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By EdgyTim.com...the Hurricanes, Robert's childhood favorite, have extended an offer.
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By EdgyTim.com...the Hurricanes, Robert's childhood favorite, have extended an offer.
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Hubbard's cupboard loaded with Division I prospects
October 27, 2006
BY TAYLOR BELL
At last count, Robert Hughes had 32 scholarship offers. He is one of seven seniors on Hubbard's football team who figure to earn a Division I scholarship, potentially the most of any school in the area since St. Laurence produced six D-I players in 1985. ''I never thought it would be like this,'' Hughes said. ''Schools keep coming in. It has been overwhelming, so many schools. My recruiting is in an unstable situation.''
Hughes, a running back-linebacker, said he has narrowed his list of suitors to Illinois, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Miami (Fla.), Minnesota and Michigan. He will make official visits after the season, then announce his choice at the U.S. Army All-American Classic in January.
Hubbard coach Elton Harris also is overwhelmed by the process. During one day, 15 college coaches knocked on his door. When Penn State's Joe Paterno stopped by, it was like New Year's Eve. Paterno signed autographs, posed for pictures and shook hands like a politician.
''This is the most exciting year we've had,'' Harris said. ''I've met Joe Paterno, Pete Carroll, Charlie Weis, Ron Zook, Pat Fitzgerald. Meeting Paterno was like meeting [Grambling's] Eddie Robinson. I'm taking pictures of the coaches and putting them in a scrapbook for when I'm old and gray.
''The toughest thing is when a Mid-American Conference school comes in, you don't want to say a Big Ten school or Notre Dame is a better program. You want to treat everyone the same, whether it is Elmhurst [College] or Miami. You never know when you will need them.''
Hughes and his teammates have similar game plans. They aren't in a hurry. They are concentrating on the state playoffs, then will make campus visits after the season before selecting a college.
Hubbard's cupboard loaded with Division I prospects
October 27, 2006
BY TAYLOR BELL
At last count, Robert Hughes had 32 scholarship offers. He is one of seven seniors on Hubbard's football team who figure to earn a Division I scholarship, potentially the most of any school in the area since St. Laurence produced six D-I players in 1985. ''I never thought it would be like this,'' Hughes said. ''Schools keep coming in. It has been overwhelming, so many schools. My recruiting is in an unstable situation.''
Hughes, a running back-linebacker, said he has narrowed his list of suitors to Illinois, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Miami (Fla.), Minnesota and Michigan. He will make official visits after the season, then announce his choice at the U.S. Army All-American Classic in January.
Hubbard coach Elton Harris also is overwhelmed by the process. During one day, 15 college coaches knocked on his door. When Penn State's Joe Paterno stopped by, it was like New Year's Eve. Paterno signed autographs, posed for pictures and shook hands like a politician.
''This is the most exciting year we've had,'' Harris said. ''I've met Joe Paterno, Pete Carroll, Charlie Weis, Ron Zook, Pat Fitzgerald. Meeting Paterno was like meeting [Grambling's] Eddie Robinson. I'm taking pictures of the coaches and putting them in a scrapbook for when I'm old and gray.
''The toughest thing is when a Mid-American Conference school comes in, you don't want to say a Big Ten school or Notre Dame is a better program. You want to treat everyone the same, whether it is Elmhurst [College] or Miami. You never know when you will need them.''
Hughes and his teammates have similar game plans. They aren't in a hurry. They are concentrating on the state playoffs, then will make campus visits after the season before selecting a college.
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Wilson, Hughes lead resurgence
Public League's top stars elevate city game to level of excellence
October 27, 2006
BY CLYDE TRAVIS
This year's All-Public League team is led by Simeon wide receiver-defensive end Martez Wilson and Hubbard running back Robert Hughes, both from the Illini Prairie State Conference. Wilson and Hughes continue to show why the city not only has caught up to expectations, but has surpassed them as a talent pool in the state.
Both were chosen among 80 players from throughout the United States to play in the prestigious Army All-American game in San Antonio in January.
Hughes, the 6-foot, 225-pound running back, is a repeat selection, a four-year starter and is one of eight players picked from Hubbard.
''Hughes is a great, versatile back, an outstanding athlete who has the best hands of any back in the nation,'' Lemming said.
