• Follow us on Twitter @buckeyeplanet and @bp_recruiting, like us on Facebook! Enjoy a post or article, recommend it to others! BP is only as strong as its community, and we only promote by word of mouth, so share away!
  • Consider registering! Fewer and higher quality ads, no emails you don't want, access to all the forums, download game torrents, private messages, polls, Sportsbook, etc. Even if you just want to lurk, there are a lot of good reasons to register!

'08 PA ATH Cameron Saddler (Pitt signee)

WPIAL Class AAAA Roundup: Last-minute kickoff return lifts Gateway

Two of the lead exchanges occurred when Gateways' Cameron Saddler returned kickoffs 90 and 82 yards for touchdowns. He also had a 12-yard scoring run.

High School Football Notebook: Saddler's returns a kick for Gateway

Monday, September 24, 2007
By Mike White, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Gateway's Cam Saddler is getting close to a national record, but it's questionable if he will get many more chances to reach the mark.

Saddler, a senior, returned two kickoffs for touchdowns Friday against Norwin to give him seven for his career. He had five last year.

According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, the national record for most kickoff returns for touchdowns in a career is nine, set by Trevor Mote of Kingman, Ariz., from 1994-96.

Continued...
 
Upvote 0
WPIAL Class AAAA Roundup: Seneca Valley tops North Hills, to end long skids

Gateway 38, Woodland Hills 8

The visiting Gators raced to a 17-0 first-quarter lead and coasted to a Big East victory against their longtime tormentors.

Gateway (5-1, 2-0), No. 3 in the WPIAL, lost to Woodland Hills by three touchdowns each of the past two seasons and trails in the series, 16-5.

Leon Green scored two touchdowns, on a 55-yard pass from Robert Kalkstein and an 11-yard run, and Cam Saddler had two 2-yard scoring runs for the Gators. Green had three catches for 81 yards, Corey Brown three for 93, and Kalkstein was 7 of 15 for 160 yards.

Isaac McKenzie ran 3 yards for a score for the Wolverines (1-5, 1-1). Teammate Joe Shaffo was 14 of 28 for 163 yards, but was intercepted twice.
 
Upvote 0
Saddler scores 5 touchdowns in Gateway rout
By Pat Mitsch
FOR THE VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH
Saturday, October 20, 2007

It started with Saddler, who seemingly scored nearly every time he touched the ball. He accounted for five of Gateway's seven first-half touchdowns, and accumulated 235 multi-purpose yards, including two 74-yard punt returns for touchdowns. And a hold negated Gateway's first score, which just happened to be a 95-yard Saddler kick return.

"He's one of the better backs in the nation when he gets in the open field," Deal said.

Saddler scores 5 touchdowns in Gateway rout - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
 
Upvote 0
Pittsburgh Gazette

For the record -- not

Gateway's Cam Saddler took the opening kickoff against Fox Chapel Friday and returned it 95 yards for a touchdown. It was the eighth time Saddler returned a kickoff for a touchdown, which tied a national record.
After getting into the end zone, Saddler headed for the sideline, clutching the ball he was going to keep for a souvenir. Then he saw a yellow flag on the field. The play was called back for a block in the back.
"That record would've made for the article of the year, wouldn't it?" Saddler said. "That would've got someone a Pulitzer Prize.
"After the penalty, I just said, 'That's it. I quit.' No one is going to kick the ball to me after this."
Fox Chapel actually didn't kick the ball to Saddler. He had moved up to about the 30-yard line, anticipating a squib kick. Saddler said Fox Chapel kicked it over his head and he went and retrieved the ball at the 5.
Later in the game, Fox Chapel made the mistake of punting the ball twice to Saddler. He returned the punts 77 and 75 yards for touchdowns. That gave him 10 returns for touchdowns in the past two seasons -- seven on kickoffs and three on punts.
 
Upvote 0
Pitts Gazette

WPIAL Class AAAA: Gateway survives USC, 32-20
Gateway's Cameron Saddler rushes for 190 yards and two touchdowns, but his interception in the third quarter turns the game's momentum and pushes the Gators into the semifinals
Saturday, November 10, 2007
By Mike White, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
20071110lf_football04.1_330.jpg

Lake Fong / Post-Gazette
Gateway running back Cameron Saddler runs for extra yardage as Upper St. Clair's Steve Lias closes in during the first half of their WPIAL AAAA quarterfinal game at North Allegheny High School last night. (11/09/2007)





West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez was on the field before the game, exchanging pleasantries with coaches from both Gateway and Upper St. Clair. Under NCAA rules, Rodriguez couldn't talk to the team's players.
But that didn't stop Gateway's Cam Saddler from saying a few things to Rodriguez. During pregame warmups, Saddler, a kid never at a loss for words, inched his way toward Rodriguez at the 50-yard line and bounced on his toes back and forth in front of the college coach while delivering a message.
"He didn't talk to me," Saddler said. "But I told him, 'Rich, you go in that concession stand and get yourself a big hot cocoa, some popcorn and some potato chips, because I'm about to put on a show.'"
Saddler was true to his word, even if it was a late-starting show.



Cont...






:slappy:
 
Upvote 0
Back
Top