'06 OH QB Nate Davis (Ball State signee)

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rivals.com$

8/21/05

Indiana and Toledo have offered at this point. Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Nebraska, and West Virginia have been contacting Nate. Davis will most likely visit Indiana, Toledo, Bowling Green, and Cincinnati.

[scarletngrey11]

i think he would be a great fit for bowling green, learning from omar jacobs. hes an athletic prospect maybe a big time offer will open the doors to some more offers.

[gobucks19]

Originally Posted by scarletngrey77

i think he would be a great fit for bowling green, learning from omar jacobs. hes an athletic prospect maybe a big time offer will open the doors to some more offers.

Unfortunately, I dont think Jacobs will be there when Nate would get there. He is expected to be a 1st rd pick, most likely top 15 pick in 06.

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jjhuddle

8/25/05



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Welcome to opening day … er opening night!!

There will be a smattering of high school football games across the state this evening with most of the state’s 700-plus football playing schools getting into action Friday and Saturday.

For the third year in a row, we will be presenting the Ohio High’s Man of the Year award in football. The inaugural winner in 2003 was Cleveland Glenville’s Ted Ginn Jr., now at Ohio State. The 2004 winner, Akron Hoban’s Tyrell Sutton, now at Northwestern, ended his career as the leading rusher in Ohio prep history.

Who will step forward to win Ohio High’s Man of the Year award as well as the Mr. Football award, presented annually by The Associated Press?

We have a worthy list of candidates to keep an eye on. Here we go:

* Chris Wells, RB, Akron Garfield – The 6-2, 225-pound Wells rushed for 1,939 yards and scored 20 TDs as a junior. He is rated as Ohio High’s top prospect in the state and is considered one of the nation’s top five prospects overall by Scout.com. This Ohio State verbal says his goal is 3,000 yards. If he gets there, Garfield would be a certain playoff contender and Wells would likely have made his case.





* Rudy Kirbus, QB, Cleveland St. Ignatius – The 6-4, 200-pound Kirbus will have every opportunity to shine, piloting what could end up being the state’s best Division I team. He threw for 1,437 yards and 18 TDs last year. And he’ll be throwing to Notre Dame verbal (and longtime target) Robby Parris.





* Mike McGee, QB, Columbus Brookhaven – The 6-1, 190-pound McGee was the driving force behind Brookhaven’s Division II state championship team with 1,902 yards passing and 22 TDs. If Brookhaven succeeds in jump up to Division I, McGee could get a serious look.







* Jahmal Brown, RB, Cleveland Benedictine – The 5-10, 190-pound Brown rushed for 1,894 yards and scored 21 TDs in helping lead Benedictine to the Division III state title.







* Miles Schlichter, QB, Washington C.H. Miami Trace – The 6-1, 210-pound Schlichter led Trace to a 10-0 regular season in 2004. He threw for 1,790 yards and 19 TDs and also rushed for 620 yards and four scores a year ago.






* Nate Davis, QB, Bellaire – The 6-3, 220-pound Davis threw for over 2,000 yards and 26 TDs in 2004. If Bellaire can again advance to the playoffs, Davis may be a name to keep in mind for postseason honors.






* Mike Hartline, QB, Canton GlenOak – The 6-5, 190-pound Hartline threw for 2,400 yards and 16 TDs in 2004. If he can cut down on 18 interceptions and if GlenOak can solve crosstown rival Canton McKinley and go deep in the playoffs, Hartline might be a strong awards candidate.





* Connor Smith, OL, Cincinnati Colerain – Awards like this rarely go to linemen. They just don’t have those appealing stats. But the 6-5, 295-pound Smith is considered one of the nation’s top 25 college prospects. He has already verbaled to Ohio State.






* Kurt Coleman, CB, Clayton Northmont – The 5-11, 190-pound Coleman came up big for Northmont last year with 91 tackles and 10 interceptions. If he can lead Northmont to the playoffs, Coleman would have to be an awards candidate. He has already verbaled to Ohio State.





* Ross Homan, RB-LB, Coldwater – Homan had over 140 tackles for Coldwater’s No. 1-ranked Division IV team. He also is a standout in the backfield. He has already verbaled to Ohio State.






* Devon Torrence, junior, RB-DB, Canton South – The 6-1, 180-pound Torrence is the state’s top-rated junior and may be that class’ best chance to steal the award away from the seniors. He rushed for over 1,000 yards and scored 20 touchdowns last year as a sophomore.





