Welcome to BuckeyePlanet's 2005 High School Football Blog. Here we will track the progress of several OSU recruits and other players of note. If you would like to contribute to the blog, please send a PM to wadc45 with your update. Everyone at BP is welcome to participate and help keep this blog as accurate as possible throughout the season. Thanks and enjoy!
OHIO
QUARTERBACK
Mike Hartline (GlenOak): 15 of 34 for 207 yards and 2 picks in a 28-7 loss to Hudson.
Nate Davis (Bellaire): 12-20 for 210 yards and a TD, 38 yards rushing and a TD as Bellaire defeated Wheeling Park (WV) 34-18.
Miles Schlichter (Miami Trace): TD runs of 20 and 47 yards and 141 yards in the air in a win over Circleville.
Arvell Nelson (Glenville): Finished 17-29 for 206 yards and 3 TDs in a 32-0 win over Mentor.
Rudy Kirbus (St. Ignatius): 3-3 for 66 yards and a TD pass to Robby Parris. These 3 passes, all in the 1st quarter, were the only ones Ignatius attempted all game, rushing for 294 yards in defeating Friendship Edison (D.C.), 58-6.
Mike McGee (Brookhaven): Touchdown passes of 29, 21, 63, 10 and 23 yards in a 49-7 win over Chillicothe.
Derrell Johnson (Cardinal Mooney): 0-4 passing, 21 carries for 151 yards and a TD.
Josh Cousins (Xenia): Threw for 197 yards and 2 TDs and also rushed for 151 yards and 3 TDs, including a 57-yarder.
Brennan Glass (Springfield South): Threw for 221 yards and 2 TDs.
Chris Smith (South Point):
Charles Babb (Alliance): Threw for 194 and rushed for 112 in a 31-14 win over Crestwood.
RUNNING BACK
:osu: Chris Wells (Garfield): 31 carries for 105 yds in a 21-7 loss to Hoban.
Jahmal Brown (Benedictine): 100+ yards and 3 TDs as Gateway came from down big against Benedictine to win 37-31.
Jacob Ramsey (Independence): Held to 26 carries for 45 yards in a 49-6 loss to Beechcroft.
Delone Carter (Copley): 17 carries for 136 yards and 4 TDs in a 28-7 win over Lake.
Christen Haywood (Hilliard Davidson): 27 carries for 301 yards and a TD in his team's win over Middleton.
Elijah Griffin (Westerville South): 255 yards and 5 TDs on the ground against Dublin Scioto.
Jordan Mabin (Macedonia): 15 carries for 66 yards in a 23-0 loss to Tallmadge.
Danny Herron (Warren Harding): 18 carries for 180 yards and 3 TDs on the new turf in a 49-22 win over Cleveland JFK.
Devon Torrence (Canton South): 82 yards rushing and 2 TDs.
Jermale Hines (Glenville):
J'Keem Waters (Canton South):
Brandon Saine (Piqua): 164 yards rushing and 2 TDs, including an 83-yard score, in a 27-14 win over Grove City.
WIDE RECEIVER/TIGHT END
Raymond Small (Glenville): TD catches of 20 and 14 yards in a 32-0 win over Mentor.
:osu: Josh Chichester (Lakota West): 8 catches for 156 yards and a TD in a 32-22 loss to Mason.
Taylor Price (Hilliard Darby): Team won its opener, 39-7 over Westland.
:osu: Jake Ballard (Springboro): 2 catches for 47 yards and was a terror from the DE spot in a 33-13 over Kings.
Jeff Cumberland (Brookhaven): Touchdown receptions of 29 and 63 yards in a 48-7 win over Chillicothe.
Armand Robinson (Reynoldsburg): 7 catches for 77 yards and a TD plus an interception in a 28-7 loss to rival Pickerington Central.
Kyle Jefferson (Glenville):
Offensive Line
:osu: Connor Smith (Colerain): Team lost to St. Xavier 7-0.
Aaron Brown (Princeton): Served as co-captain as his team won 7-0 over McNicholas.
Justin Boren (Pickerington): Team won 50-6 over Walnut Ridge.
Ryan Palmer (GlenOak): Looked impressive on the offensive line as his team lost 28-7 to Hudson.
