ALL-STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HONORS (First Team only) Miles Fox: Quarterback: 1926: Ernie Lewis . Lauderdale.). Ron Rummel was probably one of the greatest high school quarterbacks of all time. They finished the season ranked 2nd by Max Preps and 1st by USA today. The consensus national champion Pittsburgh Panthers team had two first-team honorees: Tony Dorsett and middle guard Al Romano. But up pops "Little Stretch," Claude, and it is the same grief all over again. 1976 ABCA/Rawlings High School All-America Teams About Rawlings Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. is an innovative manufacturer and marketer of sporting goods worldwide. Tim Hudak, yes some of Iggy teams were great but as a Canton Mckinley Bulldog fan for well ovr 50 years i think the Pups finally got their due with one 1997 being fifth best all time!! Whats neat is to personally see LHS Coach Bill Castle from the 1970s continually produce top-quality teams at a PUBLIC high school without recruiting. Given the long storied history of High School football in PA, I find it hard to believe only one team in PA history made the list! David would go on to star at Nebraska where he would break their school record for most tackles. Several top . During that streak they boasted numerous NFL and division 1 prospects. The game cost McKinley a key player, LB Rashan Hall (who tore the MCL in his right knee and was lost for the year). With the nickname Dreadnaught's one could expect the school and fan base to have pretty crazy traditions, this assumption would be correct. Kamehameha allowed 17 points in a season-opening loss to Leilehua and then gave up 40 to Iolani to drop to 1-2. He had a big senior season in 2001 with 3,300 passing yards and 33 touchdowns. Sophomore and future NFL pro bowler TJ Ward wasn't good enough to play a down the Spartans that year. Consensus All-America Teams (1970-1979) | College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference Baseball Football (college) Basketball (college) Hockey Futebol Blog Stathead Questions or Comments? Sharp-eyed readers who see an error or a missing recordcan contact Texas Football managing editor Greg Tepper. Would have beaten anyone on your listno doubt about it. Seven players went on to star at the University of Florida, they become known as the Gator Naughts. Defense tackle John Brown overwhelmed opponents and originally signed with Tennessee before his grades forced him the junior college route. There has been much debate about the greatest football team in the history of Texas. The future five time NFL pro bowler was unstoppable to say the least. They pulled out a close 21-15 win over Jones in the semi-finals. The prep school circuit has given birth to new teams that are loaded, with out of town talent. Black was an intimidating presence on defense, later he played 3 years in the NFL with Tampa Bay. Duane Lewis, 5-11, 180, fullback played at Jackson State. Foster was a top 40 player nationally and recruited by a bevy of big time programs. People ask me all the time: What made you guys so much better than everybody else? Faust signed Moeller's best player off the 1982 team, Parade All-American running back Hiawatha Francisco. Taylor organized the North-South All Star games, which were held in Kentucky. They may have had the greatest rushing attack in high school football history. Linebacker Steve Wilks was a hard hitting linebacker for the Lakeland. Dick played American Legion Baseball for 3 years and played in the All-Star Game at Briggs Stadium. Go Dreadnaughts! beat kent state university in a scrimmage 40 to 0. kent state won their conference that year. De La Salle hadnt lost since Dec. 4, 1991. The future Gators would later prove to be a serious contributors to Florida's championship runs of the late 2000s. 2 Southlake (Texas) Carroll. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Vigor became the first team to win back to back championships in Alabama's largest classification since 1976. Jackson had an unbelievable season. Texas High School Football Record Book Dave Campbell's Texas Football maintains the state's most widely respected and cited Texas high school football record book. 1934 Canton McKinley Bulldogs After that, from 1947-1955 All-State teams were selected by Associated Press and United Press International. Perhaps their greatest weapon was their star studded running game. For a listing of all prep football all-star teams over the years that have been posted, click here. All-Metropolitan, headline a contingent of rim-benders and sharpshooters on The Washington Post's 1977 All-Met team. Like others on the list, they won all their games by a pretty good margin. Newspapers.com makes these newspapers available for the purpose of historical research, and is not responsible for the content of any newspapers archived at our site. There he was an All-American nose guard, before he spent 4 years playing pro football. He also racked up 1,328 yards on the ground to go along with 18 touchdowns. Services such as National Sports News who rated high school football for decades before USAToday/ESPN,regarded one of the Valdosta GA teams, possibly their 1962 squad, and one of the Massilon Ohio teams ,possibly the 1940 squad, as the best teams ever. STATE TEAM HISTORY Ladies - 1971 Capt Morrison, Mrs JB "Sis" San Antonio 1 Coleman, Brenda Waco 2 Bennet, Jo Ann Lufkin 3 Anderson, Lupe Dallas 4 Goukas, Barbara Houston 1972 All State Teams Open First - 1972 Open Second - 1972 Capt Pope, Ricky Dallas Capt Davis, Willaim Houston 1 Johnson, Jack San Antonio 1 Clark, John Abilene 2 Killian, Tito San Antonio 2 Alexander, John Mineral Wells 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. They also played St. Thomas Aquinas a national power from Florida. 