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February
2005 Football News Archive |
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Coach
Hoke Delivers Another Big Time Recruiting Class (02/02/2005) |
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FROM BALL STATE
SPORTS INFORMATION
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| MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball
State University has signed 20 student-athletes to national
letters of intent, according to Ball State head football coach
Brady Hoke. |
| "We are very
excited about this year’s recruiting class," Hoke says.
"We have signed 20 quality football players. We spent a lot
of time concentrating on increasing our overall team speed and
filling the needs of our football program. We signed players
from eight states and will continue to find quality
student-athletes from around the country. This is a recruiting
class we have very high hopes for as they begin their college
careers next fall. The coaching staff did an outstanding job of
targeting our needs and signing the individuals who best fit
those needs." |
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Ball State's 2005
Football Recruiting Class
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| Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
High
School |
Coach |
| Zach
Jones |
QB |
6'
7" |
215 |
Morris,
IL |
Morris |
Dan Darlington |
| Earned three letters in football for Coach Dan Darlington . . . helped team to a 13-1 overall record as a senior and a 25-3 career record . . . helped team to a 6-0 mark in the Suburban Prairie Conference and the league championship as a senior . . . helped team to a runnerup finish in the state playoffs as a senior . . . completed 105-of-201 passes for 1,460 yards with 15 touchdowns as a senior . . . all-conference and all-area as a senior . . . all-state second team as a senior . . . team captain in football as a senior . . . Personal: Son of Rodney and Missy Jones . .. two brothers . . . born in Morris, Ill. . . . full name is Zachary Wayne Jones. |
| Dante Love |
QB |
5'
10" |
170 |
Cincinnati,
OH |
Withrow |
Charles Gamble |
| Earned two letters in football for Coach Charles Gamble . . . helped team to a 10-1 overall record as a senior and a 16-5 mark in his two seasons . . . helped team to a 6-0 mark in the Southwest Ohio Public League and the league championship as a senior . . . threw for 2,094 yards with 20 touchdowns plus rushed for 970 yards and 14 TDs as a senior . . . City Offensive Player of the Year as a senior . . . all-city as a senior . . . All-Southwest Ohio District as a senior . . . selected to compete in the Ohio North-South All-Star Game and to the Ohio East-West All-Star Team . . . two-time Withrow Most Valuable Player . . . passed for over 3,700 yards with 37 touchdowns plus rushed for over 1,800 yards with 16 TDs in his career . . . Cincinnati Enquirer Division III Player of the Year . . . Personal: Son of Maxine Love . . . two brothers and two sisters . . . born in Cincinnati, Ohio . . . full name is Dante Love. |
| Jacolby Bond |
RB |
6'
0" |
210 |
Brownsville,
TN |
Haywood |
Bart Stowe |
| Earned three letters in football for Coach Bart Stowe . . . helped team to a 9-3 record as a senior and a 22-13 mark in his career . . . had 220 rushes for 1,463 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior . . . averaged 6.65 yards per rush as a senior . . . named to all-region team after helping Haywood to the regional championship . . . selected to compete in the Tennessee-Kentucky All-Star Game after his senior season . . . All-West Tennessee as a senior . . . rushed 701 times for 4,661 yards with 56 touchdowns in his career . . . the 4,661 rushing yards set a school career record . . . all-state as a junior and preseason all-state as a senior . . . all-region as a junior and senior . . . Personal: Son of Dianna Bond and Dennis Bond . . . one brother and one sister . . . related to Tony
Delk, a member of the National Basketball Association’s Atlanta Hawks . . . born in Jackson, Tenn. . . . full name is Jacolby Darnell Bond. |
| Chris Clancy |
RB |
6'
2" |
225 |
Plainfield,
IL |
Joliet
Catholic |
Dan Sharp |
