'06 OH RB Jahmal Brown (Bowling Green signee)

[osugrad21]

Rivals $

8/29

Jahmal says tOSU is his clear favorite followed by Illinois and Pitt.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

plaindealer

9/2/05

Benedictine vs. Lake Catholic

What, when, where: Nonleague game, 7:30 p.m., Bearcat Stadium, 481 Northfield Road, Bedford. Call 216-421-2080.

Records: Benedictine 0-1, Lake Catholic 1-0.

What to watch: The winner will earn a bunch of Division III computer points. Lake Catholic, behind versatile quarterback Ricky Stanzi, has plenty of weapons in receivers Nick Spahar and Vince Petruziello, and running backs Corey Pruneski and Dane Gardner as proven during Cougars' season-opening 33-0 romp over Euclid. The two-time defending state champion Bengals let a three-touchdown lead slip in a 37-31 loss to Gateway (Pa.) during Week 1. Benedictine's backfield punch of running backs Jahmal Brown, Chris Austin and Troy Huddleston gave Gateway fits for three quarters, but the secondary broke down in the second half. If the game's close, give Benedictine the edge because of dependable kicker Alex Steigerwald.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

plaindealer

9/8/05

What to watch: After suffering a 33-0 trouncing by highly respected Lake Catholic in Week 1, Panthers' tailback Jaman Javey gained 181 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 21-15 victory against visiting Strongsville. Euclid's defense, which was solid in stopping Strongsville's running attack, will again be tested by Benedictine's backfield trio of Jahmal Brown, Troy Huddleston and Chris Austin. Riding in Euclid's favor, however, is that its defense will be at full strength since standout Thaddeus Gibson is back after serving a one-game suspension. In their first two games, (a 37-31 loss to Pennsylvania's Gateway and 41-27 loss to Lake Catholic), Benedictine has allowed big leads to slip away and its secondary has proven vulnerable. But there's a personal twist to this game. Bengals coach Art Bortnick is a graduate and former standout at Euclid.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

link

9/13/05

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL#15 BENEDICTINE 20EUCLID 14

<H1 class=red>Bengals right their routes for win

</H1>

Sunday, September 11, 2005 Mike Peticca

Plain Dealer Reporter
It's not bad strategy for a team like Benedictine to keep running the football until it gets things right.

"We had a couple early breakdowns," Benedictine running back Jahmal Brown said after the Bengals defeated Euclid, 20-14, in a nonleague game Saturday night at Bedford Bearcat Stadium. "Then, we picked it up and got more intense.

"I tell our linemen, All you have to give Chris [Austin], Troy [Huddleston] and me is a little seam, and we'll get something from it.' In the third and fourth quarters, we were able to do that."

Benedictine is the two-time defending state champion in Division III and ranked 15th in The Plain Dealer poll, but the victory was the Bengals' first in three games. Brown, a 5-10, 189-pound senior who was a key to last year's title run, ran for 137 yards and two long touchdowns on 19 carries.

Euclid's fine defense, which features standout linebacker Thaddeus Gibson, held Benedictine to 76 yards in 23 first-half carries. Then, in the second half, the Bengals ran 21 times -- not counting a quarterback sack -- for 178 yards.

Benedictine snapped a 14-14 tie with 7:16 left in the game, when Brown rambled 31 yards over left tackle for a touchdown, capping an eight-play, 60-yard drive.

Linemen Joe Kenney, Teree Harris, Tyler Heil, Nick DiPalma, Larin Collins and Brian Kennedy keyed the Bengals' run-blocking, along with tight ends Eric Thomas and Christian Hanna.

"Jahmal does a lot on his own, too," Benedictine coach Art Bortnick said. "He has great hips, he's got great vision and he never stops his legs."
Benedictine went 88 yards in three plays on its first possession of the second half to go ahead, 14-7. Austin had runs of 4 and 31 yards before Brown broke two tackles at the line of scrimmage and sped 53 yards down the left sideline for a touchdown. Alex Steigerwald kicked his second extra point.

Euclid (1-2) then turned a fumble recovery by Chris Parrish into a 2-yard quarterback sneak for a touchdown by Devon Jennings. Matt Zuzic's second extra point tied the game at 14.

Bengals linebacker Dwight Duncan intercepted two passes, the first of them giving Benedictine the football on its 42 late in the first quarter. Huddleston finished the 58-yard drive when he sprinted 22 yards around left end for the game's first touchdown.

Jennings returned the ensuing kickoff 53 yards to the Benedictine 37. Jennings completed a 30-yard pass to Jamall Javey before his 5-yard touchdown pass to Hayden Lewis.

"We played incredibly hard," Euclid coach Mike Rezzolla said. "They're a great running team."

Duncan, linebackers Brown and Bruce Davis and linemen Matt Bortnick and Mike Schiavoni keyed Benedictine's defense.

To reach this Plain Dealer reporter:

mpeticca@plaind.com, 440-602-4785

[wadc45]

I have seen some film of Brown plus I watched him in the game against Gateway...put me in the camp that would be supremely happy if we offered him as our #2 back in this class. I would love to see us take Wells, Brown and maybe even Ramsey as a FB.

[OSUBucks22]

Ramsey committed to UC already.