1 team in the country, Northwestern traveled to No. The top . Maybe. He was so outstanding at Allen that he was invited to the ESPYs during his senior season. O-Pee-Chee Tony Esposito Ice Hockey Sports Trading Cards,; O-PEE-CHEE 1969 Hockey Trading Cards,; O-Pee-Chee Phil Esposito Ice Hockey Sports Trading Cards, #8) Miami Northwestern Senior High School (Florida) 2007 Northwestern has a tradition that is among the best in the nation. Look at what they did vs some of their competition. Comments have to be approved before showing up, Good Old Boys - Jason Williams & Randy Moss, 10 Greatest High School Basketball Teams of All Time, Best Playground Basketball Courts in America. Roosevelt Patterson, a 1988 All-State lineman for Vigor, "I don't think there's a team that compares to our team. 1978-79. The 1976 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1976. Fairview. Springdale High (AR) 2005 They blew through the most difficult leave in the nation (Catholic League in OC) and also beat a few team that were and still finished nationally ranked teams like Bishop Gorman, IMG Florida, and Bosco out of SoCal. Debate between the two best teams Ohio ever produced always starts and end with McKinley 1997 vs Moeller Cincinnati 1976. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Goro . The referee then must retrieve the ball from the third row of the stands. 1940 massillon tigers were national champions that year . Austin Barron who signed with Florida Sate, was a bruiser on the inside line for Aquinas. Larry Goodman, Class of 1962. State & National Champs. Drop us a comment and let us know who we missed. Please let us know if you have any questions, comments or concerns. Change year? Jackson was taking the Panthers to the Maryland State Class B Tournament. The Bulldogs generally depressed their opponents, in their first six games they beat Akron Garfield, GlenOak, Jackson, Mentor, Glenville and Central Catholic by a combined score of 314-31. Led by future NFL pro bowl twins Maurkice and Mike Pouncey, the two obliterated defensive lines. Aquinas thrived under intense national competition and a reasonable amount of travel. Greatest High School Football Teams of All Time . Florida, like Texas, Ohio and California, is an outstanding high school football state - and 1976 could be better than ever. The team had another big time weapon in two way starter Demetrius Williams. Center Cody Wheeler, a future Texas Tech signee sured up the o-line. Their point and turnover differential was among the best of all time. The Warriors swept top honors on the All-State team with David Hughes edging out Radfords Homer Jones, Pac-Fives Lia Moevao and Warriors teammate Keoni Jardine for back of the year honors. The team faced multiple court hearings with the Texas state legislator, the hearings would determine if they would be eligible to continue playing. There is no doubt this Allen team is among the best in Texas state history. Besides the future Hurricane players, the Bulls had plenty of talent. 1976 Tim Koegel, . The 42-28 score was the closest any team would get to upsetting Aquinas all season. Best was Gordon Bell (Michigan) and Elmo Boyd (Eastern Kentucky) Both were in NFL. In college basketball the talent spread across teams has always been very disparate. In the semifinal they faced they're rival St. Ignatius, the game was a war. GA. QB. This column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors. 11 players named first team All Ohio. Not bad for a small country East Texas school. They throttled Skyline of Dallas, 31-3 in week 1. During that streak they boasted numerous NFL and division 1 prospects. My OHSAA Arbitersports. Many of the players would go on to decide future National titles in college. Still 15 seniors from that team earned FBS scholarships. Head coach McDaniels saw how a committed group of high school kids can achieve something special. #6) Carter High School (Dallas, Texas) 1988. The 6-foot-5 Jackson of Pain Branch and 6-8 Raiff of Eastern, both repeaters from last year's first-team. You should take a look at that teams stats & stars. He finished the game with 165 total yards and 4 touchdowns. Sophomore defensive end and future NFL superstar Joey Bosa made a significant impact at a young age. That record still stands 42 years later Nationwide and does not get the recognition it deserves. Future top 25 recruit nationally, wide recover Cameron Colvin only played occasionally