Best RB at your school EVER!!!!

[SHSBulldog00]

Sweeny - Paul Free - Many of you would not know him because he was paralyzed in a car wreck between his Junior and Senior Year. He attended Sweeny in the late 80's.

[Emerson1]

Forney - Dabryan Blanton

[Snydertigersrul]

SNYDER -- Will Clay, now a redshirt freshman at Sam Houston State. He rushed for more than 3,000 yards in his senior season for the Tigers in 2007.

[TheDOCTORdre]

Originally posted by Snydertigersrul
SNYDER -- Will Clay, now a redshirt freshman at Sam Houston State. He rushed for more than 3,000 yards in his senior season for the Tigers in 2007.
I remember Will, great kid

[Gobbla2001]

walter payton

[navscanmaster]

Toss up between Chris Smith (all time leader at NHS with over 5000 yards) and Dexter Pratt. Dexter was probably more dangerous. Chris is a senior at TCU playing fullback.

[lakers]

Originally posted by Gobbla2001
walter payton

Trumps all, thread over...:doh:

[Gobbla2001]

i lie......... robert strait

[Sweetwater Red]

Kenneth Norman. If anyone disagrees then they have never seen him play.

[shamu85]

Originally posted by SHSBulldog00
Sweeny - Paul Free - Many of you would not know him because he was paralyzed in a car wreck between his Junior and Senior Year. He attended Sweeny in the late 80's.

There was actually a guy in my class at Sweeny that would have been one of the greatest, but I believe he dropped out after our freshman year. No pass no play would have gotten him anyway. He was dumb as a brick. He once tried to bat in summer ball with a fungo bat. Ended up being shot to death by the Matagorda County Sherriff's deputies when he pointed a pellet gun at them after they surrounded his trailer. Drugs were also a problem with him.

Despite all his vices and his lack of intelligence, he was one heckuva a running back. His name was Arthur Gaines.

[Gobbla2001]

I'll answer for Sealy: Erick freakin' Dickerson

is Hooks in 3A? If not oh well Billy Sims (stop yelling Boomer already)

[Gobbla2001]

Palestine: Adrian Peterson... may end up one of the best ever

[HORNETSPORTSFAN]

Taurean Henderson

Central Texas single-season rushing record with 2,953 yards when he led the Hornets to the 3A Division I state championship in 2000.

[Gobbla2001]

Originally posted by HORNETSPORTSFAN
Taurean Henderson

Central Texas single-season rushing record with 2,953 yards when he led the Hornets to the 3A Division I state championship in 2000.

funny, just tuesday I was at work listening to some UT/TT aftermath talk and Henderson crossed my mind... could not think of his last name to save my life... actually told myself "I'm sure his last name ended in 'son'"...... thank you

[Maroon87]

Wes Danaher

[Keith7]

Abner Haynes or Patrick Cobbs

[LE Dad]

Originally posted by Gobbla2001
I'll answer for Sealy: Erick freakin' Dickerson

is Hooks in 3A? If not oh well Billy Sims (stop yelling Boomer already) Hooks is 2A at this time but may have been 3A, when Broke Billy was running for them. Poor investments and child support on 6 kids have taken a toll on him.

Hooks also produced a decent linebacker by the name of Jeremiah Trotter. :)

[LE Dad]

Liberty Eylau has been blessed with outstanding running backs. The best IMO is LaMichael James. He is currently starting tailback at Oregon. :clap: :clap:

[yoe64]

Jafus White- Cameron

[SOONER09]

Collin Jones- Bridgeport

[Reds fan]

Kenneth Hall

[Gobbla2001]

Originally posted by yoe64
Jafus White- Cameron

Funny, one of the best runners to come out of Edna was Jafus Brown... unless Stone Cold ran the ball there

[Looking4number8]

Just off the top of my head I would have to say Freddie Stoglin. He was pretty recent. He graduated the year we lost in the semis to Texarkana/Texas. he also played both ways. Seriously if he would not have gotten hurt in that game we might have won our 8th... The guy was amazing... He ended up at TCU but I believe injuries took him out of the game for good

[GreenMachine]

Originally posted by Gobbla2001
i lie......... robert strait Robert Strait has the records, but Authur Whittington has a super bowl ring with the Raiders and Alois Blackwell played for the Cowboys. So this question could be debated at length.

[d0tc0m]

Celina has been blessed with great running backs! I have such a hard time narrowing it down to any less than 3:

Adam Harvey, Josh Sharrock, and Troy McCartney

[DDBooger]

Originally posted by Maroon87
Wes Danaher statistically, athletically I'd go with Michael Booker.

[big daddy russ]

Originally posted by Reds fan
Kenneth Hall
Game, set, match. Reds fan just pulled the trump card. You may all go home now.

[Maroon87]

Originally posted by DDBooger
statistically, athletically I'd go with Michael Booker.

Athletically, it's Booker no doubt, but Wes is all over the record books.

When they were in the backfield together it was something to behold...

[trojan37]

West-Reggie Vonner. When he played for West though, it was in the 70's, and West was 2A then. Still, this guy was a beast, at least until they played Sealy and Eric Dickerson, who by the way played 2A football as well, not 3A.

[thelegend02]

Originally posted by Sweetwater Red
Kenneth Norman. If anyone disagrees then they have never seen him play.


