Rivals Mississippi Top 25

[biguglyjoe]

<div id="post_message_12583"> 2009 Rank Pos Ht/Wt Schools
1 Patrick Patterson
*Mississippi State commit*
Macon (MS) Noxubee County WR 6-3/215 list
Was a one-man team as a junior piling up 72 catches for 1,424 yards and 18 touchdowns.

2 Kendrick Hardy
Monticello (MS) Lawrence County RB 6-0/210 list
Rushed for 2,103 yards and 29 touchdowns as a bruising junior.

3 Fletcher Cox
*Mississippi State commit*
Yazoo City (MS) Yazoo City DE 6-4/240
Mississippi State commit had 103 tackles and 11 sacks in 2007.

4 Chad Bumphis
Tupelo (MS) Tupelo WR 5-11/185 list
Explosive athlete averaged over 20 yards per catch.

5 Chris Smith
*Mississippi State commit*
Meridian (MS) Meridian WR 6-1/191
In 2007, had over 50 catches and almost 900 yards receiving.

6 Dennis Thames
Louisville (MS) Louisville ATH 5-11/175 list
Do-it-all athlete had over 1,600 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns while also collecting 93 tackles and five interceptions.

7 Josh Boyd
*Mississippi State commit*
Philadelphia (MS) Philadelphia DT 6-3/275
From his defensive line position, Boyd was able to amass a ridiculous 154 tackles as a junior.

8 Tyler Russell
*Mississippi State commit*
Meridian (MS) Meridian QB 6-4/200
Big-armed prospect threw for just under 2,500 yards in 2007.

9 Kevin Norwood
D'Iberville (MS) D'Iberville WR 6-3/180 list
At 6-foot-3, Norwood has been timed at 4.5 in the 40.

10 Cameron Lawrence
*Mississippi State commit*
Senatobia (MS) Magnolia Heights ATH 6-2/202
Multi-purpose athlete had 73 tackles and 10 rushing touchdowns and 16 passing touchdowns in 2007.

11 Chris Garrett
Tupelo (MS) Tupelo QB 6-4/220 LSU
As a sophomore starter, threw for 1,400 yards in 2006.

12 Anthony Steen
Clarksdale (MS) Lee Academy OL 6-4/297 list
Combine freak, posting a 400-pound bench press and a sub-5.0 second 40 at close to 300 pounds.

13 Rod Woodson
Olive Branch (MS) Olive Branch DB 5-11/200 list
Ferocious hitter who piled up 140 tackles from his safety position in 2007.

14 Aubrey Phillips
Olive Branch (MS) Olive Branch OL 6-6/310 Tennessee
Massive lineman transferred to Olive Branch for his senior season out of Memphis.

15 Montez Phillips
Oxford (MS) Lafayette WR 6-3/190 list
High school quarterback threw for just under 1,000 yards and rushed for just under 900 yards in 2007.

16 Deontae Skinner
*Mississippi State commit*
Macon (MS) Noxubee County DE 6-2/230 list
Had 102 tackles and seven sacks from his defensive end position last season.

17 Clayton Moore
Louisville (MS) Louisville QB 6-1/202 Ole Miss
As a junior, Moore passed for over 3,000 yards and 30 touchdowns, adding over 800 yards on the ground.

18 Markell Lee
Corinth (MS) Corinth DE 6-5/251 Ole Miss
Added three interceptions to his 20 tackles for loss as a junior.

19 Nickoe Whitley
*Mississippi State commit*
Jackson (MS) Provine ATH 6-1/175
Versatile athlete handles quarterback and safety duties for his high school

20 Jacoby Bell
D'Iberville (MS) D'Iberville TE 6-3/210 list
Of his 20 catches, 11 of them went for touchdowns in 2007.

21 Jonathan Banks
*Mississippi State commit*
Maben (MS) East Webster ATH 6-3/180 list
Once returned three punts for touchdowns in a single game.

22 Dan Hicks
Oxford (MS) Oxford TE 6-4/242 list
Intelligent player scored a 31 on his ACT.

23 William Shumpert
*Mississippi State commit*
Fulton (MS) Itawamba Agricultural RB 6-0/238 list
Shumpert is a physical bowling ball at 6-foot-0, 238 pounds.

24 Emmanuel McCray
Jackson (MS) Forest Hill OL 6-5/280 Ole Miss
An offensive lineman with a great frame, McCray was Ole Miss' first commitment for the 2009 class.

25 Will Martin
Madison (MS) Madison Central LB 6-0/201 Southern Miss </div>

 

[hacksaw]

a bunch of MSU commits in there already. Beautiful!!

 

[TBonewannabe]

That guy is a hoss. A guy at work knows him, he is from Lawrence County. He said he was less than 100 yards from leading the state last year. Over half the games he came out at half time. One game he had over 400 yards on 7 carries with 6 TDs. I really don't know if he was bullshiting me or not, since I am too lazy to look it up. But everything I hear is hands down the best RB in the state. LSU is after him pretty hard right now.

