Evans was known as a dominant defensive back who announced his decision to attend Tennessee while sitting in a hot tub. The speedster Dorsett went on to the U, before staring in the NFL. The most competition that we experienced was at practice. McKinley recently had its 23-game winning streak snapped by Spingarn, but as long as Jordan is lurking in the middle of the Trainer pressing defense, one can make book McKinley won't lose two in a row. The Wolves outscored their opponents 387-44, including 148-7 in the playoffs. "I guess I wanted to have a super senior year and tried too hard," said Ratiff. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. That defensive team should be in the Texas High School Hall of Fame. We present them here for purely educational purposes. They had numerous division one players, including 8 players that would go on to play at the University of Miami. Ratiff, the Rambler tower of power, averaged 25 points, 17 rebounds and four blocked shots per game, but to some people it wasn't enough. My nod for the best team in Texas history goes to the 85 Yates Lions. Defense tackle John Brown overwhelmed opponents and originally signed with Tennessee before his grades forced him the junior college route. 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 , ESPN College Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of College Football from 1869 to the Present, American Football Coaches Association: All-America Teams, Football Writers Association of America All-American Team, Walter Camp Foundation All-American Teams, FWAA - Football Writers Association of America, AFCA - American Football Coaches Association. Black was an intimidating presence on defense, later he played 3 years in the NFL with Tampa Bay. 10-0 in 1970 and 10-0 in 71 before playoffs in Ohio. The largest chunk of this data is the addition of Parade All-America teams. The defense recorded its fifth shutout and coach Billy Rolle pocketed a 3rd state championship. The all-state selection was the leader of the defense, before moving on to an All Big-Ten career at Iowa. Radford managed just 77 total yards against Kamehameha in the Prep Bowl. ET on Saturday, Jan. 8. 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. Head coach Dennis Parker of Marshall High School, that had played all the best talent of the era. The Spartans finished the season undefeated and were able to push the streak forward. A special thank you goes out to Head Texas State Football Official Leland & the coaches from Texas Independent for being willing to assist the outstanding group of high school football All-Americans achieve their goals of playing football on scholarship at the next level. This makes recruiting arguably the most important aspect of college basketball (ahead of even coaching). Maybe a top 20 list, containing teams from the entire history of high school football, would keep some deservedly great teams of the distant from being forgotten. Ki Aldrich. During that streak they boasted numerous NFL and division 1 prospects. Southwest. Fairview. They tried to remove Carter from the playoffs and the Dallas Independent School District ended up appealing the decision. No foe got closer than 14 points. 11 players named first team All Ohio. #6) Carter High School (Dallas, Texas) 1988. On the opposite side linebacker Christian Sam played an important role before going off to Arizona State. 1934 Canton McKinley Bulldogs . Seven players, including 1960 Heisman Trophy winner Joe Bellino of Navy, and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Mike Ditka of Pitt and Bob Lilly of TCU, were unanimously named first-team All-Americans by all six official selectors. Walker ranked second in the FBS in rushing with 1,636 yards to go with 18 rushing touchdowns. My biggest gripe is Mater Dei, De La Salle, Gorman, IMG, many morethey pull players from all over their regions and the US. Both comments and pings are currently closed. Linebacker Mitch Davis, a junior in 1988, signed with Georgia the next year. Date: Saturday, Jan. 8. Roosevelt Patterson, a 1988 All-State lineman for Vigor, "I don't think there's a team that compares to our team. they were 1st HS team in nation to 500 wins and then 600 wins. Teams were ranked based on a few characteristics, Division 1 or NFL talent, their strength of schedule and their margin of victory. 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. Temple. For a listing of all prep football all-star teams over the years that have been posted, click here. Not mentioned in the article was the powerhouse John Harris (Harrisburg) PA. teams in 1967 and 68. Bob Eubank, Norman, End LeRoy Montgomery, Lawton, End Cecil Fassio, Wilburton, End Bennie Davis, McAlester, Tackle Richard Simmons, Seminole, Tackle Kenneth Fogelsong, Anadarko, Tackle E.G. #1) De La Salle (Conord, California) 2001 Most sports fans have heard of the infamous 151 game winning streak by De La Salle High School in Concord, California. 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. Austin Barron who signed with Florida Sate, was a bruiser on the inside line for Aquinas. Local Florida school Osceola High School gave them a scare in a close 7 - 3 victory. 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. You should take a look at that teams stats & stars. Flanagan. The team had another big time weapon in two way starter Demetrius Williams. 1940 massillon tigers 10& 0 scored 477 pts defense gave up 6 ; 9 shutouts. Their closest game of the season was against Hardaway, in a 35-28 win. Canton works with home grown city kids and their success over the many years is proven. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Defensive back Marcus Robertson was a standout corner for Aquinas before he went on to be drafted by the Rams. They outplayed foes in the playoffs outscoring them 147-28 in the 4A Playoffs. Norvie Chambers, 6-0, 170, defensive back signed with Florida A&M and defensive back Bradley Craig, signed with Memphis State. ALL-STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HONORS (First Team only) Miles Fox: Quarterback: 1926: Ernie Lewis . Vigor quarterback Kelvin Simmons, was a dual threat at quarterback. But up pops "Little Stretch," Claude, and it is the same grief all over again. Saint Thomas Aquinas has always been known as a football dynasty in Florida. He played in the NFL for 5 seasons. Kickoff for the All-American Bowl is scheduled for 1 p.m. Carter was allowed to play, and they beat Permian 14-9 in that semifinal. Junior to Dennis Harrison, The Tennessean's 1970s All-Decade football team Mike Organ Nashville Tennessean Published. Although only sophomores on the team, future Ole Miss signees OT Gregory Little and safety Jaylon Jones provided a spark for the Eagles. Vigor completed its 13-0 season by beating Berry 41-7 in the 6A championship game at Legion Field. 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. 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. It returned to 30 players in 2015, the final year of the Parade High School All-American team. The Wake Forest transfer was the key to the Spartans' revival under second-year coach Mel Tucker. Several of these individual teams served as big time pipelines to major college programs. They set a number of records during the season most wins 14, most points 592, most TDs 84, most offensive yards 5,062. Oh, and Willie Anderson did NOT play on the 1988 Vigor Wolves team. 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. 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. They won their second straight Class 6A state championship, defeating Boone 41-0. Offensive tackle Bobby Evans protected Murray's blind side, he also signed with Oklahoma. The Tide won 18 of 23 games this year, many of them on the heroics of Matthews. They throttled Skyline of Dallas, 31-3 in week 1. Because of a mistake made by a teacher, one of their star players was ruled ineligible. Although troubled, the 88 team is thought by some to be the best team Texas has ever produced. Theyre running schemes that kids wont even be a part if unless theyre getting reps and playing at Bama, USC, UGA, and UW. 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. This team was able to pull talent from across the nation, a clear advantage that most high schools dont have. Every position had a potential Division I football player in it," Darrell Williams said. 1978-79. My money is on the 97 Bulldogs. After the game he said I read the quotes in the paper, and it was like they had all these star players and we didn't have anybody." 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. The quiet senior led the area in scoring with a 30-point average and added 16 rebounds, six steals and five assists a game. Joseph "Joe" (Clifford . Although the changing of rules has made it much easier for teams to score, this team was simply an offensive god. The "Stretch" brothers could send the Badgers all the way to the top of the Big 10. Having been selected to play in the twenty fourth edition of the All-American Bowl, Scott will play in the annual East vs. West matchup on Saturday, January 6, 2024, in the Alamodome University of Iowa Commit Kadyn Proctor Welcomed to 2023 All-American Bowl with Virtual Jersey Presentation