| Earned three letters in football for Coach Dan Sharp . . . helped team to a 14-0 overall record and a second straight Illinois Class 5A State Championship as a senior . . . helped the Hillmen to a 9-0 mark in the East Suburban Catholic Conference as a senior . . . helped team to a No. 1 ranking in the state of Illinois and a No. 12 ranking in the nation in the final USA Today Poll . . . registered 132 rushes for 1,101 yards with 17 touchdowns as a senior . . . averaged 8.3 yards per carry as a senior . . . caught 10 passes for 137 yards and one touchdown as a senior . . . All-ESCC and All-Joliet Herald as a senior . . . tallied 288 rushes for 2,219 yards and 35 touchdowns in his career . . . averaged 7.7 yards per carry in career . . . caught 19 passes for 251 yards and three TDs in his career . . . two-time All-WJOL, All-Herald News and Tom Lemming Prep Football Report All-Area . . . owns a 3.1 grade-point average . . . Personal: Son of Mike and Rose Clancy . . . two brothers and two sisters . . . born in Longmont, Colo. . . . cousin of Tony Barker, who played football at the University of Arkansas . . . full name is Christopher James Clancy. |
| B.J. Hill |
RB |
5'
8" |
168 |
Lanham,
MD |
Riverdale
Baptist |
Kevin Wyatt |
| Played football for Coach Kevin Wyatt . . . rushed for 300 yards plus had 300 receiving yards in five games as a senior . . . scored 13 touchdowns as a senior . . . managed over 3,000 all-purpose yards and 23 TDs in his career . . . all-county second team as a junior . . . Personal: Son of Sheila Edelin . . . four sisters . . . born in Langley Park, Md. . . . full name is Billy Hill. |
| Corey McGee |
RB |
5'
11" |
186 |
Jackson,
MS |
Jackson |
Joey Hawkins |
| Earned three letters in football for Coach Joey Hawkins . . . also competed in track . . . Football: Helped team to an 11-1 record as a senior and a 32-4 mark in his career . . . helped team to state championships as a junior and a senior . . . rushed 170 times for 1,764 yards with 21 touchdowns as a senior . . . averaged 10.8 yards per rush as a senior . . . also managed 13 receptions for 325 yards as a senior . . . all-state and all-conference as a senior . . . named the Jackson Touchdown Club Player of the Year as a senior . . . named the Jackson County Most Valuable Player . . . rushed 401 times for 3,524 yards with 38 touchdowns in his career . . . caught 28 passes for 527 yards in his career . . . Personal: Son of Marvin and Sharron McGee . . . three sisters and one brother . . . born in Columbus, Miss. . . . full name is Corey A. McGee. |
| Nick Wedlow |
RB |
5'
9" |
185 |
Statesboro,
GA |
Statesboro |
Steve Pennington |
| Earned four letters in football for Coach Steve Pennington . . . helped team to a 14-1 record as a senior and a 48-7-1 mark in his career . . . helped team to a runnerup finish in the state playoffs as a senior . . . helped team to three state championship appearances and one state title in his four seasons . . . managed 248 rushes for 1,420 yards with 19 touchdowns as a senior . . . earned honorable mention on the all-state team as a senior . . . claimed all-region honors and was named to the Super 11 First Team as a senior . . . Personal: Son of Sidney and Connie Alston . . . two sisters and one brother . . . born in Atlanta, Ga. . . . full name is Nicholas Jerrod
Wedlow. |
| Jon Myles |
WR |
6'
0" |
185 |
Dayton,
OH |
Chaminade
Julienne |
Jim Place |
| Earned two letters in football for Coach Jim Place . . . helped team to a 9-4 overall record as a senior and a 32-8 mark in his career . . . helped the Eagles to a 4-1 mark in the Greater Catholic League as a senior . . . managed 50 tackles, one interception and two fumble recoveries as a senior . . . All-Southwest Ohio as a senior . . . All-Dayton Area Second Team as a senior . . . Personal: Son of Jerome Kelley and Benita Myles . . . one brother . . . born in Dayton, Ohio . . . full name is Jonathen Darrel Myles. |
| DeAndrea Rogers Jr. |
WR |
6'
3" |
190 |
Detroit,
MI |
Pershing |
John Hunter |