Wilson, Hughes lead resurgence
Public League's top stars elevate city game to level of excellence
October 27, 2006
BY CLYDE TRAVIS
This year's All-Public League team is led by Simeon wide receiver-defensive end Martez Wilson and Hubbard running back Robert Hughes, both from the Illini Prairie State Conference. Wilson and Hughes continue to show why the city not only has caught up to expectations, but has surpassed them as a talent pool in the state.
Both were chosen among 80 players from throughout the United States to play in the prestigious Army All-American game in San Antonio in January.
Hughes, the 6-foot, 225-pound running back, is a repeat selection, a four-year starter and is one of eight players picked from Hubbard.
''Hughes is a great, versatile back, an outstanding athlete who has the best hands of any back in the nation,'' Lemming said.
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Hubbard overcomes mistakes to win
By Steve Reaven
Special to the Tribune
Published October 29, 2006, 12:03 AM CDT
Hubbard committed a game's worth of miscues in its 28-20 Class 6A overtime win over Fenwick on Saturday night at Gately Stadium, but simply refused to lose.
The Greyhounds (8-2) overcame four first-half turnovers, two botched PAT conversions and a myriad of penalties to rally from a 20-6 second-half deficit. Robert Hughes' 1-yard plunge and quarterback Sean Catthouse's two-point run capped the overtime's first possession and Hubbard's defense kept Fenwick from scoring on its possession to secure the win.
"A few mistakes here and there, it's not the deciding factor in the game--it's how you finish," said Hubbard senior running back Robert Hughes, who finished with 32 carries for 190 yards while nursing a sore foot. "I had my brothers behind me--the Greyhound family."
A 4-yard run from Dan Mega (15 carries, 71 yards) with 3:34 left in the second quarter gave Fenwick (6-4) its 20-6 cushion, but Hubbard missed a golden opportunity moments later when Catthouse (2-of-12 for 35 yards) was stopped at the Friars' 1-yard-line as the half expired and the Greyhounds out of timeouts.
Catthouse threw 18 yards to Darius Purcell midway through the third quarter to trim the lead to 20-14 (Catthouse ran in the conversion) and Hughes scurried in from 13 yards with 6:36 left in regulation to tie the game at 20-20.
Fenwick's Mike Downey blocked his second extra-point try of the game to keep the score knotted at 20-20.
"That was an emotional game," said Catthouse, who rushed for 78 yards in 14 carries to offset his poor throwing night. "My teammates had my back the entire game. Robert stepped it up when I couldn't be there and it was a total team effort."
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By Steve Reaven
Special to the Tribune
Published October 29, 2006, 12:03 AM CDT
Hubbard committed a game's worth of miscues in its 28-20 Class 6A overtime win over Fenwick on Saturday night at Gately Stadium, but simply refused to lose.
The Greyhounds (8-2) overcame four first-half turnovers, two botched PAT conversions and a myriad of penalties to rally from a 20-6 second-half deficit. Robert Hughes' 1-yard plunge and quarterback Sean Catthouse's two-point run capped the overtime's first possession and Hubbard's defense kept Fenwick from scoring on its possession to secure the win.
"A few mistakes here and there, it's not the deciding factor in the game--it's how you finish," said Hubbard senior running back Robert Hughes, who finished with 32 carries for 190 yards while nursing a sore foot. "I had my brothers behind me--the Greyhound family."
A 4-yard run from Dan Mega (15 carries, 71 yards) with 3:34 left in the second quarter gave Fenwick (6-4) its 20-6 cushion, but Hubbard missed a golden opportunity moments later when Catthouse (2-of-12 for 35 yards) was stopped at the Friars' 1-yard-line as the half expired and the Greyhounds out of timeouts.
Catthouse threw 18 yards to Darius Purcell midway through the third quarter to trim the lead to 20-14 (Catthouse ran in the conversion) and Hughes scurried in from 13 yards with 6:36 left in regulation to tie the game at 20-20.
Fenwick's Mike Downey blocked his second extra-point try of the game to keep the score knotted at 20-20.
"That was an emotional game," said Catthouse, who rushed for 78 yards in 14 carries to offset his poor throwing night. "My teammates had my back the entire game. Robert stepped it up when I couldn't be there and it was a total team effort."
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Hubbard rallies to eliminate Fenwick
Greyhounds survive as Hughes' 1-yard run wins thriller in OT
October 29, 2006
BY STEVE TUCKER Staff Reporter
Hubbard's Robert Hughes ran for 205 yards Saturday night in a first-round Class 6A playoff game. The last one was the difference.
