crazybuckfan40
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This article is a little more refreshing and shows that we might have more interest in him than what has been lead on...
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BuckTwenty
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wadc45;623668; said:
Is he referring to an unofficial visit or an official visit? Hankerson's visiting for the scUM game, but Major supposedly hasn't scheduled an official yet
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BuckTwenty;623798; said:
Hankerson does not confirm his official visit for the Michigan game, but merely lists five schools he plans to visit (officially I would assume) and says that he and Major plan to visit OSU together. In fact, looking back, I can only find one instance where it is stated that Leonard is visiting for the Michigan game, and that was by the Rivals Michigan site, without a direct quote from Leonard. I don't think that visit has officially been scheduled yet because in the update by BK it says he is going to begin scheduling visits soon...
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tsteele316
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Here is the question I have.
He and Major Wright seem to want a package deal. UF doesn't seem to have a lot of interest in Hankerson, but they are all over Wright. Wright doesn't seem to have a lot of interest in Miami right now, but Hankerson is still pretty interested im Miami.
Would OSU take both in a package deal? Is there one of the two they value more than the other at this point, based on numbers and current commits?
He and Major Wright seem to want a package deal. UF doesn't seem to have a lot of interest in Hankerson, but they are all over Wright. Wright doesn't seem to have a lot of interest in Miami right now, but Hankerson is still pretty interested im Miami.
Would OSU take both in a package deal? Is there one of the two they value more than the other at this point, based on numbers and current commits?
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I can tell you right now JT doesn't do package deals...if we are going after both it is because we are interested in both...seperately.
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crazybuckfan40
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wadc45;625386; said:
I agree, I do think they are interested in both, but I think that they are looking to see what guys like Allen, Berry, Scott, Warren and anyone else they maybe targetting that they have higher on the board.
Right now I would say that they have about 2/3 ships left for speed guys.
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Bucks edge mistake-prone Raiders
Deerfield Beach forced seven turnovers to hand St. Thomas its first loss of the season. 'Seven turnovers is embarrassing in itself,' Raiders coach George Smith said.
BY BOB EMANUEL JR.
[email protected]
St. Thomas coach George Smith shook his head in disbelief after Friday night's 18-15 loss to visiting Deerfield Beach.
The Raiders, Broward's top-ranked team, were manhandled defensively. The Bucks caused seven turnovers, including six fumbles, and scored twice on defense -- both long fumble returns by Jeremy Kellem.
''Seven turnovers is embarrassing in itself,'' Smith said. ``We didn't play worth a damn early in the game. To come back and score on two of them, that's never happened to us in 30 years where somebody's done that. It's unacceptable. Why did it happen? I don't know.
``. . . Deerfield's a good team. We knew that. When you play good teams and do that, if we had a scoreboard, that's what happens.''
So was the night for the Bucks.
Deerfield Beach (4-2) moved down the field on its opening drive with a 15-play, 80-yard march that consumed 8:07. The drive continued when the Raiders were called for an illegal substitution on fourth-and-1 from the Bucks' 40 with Deerfield in punt formation. Nine plays later, Matt Whitfield scored on a 7-yard run over left tackle.
St. Thomas came out and immediately reached Deerfield territory on two Wesley Carroll passes, the first an 8-yard pass to Jeremiah Harden and the second a 25-yard screen to Giovanni Bernard.
LOSING THEIR GRIP
But, on first-and-10 from the Bucks' 36, the Raiders ran an ill-fated reverse. Receiver Leonard Hankerson lost 6 yards and fumbled. Kellem scooped up the loose ball and raced 60 yards for the score and a 12-0 lead.
The Bucks regained possession on a short kickoff when Brian Abram recovered at the St. Thomas 42. Deerfield was forced to punt, however, and the Raiders again showed some offensive spark.
St. Thomas reached Deerfield's 26 on a 20-yard screen to Harden, but the running back was stripped by Kellem, and Joe Smith recovered for the Bucks.
''The kid rises to the occasion,'' Deerfield coach Art Taylor said of Kellem, who has caused three fumbles, recovered seven and scored three times over the past two games. ``He's a captain. He's three-point-something [GPA]. He's already qualified with his SAT. He's an all-around player, non-selfish. He's always there at practice. It pays off, the hard work.''
After another punt, Aquinas again reached Deerfield territory, helped with a 43-yard pass from Carroll to Hankerson. Harden fumbled again two plays later. Kellem, who recovered four fumbles and returned one for a score last week, again snagged the loose ball at the 30 and raced toward the end zone. Carroll nearly caught him inside the 10, but a block by David Lewis sprung Kellem the rest of the way.
''That second touchdown, I was already tired after the first one,'' Kellem said. ``And, the second one was longer. After the first 20 yards, I was praying. Let me make it. Let me make it. Then a key block came from the left, and I knew I had it.''
