'06 OH CB Taylor Price (Ohio signee)

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8/11/05

From Rivals.com...Taylor is hearing from Minnesota, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Cincinnati and has offers from Akron and Miami (OH).

[CausticMick]

Originally Posted by illinoisbuckeye

idk about the measureables, but i doubt the 40 time is accurate. i doubt this kid is as fast as ginn since ginn or vick, vick running a 4.2 at the combine and ginn running something like a 4.27 on in indoor track.

Through a co-worker that knows his family in Hilliard, Taylor ran a 4.29 twice at the Ohio State camp. When he attended Akron's camp, he ran a 4.25.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

rivals.com$

8/18/05

Miami of Ohio and Akron have offered. Minnesota, Ohio State, Cincinnati, Miami of Ohio, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Michigan State have been in contact. Price says most of the schools want to see game film before they offer. Distance is a major factor for Price.

[Buckeye Nut]

I was at the Hilliard Darby game last night in which they beat Galloway Westland 34-7. Was looking forward to seeing Taylor Price and ended up being disappointed. I left the game toward the end of the 3rd quarter when it was 31-7 and Price had yet to play single play in the entire game. He was in full gear all taped up and everything and spent the entire game walking up and down the sidelines. He did not appear to be hurt at all, so unless he isn't good enough to start on his high school team it must've been a disciplinary issue. I don't know why he would've been suited up if he wasn't going to play though. Maybe he's just all speed and no football skills, I don't know. If in fact he was being diciplined that's not a good sign. For a coach to sit you down for the entire season opener you must've done something serious and we don't need any head cases. I may see a few more Darby games this year and hopefully he'll play and be able to see what kind of player he is and see how well his speed translates to the football field.

[osugrad21]

Rivals $

9/28

Taylor still has MAC offers but is waiting on an offer from tOSU. However, he does say he will not have a problem going away for school.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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9/30/05

Darby adds diversity to offensive attack


Thursday, September 29, 2005
By AARON BLANKENSHIP
ThisWeek Staff Writer <TABLE cellPadding=6 width=200 align=right bgColor=#ffffff border=0 hspace="5"><TBODY><TR><TD width=200> By Laurie Stevenson/ThisWeek
Darby's Shane Sato (right) tackles Thomas Worthington's Ricky Crawford last Friday. The host Panthers won the non-league football game 24-21. Darby opens its OCC-Ohio Division schedule Friday at Groveport. </TD></TR><TR><TD><HR>At a glance
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NEXT GAME
WESTLAND at DAVIDSON
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Last meeting: 2004, Davidson 49-0
Westland to date: Lost to Hilliard Darby 39-7; lost to Olentangy Liberty 28-27 (2 OT); defeated Eastmoor Academy 21-20; lost to Lancaster 35-20; lost to Newark 35-6
Top Cougars: Caleb Bostic (TB), Barrett Brooks (OL/DL), Mike Driscoll (WR) and Kasey Wendal (QB)
Of note: Jeff Jones, a former assistant at Davidson, is the coach at Westland.
LAST GAME
DAVIDSON 10, UPPER ARLINGTON 0
Stars: Quarterback Don Curtis, who rushed for 113 yards, and running back Bo Delande, who rushed for 100
Key play: Greg Bell's 7-yard touchdown run with 2:24 remaining sealed the victory.
Key stat: Davidson rushed for 271 yards and limited the Bears to 107 total yards.</SIDEBARTEXT>


<SIDEBARHEAD>At a glance</SIDEBARHEAD>
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NEXT GAME
DARBY at GROVEPORT
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Last meeting: 2004, Darby 63-7
Groveport to date: Lost to Marion-Franklin 21-0; defeated Watkins Memorial 24-6, lost to Pickerington Central 37-14, def. Marysville 14-10, def. Zanesville 50-14
Top Cruisers: Ian Badger (OL/OLB), Mike Brumm (TE/LB), Ian Elmore (WR/DB), Eric Emerson (WR/DB), Nick Galloway (RB), Matt Ray (DL/OL), Terrence Stebleton (RB) and David Vance (QB)
LAST GAME
DARBY 24, THOMAS WORTHINGTON 21
Star: Darby sophomore quarterback Jeremy Ebert, who completed 13 of 18 passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns
Key play: Ebert connected with Taylor Price on an 80-yard touchdown pass to put Darby ahead 24-14 early in the fourth quarter
Key stats: The Panthers held Thomas to 47 rushing yards on 37 carries. Darby was penalized 11 times for 96 yards, while the Cardinal were flagged four times for 33 yards.</SIDEBARTEXT>
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The Hilliard Darby High School football team realizes it must put together one of its most consistent offensive efforts of the season Friday when it travels to Groveport in the OCC-Ohio Division opener.