Bill Nagy (Hudson): Team won 28-7 over GlenOak and rolled up 246 yards on the ground.
Bryant Browning (Glenville): Praised by teammtes for his blocking in a 32-0 win over Mentor.
Mark Jackson (Brookhaven): Team defeated Chillicothe 48-7.
DEFENSIVE LINE
Robert Rose (Glenville): Team shutout Mentor 32-0.
Martins Channels (Xenia): Defense pitched a shutout against Hamiton, 48-0.
Xylon Purkiss (Ravenna): Contributed to his team's 30-0 shutout of Rootstown.
Alex Stewart (DeSales): Team routed Toledo St. Francis 42-7.
Tony Reed (Warren Harding): Team won 49-22 over Cleveland JFK.
Ben Martin (La Salle): 2 sacks and a forced fumble in La Salle's 35-7 win over Sycamore.
Kris Luchsinger (Watterson): 2 sacks, 3 TFLs and 3 batted passes in a 9-3 win over Upper Arlington.
Joey D'Andrea (Upper Arlington): Team lost a defensive battle to Watterson, 9-3.
LINEBACKER
:osu: Ross Homan (Coldwater): 10 carries for 23 yards and a TD, a 36-yard receiving TD and picked off a pass for a TD in a 40-6 win over Kenton. He also had 8 tackles including 2 sacks.
Cobrani Mixon (Colerain): Team lost to St. Xavier 7-0. Cobrani played despite missing some practice time this week.
Tyler Moeller (Colerain): Recorded a sack and a forced fumble in a 7-0 loss to St. Xavier.
Thaddeus Gibson (Euclid): Team lost 33-0 to Lake Catholic.
Eric Schwartz (Clyde):
DEFENSIVE BACK
:osu: Kurt Coleman (Northmont): Fumble recovery in a 28-14 win over Chaminda-Julienne.
Ray Fisher (Glenville):
Robert Williams (Withrow): Team lost 38-6 to Moeller.
Royce Adams (Glenville): Recorded an interception and had a 64-yard punt return in a 32-0 win over Mentor.
Jovani Chappel (Trotwood Madison):
Peris Edwards (Rogers):
Donnie Evege (Wayne): Team lost 21-14 to Cincinnati Elder.
Gino Sturdivant (Glenville): Recorded an interception in a 32-0 win over Mentor.
PENNSYLVANIA
QUARTERBACK
RUNNING BACK
LeSean McCoy (Bishop McDevitt): Idle
Travis McBride (McKeesport): 15 carries for 137 yards including a 66-yard TD run in a 33-7 loss to North Hills.
Dorin Dickerson (West Allegheny): Accounted for all his team's scoring with TD runs of 13, 16 and 19 yards and had a 24-yard TD catch in a 28-0 win over Laurel Highlands.
WIDE RECEIVER/TIGHT END
Wesley Lyons (Woodland Hills): Team defeated Shaler 28-12.
OFFENSIVE LINE
Evan Blankenship (Center): Paved the way for RB Jeff Ciccone to run for 188 yards and 2 TDs in a 28-0 win over Monaca.
DEFENSIVE LINE
LINEBACKER
Jeremiha Hunter (Harrisburg):
DEFENSIVE BACK
Elijah Fields (Duquesne): Plays Greensburg Central Catholic today.
MARYLAND
QUARTERBACK
RUNNING BACK
WIDE RECEIVER/TIGHT END
OFFENSIVE LINE
J.B. Walton (Lackey):
DEFENSIVE LINE
Phillip Taylor (Gwynn Park):
LINEBACKER
Navorro Bowman (Suitland):
DEFENSIVE BACK
A.J. Wallace (McDonough):
FLORIDA
A great deal of Florida HS football scheduled for this weekend was postponed due to Hurricane Katrina.
QUARTERBACK
Tim Tebow (Nease): 24-44 for 368 yards and 2 TDs, 14 carries for 54 yards and a fumble in a 50-29 loss to Hoover (AL).
RUNNING BACK
Noel Devine (North Ft. Myers): Idle
Chris Rainey (Venice): Held to 7 carries for 20 yards in a 35-7 loss Lakeland, ranked #1 in the country.