The Raiders (5-1) cut the deficit to 18-7 on the opening drive of the third quarter when Ronnie Kennedy scored form 3 yards.
St. Thomas turned the ball over on three of its next four possessions.
`STOPPED OURSELVES'
''They were definitely a very athletic defense, definitely the most athletic we've seen all year,'' Carroll said. ``They didn't really stop us. We stopped ourselves. We beat ourselves. It's something that we're going to have to overcome.''
After the Raiders closed to within three on a 37-yard punt return by Philip Pierre-Louis with 4:20 remaining, Deerfield ran more than three minute off the clock before Aquinas regained possession with 1:12 remaining. A 17-yard pass to Hankerson gave the Raiders one final chance, but kicker Wesley Byrum, who missed from 36 yards earlier in the game, was just short and wide on a 55-yard field goal attempt as time expired.
''This is a great win for our program,'' Kellem said. 'Our motto is `Don't just beat a team. Destroy the program.' I think we destroyed a program tonight. Everybody doubted us. Everybody said St. Thomas was going to put up 31 points on us. But they only put up [15]. Our defense gained a lot of confidence from this game. . . . We know that we're a team that can make it back to the state.''
Bucks edge mistake-prone Raiders
Deerfield Beach forced seven turnovers to hand St. Thomas its first loss of the season. 'Seven turnovers is embarrassing in itself,' Raiders coach George Smith said.
BY BOB EMANUEL JR.
[email protected]
St. Thomas coach George Smith shook his head in disbelief after Friday night's 18-15 loss to visiting Deerfield Beach.
The Raiders, Broward's top-ranked team, were manhandled defensively. The Bucks caused seven turnovers, including six fumbles, and scored twice on defense -- both long fumble returns by Jeremy Kellem.
''Seven turnovers is embarrassing in itself,'' Smith said. ``We didn't play worth a damn early in the game. To come back and score on two of them, that's never happened to us in 30 years where somebody's done that. It's unacceptable. Why did it happen? I don't know.
``. . . Deerfield's a good team. We knew that. When you play good teams and do that, if we had a scoreboard, that's what happens.''
So was the night for the Bucks.
Deerfield Beach (4-2) moved down the field on its opening drive with a 15-play, 80-yard march that consumed 8:07. The drive continued when the Raiders were called for an illegal substitution on fourth-and-1 from the Bucks' 40 with Deerfield in punt formation. Nine plays later, Matt Whitfield scored on a 7-yard run over left tackle.
St. Thomas came out and immediately reached Deerfield territory on two Wesley Carroll passes, the first an 8-yard pass to Jeremiah Harden and the second a 25-yard screen to Giovanni Bernard.
LOSING THEIR GRIP
But, on first-and-10 from the Bucks' 36, the Raiders ran an ill-fated reverse. Receiver Leonard Hankerson lost 6 yards and fumbled. Kellem scooped up the loose ball and raced 60 yards for the score and a 12-0 lead.
The Bucks regained possession on a short kickoff when Brian Abram recovered at the St. Thomas 42. Deerfield was forced to punt, however, and the Raiders again showed some offensive spark.
St. Thomas reached Deerfield's 26 on a 20-yard screen to Harden, but the running back was stripped by Kellem, and Joe Smith recovered for the Bucks.
''The kid rises to the occasion,'' Deerfield coach Art Taylor said of Kellem, who has caused three fumbles, recovered seven and scored three times over the past two games. ``He's a captain. He's three-point-something [GPA]. He's already qualified with his SAT. He's an all-around player, non-selfish. He's always there at practice. It pays off, the hard work.''
After another punt, Aquinas again reached Deerfield territory, helped with a 43-yard pass from Carroll to Hankerson. Harden fumbled again two plays later. Kellem, who recovered four fumbles and returned one for a score last week, again snagged the loose ball at the 30 and raced toward the end zone. Carroll nearly caught him inside the 10, but a block by David Lewis sprung Kellem the rest of the way.
''That second touchdown, I was already tired after the first one,'' Kellem said. ``And, the second one was longer. After the first 20 yards, I was praying. Let me make it. Let me make it. Then a key block came from the left, and I knew I had it.''
The Raiders (5-1) cut the deficit to 18-7 on the opening drive of the third quarter when Ronnie Kennedy scored form 3 yards.
St. Thomas turned the ball over on three of its next four possessions.
`STOPPED OURSELVES'
''They were definitely a very athletic defense, definitely the most athletic we've seen all year,'' Carroll said. ``They didn't really stop us. We stopped ourselves. We beat ourselves. It's something that we're going to have to overcome.''