Hughes' one-yard touchdown run in overtime and a two-point conversion run by quarterback Sean Cattouse lifted the No. 21 Greyhounds to a 28-20 overtime victory over Fenwick in the last game of a tripleheader at Gately Stadium.
Down 20-6 at the half, Hubbard (8-2) rallied, scoring on an 18-yard pass from Cattouse to Deandre Mosley and a 13-yard run by Hughes with 6:36 to play in the game.
In overtime, the game plan was simple -- give it to Hughes, a 6-1, 230-pound running back, and let him carry the ball. Hughes ran for six yards and then three before his third-down touchdown.
''That one yard seemed like a 200-yard game all by itself,'' Hughes said. ''I thought I ran a mile. We were losing at the half, and everyone's head was down in the locker room. I just told them, 'Let's get it done.' I closed my eyes and prayed that we would just have a chance.
''I was a little banged up, but this is my last state playoff. I have the Hubbard Greyhounds behind me, and these guys have a lot of heart. We have a goal, and a few mistakes is not going to stop us. It's how you finish; and look at how we finished.''
Three Hubbard turnovers and the play of Friars quarterback Brien Rooney gave Fenwick a halftime lead. Rooney threw a 23-yard scoring pass to Patrick Cahill and scored on a five-yard run. Dan Mega scored on a four-yard run.
''I sure didn't have a very good game,'' Cattouse said. ''But my team had my back. When it came down to that last play, I looked at Robert and just said, 'It's you.'''
Fenwick (6-4) will return to the Prep Bowl playoffs.
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Greyhounds survive as Hughes' 1-yard run wins thriller in OT
October 29, 2006
BY STEVE TUCKER Staff Reporter
Hubbard's Robert Hughes ran for 205 yards Saturday night in a first-round Class 6A playoff game. The last one was the difference.
Hughes' one-yard touchdown run in overtime and a two-point conversion run by quarterback Sean Cattouse lifted the No. 21 Greyhounds to a 28-20 overtime victory over Fenwick in the last game of a tripleheader at Gately Stadium.
Down 20-6 at the half, Hubbard (8-2) rallied, scoring on an 18-yard pass from Cattouse to Deandre Mosley and a 13-yard run by Hughes with 6:36 to play in the game.
In overtime, the game plan was simple -- give it to Hughes, a 6-1, 230-pound running back, and let him carry the ball. Hughes ran for six yards and then three before his third-down touchdown.
''That one yard seemed like a 200-yard game all by itself,'' Hughes said. ''I thought I ran a mile. We were losing at the half, and everyone's head was down in the locker room. I just told them, 'Let's get it done.' I closed my eyes and prayed that we would just have a chance.
''I was a little banged up, but this is my last state playoff. I have the Hubbard Greyhounds behind me, and these guys have a lot of heart. We have a goal, and a few mistakes is not going to stop us. It's how you finish; and look at how we finished.''
Three Hubbard turnovers and the play of Friars quarterback Brien Rooney gave Fenwick a halftime lead. Rooney threw a 23-yard scoring pass to Patrick Cahill and scored on a five-yard run. Dan Mega scored on a four-yard run.
''I sure didn't have a very good game,'' Cattouse said. ''But my team had my back. When it came down to that last play, I looked at Robert and just said, 'It's you.'''
Fenwick (6-4) will return to the Prep Bowl playoffs.
