Destroyed Mooney in playoffs 48 to 0.Also beat Gahana 43 to 3 and had the 43 points midway through the third quarter. Brock was a standout on both sides of the line, and earned Parade All-America honors as a senior. But up pops "Little Stretch," Claude, and it is the same grief all over again. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Temple. The two widely recruited all-American forwards immediately added the popular stuff shot to their already filled bag of playground tricks and broke open many a game, not to mention a finger or two of an unwise defender looking to gain a reputation. McKinley's racehorse style of basketball earned it the Interhigh championship. This team was able to pull talent from across the nation, a clear advantage that most high schools dont have. College: Brock earned numerous honors during his four-year run at. 1975. Berry was able to get on the scoreboard shortly before halftime on a 6 yard touchdown pass, breaking a scoreless streak of 25 straight quarters for the defense. Besides the bevy of players that signed with Florida, 3 other players went on to play SEC football. He had a long list of division one schools after him. He performed even better in big games, racking up 365 yards rushing (14.6 yards per carry) and eight touchdowns in three postseason games. . Date: Saturday, Jan. 8. Top 10 ever? He averaged 16 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and three rejects per game. 1-ranked team in the area, T. C. Williams, raced unmercifully through Northern Virginia en route to a berth in the state tournament in Charlottesville this weekend. Id give the edge to Texas coaches just because they dont get to recruit every single position. The game cost McKinley a key player, LB Rashan Hall (who tore the MCL in his right knee and was lost for the year). After their 88 season the players were cult figures in their local community. In the contest, Rainey worked Aquinas with over 270 yards on the ground. Goro . Taylor organized the North-South All Star games, which were held in Kentucky. Stewart, OC Capitol Hill, Tackle Melrose Minton, Sayre, Guard James Harris, Duncan, Guard Don Presley, Ada, Guard Billy Farley, Altus, Guard They faced a bevy of legit challengers on their way to a state record 16 wins. Best high school team ever 1976 Cincinnati Moeller. most games starters played only 1st half entire offensive line picked 1st team UPI. In addition to Ricky Bell, the USC honorees were offensive tackle Marvin Powell, defensive end Dennis Thurman, defensive tackle Gary Jeter, and punter Glen Walker. In 1967, the list went back down to five five-man teams. Ki Aldrich. State & National Champs. They destroyed St. Thomas Aquinas 70-0 and then Massillon 27-14. He was outstanding, but despite his play, division 1 major colleges cited his size as a major concern. Lauderdale.). Among the teams discussed are 1988 Carter, 1985 Yates, 2015 Allen, 2006 Southlake, 1983 Daingerfield and Abilene 1956. Aquinas thrived under intense national competition and a reasonable amount of travel. While Eastern was losing more games (15-7) than it has lost in seven years, Ratiff was under tremendous recruiting pressure. Kickoff for the All-American Bowl is scheduled for 1 p.m. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. At the end of the year, there were efforts to get them together, but the high school associations squashed the idea. Northwestern won back-to-back state titles in 2006 and 2007. The New York Times as well as 120 other media outlets requested credentials for the game. Carters QB that year, Robert Hall, went on to a banner career at Texas Tech and is a member of the programs Hall of Fame. Nashville high school football all-decade 1970s team From E.J. The tough games strengthen their resume, all of the close games were against top 50 teams nationally. . Although they are allowed to pull talent from around the nation, they usually faced far stiffer competition than other powerhouse schools. The 1997 team featured three future NFL players, senior FB-LB Jamar Martin, senior TE-DE Kenny Peterson and junior RB-S Mike Doss, all of whom attended Ohio State after graduation. On the opposite side linebacker Christian Sam played an important role before going off to Arizona State. The 2010 team was back for revenge, off their 2009 state championship defeat. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received. The Louisiana Sports Writers Association has been selecting All-State teams since the 1956. Foster was a top 40 player nationally and recruited by a bevy of big time programs. All rights reserved. Seven Warriors made the first team with ILH runner-up Iolani landing five on the squad. Saginaw, Michigans 1973 Arthur Hill team should be among the greatest at 9-0 and unscored upon and Class A state champs. Dick played Football, Basketball and Baseball and was named to the All-Catholic Division Football Team as a senior. Roosevelt Patterson, a 1988 All-State lineman for Vigor, "I don't think there's a team that compares to our team. So ya, there star power was immense. Nov. 12, 2014 10:41 AM PT. I played in curtain raiser for Hawaii all-stars vs Beverly Hills superstars the night Pele played there when he was with the New York Cosmos at aloha stadiumye ha, Your email address will not be published. Star Quarterback Jacory Harris threw for 3,445 yards and 49 touchdowns as a senior. Dick Reich: Heisman Club: 1951: Mike Stubjlar: All-Academic: 1965: Jeremiah Young: Parade All-American: 2008 . Vigor received national recognition following the season and were named by ESPN as the 1988 high school national champions. Some of the top-remaining unsigned 2021 recruits have plans to kick off the new year with a bang. Led by junior running back and future NFL star Maurice Jones-Drew, the 5-7 bulldozer racked up 1,043 yards and 22 touchdowns on just 75 touches during the 2001 season (13.9 YPC). In a rivalry game they beat Kathleen High 29-26. Senior defensive tackle Casey Kunitomo was named the lineman of the year over Radford linebacker Joe Lavatai and Iolani guard Kelvin Ing. Linebacker Melvin Foster admitted that the team Even gave up girls. Womack racked up 1,467 yards on the ground as a senior in 1976. Tejan Koroma was a load on the offensive line, he would eventually suite up for BYU. A few division 1 prospects wound up being charged with robbery (more on that later) and their scholarships were pulled. 1976 Tim Koegel, . Paul Brown coach for cleveland browns and cincinnati bengals said his 1940 tigers could have beat his 1941 6-1-1 ohio state football team. Many analysts also point to the Lions potent offense which still holds the record for points scored in a season. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. "Twenty-two people, 11 on defense, 11 on offense and each a Division I talent. Sharp-eyed readers who see an error or a missing record can contact Texas Football managing editor Greg Tepper. Walker ranked second in the FBS in rushing with 1,636 yards to go with 18 rushing touchdowns. The 1976 Panthers went 12-0 and won the national championship. Defensive end Adrian Jackson 6-3, 210 was an excellent pass rusher before he went on to Auburn. The defensive team only gave up 18 points all season. Although the passing game wasn't chopped liver, no one in the state could contend with the pure power of the burly offensive line. China Spring vs. Argyle Liberty Christian, Community Connector School Program presented by Optimum, Mr. Texas Football Player of the Year Award, North Texas Dance Team Spotlight presented by Children's Health, San Antonio Inspirational Coach of the Week, San Antonio Student Trainer Program Spotlight, Texas Children's Training Staff Superstars Award. Defensive back Marcus Robertson was a standout corner for Aquinas before he went on to be drafted by the Rams. Defensive back and future Oregon Duck, Willie Glasper was a sophomore on the team. During the contest Vigor put on a display and assured their legacy as one of the best high school football teams to ever take the field. Ive coached at The Horseshoe, Ive coached in Ann Arbor, Ive coached in a playoff game in the NFL and Ive coached on Monday Night Football. They finished the number 1 ranked team by any media outlet that mattered. In the late 19th and early 20th century, many college and high school teams played against one another. He had played against 1985 Yates, lost to Carter in 1988, and lost twice to Permian in 1989. Completing an undefeated season they finished 1st in the ESPN national poll. Led by head coach Bob Ladicer, the Spartans didnt loose for over 12 years. AP, UPI, NEA,The Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly chose both first and second teams. The 6-7 scoring and rebounding machine, who may be better than his 6-8 brother, poured in 23 points per game and pulled down 15 rebounds per game. Their two most talent players ended up never playing in college or the NFL, mostly due to their criminal record. € . They also played St. Thomas Aquinas a national power from Florida. Coach Dan Hooks, whose West Orange-Stark team lost to Yates in 1985, agrees that Carter had the superior talent. Required fields are marked *. He played in the NFL for 5 seasons. 