After the Raiders closed to within three on a 37-yard punt return by Philip Pierre-Louis with 4:20 remaining, Deerfield ran more than three minute off the clock before Aquinas regained possession with 1:12 remaining. A 17-yard pass to Hankerson gave the Raiders one final chance, but kicker Wesley Byrum, who missed from 36 yards earlier in the game, was just short and wide on a 55-yard field goal attempt as time expired.
''This is a great win for our program,'' Kellem said. 'Our motto is `Don't just beat a team. Destroy the program.' I think we destroyed a program tonight. Everybody doubted us. Everybody said St. Thomas was going to put up 31 points on us. But they only put up [15]. Our defense gained a lot of confidence from this game. . . . We know that we're a team that can make it back to the state.''
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casey_buckeye
3rd time is a charm! Miami in January!
Hankerson along with Washington would be a nice duo of big WR's for this class.
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[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica] Leonard Hankerson's 19-yard touchdown reception with 44 seconds remaining gave St. Thomas a 21-10 halftime advantage. Hankerson was also the recipient of a 56-yard scoring strike from quarterback Wesley Carroll, who completed 6 of 8 passes for 165 yards.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica] Leonard Hankerson's 19-yard touchdown reception with 44 seconds remaining gave St. Thomas a 21-10 halftime advantage. Hankerson was also the recipient of a 56-yard scoring strike from quarterback Wesley Carroll, who completed 6 of 8 passes for 165 yards.[/FONT]
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Aquinas coach claims 300th victory
St. Thomas Aquinas coach George Smith became the fifth Florida high school football coach to win 300 games.
BY JOSEPH GOODMAN
[email protected]
TOM ERVIN/FOR THE MIAMI HERALD
GONE! Aquinas receiver Leonard Hankerson is all alone as he scores a 63-yard touchdown on a slant route.
All week long George Smith tried to downplay Friday's home game against Western. But when it finally came time to win career No. 300, the St. Thomas Aquinas family wouldn't let its head coach ignore the milestone any longer.
St. Thomas beat Western 45-7 on Friday at Piccolo Stadium and Smith improved his career record to 300-63. Smith is now one of only five Florida prep football coaches with at least 300 wins. Corky Rogers of Jacksonville Bolles holds the record (340).
Of the five members in Florida's 300-win club, Smith is the only coach to have won every game with one school.
''I'm excited but when you think about 30 years of coaching you think about all the great people that have been through here,'' Smith said. ``Win No. 1 was just as important as win No. 300.''
Philosophically true, indeed, but there probably wasn't a fireworks show for that first win way back in 1975.
A cascade of fireworks exploded above Piccolo Stadium before the game and then again as the final seconds ticked away.
Players drenched Smith with Gatorade and then formed a circle around him and chanted, ``Smi-tty, Smi-tty, Smi-tty.''
''We had to make sure and pour the Gatorade on the left side of his body so we didn't ruin his cell phone,'' St. Thomas senior quarterback Wesley Carroll said. ``We didn't want him to lose all of those numbers.''
Good point. Smith, one of the most highly respected high school coaches in the country, does have a few college programs on his speed dial.
After the impromptu celebration, Carroll and his teammates presented Smith with a commemorative football signed by another 300-game winner, Don Shula. A packed stadium displayed posters printed for the occasion. St. Thomas' marching band played the Purdue University fight song. Smith graduated from Purdue before moving to Fort Lauderdale in 1972.
''It's not everyday that you get to win No. 300 for one of the best coaches in history,'' Carroll said.
Smith said the win was dedicated to his longtime assistant, John Hackett, who was unable to be at the game. Hackett, the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, recently injured his back.
Had Hackett been at the game, he would have been proud of Carroll. The senior quarterback tossed four touchdown passes in the first half Friday. After Western tied the score at 7-7 in the first quarter, St. Thomas scored five unanswered touchdowns to take a 42-7 halftime lead.
In 2005, St. Thomas (8-1) waited until the third round of the playoffs to unleash its passing attack. Carroll tossed a school record five touchdowns against Delray Beach Atlantic.
''The old Wesley Carroll is back,'' said Carroll, who completed 9 of 15 passes for 193 yards. ``We're proud that we don't need the hype we had last year. We're rolling into the playoffs now.''
Carroll broke the first-quarter tie with a bullet to senior wide receiver Leonard Hankerson. A simple slant route, Hankerson caught the pass at midfield and raced through the heart of Western's secondary for a 63-yard score.
Carroll threw touchdowns to Kyle Tuthill (24 yards) and Darryl Robinson (33 yards) on the Raiders' next two offensive possessions. A Ronnie Kennedy 10-yard run gave St. Thomas a 35-7 lead. Carroll's final touchdown pass of the first half was a 30-yard play to Kyle Johnson, who broke two tackles before diving into the end zone.
