High School All America Game

[alaskacat]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/news/story?id=2915977

Player Arrival: Dec. 30, 2007
Practice: Dec. 31 - Jan. 4, 2008, airing live on ESPNU
Skills Challenge: Jan. 3 at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (Orlando) with offensive and defensive skills and drills, airing Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. on ESPN2
Game Date/Time: Jan. 5 at 2 p.m. ET on ABC

[TexasHSFootball]

Originally posted by alaskacat
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/news/story?id=2915977

Player Arrival: Dec. 30, 2007
Practice: Dec. 31 - Jan. 4, 2008, airing live on ESPNU
Skills Challenge: Jan. 3 at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (Orlando) with offensive and defensive skills and drills, airing Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. on ESPN2
Game Date/Time: Jan. 5 at 2 p.m. ET on ABC

I will be there on Friday and Saturday :D
Friday night I should have a Game Preview with player and coach comments from both teams including Van's Jermie Calhoun and a few others from across the nation .. Landry Jones and Blake Cantu included..

I will also be covering the game for PrepNation.com, which publishes the National Prep Poll provided by the AP and a few other outlets. Plus it will get some mention in a future project of mine.

http://texashsfootball.com/board/index.php?automodule=blog&blogid=14&showentry=193

ESPN's Terry Gannon, David Norrie, Tom Luginbill and Jennine Edwards will be calling the game.

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:cool: :clap:

[alaskacat]

John McKisik is the Red team coach or one of them. He is a legend. Has won 556 High School games and 10 state Championships in South Carolina.

I used to live not far from Summerville and John year in and year out develops players to go on to the next level.

Many are playing in the pros today.

This Article is afew years old and his wins are greater now, but he is still winning.

This legend isn't retiring sort
By Ray Glier, special for USA TODAY
John McKissick has enough wins (510) and state titles (10) for two careers. His trophies and awards spill out of the case. But as McKissick starts his 53rd season as head football coach at Summerville (S.C.) High School, it's not to stockpile more wins.
Summerville (S.C.) High football coach John McKissick looks to add to his total of 510 victories, which is the most by any high school coach.
By Mic Smith, The Post and Courier via AP

"I don't know what else I would do," he says. "And I look forward to it every afternoon."

McKissick, who has more wins than any high school football coach in the nation, turns 78 in September and simply can't find a good reason to retire to his beach house. (Related item: Winningest coaches state-by-state)

Why should he go? His memory is sharp, and his competitiveness keen.

"The last time we didn't have a starter back on offense was 1957," says McKissick, who has been the coach at Summerville since 1952. "It was one of only two losing seasons we've had."

And the competitive attitude?

The last game of the 2003 season was a loss in the state playoffs. He is still a little downcast his team (13-1) didn't finish its perfect season.

"We were up 13-0 going into the fourth quarter," McKissick says. "Two touchdowns were called back. We lost to a good team, but it was a disappointing loss."

McKissick started his career in Summerville as a 25-year-old rookie coach when Harry Truman was president. Some have urged him to consider retirement, but he keeps resisting.

"You never know what's going on inside (your body), but as long as the administration feels I'm doing a good job and they are getting their dollar's worth, I'll do it," McKissick says.

McKissick has been around long enough that he has two players on this year's team that are the grandsons of former players. There are many other players on the roster — he's not sure exactly how many — whose fathers played for McKissick.

This preseason, the Green Wave have been ranked No. 2 in the state among 4A schools. But McKissick says reputation is responsible for the high ranking. When you have won as much as Summerville, there are expectations, even in a rebuilding year.

"We lost our offensive line and our quarterback is injured," McKissick says. "There's not a starter back on offense. We're not the second-best team in the state right now. I've been telling our players, the ranking is based on tradition. I think we're overrated."

Senior quarterback Matt Vaughn, who would have been the lone returning starter, underwent elbow surgery by orthopedic surgeon James Andrews last spring. Vaughn will be out at least until the middle of the season.

While the offense retools, the defense returns seven starters and should be the strength of the team.

Cornerback Tillman Millhouse and defensive tackle Lenard Mayazk are Division I-A quality, but the linebackers are inexperienced. But even with holes to fill, it is hard to imagine a coach with two losing seasons (1957, 2001) in 52 years turning out anything but a winner.

"He still has it. He's still a good coach, a respected coach here in the Low County," says Nelson Huggins, the head coach at North Charleston High. "He's a real person, too, and a humble man. You wouldn't know from talking to him that he has all those wins.