11 players named first team All Ohio. Led by future NFL pro bowl twins Maurkice and Mike Pouncey, the two obliterated defensive lines. He even made the winning touchdown catch in the state title game. Center Cody Wheeler, a future Texas Tech signee sured up the o-line. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. The Lancers' floor leader and leading scorer, Jay Atchison, called the best all-around player in Northern Virginia by many scouts and coaches, led his team to a 22-2 mark. Gregory appears to be moving in third gear until a pesky guard drives down the lane looking for an easy layup. Ohio State & National Champions Which brings me to a bit of a beef. The 1976 crop of prep football players closed down the Termite Palace. Contrary to what your stats say, at least two of these teams, Carter and Yates, were NOT named the national champion in the year you list. It took all 48 minutes for the Bulldogs to pull out the 20-19 victory. "When I get to college, I want to be a complete player," said Ratiff. Evans, a high school All-American, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on four armed robbery counts. A live telecast was available nationwide on DirecTV, and attendance at Veterans Stadium in Long Beach swelled to 17,321. PFN First-Team All-American Offense QB: Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh RB: Breece Hall, Iowa State RB: Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State WR: Jerreth Sterns, Western Kentucky WR: Jordan Addison, Pittsburgh WR: Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama Subscribers to the Star-Advertiser can search full-page archives going back two years for free (pages are not available on the archive for 30 days after publication) at Newspapers.com. "I like playing all the time," said Pitchford, a seond-team choice last year. Demarlo Rozier was that seasons County Player of the Year and Ben McDaniels finished as the schools career passing leader. Yates defense was known for their overwhelming speed, which suffocated every offense they faced. #4) Jack Yates (Houston, Texas) 1985 The 1985 Yates Lions were special, they finished 16-0 while racking up a record 659 points. (See Catholic schools including St. Thomas Acquinas, Ft. In college basketball the talent spread across teams has always been very disparate. This team went wire to wire as the number one ranked team in the nation. Those kids were there and ready to go each and every week. The talent level at Vigor was ridiculous, 11 players went on to play at mid major division 1 programs, while 9 played at major college football schools. An additional thank you to Mr. Fred Rogers who has helped update these results. The No. This week we dive into what a pro athletes eat. Oh, and Willie Anderson did NOT play on the 1988 Vigor Wolves team. With the individual awards out of the way, here are the Pro Football Network All-American Teams on offense. They were running backs Tony Dorsett of Pittsburgh and Ricky Bell of USC and defensive end Ross Browner of Notre Dame. Instead of flashy gimmicks De La Salle was simply more discipline and hard working than any team they ran into. Perhaps their greatest weapon was their star studded running game. Besides that game no other team came within 14 points. During his junior season he threw for 3,669 and 46 touchdowns. One local newspaper claimed that the linebacker injured 20 different players during his senior season. beat kent state university in a scrimmage 40 to 0. kent state won their conference that year. The consensus national champion Pittsburgh Panthers team had two first-team honorees: Tony Dorsett and middle guard Al Romano. Zeno Alexander, Darron Nash, Ronald Moore, Charles Price, Quinton Smith, James Goode, Larry Gill, Gregory Garrett, Kenneth Payne, Reginald Breggs and James Christian were all on the 1985 Chronicle All-HISD Team. The Entire defense returned from the season before. Numerous noteworthy unsigned recruits are set to announce their commitment decisions on Jan. 2 . AP, UPI, and NEA were all press organizations that polled writers and players. Radford managed just 77 total yards against Kamehameha in the Prep Bowl. Aldarius Johnson, Kendal Thompkins and Tommy Streeter were a nasty trio at wide recover, together they accounted for over 2,400 receiving yards and 38 touchdowns. Chad Adams accepted a scholarship at Arizona State as did Maayomi Olootu jr at Northern Illinois. 