''We've grown together so much since the first game of the season,'' Johnson said. ``Our running game has gotten better and our passing game has really come a long way, too.''
St. Thomas now enters a bye week before a first-round playoff game against Ely.
''I'm glad all of this over because it's time to move on,'' Smith said. ``The way Ely won the Soul Bowl was impressive and they're playing some of the best football in the county now.''
Western, which scored its only touchdown of the game Friday with 5:21 left in the first quarter, ended its season with a 5-4 record.
Aquinas coach claims 300th victory
St. Thomas Aquinas coach George Smith became the fifth Florida high school football coach to win 300 games.
BY JOSEPH GOODMAN
[email protected]
TOM ERVIN/FOR THE MIAMI HERALD
GONE! Aquinas receiver Leonard Hankerson is all alone as he scores a 63-yard touchdown on a slant route.
All week long George Smith tried to downplay Friday's home game against Western. But when it finally came time to win career No. 300, the St. Thomas Aquinas family wouldn't let its head coach ignore the milestone any longer.
St. Thomas beat Western 45-7 on Friday at Piccolo Stadium and Smith improved his career record to 300-63. Smith is now one of only five Florida prep football coaches with at least 300 wins. Corky Rogers of Jacksonville Bolles holds the record (340).
Of the five members in Florida's 300-win club, Smith is the only coach to have won every game with one school.
''I'm excited but when you think about 30 years of coaching you think about all the great people that have been through here,'' Smith said. ``Win No. 1 was just as important as win No. 300.''
Philosophically true, indeed, but there probably wasn't a fireworks show for that first win way back in 1975.
A cascade of fireworks exploded above Piccolo Stadium before the game and then again as the final seconds ticked away.
Players drenched Smith with Gatorade and then formed a circle around him and chanted, ``Smi-tty, Smi-tty, Smi-tty.''
''We had to make sure and pour the Gatorade on the left side of his body so we didn't ruin his cell phone,'' St. Thomas senior quarterback Wesley Carroll said. ``We didn't want him to lose all of those numbers.''
Good point. Smith, one of the most highly respected high school coaches in the country, does have a few college programs on his speed dial.
After the impromptu celebration, Carroll and his teammates presented Smith with a commemorative football signed by another 300-game winner, Don Shula. A packed stadium displayed posters printed for the occasion. St. Thomas' marching band played the Purdue University fight song. Smith graduated from Purdue before moving to Fort Lauderdale in 1972.
''It's not everyday that you get to win No. 300 for one of the best coaches in history,'' Carroll said.
Smith said the win was dedicated to his longtime assistant, John Hackett, who was unable to be at the game. Hackett, the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, recently injured his back.
Had Hackett been at the game, he would have been proud of Carroll. The senior quarterback tossed four touchdown passes in the first half Friday. After Western tied the score at 7-7 in the first quarter, St. Thomas scored five unanswered touchdowns to take a 42-7 halftime lead.
In 2005, St. Thomas (8-1) waited until the third round of the playoffs to unleash its passing attack. Carroll tossed a school record five touchdowns against Delray Beach Atlantic.
''The old Wesley Carroll is back,'' said Carroll, who completed 9 of 15 passes for 193 yards. ``We're proud that we don't need the hype we had last year. We're rolling into the playoffs now.''
Carroll broke the first-quarter tie with a bullet to senior wide receiver Leonard Hankerson. A simple slant route, Hankerson caught the pass at midfield and raced through the heart of Western's secondary for a 63-yard score.
Carroll threw touchdowns to Kyle Tuthill (24 yards) and Darryl Robinson (33 yards) on the Raiders' next two offensive possessions. A Ronnie Kennedy 10-yard run gave St. Thomas a 35-7 lead. Carroll's final touchdown pass of the first half was a 30-yard play to Kyle Johnson, who broke two tackles before diving into the end zone.
''We've grown together so much since the first game of the season,'' Johnson said. ``Our running game has gotten better and our passing game has really come a long way, too.''
St. Thomas now enters a bye week before a first-round playoff game against Ely.
''I'm glad all of this over because it's time to move on,'' Smith said. ``The way Ely won the Soul Bowl was impressive and they're playing some of the best football in the county now.''
Western, which scored its only touchdown of the game Friday with 5:21 left in the first quarter, ended its season with a 5-4 record.
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11/01/06
Ohio State, Miami, Florida, and Georgia are the final four. Ohio State is the only scheduled visit among them that he has scheduled [Nov. 18th]. Does not name a favorite.
11/01/06
Ohio State, Miami, Florida, and Georgia are the final four. Ohio State is the only scheduled visit among them that he has scheduled [Nov. 18th]. Does not name a favorite.
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