High school football: All-Blade offense
11/14/2000Dusty Aldrich
SCHOOL: McComb
CLASS: Junior
SIZE: 6-1, 175
POSITION: Quarterback
SCOUTING REPORT: Completed 175 of 272 passes (64.3 per cent) for 3,014 yards and 44 TDs with 4 interceptions, playing in the fourth quarter just three times.
REMARKS: "We use four or five receivers, and he's gone against a lot of blitzes and stunts, and he finds the open guy," coach Kris Alge said.
ALDRICH SAYS: "I can see things happen going up to the line, the defense they're in and what's going to be open."
Dave Mason
SCHOOL: Gibsonburg
CLASS: Senior
SIZE: 5-11, 215
POSITION: Running back
SCOUTING REPORT: Capped an outstanding career with 2,203 rushing yards and 172 points in 11 games. Mason ran for 5,985 yards in his career, tied for fifth all-time in Ohio.
REMARKS: "Dave is just a well-rounded human being," coach Tom Peiffer said. "Everything he does, he does with the ultimate effort."
MASON SAYS: "It's just been great. When I started off as a freshman, I didn't expect to accomplish these things."
B.J. Gall
SCHOOL: St. Francis
CLASS: Senior
SIZE: 5-7, 151
POSITION: Running back
SCOUTING REPORT: Gall won the City League rushing title with 1,416 yards on 226 carries (6.3 average) and scored 15 TDs.
REMARKS: "He's quicker than people give him credit for and he has great vision for finding holes and cutback lanes," coach Dick Cromwell said.
GALL SAYS: "You've got to have the passion to stick it out. When you have that in your heart, you don't feel the pain until after the game."
Drushaun Humphrey
SCHOOL: Rogers
CLASS: Junior
SIZE: 6-3, 232
POSITION: Running back
SCOUTING REPORT: Offered a scholarship to Ohio State at a football camp last summer, Humphrey has been clocked at 4.43 in the 40-yard dash. He rushed 129 times for 1,107 yards (8.6 average) and scored 19 TDs in 10 games.
REMARKS: "Dru has the most God-given ability of any athlete I've seen around Toledo," coach Rick Rios said.
HUMPHREY SAYS: "I try to make big plays all the time. I need to run more north and south."
Pete Lepley
SCHOOL: Bellevue
CLASS: Senior
SIZE: 6-1, 190
POSITION: Wide receiver
SCOUTING REPORT: A quarterback's dream. He's a big target with exceptional speed and great, reliable hands.
REMARKS: "He was first team All-Ohio as a junior," coach Ed Nasonti said. "He's gone above and beyond our expectations this season."
LEPLEY SAYS: "It's all worked out for me. All the drills we've done to learn how to get open have paid off."
Rob Carmony
SCHOOL: Woodward
CLASS: Senior
SIZE: 5-9, 185
POSITION: Wide receiver
SCOUTING REPORT: With deceptive speed and agility, he attacks balls thrown his way. Carmony led the City League with 44 catches for 950 yards, including nine receptions for 240 yards against CL-champ Rogers.
REMARKS: "He's not the fastest
guy, but he knows how to get
open," coach Mel Minnfield said.
CARMONY SAYS: "I run good patterns and I just go to the ball when it's in the air."
Tarell Baldwin
SCHOOL: Waite
CLASS: Senior
SIZE: 6-41/2, 335
POSITION: Offensive line
SCOUTING REPORT: An outstanding drive blocker at tackle, Baldwin often simply overpowered opposing linemen. And, he's a 3.56 student.
REMARKS: "When we needed yards, we went behind Tarell," coach Charlie Delker said. "He rarely misses a block."
BALDWIN SAYS: "I've got good feet from playing basketball, and I've got a lot of heart. I try to take advantage of my intelligence and find the easy way to make a block."
Joel Summersett
SCHOOL: Otsego
CLASS: Senior
SIZE: 6-4, 230
POSITION: Offensive line
SCOUTING REPORT: Moved to guard after two years at center, Summersett excelled with his combination of size, agility and intelligence. Recruited by Toledo, BGSU and Kent.
REMARKS: "Joel has done whatever we have asked the past three seasons," coach Dan Cocke said. "He's a tremendous leader."
SUMMERSETT SAYS: "I'm pretty quick for my size and, with four years experience, I know how to block."
Ryan Fitzgerald
SCHOOL: Perkins
CLASS: Senior
SIZE: 6-2, 265
POSITION: Offensive line
SCOUTING REPORT: Was top
blocker for top-ranked Perkins, which won the Division IV state title last year, won 26 games in a row and averaged 410 yards per game.
REMARKS: "We run the ball a lot and he's the guy we count on when we need key yards," coach Rock Farlow said.
FITZGERALD SAYS: "What makes me look good are the good backs behind me. As long as I use good technique, they find the holes."
Brant Carroll
SCHOOL: Anthony Wayne
CLASS: Senior
SIZE: 5-10, 230
POSITION: Offensive line
SCOUTING REPORT: Relies on quickness and steady footwork to get job done.
REMARKS: "He's a great high school pulling guard. He's very athletic, has good feet and is very physical," coach Craig Smith said.
CARROLL SAYS: "I was all-league, all-district and all-state honorable mention last year. I just tried as hard as I did last year."
Ed Severhof
SCHOOL: Lake
CLASS: Senior
SIZE: 6-1, 210
POSITION: Offensive line
SCOUTING REPORT: An excellent blocker, especially as a pulling guard, Severhof was top player for 8-3 Lake squad. An even better defensive player, he started four years at line-
backer and had over 500 career tackles.
REMARKS: "He's one of the premier linemen in the SLL," coach Jim Kubuske said.
SEVERHOF SAYS: "They throw so many different defenses at you, it makes every game an adventure trying to stop it."
Juan Romero
SCHOOL: Perkins
CLASS: Senior
SIZE: 5-9, 165
POSITION: Kicker
SCOUTING REPORT: Has hit 54 of 60 PATs and is 5-for-8 on field goals with a long of 51 yards. Twenty-five times has pinned opponents inside the 20 on kickoffs.
REMARKS: "We're a ball-control offense, so to constantly have the advantage of good field position is such a bonus," coach Rick Farlow said.
ROMERO SAYS: "Practice, my holder and my snapper, those are the main things that have helped me out," Romero said.