for the team. Future Auburn Tiger Darrell "Lectron" Williams was named Mr. Football after rushing for 1,706 yards on 235 carries, before injuring his knee in the championship. Posted by Mike Lynch on February 14, 2019. Junior to Dennis Harrison, The Tennessean's 1970s All-Decade football team Mike Organ Nashville Tennessean Published. Do you have a blog? Future Notre Dame wide receiver Jalen Guyton, provided a reliable target and was a constant threat in the passing game. Future 4 time NFL pro-bowler James Brooks was a dynamo with the ball, quick but still strong enough to break tackles and stay on his feet. Ranked the No. Page 174. I also think this list of schools should be based on all time wins state titles,etc and even though hated Massillon has a little more than we do only two of their all time teams get mentioned honorably. They faced loaded national power St. Thomas Aquinas in the State Final. In 2010 they lost 4 future NFL players from the previous year and still had enough talent to win a national title. The only really competitive game Allen played was against DeSoto, which it won, 42-35. The speed and pure talent of Carter overwhelmed a schedule riddled with powerhouse opponents. Glad to see the 76 Warner Robins demons on this list! 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. They faced Odessa Permian in the final, as well as powerhouses Milby, Jones, Skyline and Westmount. Linebackers Cole Champion and Tyler Drake were also division 1 prospects. Prior to 1982 the following Newspapers and Agencies selected All-State Teams since 1916 when the first All-State team was chosen by the Birmingham News. This makes recruiting arguably the most important aspect of college basketball (ahead of even coaching). Might want to add last years 2017 consensus national champion Mater Dei High School. The Spartans finished the season undefeated and were able to push the streak forward. One of the best ground attacks ever, featured two future college standouts in the backfield. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Btw, Warner Robins is spelled with one B. Robert Davis was the coach;Doc Kirksey was a previous one. Clifton Abraham, a defensive back, played at Florida State and went on to have a three-year NFL career. Several media members argued that the Yates defense is the deciding factor for the discussion of best team in Texas history. 1971 parade all american football team. Future West Virginia running back Daquan Hargett was featured at running back and recorded over 880 yards and 12 touchdowns. In 1966, a sixth five-man unit was added. Juniors Chan and Erik Sandie were both Division I recruits on the offensive line. An overly complicated list to research and judge. He was quoted as saying Carter was the best team because of its exceptional speed on defense. D.W. Rutledge head coach of Judson high lost to Carter in the 1988 final also thinks that Carter was the best team of the 80s. ET. Most sports fans have heard of the infamous 151 game winning streak by De La Salle High School in Concord, California. 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. He went on to start at Notre Dame for three years, before staring in the NFL for 5 years. ET on Saturday, Jan. 8. This year's chief of staff, Mark (The General: Clark certainly did his part - 23 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and two blocked shots - in leading the Yellow Jackets to another (ho hum!) akron u cancelled their scrimmage after KSU lost. "When I get to college, I want to be a complete player," said Ratiff. Also Ed Beverly who starred at WR for SF 49ers. Linebacker Sean Spence and lineman Marcus Forston, Ben Jones, Brandon Washington also signed with Miami. Over 20 players ended up playing division 1 football. They beat up Deerfield Beach 19-14, in Class 6A semifinals at the Orange Bowl. On the opposite side linebacker Christian Sam played an important role before going off to Arizona State. 1975. From 1916 to 1946, the "official" All-State teams were selected by Harry Martinez of the New Orleans Daily States. He averaged 16 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and three rejects per game. The tackle was the highest rated prospect the Spartans had. Here's some notes on the evolution of how the team was constituted: Some interesting notes on the history of the list: You'll notice that there's an additional tab on the High School All American's page, which will take you to a list of Chuck Taylor All-Americans from 1949 to 1956. The 2001 team exemplified everything the program was about. They played several supposed national powers in the pre-season. Dave CampbellsTexas Football maintains the states most widely respected and cited Texas high school football record book. 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 Alao had Randy Walker who was head coach at Miami, OH and Northwestern. A dime will get you a dollar that most of them will answer Kenny Matthews of Dunbar. Radford managed just 77 total yards against Kamehameha in the Prep Bowl. They went on to dominant the defending champs Odessa Permian, 37-0. Teams. 18 pts against