1956 Abilene Texas 14-0, 1961 Washington Massillon Ohio 11-0, 1969 Coral Gabels Florida 11-0, 1971 Valdosta Georiga, 1976 Archbishop Moeller Ohio, 1978 Spring Branch Texas, 1983 Daingerfield Texas 16-0, 1987 North Hills Pennsylvania, 1988 Pine Forest Florida, 1989 Crenshaw California, 1989 Odessa Permian Texas 15-0, 1990 Ruston Lousiana, 1991 Inglewood High California, 1992 Valdosta Georgia 14-0, 1994 John Tyler Texas, 1998 West Monroe Lousiana, 1999 Evangel Christian Lousiana, 1999 De La Salle California 13-0, 1999 Madison Central (Miss), 2001 Long Beach Poly California 12-1, 2003 Pine Bluff Arkansas 15-0, 2004 Colerain Ohio, 2005 Southlake Caroll Texas 16-0, 2006 Oaks Christian California, 2007 Miami Northwestern Florida 15-0, 2007 St. Xavier Ohio 15-0, 2008 Centennial California, 2010 South Panola Mississippi 14-0, 2011 Don Bosco Prep New Jersey 11-0, 2015 Katy Texas, 2016 Bishop Gorman Nevada 15-0. 1975 Parade All America High School Football Team (13th Annual) Boulder. AP, UPI, NEA, also listed numerous honorable mentions. For the year 1960, the NCAA recognizes six published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The junior nearly replicated his sophomore season with 1,472 rushing yards and 20 rushing TDs, and he became more of a threat out of the backfield . Not to mention Steve and Tim Campbell, Earl little brothers who were two of the hardest hitters to ever play football. It returned to 30 players in 2015, the final year of the Parade High School All-American team. Linebacker Tay Evans was leader of the defense, the future Sooner intimidated opponents and provided a pass rushing nightmare for offenses. That format remained in place until 1963, when a fifth five-man team was added. The players made ultimate sacrifices to ensure their path to success, "We gave up everything," running back Johnny Bailey said after the state championship game. Kevin Lee ended up catching passes at Auburn. Your email address will not be published. Taylor organized the North-South All Star games, which were held in Kentucky. Teams like that probably come along once in a lifetime. Farias Senior Classic, Mufi Hannemann Jamboree this weekend, Grit is golden for state-tournament semifinalists, Grit and growth: Moanalua's upset win over Mililani, Kamehameha completes girls basketball D-I state-tourney field, All that drama: the ILH's basketball tiebreaker maze. Alabama High School Football All State Team The Alabama Sports Writers Association has selected a High School Football All-State team each December since 1982. The straw that stirred the drink was two-way All-American Jesse Armstead. The Player of the Year Award was often shared. 2013-14. Le'Shai Maston, a running back, signed with Baylor and went on to play for five seasons in the NFL. That was the Class A Saginaw Arthur Hill HS. To access digitized newspapers from farther back all the way to 1840 subscriptions to staradvertiser.newspapers.com are available for $7.95 per month or $29.95 for six months. Would have beaten anyone on your listno doubt about it. For the more modern era of the game, we have compiled Recruiting Services Consensus Index Rankings back to 1998. honestly, the only reason people think these teams would dominate anybody is that they all come from larger cities. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. The playoffs were their own personal joke racking up nearing 200 points, while only giving up only 27 points. Jamar Taylor was a great addition to the running game before heading off to Alabama. If onw wants a lengthy argument, just stand among a group of Interhigh followers and ask "who is the best player in the league?" #2) Vigor (Prichard, Alabama) 1988 1988 Vigor was the greatest team the state of Alabama has ever produced. ET on Saturday, Jan. 8. Besides the future Hurricane players, the Bulls had plenty of talent. In 1966, a sixth five-man unit was added. Still 15 seniors from that team earned FBS scholarships. No foe got closer than 14 points. Paul Browns final season. The six selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1960 season are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (5) the Sporting News, and (6) the United Press International (UPI). Their monster schedule began with their first real test in St. Xavier of Cincinnati Ohio. That record still stands 42 years later Nationwide and does not get the recognition it deserves. They pulled out a close 21-15 win over Jones in the semi-finals. Its puzzling to me that how can the 2017 Santa Ana Mater Dei team be left off this list and not even considered? There he was an All-American nose guard, before he spent 4 years playing pro football. Gwynn Park's run-and-shoot army cpatured six Maryland State titles in 10 years.