WIDE RECEIVER/TIGHT END
Greg Mathews (Edgewater): Finished with 91 yards receiving, 2 TDs and a 2-point conversion.
Devin Parrish (Parkway Academy): Game versus Inlet Grove was postponed.
Jamar Hornsby (Sandalwood): Team defeated Forrest 14-0.
Deonte Thompson (Glades Central): Game versus Palm Beach Central was postponed.
OFFENSIVE LINE
DEFENSIVE LINE
Steven Wesley (Bartow):
Walter Dublin (Sarasota):
Charles Deas (Boyd Anderson): Game versus Ely was postponed.
Jamil Paris (Sebastian River): Game versus Centennial was cacelled and will not be made up.
LINEBACKER
A.J. Jones (Middleton): Team lost 28-20 to Jefferson.
Hunter Haynes (Nease): Double digit tackles in a 50-29 loss to Hoover (AL).
Colin McCarthy (Clearwater Central Catholic):
DEFENSIVE BACK
Chris Duvalt (Lake Gibson): 39-yard kick return in a 14-13 loss to Kathleen.
Bryan Thomas (Zephryrhills): Hauled in a 56-yard pass in his team's 34-7 loss to Land O'Lakes.
CALIFORNIA
QUARTERBACK
RUNNING BACK
WIDE RECEIVER/TIGHT END
David Ausberry (Lemoore): 3 catches for 160 yards and 3 TDs in a scrimmage against Mardera.
Konrad Reuland (Mission Viejo):
OFFENSIVE LINE
DEFENSIVE LINE
LINEBACKER
Mark Johnson (Dorsey):
DEFENSIVE BACK
Grant Schwartz (Dana Hills):
GEORGIA
QUARTERBACK
:osu: Antonio Henton (Peach County): Idle
RUNNING BACK
Carlos Brown (Heard County): 12 carries for 157 yards, including a 71 yard touchdown run in team's season opener vs. Callaway.
WIDE RECEIVER/TIGHT END
Chris Slaughter (Peach County): Idle
OFFENSIVE LINE
DEFENSIVE LINE
Alex Dekle (Statesboro): 6 tackles and 2 sacks.
LINEBACKER
Marcus Ball (Stephenson):
DEFENSIVE BACK
Asher Allen (Tucker):
NEW YORK
QUARTERBACK
RUNNING BACK
WIDE RECEIVER/TIGHT END
Vidal Hazelton (Moore Catholic):
OFFENSIVE LINE
DEFENSIVE LINE
McKenzie Mathews (CBA):
LINEBACKER
DEFENSIVE BACK
TEXAS
QUARTERBACK
Sean Hakes (Nolan Catholic):
RUNNING BACK
Bradley Stephens (McAllen Memorial): Held to under 30 yards in a 44-6 loss to San Antonio O'Connor.
WIDE RECEIVER/TIGHT END
OFFENSIVE LINE
DEFENSIVE LINE
LINEBACKER
DEFENSIVE BACK
VIRGINIA
QUARTERBACK
RUNNING BACK
Brandon Minor (Varina): Idle
WIDE RECEIVER/TIGHT END
Damon McDaniel (Landstown): Idle
OFFENSIVE LINE
DEFENSIVE LINE
Brian Whitmore (Oscar F. Smith):
LINEBACKER
DEFENSIVE BACK
NORTH CAROLINA
QUARTERBACK
RUNNING BACK
Devven Sutton (Northeastern):
Josh Adams (Cary):
Norman Whitley (Rockingham Richmond Co.): 26 carries, 256 yds, 2 TD's (in three quarters of play) in 39-6 victory over Raleigh Broughton
WIDE RECEIVER/TIGHT END
OFFENSIVE LINE
DEFENSIVE LINE
LINEBACKER
DEFENSIVE BACK
ILLINOIS
QUARTERBACK
Isiah "Juice" Williams (Chicago Vocational): Threw for 2 TDs in a 51-0 win over Chicago Agriculture Science.
RUNNING BACK
WIDE RECEIVER/TIGHT END
OFFENSIVE LINE
DEFENSIVE LINE
LINEBACKER
DEFENSIVE BACK