster
No. Player Pos. Ht., Wt. Hometown College
1 Ivan McCartney WR 6-3, 180 Miramar, Fla. Undecided
2 Christian Bryant DB 6-4, 190 Cleveland Undecided
3 Spencer Ware RB 5-11, 220 Cincinnati LSU
4 Martavis Bryant WR 6-0, 185 Anderson, S.C. Clemson
5 Markeith Ambles WR 6-3, 190 McDonough, Ga. Tennessee
6 Joe Boisture QB 6-6, 205 Saline, Mich. Michigan St.
7 Jaylen Watkins DB 6-0, 175 Cape Coral, Fla. Florida
8 Silas Redd RB 5-11, 198 Stamford, Conn. Penn St.
9 Keenan Allen DB 6-3, 195 Greensboro, N.C. Alabama
10 Christian Green WR 6-2, 200 Tampa, Fla. Undecided
11 Barry Brunetti QB 6-2, 207 Memphis, Tenn. West Virginia
12 Shakim Phillips WR 6-2, 195 Wayne, N.J. Boston College
13 Paul Jones QB 6-3, 226 McKees Rocks, Pa. Penn St.
14 Cole Marcoux QB 6-5, 234 Bronx, N.Y. Undecided
15 A.J. Derby QB 6-5, 225 Iowa City, Iowa Iowa
20 Austin Collinsworth DB 6-1, 190 Fort Thomas, Ky. Notre Dame
21 Kyle Prater WR 6-5, 205 Hillside, Ill. USC
22 Matt Elam DB 5-11, 205 W. Palm Beach, Fla. Florida St.
23 Nick Forbes LB 6-1, 225 Frederick, Md. Cal
24 Cullen Christian DB 6-3, 230 Pittsburgh Michigan
25 Latwan Anderson DB 5-11, 195 Cleveland Undecided
27 Will Hagerup P 6-4, 215 Whitefish Bay, Wis. Michigan
28 Marcus Lattimore RB 6-1, 210 Duncan, S.C. Undecided
30 Michael Palardy K 6-2, 175 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Tennessee
31 Victor Hampton DB 5-11, 176 Darlington, S.C. Undecided
32 Gerald Christian LB 6-0, 180 W. Palm Beach, Fla. Florida
33 Gabe King DE 6-5, 260 Eugene, Ore. Undecided
36 Jacques Smith LB 6-4, 250 Chattanooga, Tenn. Tennessee
37 Chris Martin DE 6-4, 240 Aurora, Colo. Cal
40 Zach Zwinak LB 6-1, 227 Frederick, Md. Penn St.
42 Blake Leuders LB 6-5, 250 Zionsville, Ind. Notre Dame
49 Mike Hull LB 6-1, 218 Canonsburg, Pa. Penn St.
51 Khairi Fortt LB 6-3, 227 Stamford, Conn. Penn St.
53 Ego Ferguson DE 6-3, 275 Chatham, Va. Undecided
54 Carlos Thompson DE 6-5, 220 Hollandale, Miss. Undecided
55 Jeff Whitaker DT 6-4, 295 Warner Robins, Ga. Undecided
56 Garrison Smith DT 6-3, 240 Atlanta Georgia
58 Chance Carter DE 6-4, 250 Evanston, Ill. Northwestern
59 Arie Kouandjio OL 6-6, 310 Hyattsville, Md. Undecided
65 Brandon Linder C 6-6, 295 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Miami
66 Andrew Norwell OL 6-6, 275 Cincinnati Ohio St.
67 Andrew Donnal OL 6-7, 285 Whitehouse, Ohio Iowa
72 Shon Coleman OL 6-7, 285 Olive Branch, Miss. Auburn
73 Sharrif Floyd DT 6-4, 310 Philadelphia Undecided
75 Christian Lombard OL 6-6, 295 Palatine, Ill. Notre Dame
76 Quinton Spain OL 6-5, 330 Petersburg, Va. West Virginia
77 Matt James OL 6-8, 285 Cincinnati Undecided
78 Robert Crisp OL 6-8, 295 Raleigh, N.C. NC State
79 Damien Robinson OL 6-8, 330 Olive Branch, Miss. Undecided
88 C.J. Fiedorowicz TE 6-6, 250 Johnsburg, Ill. Iowa
89 Brandon Willis DT 6-4, 250 Duncan, S.C. Undecided
99 Kelcy Quarles DT 6-5, 265 Greenwood, S.C. S. Carolina
Head coach — George Quarles, Maryville (Tenn.); Assistant coaches — David Ellis, Maryville (Tenn.); Dick Beck, Lansdale (Pa.) North; Jeff Herron, Kingsland (Ga.) Camden County; Otis Yelverton, Oak Ridge (N.C.) Military Academy; Patrick Burrows, Miami Southridge; Lee Campbell, Eastman (Ga.) Dodge City; Rick Connor, Ijamsville (Md.) Linganore
