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FINISH STRONG
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Middie quarterback Marshall feeds off his team's success
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By Skip Weaver, Staff Writer 12:11 AM Thursday, November 4, 2010
MIDDLETOWN - The first time Jalin Marshall touched the ball as a varsity football player, he ran 56 yards for a touchdown.
That play came a year ago in the Middletown High School football team's season-opening 48-6 win over Aiken at Barnitz Stadium.
"I told him not to worry about what the defender does," Middletown coach Jason Krause said of that play. "I told him 'just pull the ball to you and run. I want to see what you can do.' He showed me."
Marshall has been showing his teammates, coaches, Middie fans, opposing teams and anyone else that has been watching what he can do this entire season.
The 15-year-old sophomore quarterback has completed 51 of 101 passes for 659 yards and 12 touchdowns. He's also rushed 159 times for 1,405 yards and 17 touchdowns. He even has four receptions for 107 yards and two more scores.
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Marshall has been getting plenty of attention from colleges. He already has a scholarship offer from the University of Cincinnati. Ohio State, Florida, Tennessee and Alabama are among some of the schools that have expressed an early interest.
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No. 8 Wayne (7-3) at No. 1 Middletown (10-0)
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Key players
Wayne: Turning his attention more to passing, QB and Ohio State recruit Braxton Miller threw for 1,370 yards and 9 TDs in the regular season while rushing for 419 yards.
Middletown: Sophomore QB Jalin Marshall has been called a "young Braxton Miller" by some, and he has backed it up with 1,405 rushing yards, 659 passing yards and 29 combined TDs.
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