| Earned three letters in football for Coach John Hunter plus earned three letters in track . . . Football: Helped his team to an 8-4 record as a senior and a 36-22 mark in his career . . . tallied 25 catches with eight touchdowns as a senior . . . all-city as a senior after helping Pershing to a district championship . . . managed 43 catches with 12 TDs in his career . . . named his team’s Most Improved Player as a senior . . . helped team to two regional runnerup finishes . . . Track: Has earned three letters for Coach John Hunter . . . all-state as a junior . . . won the city championship in the high hurdles and was the district champion in the low and high hurdles as a junior . . . all-city as a junior . . . named Pershing’s Most Valuable Runner as a junior . . . Personal: Son of DeAndre Rogers and Joyce Fortune . . . one brother . . . born in Detroit, Mich. . . . full name is DeAndre Jerome Rogers Jr. |
| Kyle Cornwell |
TE |
6'
4" |
240 |
New Lenox,
IL |
Providence
Catholic |
Matt Senffner |
| Earned three letters in football for Coach Matt Senffner plus earned four letters in track and four in wrestling . . . Football: Helped team to a 13-1 overall record and a second straight Illinois Class 6A State Championship as a senior . . . helped team to a 36-4 mark in his career . . . helped Providence Catholic to a 4-1 mark in the Chicago Catholic League Blue Division as a senior and a tie for the division title . . . tallied 12 catches for 211 yards with five touchdowns as a senior . . . received honorable mention on the all-state team as a senior . . . all-area and all-conference as a senior . . . managed 27 receptions for 377 yards and five TDs in his career . . . owns a 3.3 grade-point average . . . Track: Competed in the discus and had a season-best throw of 141-feet as a junior . . . Wrestling: Earned all-area and all-conference honors . . . helped team to one state championship, two runnerup state finishes and three Chicago Catholic League titles . . . Personal: Son of Dave and Jean Cornwell . . . one brother . . . born in Oaklawn, Ill. . . . full name is Kyle David Cornwell. |
| Madaris Grant |
TE |
6'
5" |
220 |
Cincinnati,
OH |
Mount
Healthy |
Kurry Commins |
| Played football for Coach Kurry Commins plus earned three letters in basketball . . . Football: Helped team to an 8-3 overall record and a 5-1 mark in the Southwest Ohio Public League as a senior . . . all-league as a senior . . . honorable mention all-city as a senior . . . tallied 17 receptions for 298 yards and a 17.5 yards-per-catch average . . . selected to play in the East-West All-Star Game . . . Personal: Son of Ron and Lori Grant . . . one brother . . . born in Cincinnati, Ohio . . . full name is Madaris Anton Grant. |
| Robert Brewster |
OL |
6'
5" |
330 |
Cincinnati,
OH |
Wyoming |
Bernie Barre |
| Earned three letters in football for Coach Bernie Barre . . . also competes in basketball . . . helped football team to 7-3 mark as a senior and a 34-11 record in his career . . . helped team to 6-1 record in the Cincinnati Hills League . . . named the CHL Offensive Player of the Year as a senior . . . named to the Tremendous 26 plus was the Division III Player of the Year as a senior . . . all-city and all-state as a senior . . . Personal: Son of Robert and Delaney Brewster . . . one sister . . . born in Cincinnati, Ohio . . . full name is Robert Earl Brewster. |
| Andre Ramsey |
OL |
6'
5' |
285 |
Cordele,
GA |
Crisp
County |
Clay Hill |
| Earned three letters in football for Coach Clay Hill . . . helped team to an 8-3 mark as a senior and a second consecutive playoff appearance . . . averaged 3.0 pancake blocks per game as a senior . . . received honorable mention on the all-state team as a senior plus earned all-region and all-area honors . . . named to the Super 11 as an offensive lineman as a senior . . . Personal: Son of Arnold and Melany Ramsey . . . four brothers and two sisters . . . born in Portsmouth, N.H. . . . full name is Andre Alexander Ramsey. |
| Tony Adams |
DL |
6'
3" |
268 |
Fairborn,
OH |
Fairborn |
Roy Thobe |
| Earned three letters in football for Coach Roy Thobe . . . helped team to a 7-3 record as a senior . . . managed 86 tackles (48 solos, 38 assists) plus one sack, two tackles for loss, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries as a senior . . . All-Mid Miami League and All-Dayton Area as a senior . . . all-county as a junior and senior . . . All-Southwest Ohio Second Team as a senior . . . tallied 214 total tackles (108 solos, 106 assists) in his career plus had eight sacks, six tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries . . . Personal: Son of Jennifer Jones and Scott and Vicki Adams . . . two brothers . . . born in Fort Campbell, Ky. . . . full name is Anthony Scott Adams. |