West Roster
No. Player Pos. Ht., Wt. Hometown College
1 Trovon Reed WR 6-0, 175 Thibodaux, La. Auburn
2 Robert Woods WR 6-2, 185 Gardena, Calif. USC
3 Dior Mathis DB 5-9, 175 Detroit Undecided
4 Keanon Lowe DB 5-10, 175 Portland, Ore. Washington
5 Sean Parker DB 5-11, 190 Harbor City, Calif. Undecided
6 Anthony Barr RB 6-4, 225 Torrance, Calif. Undecided
7 Ronald Powell DE 6-4, 230 Moreno Vall., Calif. Undecided
8 Nate Askew WR 6-4, 213 Madison A&M
9 Jake Heaps QB 6-2, 205 Sammamish, Wash. BYU
10 Connor Wood QB 6-4, 212 Houston Texas
11 Tevin Jackson LB 6-2, 220 Garland Texas
12 Austin Hinder QB 6-4, 190 Steamboat, Colo. Cal
13 V.J. Fehoko LB 5-11, 215 Honolulu Undecided
15 Lache Seastrunk RB 5-11, 192 Temple Undecided
16 Matt Darr P 6-2, 215 Bakersfield, Calif. USC
17 DeAndrew White WR 6-0, 170 Galena Park Alabama
19 Justin McCay LB 6-3, 200 Shawnee, Kan. Oklahoma
20 Jarrick Williams DB 6-2, 205 Prichard, Ala. Alabama
21 Malcolm Jones RB 6-0, 218 Westlake Vill., Calif. UCLA
22 O. Odighizuwa DE 6-3, 240 Portland, Ore. Undecided
23 Cade Foster K 6-2, 220 Southlake Alabama
24 Demetrius Wright DB 6-1, 201 Corona, Calif. Undecided
25 Traylon Shead RB 6-2, 215 Cayuga Texas
26 Ahmad Dixon DB 6-2, 202 Waco Baylor
28 Dillon Baxter RB 6-0, 200 San Diego USC
30 Eric Reid DB 6-2, 208 Geismar, La. LSU
31 Tony Jefferson LB 6-1, 201 Chula Vista, Calif. Oklahoma
32 C.J. Mosley LB 6-2, 224 Theodore, Ala. Undecided
34 D.J. Morgan RB 5-11, 180 Wood. Hills, Calif. USC
36 Marquis Flowers DB 6-3, 200 Goodyear, Ariz. Undecided
42 Jackson Jeffcoat DE 6-5, 230 Plano Undecided
43 Cecil Whiteside LB 6-3, 224 Nwprt. Beach, Calif. Cal
51 Dominic Espinosa C 6-3, 285 Cedar Park Texas
53 Ricky Heimuli DT 6-4, 280 Salt Lake City Undecided
55 Sione Potoae DT 6-3, 285 Lakewood, Wash. Washington
64 Calvin Barnett DT 6-3, 300 Tulsa, Okla. Okla. St.
71 Cedric Ogbuehi OL 6-5, 270 Allen A&M
72 Reggie Wilson DE 6-4, 240 Haltom City Texas
74 Jake Matthews OL 6-5, 285 Alief A&M
75 Trey Hopkins OL 6-4, 275 Galena Park Texas
76 Jimmy Gjere OL 6-7, 295 N. Brighton, Minn. Minnesota
77 Seantrel Henderson OL 6-8, 300 St. Paul, Minn. Undecided
78 Andrew Rodriguez OL 6-6, 300 Aurora, Neb. Nebraska
79 Nick Demien OL 6-6, 310 Wentzville, Mo. Missouri
80 Ross Apo WR 6-4, 200 Arlington BYU
81 Marcus Lucas WR 6-5, 205 Liberty, Mo. Missouri
83 Curtis White DE 6-4, 240 Eugene, Ore. Oregon
85 Christian Thomas TE 6-3, 235 Palmdale, Calif. Undecided
91 Cassius Marsh DT 6-4, 270 Westlake Vill., Calif. LSU
93 Josh Shirley DE 6-3, 220 Fontana, Calif. Undecided
Head coach — Jim Streety, Madison; Assistant coaches — Glenn Mangold, Madison; Kevin Pearson, Los Angeles (Calif.) Cathedral; David Aymond, Galena Park North Shore; Tony Severino, Kansas City (Mo.) Rockhurst; Bob Johnson, Mission Viejo (Calif.); Tim Grunhard, Shawnee Mission (Kan.) Bishop Miege; Raul Lara, Long Beach (Calif.) Poly
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