* Anthony Elzy, RB, Warren JFK – Elzy rushed for over 2,500 yards a year ago at JFK.

* Delone Carter, RB, Copley – Carter was in the 2,000-yard range last year for Copley.

Preseason Predictions

OK, with the games starting tonight, I will share my state championship picks and a dark horse in each division. Here goes:

Division I – Cleveland St. Ignatius gets a record 10<SUP>th</SUP> title, defeating Columbus Brookhaven in the title game. Cincinnati Moeller, which hasn’t been to the state final four since 1997, is my dark horse.

Division II – Dublin Scioto drops down from D-I. I like Scioto to down Avon Lake in the title game. My dark horse is Springboro with a ton of seniors.

Division III – Until somebody beats Cleveland Benedictine, this is their division. They go for three in a row and I think they beat Columbus DeSales to get it. My others to watch would be a toss-up between Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit and Mentor Lake Catholic.

Division IV – I like Coldwater to finally break through and win the state title, beating Youngstown Ursuline in the title game. My dark horse would be Bellaire – provided it can get past nearby Martins Ferry (finally).

Division V – It would be foolish to bet against St. Henry and Versailles, right? St. Henry hosts Versailles in the game of the year in this division on Oct. 21. St. Henry is the defending champ, but Versailles drops down from D-IV where it was the runner-up last year. I’ll take Versailles for the title. Hamler Patrick Henry is another one to watch.

Division VI – Defending champ Dola Hardin Northern is again the pick, but look out for D-V dropouts Delphos St. John’s and Liberty Center.

Good luck to your team in 2005 and he’s hoping they go all the way!
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[casey_buckeye]

Nate Davis and the Bellaire Big Reds defeated the Wheeling Park Patriots 34-18 today.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

scout.com$

9/2/05

From the Indiana site........Davis will not play baseball in college and says he wanted to play basketball but that football is starting to become the main sport. He holds offers from Indiana and Toledo for football.

In his opening win this season, Davis went 12-of-20 passes for 210 and rushed 3 times for another 37.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

rivals.com$ (From Indiana Site)

9/21/05

Davis is now leaning towards playing only football at the next level. Indiana and Toledo have offered. Nate is being contacted by Indiana, Cincy and Bowling Green. Indiana may get a visit.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

rivals.com$

10/12/05

Toledo, Cincinnati, and Bowling Green are his final three. Toledo is the leader and he may verbal soon.

(I think we can close this thread now)

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

scout.com (free)

11/15/05

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</TD><TD borderColor=#ffffff width=333 bgColor=#ffffff>Bellaire quarterback Nate Davis was a guy we were tracking prior to the season. Well, he has gone out as a senior and not disappointed anybody. Davis rushed for a touchdown and threw for 140 yards and three scores as Bellaire defeated Columbus Bishop Hartley 37-14 this past weekend to advance to a Division IV regional final. That match-up with tradition-laden Ironton should draw a packed house this Saturday night at Peden Stadium at Ohio U.
For the year, Davis has completed 158 of 278 passes for 2,397 yards and 34 TDs against just eight interceptions.
It may be too late for Ohio State to come in and offer the multi-talented Davis a scholarship - particularly with run/pass threat Antonio Henton already in the fold. But Davis figures to make a college program somewhere very happy.
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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Ohio Mr. Football candidate......

Nate Davis
Position: Quarterback.
School: Bellaire.
Year: Senior.
Height/Weight: 6-3, 230.
Why he is a contender: A terrific two-sport athlete and four-year starter, he completed 148 of 248 passes for 2,240 yards and 31 touchdowns with just six interceptions. He added 309 yards rushing on 53 carries. Has accounted for 100 TDs in his career.

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scout.com (free)

11/30/05

Gary Housteau has posted some pics of Davis in action from last weekend's playoff loss.
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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Davis is a finalist for Ohio High's Player of The Year Award. That award will be announced during ONN's All-Ohio team show at 6 p.m. Saturday.
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[wadc45]

Rivals $

12/04/05

From Rivals.com...Nate visited Ball State and is considering committing after he talks things over with his parents.

[LordJeffBuck]

Bill Kurelic - 12/20/05

Davis's final choices are Ball State and Toledo, with Ball State leading.

[OSUBucks22]

Rivals $

1/12

Nate has committed to Ball St.