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QB/WR Terrelle Pryor ('10 Rose, '11 Sugar MVP)

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wadc45;680502; said:
I got to see quite a bit of film of Pryor...and the resemblance to Vince Young is uncanny. He is that good...and needs that much work to become more of a QB and less of an ATHLETE...same as Vince did when he was coming into college in '02.
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THEN :osu: is the answer. Troy Smith improvement from his freshman year to his heisman/senior year has to be the only proof he would need. He can follow greatness with his.

I can't remember any player improving like that. coaching
 
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Pryor just led his team to their first ever state championship appearance tonight as Jeannette won 28-7. In frigid temps, Pryor ran for 109 yards and 2 TD's on 18 carries, plus completed 7 of 15 passes for 163 yards, including a 69 yarder to put the game away.
 
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JEANNETTE 28, WILMINGTON 7
Jeannette QB Pryor does it all
Saturday, December 09, 2006
From staff reports
GREENSBURG - Terrelle Pryor ran for two touchdowns and threw for another as Jeannette blitzed Wilmington 28-7 at Hempfield Area High School in the PIAA Class AA West Championship last night.

Jeannette's defense limited Wilmington to just two first downs and 66 total yards.

Pryor, who totaled 107 rushing yards and 164 passing yards, scored on runs on 4 and 1 yards in the first half to build a 14-0 lead for Jeannette (15-0). The Jayhawks advance to next Saturday's PIAA Championship game against either Wilson Area or Wyomissing, who square off at 1 p.m. today in Bethlehem.


The speedy QB then tossed a 69-yard scoring pass to Davonte Shannon to produce a 21-0 lead in the third quarter.

David Bruno's 2-yard score gave Wilmington (14-1) limited hope in the final quarter, but Jordan Hall's 6-yard TD run iced it for Jeannette.

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Congrats Terrelle

Jeannette punches ticket to Hershey

By Paul Schofield
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Saturday, December 9, 2006

Not even an artic cold front could cool off the hottest football team in the west.

With temperatures hovering around 20, and the windchill in single digits, red-hot Jeannette (14-1) steamrolled over District 10 champion Wilmington (14-1), 28-7, on Friday night in a PIAA Class AA semifinal-round game at Hempfield's Bill Abraham Field at Spartan Stadium.

Jeannette punched its ticket to Hershey to play in the PIAA title game Dec. 16 against the winner of today's Wyomissing-Wilson game.

The WPIAL champions completely dominated the contest, outgaining the high-powered Wilmington attack, 429-64.

Junior quarterback Terrelle Pryor scored two touchdowns and passed for another, and Jeannette's defense shutdown Wilmington's 1,300-yard running back Chris Burns, who was limited to five yards on seven carries.

"We just had no offense," Wilmington coach Terry Verrelli said. "That was the difference in the game. They were good defensively because we couldn't block them. We were out of whack."

Wilmington's defensive plan was to contain Pryor and force him to throw. It didn't work. Pryor completed 6 of 14 passes for 163 yards. He also rushed for 107 yards on 22 carries.

"We're just playing at another level," Jeannette coach Ray Reitz said. "They're playing very well. We're very proud of them."

It was Pryor's arm that led Jeannette to the game's first score. Pryor connected on a 41-yard pass to Jerry Harris, who made a leaping catch on Jeannette's second possession of the game.

The long pass set up Pryor's first score of the game, a 6-yard run with 3:17 left in the opening quarter for a 7-0 lead.

Pryor said teams are finding out he's not the only weapon in the offense.

"They tried to take me away," Pryor said. "They really didn't rush and cut down the running athletes. We have too many athletes."

Reitz said if teams come in thinking that Terrelle is the only player, that's their fault.

"I'm glad people think that, because it opens up things for the other players," Reitz said. "We've got kids, and we're proud of how they are playing."

Two of those players were sophomore running backs James Derry (52 yards) and Jordan Hall (48 yards). The duo combined for 100 yards. Jeannette rushed for 266 yards.

Jeannette took a 14-0 lead midway through the second quarter when Pryor completed a 12-play, 59-yard drive with a 1-yard plunge.

"If they're going to give us 20 seconds to throw, Terrelle's going to find someone open," Reitz said. "He learned to be patient."

Wilmington's offense had three possessions in the first half and gained only 11 yards. The Greyhounds didn't get their first touchdown until the first play of the fourth quarter.

Wilmington had a chance early in the second half to get back in the game. It recovered a Pryor fumble at midfield and blocked a punt and started a drive at the Jeannette 13-yard line.

But the Jeannette defense stood strong, led by linebackers Adam Lock, Jerry Harris, Davonte Shannon and Dayton Wolfe, and forced Wilmington to turn the ball over on downs.

Jeannette, then, put the game away driving 96 yards for a score, which came when Pryor tossed a 69-yard touchdown pass to Shannon to make it 21-0. Shannon, who had three catches for 96 yards, got behind the Wilmington secondary for the easy score.

Wilmington finally got on the scoreboard with 9:44 left when Shane Wagner's second interception of the game set up a 2-yard run by David Bruno to make it 21-7.

Jeannette tacked on another score with 3:33 left when Hall scored on a 6-yard run.

Reitz said the play of the offensive and defensive lines were the difference.

Senior Josh Westfall was forced to play tackle when Jason Marquis left the game in the first quarter with an ankle injury. Jeannette didn't miss a beat.

"I usually only play defense, but they needed me on offense, and I was ready to go," Westfall said. "We're coached well, and I know my assignments. We knew if we wanted to go to Hershey, we had to come together and we did that."

Verrelli said Jeannette was much better defensively than they anticipated.

"We couldn't throw the ball or run the ball," Verrelli said. "That's not a good combination. I thought our defense played well enough to win."
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Jeannette quarterback Terrelle Pryor eludes Wilmington Area defenders David Bruno and Jake Reiber on a 66-yard run during the fourth quarter of the PIAA Class AA semifinal at Coach William Abraham Field at Spartan Stadium in Greensburg on Friday.
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The guy I would love Pryor to strike up a bond with is Kenny Tate...

Both rumored to be have bucks in great shape and both are looking to try hoops in college and they could be a great QB/WR combo on the football field.

If we could land those two to go along with the 4 lineman, anything else on offense is gravy and snab some highly ranked lbs and some DT's and it will be a small but great class...
 
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Quick snippet on Pryor:

A recent surge in basketball in western PA has led to many top athletes to get recruiting interest in both basketball and football. TERRELLE PRYOR of Jeannette is the most famous example, but JONATHAN BALDWIN of Aliquippa, MIKE SHANAHAN of Norwin and KALEB RAMSEY of Laurel Highlands are also in that group.
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wadc45;688523; said:
I had sweatshirts from a couple of different schools when I was in high school.
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As did I... Let's not forget the Rico McCoy fiasco from a couple of years ago either... Clothing is often just that, clothing...

There is definite interest from Pryor's side, but not because he is wearing a tOSU sweatshirt... This one will be a fight guys. He's been to most PSU home games the last couple of years. What we have going for us is that he's thinking about picking a school for both football and basketball, and we clearly have the edge there... We'll have to work hard for this one...
 
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