Was talking with some of my co-workers about this today.


I was fortunate to see Emmitt Smith play some high school ball, he's my #1.

Locally, I'm undecided.....Ted Bell(Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, early 70's), and Maurice Clarett at WGH.


Who's yours?

Robert Smith, Euclid

In no particular order:

Clarett-WGH
Sutton-Hoban
Saine-Piqua
Franklin- St. Peter Chanel
Teague- Ursuline
Carter-Copley

Al Bundy
Clarett

Al Bundy
Clarett

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Shawn Patton was nice runner for Campbell, too bad he made so many poor decisions off of the field.

Delone Carter - Copley...had an extra gear that no one on the field had.

RedRider1;845212 wrote:Delone Carter - Copley...had an extra gear that no one on the field had.

wow, I completely forgot about him....and I even had to play against him lol.

Have seen a lot of good ones. I would consider Nate Kmic the best I ever played against.

Best game ever at Lake High School. 06 or 07 when Central played Piqua at Lake in 1st round of the playoffs. Sanzenbacher vs Saine. Watched that one.

Saw Borland, now a LB at Wisconsin, run the ball in HS. He was a beast.

The one best??? Some of the ones I would have to try to decide on would be Ricky Powers-Buchtel, Ray Williams-Benedictine, Tubbo Yetts -Big Red, Quincy Wilson-Weir High WV, and two that I am not sure of their exacts, but I want to say James Cotton, who would later play D at OSU (maybe a Cleveland School), and a kid named Melvin Cobbs from Woodland Hills PA. Hard for me to decide in that bunch, but I wouldn't want to have to play against any of them.

Dthane;845249 wrote:The one best??? Some of the ones I would have to try to decide on would be Ricky Powers-Buchtel, Ray Williams-Benedictine, Tubbo Yetts -Big Red, Quincy Wilson-Weir High WV, and two that I am not sure of their exacts, but I want to say James Cotton, who would later play D at OSU (maybe a Cleveland School), and a kid named Melvin Cobbs from Woodland Hills PA. Hard for me to decide in that bunch, but I wouldn't want to have to play against any of them.

I forgot about Williams. He had an unreal day when I saw him play. I am sure that I am forgetting many others too..lol

I haven't been watching HS Football long, not even 15 years.

Anyway, here's my list...

Maurice Clarrette -Warren G. Harding
Walter Reyes -Struthers
Lance Smith -Howland
Tony Elzy -Warren JFK
Shaun Lane -Hubbard
Terrell Smith -Alliance

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BTrev;845268 wrote:I haven't been watching HS Football long, not even 15 years.

Anyway, here's my list...

Maurice Clarrette -Warren G. Harding
Walter Reyes -Struthers
Lance Smith -Howland
Tony Elzy -Warren JFK
Shaun Lane -Hubbard
Terrell Smith -Alliance

Elzy had a game where he rushed for over 400 yards and scored, I believe, 7 TD's and he was on losing end. I never have seen such a dominant rushing performance end up on the losing end. JFK lost 64-62 to Girard in that game. It was also the highest scoring, non-OT game that I ever saw.

Probably Javon Ringer in a playoff game at Licking Valley back in 02 or 03 (I think).

Troy Davis, Miami HS, went to Iowa St., was 2nd in the '96 Heisman vote.
CJ Spiller
James Wilder Jr.
Fred Taylor
John L Williams
Earnest Graham
Travis Henry
Marquette Smith, USA Today National Offensive Player of the Year, 1990

Maurice Clarett and Tony Elzy....and actually Elzy had 2 400+ yard/7 + touchdown performances.

Al Bundy;845211 wrote:Shawn Patton was nice runner for Campbell, too bad he made so many poor decisions off of the field.

I have to Agree. He played in a area of Football that if you got 800 yards a season you where doing very good. He had over 3400 yards for his varsity career and i think 48 or 50 Td's.... I know now in the most recent times that almost easy to get.

But Teague was not Mr Ohio for nothing. That kid will have a nice future in college and I'm sure if he stays healthy and has a good career he will make a nice addition to any NFL team!!! Mark my words that kid will be awesome in collage!!
And most definitely Shawn Patton and Knew him in High School. And your right he lost his direction after high school. He had a try out for San Fran but screwed that up.
And i know ill sound Bias here again. Deland McCullough He didn't get many chances cause he was behind Patton. But when Patton Graduated he just destroyed Defences with his speed and power running. And was drafted by the Bangles was the leading preseason rusher till he blew his knee out in a late preseason game.

reddevil90;845339 wrote:I have to Agree. He played in a area of Football that if you got 800 yards a season you where doing very good. He had over 3400 yards for his varsity career and i think 48 or 50 Td's.... I know now in the most recent times that almost easy to get.

But Teague was not Mr Ohio for nothing. That kid will have a nice future in college and I'm sure if he stays healthy and has a good career he will make a nice addition to any NFL team!!! Mark my words that kid will be awesome in collage!!
And most definitely Shawn Patton and Knew him in High School. And your right he lost his direction after high school. He had a try out for San Fran but screwed that up.
And i know ill sound Bias here again. Deland McCullough He didn't get many chances cause he was behind Patton. But when Patton Graduated he just destroyed Defences with his speed and power running. And was drafted by the Bangles was the leading preseason rusher till he blew his knee out in a late preseason game.

That was one Manic Monday

lets_go_devils;845341 wrote:That was one Manic Monday

Yes it was. LOL

...best in person I've seen;

1. Ted Bell ( Mooney-Michigan State )
2. A.J. Jones (Youngstown North--Unv.Texas)
3. Robert Smith ( Euclid- The Ohio State University)
4. Raymont Harris ( Lorain Adm.King- The Ohio State University)
5. Mo Clarett ( WG Harding-The Ohio State University)

Travis McGuire- Massillon

Kmic was damned good.

Chuck Webb from Toledo Macomber. Family friend coached him for the Mac-men and saw him 3-4 times. Went onto Tennessee and blew out one, maybe both, of his knees. When he rehabbed he tried to jump to the NFL with no luck.

In my area we don't have as many guys that go onto major college football, but Drew Cannon from New Lexington was pretty darn good