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[FONT=ARIAL NARROW, ARIAL, SANS SERIF]Outsized Friars fall to Hubbard in overtime[/FONT]
[FONT=ARIAL, SANS SERIF]Team gears up for Prep Bowl playoffs[/FONT]
[FONT=ARIAL, SANS SERIF]By MARTY FARMER[/FONT]
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[FONT=ARIAL NARROW, ARIAL, SANS SERIF]Outsized Friars fall to Hubbard in overtime[/FONT]
[FONT=ARIAL, SANS SERIF]Team gears up for Prep Bowl playoffs[/FONT]
[FONT=ARIAL, SANS SERIF]By MARTY FARMER[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]HUBBARD 6 0 8 6 8 28
FENWICK 7 13 0 0 0 20[/FONT]
FENWICK 7 13 0 0 0 20[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Taking on great teams like Mt. Carmel and St. Rita all season long, it was ultimately a great player who dashed the Fenwick football team's playoff aspirations in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs. Hubbard running back Robert Hughes, following the blocks of his mammoth offensive line that averages 315 pounds per man, shredded the Friars' defense for 201 yards on 29 carries to lead the Greyhounds to a 28-20 overtime victory Saturday night at Gately Stadium. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]"Robert Hughes is a great player and deserving of every accolade that he gets," said Fenwick coach Joe DiCanio. "He's too big and too strong. He just ran us over."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]With Fenwick protecting a 20-14 lead at the 8:14 mark of the fourth quarter, a Hubbard punt hit the Friars' Austin Gordon, which was promptly recovered by the Greyhounds. Hughes, a 6-1, 230-pound runner who is being recruited by Notre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan, and several other Division I programs, proceeded to carry the ball three times for 61 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown scamper, to tie the score at 20. Fenwick's Pat Mulhern blocked his second extra point attempt to preserve the tie score.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]In overtime, Hughes continued his clutch play with a 1-yard touchdown run. Hubbard quarterback Sean Cattouse added a 2-point conversion to give the Greyhounds a 28-20 advantage. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]"I knew they were going to go for two," DiCanio said. "We wanted to keep leverage on the quarterback (Cattouse), but we just ran out of gas. We were on the field too much defensively."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]On the Friars' first and final possession in overtime, quarterback Brien Rooney was sacked and threw two incomplete passes to end the game.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Bolstered by their superior size and speed, Hubbard (8-2) scored 22 unanswered points in the second half and extra period. The Friars enjoyed the best of times during the opening 24 minutes of play, holding a 20-6 lead at the intermission.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Although he did not practice all week, Rooney showed no ill effects of the sprained knee injury he suffered during the Mt. Carmel game. In fact, the elusive Rooney (96 passing yards, 33 rushing yards) tossed a 23-yard touchdown pass to Patrick Cahill to put the Friars up 7-0 with 8:19 left in the first quarter. For good measure, he added a brilliant 5-yard reverse field touchdown scramble. Running back Dan Mega (18 carries, 82 yards) capped off the Friars' scoring on a 4-yard run with 3:34 left in the half.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Nick Caldicott (fumble recovery, interception) led an opportunistic Fenwick defense, which caused six turnovers in the first half. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]"I thought we ran the ball pretty well and we played very hard," DiCanio said. "We dropped four or five passes which we normally don't do. It's disappointing, but this game will help us learn to bounce back."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]During a season that has included signature wins over good teams like St. Rita, Loyola and Simeon, Fenwick now focuses on the Prep Bowl playoffs. The Friars will take on the winner of the Loyola-De La Salle game. Fenwick defeated both of these conference foes during the regular season. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]"We'll find out how we respond for the next game," DiCanio added. "Now, it's just play football, have fun and see what the season holds."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Beginning next season, the Friars will switch to a more suitable division in the Catholic League. Fenwick will reside in the White Division, along with St. Laurence, St. Ignatius, Bishop McNamara, and De La Salle. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]"We had to find a way to make it fair for the smaller schools, while remaining competitive," said Fenwick Athletic Director and Catholic League President Mike Curtin. [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]
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11/01/06
More on his decision to visit Minnesota. Will visit Ohio State on Dec. 1st and ND on Dec. 8th.
11/01/06
More on his decision to visit Minnesota. Will visit Ohio State on Dec. 1st and ND on Dec. 8th.
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Taking Public to the public
Robeson, Hubbard out to make cases
By Bob Sakamoto
Tribune staff reporter
Published November 2, 2006, 8:41 PM CST
Brandon Green and Robert Hughes are ready to carry the banner of the Public League deep into the state playoffs.
For anyone who doubts them?brace yourself for a little football attitude.
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"When people doubt us, it makes us feel like we're not doing our jobs," says Green, a multitalented receiver/defensive back who will lead Robeson (10-0) into Saturday's Class 5A second-round game at Dixon (7-3).
"Give Robeson some respect, or we'll have to prove you wrong."
Hughes headlines a Hubbard team with seven Division I prospects that is beginning to justify lofty preseason prognostications.
The 6-foot, 225-pound running back rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns in sparking Hubbard to a first-round 28-20 comeback victory over Fenwick in overtime.
"After going to the semifinals last year, we realize the seriousness of the competition," says Hughes, who has scheduled official visits to Notre Dame, Ohio State and Minnesota in December.
"Beating a good Catholic League team like Fenwick shows you have to capitalize on their mistakes and not make as many on your end."
The 6A playoffs get even tougher for Hubbard (8-2), which travels Saturday to Geneva (9-1) and will face 6-7 quarterback Shaun Ratay.