"We've had nights where our running game was on and other nights when our passing game has worked well for us, but I'd love to see our offense get consistent and have everything click for us on the same night," coach Paul Jenne said.

The offense gave the Cruisers something to think about last Friday when it used a variety of formations during a 24-21 win over Thomas Worthington, as the Panthers improved to 4-1.

"We used a no-huddle spread offense and it worked well for us, so hopefully we can give them a number of different looks to keep them guessing," Jenne said. "But we'll be effective only if we make them have to stop everything, not just our running or not just our passing game."

Groveport beat Zanesville 50-14 last Friday to improve to 3-2 overall, as it recorded a commanding 289-44 cushion in rushing yardage.

Darby routed Groveport 63-7 last year, outgained the Cruisers 465-93 in total yards. Graduate Joel Scipio rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns on six carries and grabbed an 8-yard touchdown pass.
The Cruisers, who were outscored 342-44 in 2004 on the way to finishing 0-10 for a second consecutive year, haven't enjoyed a winning season since 1988.

But after allowing 34 points per game last season, the Cruisers' 3-5 defense -- led by backs Ian Elmore and Eric Emerson, lineman Matt Ray and linebackers Ian Badger and Mike Brumm -- has given up 18 points per contest thus far.

Last Friday, Brumm returned three interceptions for touchdowns.

Elmore -- who has 22 career interceptions -- has five this year.

"Groveport has some big, athletic kids up front, so we'll need to dictate some things at the line of scrimmage," Jenne said.

"They do a lot of blitzing to try to make the other team's quarterback make quick decisions, and that's what's led to their defensive backs getting all of those interceptions.

"We need to make good decisions at every position."

Darby quarterback Jeremy Ebert completed 13 of 18 passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns last Friday and Taylor Price caught five passes for 98 yards and a score and rushed for 28 yards on six carries. However, the Panthers rushed for just 51 yards on 30 carries overall.

"Our no-huddle offense should keep them on their heels, but we've got a strong running game as well, and we'll need to use it," running back Corey McClurkin said.

The Cruisers' wing-T offense -- which is averaging 20 points per game -- is led by quarterback David Vance, running backs Nick Galloway and Terrence Stebleton, wide receivers Elmore and Emerson and linemen Badger and Ray.

Last Friday, Vance was 8-for-13 passing for 102 yards and a touchdown and scored on a 3-yard run, while Stebleton rushed for 93 yards and two scores.

"Our defense is one of the best around and I'm confident they can handle anything that's thrown at them," McClurkin said.

Darby's defense -- which is allowing 12 points, 68 yards passing and 109 rushing -- should be bolstered by the return of senior lineman Phil Hettlinger. He was suspended and did not play last Friday after being ejected for fighting during Darby's 17-7 loss to Dublin Scioto on Sept. 16.

"Phil is an emotional leader for us and it will be good for our defense to have him back on the field," Jenne said. "Groveport has some good athletes, so we don't want to give up any big plays to them."

BACK ON TRACK -- Although the Panthers appeared to be a bit flat at times last Friday, they pulled together in the end to beat Thomas. "We spent a lot of the game feeling sorry for ourselves about what happened last week, but when we were able to focus on winning this game," Jenne said.

Darby jumped ahead 7-0 in the first quarter when Ebert connected with Griffin Reed for a 19-yard touchdown pass.

"It was a boot pass and Jeremy and Corey made a good fake," said Reed, who was Darby's starting quarterback for the first three games of the season. "Jeremy was able to shake off a sack and I was all alone in the end zone, so I was just hoping I wouldn't drop it. It was a little weird, because I've never been on the receiving end of a touchdown pass before."

Thomas quarterback Chris Dorka scored on a 13-yard run to tie the score late in the first quarter, before Mike Bentley scored on a 2-yard run to put Darby ahead 14-7 at halftime.

After Dorka hit Dan Ford with an 18-yard touchdown pass to tie the score at 14, Victor Fabbro kicked a 26-yard field goal to put Darby ahead once again.

With 10 minutes, 8 second remaining, Ebert and Price then connected on an 80-yard scoring pass to make it 24-14.

"Taylor's touchdown was a big play that won the game for us," McClurkin said. "The field goal was crucial, too."

Dorka scored on a 1-yard run late in the game, and the Cardinals moved the ball to midfield once again, before Kyle Sherman intercepted a pass from Dorka with three seconds left.


"This wasn't a good game for our defensive backfield overall, because we had three or four penalties that allowed them to move the ball on us," Jenne said. "But we did a nice job with their running game and our defense came up with the big stop at the end."

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