Tag: football
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Michael Horsford’s Grind Never Stops
By Joyce Oscar The New York Giants are a legendary football team that have inspired many young athletes. Michael Horsford, a 2018 athlete from Virginia, is one of those athletes. He has always been a New York Giants fan and watching them play inspired him to play football. So at ten years of age, young Michael took…
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Tisha Green: A Mom’s Take on Youth Football
By Joyce Oscar When a child goes to his parents and says “I want to play football”, it’s usually the mother that is apprehensive. I know first hand about this feeling. I insisted that my son play flag football before tackle just to make sure he was ready and could handle the athleticism it takes. It…
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Why Should I Recruit You?
By Joyce Oscar As parents we support our children when they choose a sport. We pay fees, purchase equipment and attend games and events. What about the other side…the business side. Yes, sports have a business side and if your athlete is serious about continuing to play past little league and high school, it pays…
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It’s a Family Affair with Gleo Wade
By Joyce Oscar At 5’11” and 195 pounds, 2018 Gleo Wade Jr. is making sure he gets the job done for the Clintondale Dragons. His father, Gleo Wade Sr., has definitely set the template for his son and is there to watch him do it every step of the way. Athleticism runs thick in the Wade family. The senior Wade is one…
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Who is JaCure’ Jackson
By Joyce Oscar “Jackson takes the snap…the pass…It’s complete…TOUCHDOWN!” He can throw the ball an average of 65 yards and does it very well. It’s one of the reasons he’s in the number one spot for the Maxpreps Passing Leaders in the state of Alabama. After eight games JaCure Jackson has a total of 2,271…
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Sean Kuhn is Committed to Being the Best
What stands out about Sean Kuhn, other than he’s 6’4″ and 250 pounds? Well his head coach Dan McGuire of the Yorkville High varsity football team says it’s his commitment to be the best. “Sean went to every camp there was this summer to improve as a football player,” he stated. “He and his family had…
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Ethan Rogers: Support from the Beginning
“Play hard… have fun… and everything else will fall into place” He’s 6’0″ and 205 pounds. These are not the normal attributes you see in a running back, especially one that is only a freshman. Believe it or not Ethan “Easy E” Rogers was just a mere 4 pounds and 2 ounces when he entered…
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Orégan Abhamon and His American Dream
By Joyce Oscar He is 5’2″, weighs 150 pounds and has a 40-yard-dash speed of 4.49. Meet 17-year-old Running Back Orégan Abhamon from South East France. Orégan loves the game of football and desires to play at the next level. But how hard will he have to work to make that happen? American Football, along with baseball, hockey and…
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Brody Collier
By Joyce Oscar When he was a kid, about seven-years-old, he realized that he could go out and “completely knock the crap” out of somebody for the fun of it. That was the beginning of his love for the game of football. Meet 2017 Left Tackle Brody Collier of James Clemens High School in Madison, Alabama.…
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It’s SHOWTIME with Robert Sease
By Joyce Oscar Lights! Camera! Action! This is a traditional cue given to members of film crew at the beginning of a take. When we hear those words we know a show is about to start. This is what happens when 2017 Robert (Rob) Sease, hits the field. In the place where he wants…
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Kody Morrell is Playing the Game His Way
2021 Quarterback Kody Morrell from Apopka, Florida is said to have had his best game of the season against the Oviedo Lions last week. He went 18 of 27 with a 67% completion rate. Kody had a total of 420 passing yards with 4 passing TDs and 2 passing extra point conversions. The week prior against…
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Coleman Reich: A Face of Carolina Football
Built for Speed “What’s the 40 time?” is a common question when discussing college and NFL prospects. It can arguably be one of the most important decisions when coaches choose players. So much so, that 2019 Coleman Reich, of Ledford High School in High Point, NC, was asked to run it over and over again at an…
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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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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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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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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…