Houston recruits just as good as South Florida's

Senior linebacker Austin Gamble drew plenty of praise from the coaches and recruiting services on hand for the Cypress Bay-Katy game outside of Houston.

Other than South Florida, there are few places that can compare as far as having talented recruits, but the Houston area comes close.

THE MIAMI HERALD TOP 25

  • Miami-Dade
  • Broward
  • Palm Beach
No. Player HS Pos.
1 Lamar Miller Killian RB
2 Frankie Telfort Gulliver Prep LB
3 Tevin McCaskill Northwestern S
4 Antwan Lowery Columbus DT
5 Jaamal Berry Palmetto RB
6 Olivier Vernon American DE
7 Xavier Rhodes Norland WR
8 Ed Stinson South Dade DE
9 Rodney Smith Archbishop Carroll WR
10 Quan-Anthony Fletcher Krop LB
11 Brandon Taylor Krop DT
12 Conner Vernon Gulliver Prep WR
13 Daniel Mack Dade Christian LB
14 Frank Crawford Gulliver Prep S
15 Sterling Griffin Monsignor Pace WR
16 Daryl Williams Palmetto WR
17 Tyresse Jones Northwestern RB
18 Natturner Harris Booker T. Washington CB
19 Nico Flores North Miami Beach QB
20 Daquan Hargrett Northwestern RB
21 Brandon Oliver Southridge RB
22 Kayvon Webster Monsignor Pace S
23 Daniel Rodriquez Gulliver Prep WR
24 Darian Mallery Gulliver Prep RB
25 Kenny Whittaker Columbus WR
No. Player HS Pos.
1 Eugene Smith Miramar QB
2 Brandon McGee Plantation CB
3 Trabis Ward Dillard RB
4 Michael Carter Ely CB
5 Ricardo Dixon Hallandale CB
6 Duron Carter St. Thomas Aquinas WR
7 Jared Wheeler American Heritage OG
8 Dwayne Difton St. Thomas Aquinas WR
9 Austin Gamble Cypress Bay LB
10 Josh Robinson Plantation CB
11 Shane Gordon Cypress Bay LB
12 Vlad Emilien Plantation S
13 Dennard Robinson Deerfield Beach QB
14 Deshaun Sands Piper RB
15 Stedman Bailey Miramar WR
16 Victor Marc Hallandale QB
17 Conor O'Neil St. Thomas Aquinas LB
18 Ed Waite Pine Crest TE
19 Phil Walker Cypress Bay LB
20 A'Kevis Anderson Hallandale S
21 Cassius Cooper Dillard DT
22 Steven Jacques South Broward OT
23 Gabe Holmes St. Thomas Aquinas TE
24 Roderic Blount Everglades LB
25 Ronnie Kennedy Plantation WR
No. Player HS Pos.
1 Nu'Keese Richardson Pahokee WR
2 Jonathan Bostic Palm Beach Central LB
3 Toney Moore King's Academy LB
4 Honrey Orelus Glades Central OG
5 John Bivins Dwyer OT
6 Willie Hickman Pahokee CB
7 Rantavious Wooten Glades Central WR
8 Vincent Smith Pahokee RB
9 Bradley Wallace Dwyer S
10 Jayron Hosley Atlantic CB
11 Donald Russell Dwyer RB
12 Navarus Thompson Palm Beach Lakes DT
13 Jordan Dangerfield Royal Palm Beach CB
14 Robert Robinson Atlantic OG
15 Robert Ferguson Glades Central LB
16 Percival James Atlantic DT
17 Brandin Hawthorne Pahokee LB
18 Samuel Brown Glades Central LB
19 Eddie Weal Boynton Beach DB/RB
21 Rupert Bryan Glades Central OG
22 Kentavious McCoy Glades Central QB
23 Carlos Lammons Pahokee S
24 Marcus Sutton Atlantic DE
25 Antonio McCloud Glades Central RB

 

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  • Head coach Alvin Slaughter walks the sideline last Friday at Miramar. His Monsignor Pace Spartans knocked off American Heritage and defending 3A state champion Naples before losing to the Patriots.

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  • Florida State, Auburn among suitors after Everglades' Blunt

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  • Robinson looking at Florida Gators, Miami Hurricanes

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  • HIGH SCHOOL

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    As Tim Tyrrell walked the sideline prior to Fort Lauderdale Chaminade-Madonna's opening game of the 2008 season, it's hard not to notice the signs over his shoulder on the wall, proclaiming the Lions as state champions. But times have changed.

  • Northwestern's Devin Willis comes up with an interception in the second quarter of a game against Long Beach Poly Tech at Traz Powell Stadium on Saturday, August 30, 2008.

    Northwestern Bulls will still be in the mix

    As fans left Traz Powell Stadium last Saturday night after watching Northwestern's 29-7 loss to west coast power Long Beach Poly, there were more disgruntled Bulls fans who had seen enough. These are the same fans who walked out of the same stadium back in May after watching the defending national champions lose to North Miami Beach, 25-0 to end spring.

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    Miami Archbishop Carroll coach Jorge Zagales remembers the feeling in his stomach after a 28-21 loss to Tampa Catholic in the Class 2A South Region final last year.

  • South Dade receiver Floyd commits to University of Central Florida

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  • Johnny Seays is the strongest and one of the toughest football players on a team picked by many to win it all in 6A. This 6-2, 240-pounder is a defensive end who will play linebacker as well.

    Deerfield Beach returns loaded

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  • FOOTBALL

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