Category: Blog
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Straight from the Hip with Host Gerald “Boo” Mitchell and Jason Allen
SHOW RE-CAP: The show started with a classic rant from Coach Boo regarding a recent article that he read in which the parent of a 7 year old boy who played football got in a dispute with a youth league football coach regarding the parent’s son getting more playing time. The parent wound up…
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Reed Tyler Bleeds Football
Mississippi State and Ole Miss are both great schools and both have ties to 2018 Reed Tyler. Standing a towering 6’5″ and weighing 235 pounds, this Tight End from Brandon High School in Brandon, MS is a force to be reckoned with. Reed has always wanted to play college football. But he can’t help that desire, it’s…
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2017 Tommy Trumbo Wears The Red White And Blue With Pride
2017 WR Tommy Trumbo The game of football is played all over the nation and most athletes enjoy what it brings. But for Tommy Trumbo, today is an especially great day to play the game. He gets to represent his team and country by wearing the red white and blue jersey. The game is called “THE SERVICE…
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Orion Drummond: A Stand-Out Student Athlete
2017 MLB Orion Drummond Did you know that 87% of NFL draft picks played at least two sports during high school? Nearly 40% participated in at least three. What does that mean for 2017 Middle Linebacker Orion Drummond of Woodland Park, Colorado? It means that he’s definitely a stand-out athlete playing football, basketball and competing…
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Daija Middlebrook: Ready and Focused
Great athletes know what it means to work hard. They know it’s more than just setting goals but surpassing those goals. They are always ready to meet each challenge head on and are always ready physically, mentally and emotionally. Meet “great athlete” Daija Middlebrook, a 5’6″ SG/PG of Brownsburg High School in Brownsburg, Indiana. Daija has…
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Ryan Caver:Talent, Leadership and Character
by Joyce Oscar It happens on Friday night. People jump in their cars and head for the lights. Not airport runway lights or the bright lights of your neighborhood’s all night grocery store. These are the Friday night lights that shine on every high school gridiron in the country from Washington to Florida. Somewhere in the middle you’ll find Calera, Alabama.…
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2017 Bryson Bennett Finding The End Zone This Season
2017 WR/S Bryson Bennett It will be extremely challenging to find an athlete this season that’s more skillful at their position than Bryson Bennett from Moscow, Idaho. Showing a quick initial get off when on the football field as a wide receiver, Bennett has had little to no problem finding the end zone this season. He’s equally talented when he…
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2017 Lucas Butts Determined To Play On The Next Level
2017 DE/RB Lucas Butts When Lucas Butts is not hunting, fishing and taking in all that nature has to offer in the beautiful state of North Dakota, you’ll find him grinding underneath the Friday night lights. You will not find a more competitive athlete on the football field this season than number #24 from Bismarck, North Dakota. Never…
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Freshman Bryce Hall Making The Big Play
By Joyce Oscar I’ve seen young athletes work hard on the field, but Bryce Hall of Badger High School in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin has really impressed me so far this season. Bryce plays on both the Freshman team as well as the JV team. Take a look at his mid-season highlight film and you’ll see why I’m…
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2017 Jake Obyrne Leaving It On The Field This Season
2017 T/DT Jake Obyrne If there is anyone who was truly born to play the game of football its Jake Obyrne from Belle Fourche South Dakota, he’s vowing to leave it all on the field this season. Standing 6’3″ and tipping the scales at 250lbs, Obyrne is determined to close out his senior football season strong. Knowing the importance…
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Great Season Opener For Yale Freshman Alan Lamar
YALE Freshman RB Alan Lamar From the backfield in Southaven, Mississippi where he led the state in rushing, to the special teams of Yale University as a punt returner, Alan Lamar is making the most of his collegiate opportunity one yard at a time. With the lessons of his father’s experiences fueling his motivation, Alan…
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Gunnor Faulk is Shooting for Another State Championship
by Joyce Oscar Photo Edit by Brian Granison Football fans, like myself, fill stadiums on Thursday and Friday nights to watch great athletes make great plays. Many of them make the game look easy. But it takes hard work and dedication to be able to make those great plays and to become a great athlete.…
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Bryce Hall: Unexpected Greatness
By Joyce Oscar “…It’s easy when you love what you’re doing.” It becomes really easy to find great football players in places like Atlanta, Houston, Detroit, Tampa, Los Angeles and even Washington DC. Most of the camps and combines hit those major cities. But what about that great athlete that lives in a small township or…
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Zaire Jackson: Working to be Great
Zaire Jackson 5’8” 140 lbs. Wide Receiver – Cornerback C/O 2021 “May not be perfect…but can ALWAYS try 2 be” By Joyce Oscar Speed and quickness are usually some of the attributes associated with the skilled positions in football. Mile High Academy Middle School’s Zaire Jackson is filled with both. So much so, he goes by the nickname “Sweet…
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Dane Motley on the Road to Recognition
By Joyce Oscar The Road to recognition can be a long bumpy one but if you read your map correctly, you could have a smooth trip.Gone are the days of performing well on Friday nights in hopes of being seen by college coaches. Today, there are many camps and combines hosted by groups…
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Brett Nezat is Getting it Done
By Joyce Oscar Getting his pass off really fast and seeing over the line isn’t a hard task for prototypical quarterback Brett Nezat who is already 6’4″ and 190 lbs. A freshman at Cottage Hill Christian Academy in Mobile, Alabama, Brett models his style after Indianapolis Colts’ quarterback Andrew Luck. “I am a pocket passer with a…