 

[Faustdog]

over seven carries. So yeah, I'm calling ********.

 

[biguglyjoe]

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</div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" size="2">Lawrence County amassed 562 yards of total offense, one of the highest totals in Cougar football history. And the Cougars did so in just 28 offensive plays, rushing for 447 yards on 25 attempts. LCHS attempted just 3 passes, completing all 3, 2 of them for long touchdowns.

With the win, Coach Mike Davis' Cougars improved to 2-0 on the young season. North Pike, coached by Chris Smith, fell to 0-2.

"We had a good night, especially offensively," Davis said, "but we still played far from a perfect offensive game. We put the ball on the ground too much, and we got too many penalties.

"The effort was there, though, both offensively and defensively. All in all, we've had a very decent start to our season."

North Pike had some success, almost all of it through the air. On the opening possession, quarterback Revis Butler passed the Jags into Lawrence County territory, and punter Bobby Wells pinned the Cougars back on their own 5-yard line. Seemingly, North Pike was off to a good start.

It didn't last. Two plays later, Hardy busted a trap play for 97 yards and a touchdown. Rishawn Haynes kicked the extra point, and the Cougars held a 7-0 lead. There would be plenty more of that to come.

North Pike battled back to tie, at least for a few seconds, before the dam burst. Butler's 38-yard pass to Wilson Henry set up an 8-yard touchdown toss to LeRicky Jefferson. It was 7-7 with 3:50 left in the first quarter.

Those 3 minutes and 50 seconds proved to be an eternity for North Pike. On Lawrence County's next offensive play, Hardy broke another trap play for 72 yards and a touchdown. The extra point attempt was wide, but he Cougars led 13-7.

After a Ford Johnson pass interception, 1 of 4 picks by the Cougar secondary, Lawrence County was in business again. Again, on the Cougars' first play, quarterback Adam Watson hit a streaking Blake Stalans for 60 yards and a touchdown. Isaiah Ferdinand ran for 2 points, and it was suddenly 21-7.

North Pike fumbled on its very next play, and Lawrence County rang up another touchdown, its third in as many plays, on its next snap. Again, Hardy burst right up the middle, this time for 34 yards. It was 28-7 at the end of the period, and some Cougar fans were already making their way out of the grandstand, dodging the rain, and feeling confident that the Cougars had victory number 2 in hand.

Julius Magee spelled Hardy at fullback in the second quarter, and he scored on a 9-yard touchdown run, making it a 35-7 game at the half.

Things got a bit sloppy in the third quarter, with the 2 teams exchanging turnovers. With 2:37 left in the period, Hardy went 53 yards for yet another score, wrapping up one of the most productive nights in school history. Hardy, who is also a standout linebacker, averaged almost 41 yards per carry.

Early in the fourth quarter, Watson and Stalans connected for the second time, a 50-yard touchdown pass. That made it 49-7.

"I'm glad our kids executed the play well," coach Davis said, "but we weren't trying to pile on points. We needed to work our 4-wide offense a little bit, and on the first play, a run, we got hit with a holding penalty. It was first-and-25, so we called a pass, and that's just the way it worked out."

North Pike put together a nice drive against Cougar reserves late in the game, with Butler scoring on a 5-yard run. That made it 49-14.

Lawrence County added yet another score on the ensuing kickoff, though Cougar coaches would have preferred to get some offensive snaps for their reserves. Mathew Wells foiled that plan by returning the kickoff, untouched, for 65 yards.</font>

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[Todd4State]

I'd like for us to get Hardy- especially if Jeremy Bibbs falls through (sarcasm).

What are our chances with the other guys that haven't committed yet?

 

[beachbumdawg]

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[Maroon Eagle]

...I wonder how he would like being a runningback in Fedora's spread offense?

 

[TBonewannabe]

He lives in his neighborhood. He said Kendrick would probably have better stats but he starts at linebacker and plays almost every snap both ways.

He did say that he was wide open and wasn't looking at making a decision any time soon. I think he was saying us, Bama, and LSU seem to be after him the hardest.

 

[biguglyjoe]

I would have thought UM would be in there as well. I have known his HC most of my adult life and he is a UM guy.

 

[Bulldoghair]

...I wonder how he would like being a runningback in Fedora's spread offense?

why wouldn't he like it? fedora is very much balanced (check his history) and not to mention, from a rb's perspective, he'd have lots of room to run from the spread, because the defense is always spread way out.</p>

 

[bonedaddy401]

what 8 wins can do for you. I hope we get Hardy but I like what I see in Shumpert. 6' and 240.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

...I wonder how he would like being a runningback in Fedora's spread offense?

why wouldn't he like it? fedora is very much balanced (check his history) and not to mention, from a rb's perspective, he'd have lots of room to run from the spread, because the defense is always spread way out.</p>

I don't know. It's just that the perception is that USM is going to emphasize the pass a lot more than in Bower's past few years as head coach.
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