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Tracy Sprinkle named All-Ohio Co-Defender of the Yea
By TIM BIELIK
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MORNING JOURNAL/SAM GREENE Elyria?s Tracy Sprinkle, right, was named the All-Ohio Co-Defender of the Year by the Associated Press on Monday. Sprinkle is headed to Ohio State.

Elyria defensive end and future Ohio State Buckeye Tracy Sprinkle continues to add to his postseason accolades after the Associated Press named him the 2012 Division I Co-Defensive Player of the Year.

He was named the D-I Northeast Ohio All-Lake District Defensive Player of the Year and won the Lorain County Golden Helmet award earlier this month.

?It?s another great accolade in my life,? Sprinkle said. ?Right after I heard it, I said a prayer just thanking God, thanking him for all of his blessings. It feels wonderful.?

Sprinkle, one of the stars of a Pioneers team finished 7-3 this season, shared the award with Cincinnati Moeller?s Shane Jones and Austintown Fitch?s Billy Price, who will also go to OSU along with Sprinkle.

?That?s a great thing knowing we?ve got some top guys in Ohio going down to Columbus,? Sprinkle said. ?I feel we can get down there and get after it early.?

Sprinkle had 19 sacks and 103 tackles as a senior. He will enroll at Ohio State in January.

Joining Sprinkle on the first-team All-Division I was teammate Connor Kamczyc and Avon Lake defensive back Jimmy Hessel. Elyria?s Dan Ratliff was a third-team selection, and Avon Lake?s Kyle Kuhar and Lorain?s Aaron Neal each received special mention.

Sprinkle felt a couple of his teammates besides Kamczyc and Ratliff were snubbed from the list.

?I feel personally that we had a lot of other guys that should have been on the list,? he said. ?It?s a great thing knowing that my fellow friends Danny and Connor made it. I knew Connor had a great season also. He?s only a junior, too. So I feel he has a bright future. And a lot of our guys for our team have a bright future as well.?
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http://www.ohioprepzone.com/morningjournal/results.asp?ID=4726
 
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stowfan;2268916; said:
I just looked at our recruiting class on Scout. They have Sprinkle listed as a 3 star recruit. This is really an odd one as he is first team all state, and co-defensive player of the year in division l. :crazy:


http://www.toledoblade.com/HighSchool/2012/11/26/AP-names-Div-I-II-All-Ohio-football-teams.html
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I've thought that for a while now. He's very under the radar and I'm not sure why, put up some great numbers, 103 tackles, 19 sacks, 11 tackles for loss and four forced fumbles all while being Co-D1 Defensive POY.
 
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starBUCKS;2268924; said:
I've thought that for a while now. He's very under the radar and I'm not sure why, put up some great numbers, 103 tackles, 19 sacks, 11 tackles for loss and four forced fumbles all while being Co-D1 Defensive POY.
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The chicken taco also made first team, and he's 4 stars?
 
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stowfan;2268916; said:
I just looked at our recruiting class on Scout. They have Sprinkle listed as a 3 star recruit. This is really an odd one as he is first team all state, and co-defensive player of the year in division l.
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Sounds like he will be hindered neither by fame nor fortune, aided by chips on both shoulders. I think James Laurinaitis had three stars.

Perhaps it was because he did not play the recruiting game?
 
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stowfan;2268916; said:
I just looked at our recruiting class on Scout. They have Sprinkle listed as a 3 star recruit. This is really an odd one as he is first team all state, and co-defensive player of the year in division l. :crazy:


http://www.toledoblade.com/HighSchool/2012/11/26/AP-names-Div-I-II-All-Ohio-football-teams.html
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Probably doesn't go to camps or other evaluation hotspots where most recruits tend to get their higher stars. Kind of like what happened with Jamal Marcus
 
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Ohio State recruit Tracy Sprinkle of Elyria headlines The Plain Dealer?s 2012 football defensive All-Star team
Tim Rogers, Tim Warsinskey and Joe Maxse, The Plain Dealer, December 27, 2012

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Elyria's Tracy Sprinkle, a 6-foot-5, 256-pound defensive end, recorded 19 sacks and 11 other tackles for lost yardage in 10 games this past season. - (Joshua Gunter, The Plain Dealer)

FOOTBALL ALL-STAR TEAM -- DEFENSE

All the signs are right for Tracy Sprinkle.

Sprinkle stopped by Elyria High to say his good-byes on Dec. 21.

On Jan. 6 he will leave for Ohio State. On Jan. 7 he will begin taking classes. On Jan. 8 he will begin weight room workouts with his future teammates. By August he hopes to have a spot on the roster secured.

As an off-the-field mirror to his playing style, things will move fast for Sprinkle, who has been chosen as The Plain Dealer's Football Defensive Player of the Year.

"They told me they recruit players to play, not to redshirt," Sprinkle said of his discussions with the OSU coaching staff. "I take that as a good sign. Plus, they wanted me there early. That's another good sign."

Sprinkle, a 6-foot-5, 256-pound defensive end who, in 10 games, used his agility and quickness to record 19 sacks and 11 other tackles for lost yardage, admitted it will be difficult to put Elyria in his rear view mirror. He intends to return often.

"It's the people," he said. "People outside don't realize how many great people are in this city. Elyria is a small city, but it's full of a lot of great people. And, there is a lot of talent here, too."

At OSU, Sprinkle will hook up with former teammate Chase Farris, who is in his second year with the Buckeyes as a two-way lineman.

"That's another good thing," said Sprinkle, whose sack total was acknowledged as one of the top marks in the state. "Chase has been there. He knows what's going on and he'll be able to help me, teach me the ropes."

Sprinkle said he leaves Elyria with a feeling of accomplishment.

"I reached just about every goal I set for myself," he said, referring to being named as the state's Division I co-defensive player of the year this season. "The only thing I'm sorry about is not making the playoffs. I wanted to help my teammates do that. It would have been nice."

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

TRACY SPRINKLE

Elyria

Senior

Lineman

6-foot-5, 256 pounds

College: Ohio State recruit.

Notable: He was a constant presence in opposing backfields with 11 tackles behind the line of scrimmage on running plays and 19 sacks, one of the top marks in the state. This despite being double-teamed on nearly every down. He lived up to the preseason claim as the area's top defensive player, finishing with 103 tackles. He was named as the Division I co-defensive player of the year in Ohio.
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http://highschoolsports.cleveland.c...ealers-2012-football-defensive-all-star-team/
 
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MililaniBuckeye;2268973; said:
As were A.J. Hawk, Malcolm Jenkins, Santonio Holmes...they turned out to be alright. We know we're getting a great one in Tracy, and that's all that matters...
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Terry Glenn was a walk-on and Eugene Clifford was 5 stars. Moral of the story is who gives a rats ass about star ratings?
 
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