LB Luke Roberts (Transfer to Harvard)

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Yes he was.

 

[brodybuck21]

Welcome to Buckeye Nation Luke!!!

 

[Buckskin86]

Aside from football, Lancaster senior looking to make global positive influence
Jul. 18, 2011
Written by Vince Nairn

Luke Roberts has more than football on the brain. The Lancaster senior, who verbally chose Ohio State, plays major roles in local fundraisers including one for the Asia Project that took place Saturday night in Lancaster. / David Stith/Eagle-Gazette

Luke Roberts has many qualities of a good linebacker: Intelligence, leadership and a desire to get better.

On the football field, those skills have led to scholarship offers from nine Division I schools, of which he verbally chose Ohio State on Wednesday.

Off the field, however, Roberts wants to use his traits to make a much larger influence.

Roberts enters his senior season at Lancaster High School as the No. 57 prospect in Ohio, according to rivals.com. However, he has a passion for community service, and he isn't shy about his desire to help others.

"I have a very blessed life, and I almost feel like it's my duty to help people not as blessed as I was," Roberts said. "I don't think I'm better than anybody. I just hope I can improve the quality of life for people."

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http://www.lancastereaglegazette.co...-influence?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage

 

[OUatl]

So glad Luke is a buckeye. Keep up the good work son!

 

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LR

The kid has a good vision in life...well blessed in deed!

 

[FairfaxBuckeye]

http://www.lancastereaglegazette.co...low-blow-away-Logan?odyssey=mod|breaking|art1

Golden Gales start slow, blow away Logan
Roberts provides spark for Lancaster
6:08 AM, Aug. 27, 2011
Vince Nairn
The Eagle-Gazette Staff

LANCASTER -- With Logan dominating on defense and his team trailing, Lancaster coach Rob Carpenter turned to Luke Roberts for an offensive spark.

It took two attempts, but a long touchdown run energized the Golden Gales, and they turned up the pressure in a sloppy, penalty-riddled contest to manage a 35-13 win Friday night at Fulton Field.

Trailing 7-0 in the second quarter, the Golden Gales had only one first down. In came from Roberts, who promptly ran for 39 yards on his only first-half offensive appearance.

Three plays after a 28-yard touchdown run was negated because of a penalty, Roberts powered through the Logan defense for a 32-yard score, and a two-point conversion gave the Gales an 8-7 lead.
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Roberts left the game for half of the third quarter with a leg injury, but he re-entered and appeared to be healthy.

 

[Buckskin86]

Catching Up with Luke Roberts

 

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Lancaster's Luke Roberts pushes through defenders to score the first touchdown of Friday's game against Twinsburg at Fulton Field. / Jess Lanning/Eagle-Gazette

The offenses were on display in the first half. Lancaster's first two drives lasted 27 plays and took more than 13 minutes off the clock. Two touchdown runs from Roberts and another from Russ King accounted for the Gales' 21 first-half points.

 

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Gahanna 17, Lancaster 0: Defense keys Gahanna win

Russ King rushed for 48 yards on 13 carries for Lancaster. Luke Roberts and Meadows contributed 25 yards each.

 

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Jonathan Quilter DISPATCH

Lancaster's Luke Roberts goes airborne to bring down Gahanna's Geoffrey Helms II during the Lions' 17-0 win.

 

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http://www.thisweeknews.com/content...9/30/football-recap-lancaster-grove-city.html

Luke Roberts most likely will never have a game like this at the next level.

The Lancaster senior, who has verbally committed to Ohio State as a linebacker, rushed for touchdowns of 40 and 54 yards on Friday, Sept. 30, to lead the Golden Gales to a 28-7 win over host Grove City in OCC-Ohio Division play.

Roberts finished with 192 yards on 13 carries.

"Luke's a great kid,? Lancaster coach Rob Carpenter said. "He's a great kid off the field. He?s a great student. He's going to be a great player at Ohio State, playing a Mike linebacker. He's not going to be playing fullback for them; we need him to play fullback. We needed him in spots all year. We don't want to overuse him, but by God, when he's in there he sure makes a difference."

At a glance

* Star: Lancaster's Luke Roberts, who rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries

* Key play: Roberts' second touchdown run made it 21-7 in the third quarter and answered a Grove City score.

* Key stat: Lancaster had 422 yards, with 410 coming on the ground. The lone pass was a 12-yard completion from freshman quarterback Alex Butsko to Andrew Shisler.

 

[osugrad21]

Scout$--Roberts Embracing Role Of The Unknown

Dad Matt Roberts discusses Luke's intelligence, unmatched work ethic, and the influence of powerlifter Steve Slater who has been training Luke since the 9th grade. Luke says he has no idea how he is even rated by scouting services and couldn't care less. He is just ready to play and meet the expectations of being an Ohio State linebacker.

 

[BuckTwenty]

I know there are a lot of folks out there that are really down on Luke, for whatever reason.

Luke has the kind of measurables you can't measure with a ruler, a stopwatch, or a scale, much like some former greats at the position here at Ohio State. I'm really excited about this kid and he's going to be one that'll make us proud he's on our team and not the other team. This kid can play.

 

[buckeyegunners]

I am a homer but I like Luke. Also trust Fickell's ability to rate LBs.

Straight line speed is good- Ran a 4.63. Strong as hell, smart, tackles with authority, hips are a little stiff but all in all a solid player.

Reminds me of Austin Spitler who some didn't like but I thought was a tremendous player for our 09 defense and a ST stud throughout his career despite the LSU debacle. Hopefully Luke can be better. Sounds like a great kid too.

 

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Lancaster sacks Newark in finale

LANCASTER -- Lancaster's snakebitten 2011 season ended on a high note Friday.

The Golden Gales made countless defensive stands against rival Newark in a 35-13 victory at Fulton Field in the Ohio Capital Conference-Ohio Division finale. The injury-riddled Gales lost five of six games after a 2-0 start, but they finished with two consecutive wins.

"Obviously, it has been a difficult season with everything we've done with a lot of injuries, and it was not exactly what we wanted," Lancaster senior Luke Roberts said. "It was really important to come out here against our rival and get a big win."

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The Gales finished with 10 sacks of Newark sophomore quarterback Grant Russell. The entire front seven could have been credited on a few of them as the Wildcats had no answer for the Gales' blitzes.

"We didn't execute all of the time, but we made big plays when it counted," Roberts said. "That is what it came down to."

The Gales maintained that lead at halftime thanks to a pair of big defensive stands. Isaiah Kirchgessner and Roberts had consecutive sacks to end a drive inside the 35, and Roberts had another sack right before half.