"Geneva has a great team that knows how to run the ball," says Hughes, who has rushed for more than 1,300 yards and scored 14 touchdowns.
"They have a great quarterback and play hard-nosed football. But it's all on us not to beat ourselves. We're trying to get back to the semifinals, and hopefully improve on last year."
Green is being touted as one of the top juniors in the nation and has accepted an invitation to watch the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in January in San Antonio along with other top-rated juniors nationwide.
The 6-0, 175-pound speedster has caught 40 passes for 877 yards and 18 touchdowns.
He has nine interceptions?three returned for TDs?and has returned three punts for scores.
Green has 1,875 all-purpose yards and 24 total TDs.
"If we win state, then I guess people will say Robeson is a pretty good team," Green says.
"Robeson is the only Public League team to play for a state title (1982), and that's all we've been talking about."
Green has help from quarterback John Johnson (1,990 yards passing, 32 TDs), Northwestern-bound defensive back Charles Brown, linebacker Kent Bell and return specialist Anthony Polk?the Public League's 200-meter dash champion.
Meanwhile, Morgan Park (7-3) will be a 7A underdog to Plainfield South (10-0) Saturday at Gately Stadium.
The Mustangs rely on running back Antonio Ball and receiver Tafari Mahou along with an offensive line featuring William Seargant (6-3, 320), Abdullah Pratt (5-11, 330), John Hall (6-2, 270) and Edward Gibson (5-11, 260).
Their defense is led by interior linemen Xavier Stewart (6-3, 275) and Laino Harper (5-10, 260).
Taking Public to the public
Robeson, Hubbard out to make cases
By Bob Sakamoto
Tribune staff reporter
Published November 2, 2006, 8:41 PM CST
Brandon Green and Robert Hughes are ready to carry the banner of the Public League deep into the state playoffs.
For anyone who doubts them?brace yourself for a little football attitude.
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"When people doubt us, it makes us feel like we're not doing our jobs," says Green, a multitalented receiver/defensive back who will lead Robeson (10-0) into Saturday's Class 5A second-round game at Dixon (7-3).
"Give Robeson some respect, or we'll have to prove you wrong."
Hughes headlines a Hubbard team with seven Division I prospects that is beginning to justify lofty preseason prognostications.
The 6-foot, 225-pound running back rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns in sparking Hubbard to a first-round 28-20 comeback victory over Fenwick in overtime.
"After going to the semifinals last year, we realize the seriousness of the competition," says Hughes, who has scheduled official visits to Notre Dame, Ohio State and Minnesota in December.
"Beating a good Catholic League team like Fenwick shows you have to capitalize on their mistakes and not make as many on your end."
The 6A playoffs get even tougher for Hubbard (8-2), which travels Saturday to Geneva (9-1) and will face 6-7 quarterback Shaun Ratay.
"Geneva has a great team that knows how to run the ball," says Hughes, who has rushed for more than 1,300 yards and scored 14 touchdowns.
"They have a great quarterback and play hard-nosed football. But it's all on us not to beat ourselves. We're trying to get back to the semifinals, and hopefully improve on last year."
Green is being touted as one of the top juniors in the nation and has accepted an invitation to watch the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in January in San Antonio along with other top-rated juniors nationwide.
The 6-0, 175-pound speedster has caught 40 passes for 877 yards and 18 touchdowns.
He has nine interceptions?three returned for TDs?and has returned three punts for scores.
Green has 1,875 all-purpose yards and 24 total TDs.
"If we win state, then I guess people will say Robeson is a pretty good team," Green says.
"Robeson is the only Public League team to play for a state title (1982), and that's all we've been talking about."
Green has help from quarterback John Johnson (1,990 yards passing, 32 TDs), Northwestern-bound defensive back Charles Brown, linebacker Kent Bell and return specialist Anthony Polk?the Public League's 200-meter dash champion.
Meanwhile, Morgan Park (7-3) will be a 7A underdog to Plainfield South (10-0) Saturday at Gately Stadium.
The Mustangs rely on running back Antonio Ball and receiver Tafari Mahou along with an offensive line featuring William Seargant (6-3, 320), Abdullah Pratt (5-11, 330), John Hall (6-2, 270) and Edward Gibson (5-11, 260).
Their defense is led by interior linemen Xavier Stewart (6-3, 275) and Laino Harper (5-10, 260).
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Haaaang on Sloopy, Sloopy Hang on!! O.. H.. I.. O.
uch has been talked about Wilson and Brent... but where do we stand with him?
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