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WR James Louis (transfer to FIU)

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Atlantic coach Andre Thaddies said that high school players tend to feel pressure to commit earlier because they're fearful of a school offering another player their scholarship if they wait too long.

"An advantage might be to get the phone calls, the e-mails out of the way," Thaddies said. "But they don't always stop. As a matter of fact, sometimes it's worse because now [other schools] really do know that kid truly did get offered by Florida or Florida State, and now they're really interested."

Verbal commitments are non-binding. A player can change his mind before Signing Day, which Atlantic wide receiver James Louis already has done once before the season begins.

"My advice was, kick all the tires and compare oranges to oranges. Do your homework, check out all the schools," Thaddies said of Louis, who this summer switched his commitment from Florida to Ohio State. "He might change his mind [again] from July to January. Maybe he won't like that weather in Ohio in January. It can be a rude awakening."
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Eight of Palm Beach County's Super 11 prospects verbally committed before senior year began -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
 
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"He might change his mind [again] from July to January. Maybe he won't like that weather in Ohio in January. It can be a rude awakening."
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Yup. Straight from the January Florida playbook. This is why I wish college football had an early signing period. The late negative recruiting by some schools is ugly and predictable.
 
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westbuck04;1529727; said:
It's not like he'll have to play in cold weather in the NFL or anything...
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I loved Bill Conley's response to that question during the St. Thomas Aquinas game on ESPN. The play-by-play guys asked him, when he used to be involved with recruiting with OSU and a player was concerned about coming north from Florida to play in the cold what would he tell him. He responded with something like "If Green Bay drafts you will you tell them no thanks?"
 
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Chris Dunkley (2 TDs) stars as Pahokee stops Atlantic
Saturday, September 05, 2009
by Jason Lieser

PAHOKEE ? It did not take long for wide receiver Chris Dunkley to win over his new fans in Pahokee.

Dunkley, who transferred from Royal Palm Beach during the off-season, was unstoppable in the second half and the top-ranked Blue Devils christened Anquan Boldin Stadium on Friday night with a 13-6 win over Atlantic.

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Pahokee's complete performance on defense was part of the problem. The Blue Devils pressured Leal on nearly every pass and their defensive backs rarely allowed Mireles or James Louis to separate long enough for a reception.

Leal completed 13 of 28 passes for 131 yards. Louis had one catch.

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Chris Dunkley (2 TDs) stars as Pahokee stops Atlantic | pbgametime.com
 
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ESPN: Mark Leal to James Louis connection continues to produce for Atlantic


Sep. 18
James Louis, WR
Delray Beach, FL
Atlantic Community H.S.

Scouts Grade: 81
ESPN150 Rank: 82
Position Rank: 14
Mark Leal to James Louis connection continues to produce for Atlantic

Under Armour All-American wide receiver James Louis, a future Buckeye, caught five passes for 105 yards (21 average) and two touchdowns in Atlantic's (Delray Beach, Fla.) 33-0 shutout of Boynton Beach (Fla.).

Three-star quarterback Mark Leal, headed to Virginia Tech, threw for 268 yards and five scores.

The performances by Leal and Louis were overshadowed by ugly parking lot fight which forced the game to be stopped with seven minutes remaining, the Sun-Sentinel reports.
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Sun Sentinel: Atlantic High game cut short by parking lot fights

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Leal, who has made a verbal commitment to Virginia Tech, served notice that he might have another stellar performance when he hooked up with senior wide receiver James Louis on a 28-yard touchdown pass on Atlantic's first possession.

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Leal and Louis teamed up again on Atlantic's first possession of the third quarter when Leal lofted a perfectly thrown pass and Louis stretched out to make an outstanding catch in the back of the end zone.

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Sad story...

A football game between Atlantic and Boynton Beach ended early because of multiple fights between spectators at Atlantic High's stadium Thursday night. -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

DELRAY BEACH - Shortly after the quarterback threw a final touchdown pass, police covered a fighting crowd in pepper spray around the parking lot of Atlantic High School's football stadium.

Dozens of people were fighting inside the stadium and it poured into the parking lot mid-way through the fourth quarter Thursday night as Atlantic was beating rival Boynton Beach 33-0.

Up to 10,000 fans filled the stadium but it wasn't team rivalry that caused the fight, police and coaches said. Police said the fight may have been related to another rivalry -- gangs.

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Louis finished with 5 catches for 105 yards...
 
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