The top player in the Midlands for the 2023 cycle, Monteque Rhames, DE Sumter, released his Top 8 on his favorites liset. The 6-foot-6, 240-pounder included Coastal Carolina, NC State, FSU, Virginia Tech, Georgia, Michigan, UCF, and South Carolina in the group.
Read More »Recruiting Notebook: June 6
Big Weekend in football Recruiting as Clemosn's Dabo Swinney holds first ever official visits during Summer.
Read More »GET RECRUITED: The Guide available now
I’ve referred to recruiting as the “vast unknown” in the past because it IS a wilderness. It is confusing and sometimes will make absolutely no sense to you. Answers you get to some questions create new questions in your mind automatically. Navigating this process can be frustrating. Football recruiting is …
Read More »Get Recruited: Finding The Right School For you
This is the time of the year that I get the most emails and DMs from parents and players about what they need to do to get that ball rolling on their recruiting. Whether they are varsity players finishing up their sophomore seasons or juniors about to embark on the …
Read More »Get Recruited: Doing It Yourself
This is the time of the year that I get the most emails and DMs from parents and players about what they need to do to get that ball rolling on their recruiting. Whether they are varsity players finishing up their sophomore seasons or juniors about to embark on the …
Read More »Five Non-Negotiable Traits of a Legit Football Prospects
Recruiting analysts and coaches rage about what it takes to be the perfect recruit. Recruiting is an inexact science to say the least due to its subjective nature and the wide margin for error that characterizes the talent evaluation process. But there are 5 nonnegotiable traits that the smart recruiter …
Read More »Film Room Evaluation: Justus Boone, DE, Sumter (2021)
Justus Boone, DE, Sumter Class of 2021 6-5, 250 Against run: He is a shutdown machine on anything coming his way and his backside pursuit of the run is better than any other player in this class. Pass rush: His speed coming off the edge is like a sprinter and …
Read More »2019 ALL AREA TEAMS
These are the players from around the state that were standouts and impact players in their areas. Where appropriate, players are listed at their projected position at the next level. ALL MIDLANDS TEAM POSITION PLAYER HGT WGT SCHOOL YEAR QB Ty Olenchuk 6’2 195 Dutch Fork 2020 RB Braden Walker …
Read More »Saturday Morning Quarterback: Onward In The Playoffs
FIRST THINGS FIRST: EATING SOME CROW So, my pick record took a little bit of a hit last night as I went 13-7 to take me to 108-20 overall in the playoffs. The first thing I want to do is step up and own my picks I got wrong and …
Read More »On The Line with Jim Baxter: Post-Game Interview with Perry Parks
Post-game interview with Ridge View Head Football Coach Perry Parks after the Blazers 35-28 win over D.W. Daniel in the upperstate quarter-finals in Class 4A. If you can not see this chirbit, listen to it here https://chirb.it/zPOsMx Check this out on Chirbit
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