| Jordan Applegate |
DL |
6'
5" |
270 |
Fort Wayne,
IN |
Snider |
Russ Isaacs |
| Earned three letters in football for Coach Russ Isaacs plus played basketball and ran track for two years . . . Football: Helped the Panthers to a 14-1 overall record as a senior and a 40-4 mark in his career . . . All-Summit Athletic Conference after helping the team to an 8-0 record as a senior . . . all-state as a senior . . . all-area and all-region as a senior . . . Personal: Son of Terry and Ramana Applegate . . . two brothers . . . born in Fort Wayne, Ind. . . . full name is Jordan Wayne Applegate. |
| Drew Duffin |
DL |
6'
3" |
255 |
Avon,
IN |
Avon |
Dave Shelbourne |
| Earned three letters in football for Coach Dave Shelbourne . . . also lettered in track . . . Football: Helped the Orioles to a 9-2 overall record as a senior and a 21-11 mark in his career . . . helped the team to a 6-1 Hoosier Cross Roads Conference mark as a senior and a first-place league finish . . . helped team to a No. 7 ranking in the final Associated Press and Indiana Football Coaches Association Polls . . . managed 46 tackles (34 solos, 12 assists), 10 sacks and 17 tackles for loss as a senior . . . Bloomington Herald All-State as a senior . . . Mr. Football Nominee as a senior . . . all-conference and all-region as a senior . . . tallied 96 total tackles, 29 TFLs and 14 sacks in his career . . . won the Ben Davis Weightlifting Championship plus holds the Avon school record in the power clean . . . Track: Competed in the shot put and discus . . . helped team to a county championship as a junior . . . Personal: Son of Dan and Nancy Duffin . . . one brother . . . born in Indianapolis, Ind. . . . full name is Andrew Barron
Duffin. |
| Roger Morris |
DT |
6'
4" |
319 |
Jonesboro,
GA |
Jonesboro |
Larry Mortenson |
| Earned two letters in football for Coach Larry Mortenson . . . managed 56 tackles, five sacks and 12 tackles for loss as a senior . . . earned all-area honors as a senior . . . Personal: Son of Wendy Morris . . . two sisters . . . born in Miami, Fla. . . . full name is Roger David Morris. |
| Trey Buice |
DB |
5'
10" |
165 |
Stone Mountain,
GA |
Tucker |
Bill Ballard |
| Earned three letters in football for Coach Bill Ballard . . . helped team to a 12-1 record as a senior and a 46-4 mark in his career . . . managed 66 tackles, four interceptions and a 15.9 yard average on punt returns . . . all-county as a senior after helping the Tigers to a regional championship . . . Personal: Son of Henry Buice and Jeneva Buice . . . two brothers and two sisters . . . born in Atlanta, Ga. . . . full name is Henry Lewis Buice. |
| Marcus McClure |
DB |
6'
0" |
175 |
Rome,
GA |
Rome |
David Humphreys |
| Earned four letters in football for Coach David Humphreys plus earned one letter in basketball and three in track . . . Football: Helped team to a 12-1 record as a senior, the winningest senior class in school history . . . managed three interceptions and 85 tackles plus rushed for 900 yards with 12 touchdowns as a senior . . . named to the all-region team as a senior after helping the Wolves to a fourth straight regional championship . . . team co-captain as a senior . . . Basketball: Played point guard for Coach Dwight Henderson . . . Track: Competed in the high jump, long jump, triple jump and relay teams for Coach Franko Perkins . . . Personal: Son of Donnell and Andrea McClure . . . two brothers . . . born in Rome, Ga. . . . full name is Marcus Donnell McClure. |
| Ronaldo Warner |
DB |
5'
10" |
173 |
Newman,
GA |
Newman |
Robert Herring |
| Played football for Coach Robert Henning . . . managed 126 tackles and four interceptions as a senior . . . all-region as a senior . . . state championship weightlifter as a junior . . . set all of school’s strength records . . . tallied 85 tackles and three interceptions as a junior . . . owns the highest two-year total for tackles in school history with 211 . . . received Region’s Hardest Hitter Award as a senior . . . Personal: Son of Ronald and Linda Warner . . . one sister . . . born in Newman, Ga. . . . full name is Ronaldo E. Warner. |
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