Whether it’s the high school all-star games or local honors a few local stories on some of the players on the incoming freshmen class.
Leftover from the Big 33 game, Defensive Lineman Wayne Jones got some attention. I did not know that Artrell Hawkins was his older brother.
Fullback Henry Hynoski got the love locally for his Big 33 game (hat tip, Frank).
Hynoski ran well on limited carries in tough yardage situations.
He bulled his way into the end zone to score a second-half touchdown in Pennsylvania’s 28-10 victory over Ohio.
And he pass blocked particularly well, especially considering that wasn’t a big part of his job description as the dominant player in a dominant offense at Southern.
Meanwhile, WR Maurice Williams out of Erie gets attention in Altoona. Apparently he must be the biggest name on the East-West All-star game. Well, that and he has a sister on basketball scholarship at Penn State (probably the women’s team).
Williams said he eventually picked the Panthers because they were the school that made him feel they needed him the most. Pitt has put together a couple of very good recruiting classes under Dave Wannstedt, and Williams is optimistic about the program’s future.
“These last couple of recruiting classes — especially this one — are very good. This season, we should be at least two or three games above .500,’’ Williams said. “But we have to go there and work hard and set our marks.’’
For Williams, that will involve making the transition to receiver.
Finally, in the Lancaster area, Pat Bostick does not win the local paper’s athlete of the year. That honor goes to Jordan Gibbs who will be an OL at Pitt.
But whether he was punching open holes on the offensive line for the Penn Manor football team or pouring in points on the basketball court, Gibbs was impossible to ignore.
He played a vital role on both teams, leading them to unprecedented heights in his final season.
That’s why his selection as the New Era’s Male Athlete of the Year was not a difficult choice.
“It’s an honor,” says Gibbs. “I know a lot of good athletes over the years have been given (the award) before me, and it means a lot to be named with them.”
On Sunday, Gibbs will leave Lancaster to begin the next phase of his life.
He earned a full scholarship to play football for the University of Pittsburgh, and is headed west to take a few summer courses and begin his conditioning program for the Panthers.
Gibbs is also the first kid out of Penn Manor to get a D-1 athletic scholarship
Home and homes with temple, SU, and Virginia? Sign us up instead, you’ll still be playing the same amount of home games for 6 years. It amazes me that anyone believes a single word that dribbles out of his mouth.
Still hung up on his dead conference i see. I wonder if he’ll ever die.
Charges dropped on another…as i said before, it’s only a matter of time before they’re all let off and this can be swept under the rug. Let the felons play!
The best part is we could go 12-0 this year and they’ll argue they’re still better because their “schedule was harder…our conference is better….blah blah blah…” What a joke.
I know my PSU friends want a Pitt series, so do all the Pitt people. Its sad one person, who is still hung up on not getting his, way can screw all this up.
And Stuart, WTF mate!?! I swear you must have a seperate internet browser that automatically refreshes and links to any website with the words “Penn State” or “PSU.” Seriously man, your obsession with JoePa is borderline creepy and innapropriate. Get a hobby…
Once again boys, it’s been real…much too real for you. Keep the gold coming, continue to look towards 2008 and good luck against Grambling State, Eastern Michigan and Navy!! Super-heavyweights baby!! GO PITT DOG-CAT-THINGYS!!
…and its the Pitt Ghostbuster Dog-Beasts.
Unfortunately, I received only the typical genius gold in return with a “Go fuck yourself.”
So no, you won’t be seeing your $50 anytime soon.
The people who never played anything are usually the ones calling for players’ and coaches’ deaths as they sit and criticise everything from the couch.
I’m a big Steelers fan, I’ve been to games, and I’m one of the obnoxious assholes. I’m not talking about being gay, classy fans, but when Ben got into the accident with that old lady and people starting sending her death threats- that’s just pathetic and it makes all of us look like shit.