"It's never OK to be beat, but you look at what that community has done in football and what Coach McKissick has done with that program, and that's what you strive for. They are a measuring stick."
A long tradition of winning
State Coach High school City Record Seasons
Alabama Steve Savarese McGill-Toolen Mobile 262-73-0 30
Alaska David Nystrom North Pole North Pole 133-83 28
Arizona Karl Kiefer Mountain Pointe Phoenix 297-128-3 39
Arkansas Frank McClellan Barton Barton 357-50-3 34
California Marijon Ancich St. Paul Santa Fe Springs 331-118-10 41
Colorado Ken Soper Dolores County Dove Creek 252-127-4 39
Connecticut Bill Mignault Ledyard Ledyard 287-121-5 41
Delaware Bob Tattersall Friends School Wilmington 212-108-7 36
D.C. Willie Stewart Anacostia Washington, D.C. 201-111 28
Florida Corky Rogers Bolles School Jacksonville 312-65-1 32
Georgia Larry Campbell Lincoln County Lincolnton 365-62-2 32
Hawaii Curtis Lee Maui Maui 125-60-7 20
Idaho Jack McKelvey MacKay MacKay 135-45 18
Illinois Matt Senffner Providence Catholic New Lenox 282-108-1 36
Indiana Bud Wright Sheridan Sheridan 284-140-2 39
Iowa Dick Tighe St. Edmond Fort Dodge 331-130-8 51
Kansas Les Davis Sedan Sedan 295-125-1 35
Kentucky Bob Schneider Central Catholic Newport 278-164 38
Louisiana John Curtis Jr. John Curtis River Ridge 393-45-6 27
Maine Mike Landry Westbrook Westbrook 140-38-0 18
Maryland Bob Milloy Our Lady of Good Counsel Wheaton 282-93-1 34
Massachusetts Armand Columbo Brockton Brockton 316-100-7 44
Michigan Al Fracassa Brother Rice Bloomfield Hills 332-91-7 44
Minnesota Mike Mahlen Verndale Verndale 274-79-3 35
Mississippi Joe Bradshaw Strider Academy Charleston 352-98-4 42
Missouri Bob Shore Camdenton Camdenton 303-82-3 29
Montana Jack Johnson Russell Great Falls 287-79-1 33
Nebraska Tom Jaworski Creighton Prep Omaha 286-71-0 32
Nevada Joe Sellers Bishop Manogue Reno 231-44 25
New Hampshire Charles Lenahan Plymouth Regional Plymouth 258-60-1 33
New Jersey Warren Wolf Brick Township Brick 336-97-11 46
New Mexico Jim Bradley Mayfield Las Cruces 286-75-8 30
New York Howie Vogts Bethpage Senior Bethpage 318-108-10 50
North Carolina Bob Paroli Douglas Byrd Fayetteville 343-155-11 46
North Dakota Fred Fridley Watford City Watford City 250-63 38
Ohio Bob Lutz Ironton Ironton 321-70-5 35
Oklahoma Bruce Hendrickson Cordell Cordell 336-85-2 35
Oregon Dewey Sullivan Dayton Dayton 329-82-2 39
Pennsylvania George Curry Berwick Berwick 368-78-5 37
Rhode Island Bob Murray Tiverton Tiverton 138-81-5 23
South Carolina John McKissick Summerville Summerville 510-120-13 52
South Dakota Russ Morrell Wagner Wagner 222-64 29
Tennessee Carlton Flatt Brentwood Academy Brentwood 328-57-3 33
Texas G.A. Moore Pilot Point Pilot Point 404-80-9 41
Utah Roger DuPaix Skyline Skyline 240-78 27
Vermont Spaulding Bisbee III Union Bellows Falls 183-114-1 31
Virginia Mike Smith Hampton Hampton 347-51-2 33
Washington Sid Otton Tumwater Tumwater 267-103 36
West Virginia Jim Thomas Central Catholic Wheeling 224-131-2 34
Wisconsin Bob Hyland St. Mary's Springs Fond du Lac 298-77-2 33
Wyoming Todd Dayton Cokeville Cokeville 201-34 24

Source: Research by USA TODAY library from state high school associations

Active high school football coaches by category
Most seasons
State Coach High school City Seasons
South Carolina John McKissick Summerville Summerville 52
Iowa Dick Tighe St. Edmond Fort Dodge 51
New York Howie Vogts Bethpage Senior Bethpage 50
New Jersey Warren Wolf Brick Township Brick 46
North Carolina Bob Paroli Douglas Byrd Fayetteville 46


Most wins
State Coach High school City Wins
South Carolina John McKissick Summerville Summerville 510
Texas G.A. Moore Pilot Point Pilot Point 404
Louisiana John Curtis Jr. John Curtis River Ridge 393
Pennsylvania George Curry Berwick Berwick 368
Georgia Larry Campbell Lincoln County Lincolnton 365


Most losses
State Coach High school City Losses
Kentucky Bob Schneider Central Catholic Newport 164
North Carolina Bob Paroli Douglas Byrd Fayetteville 155
Indiana Bud Wright Sheridan Sheridan 140
West Virginia Jim Thomas Central Catholic Wheeling 131
Iowa Dick Tighe St. Edmond Fort Dodge 130


Best winning percentage
State Coach High school City Win pct.
Louisiana John Curtis Jr. John Curtis River Ridge .879
Arkansas Frank McClellan Barton Barton .868
Virginia Mike Smith Hampton Hampton .865
Wyoming Todd Dayton Cokeville Cokeville .855
Georgia Larry Campbell Lincoln County Lincolnton .849