What about Sean Carr? Just asking.

[TarponFanInNorthTexas]

Port Isabel has had a bunch of good RBs in it's history.

Ones that come to mind as some of the best....Travis Sanders (late 70s), Misael Iracheta (2003), and Nolan Nunez (2006-2007)

[MamaBull]

Colin Jones-Bridgeport
Currently TCU saftey

[44INAROW]

Originally posted by Reds fan
Kenneth Hall
is he the one they called the Sugarland Express?

[Buckeye1980]

Tommy Palmer -Gilmer later played at TCU

[trojan37]

Originally posted by 44INAROW
is he the one they called the Sugarland Express?

I believe that's it. Check this out from Texas football.

Career Rushing Yards
11,232-Kenneth Hall, Sugar Land, 1950-53
8,855-Wes Danaher, CC Calallen, 1992-95
8,441-Rodney Thomas, Groveton, 1987-90
8,418-Cedric Benson, Midland Lee, 1998-2000
8,411-Robert Strait, Cuero, 1985-88
8,246-Jacquizz Rodgers, Lamar Consolidated, 2004-07

[Ex-Tiger2005]

Originally posted by Snydertigersrul
SNYDER -- Will Clay, now a redshirt freshman at Sam Houston State. He rushed for more than 3,000 yards in his senior season for the Tigers in 2007.

Dee Walker would have been better if he would have been there for all of his high school career. Dee rushed over 2500 in 05 and when he lived in Arizona he did the same his JR year!!!

[Rabid Cougar]

Originally posted by trojan37
West-Reggie Vonner. When he played for West though, it was in the 70's, and West was 2A then. Still, this guy was a beast, at least until they played Sealy and Eric Dickerson, who by the way played 2A football as well, not 3A.

1978 I believe Eric Dickerson and Sealy was 3 A State Champions.
He ran for 300 yards in the Championship game. I only think this because Manor beat Cameron in Bi-District in Round Rock. The next week Manor was run over by Sealy.

[nexfan]

At Columbia there are 2 that come to mind. In the late 80's it was Wayne Williams - #1 team in the state at one point his senior year in 4A - went on to play at LSU. In recent years it would have to be Jared Flannel - currently plays in the secondary at Texas Tech, who by the way I hope loses to the coogs this week. Best High School Tailback I personally saw play was Jaquizz Rodgers - currently at Oregon State. His brother James was a hell of a reciever as well. They pretty much single handidly beat USC by themselves last year. Shame they weren't recruited as heavily by the Texas Schools....those boys can flat out play!!!

[Old Tiger]

For Rockdale I'd say Gary White or Jamal Williams.

[Ex-Tiger2005]

Originally posted by LE Dad
Liberty Eylau has been blessed with outstanding running backs. The best IMO is LaMichael James. He is currently starting tailback at Oregon. :clap: :clap:

He played really good last Sat. I think he went over a 100yds rushing and had a TD!!!

[trojan37]

Originally posted by Rabid Cougar
1978 I believe Eric Disckerson and Sealy was 3 A State Champions.
He ran for 300 yards in the Championship game.

2A. They were not 3A back then.

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by Emerson1
Forney - Dabryan Blanton

who was the running back in the 80s who led the state in rushing and was from forney?

[trojan37]

Originally posted by trojan37
2A. They were not 3A back then.

1978 Class AA
Wylie 36..Midlothian 15
Wylie 17..Bowie 16
Wylie 28..Pittsburg 0
Wylie 12..Childress 7
Sealy 42..Wylie 20

[IrishTex]

Originally posted by Sweetwater Red
Kenneth Norman. If anyone disagrees then they have never seen him play.

I coached Kenneth MNorman Sr. in Little League baseball. Great kid..and I'm sure he's a great dad now. A great athlete too, and I'm sure junior is too.

My vote for Sweetwater's best runing back? Mike Welch...he of the state champion Sweetwater Mustangs. Tough as nails as a safety too.

[gatordaze]

Originally posted by d0tc0m
Celina has been blessed with great running backs! I have such a hard time narrowing it down to any less than 3:

Adam Harvey, Josh Sharrock, and Troy McCartney

Considering Anthony Lynn was in the NFL its impressive to remember those other guys. My favorite is Troy McCartney, the best was probably Anthony Lynn!

[Sweetwater Red]

Originally posted by thelegend02
What about Sean Carr? Just asking.

1. Kenneth Norman
2. Michael Welch
3. Shaun Carr

[Reds fan]

Originally posted by trojan37
I believe that's it. Check this out from Texas football.

Career Rushing Yards
11,232-Kenneth Hall, Sugar Land, 1950-53
8,855-Wes Danaher, CC Calallen, 1992-95
8,441-Rodney Thomas, Groveton, 1987-90
8,418-Cedric Benson, Midland Lee, 1998-2000
8,411-Robert Strait, Cuero, 1985-88
8,246-Jacquizz Rodgers, Lamar Consolidated, 2004-07

Kenneth Hall's rushing yard number is amazing...as close to unstoppable as there ever was. HIs senior year alone he rushed for over 4000 yards! His 11,232 yards in High School is not only a Texas record but National as well.

Some other stats- From Wikipedia
Averaged 32.9 points per game (still a National record)
In one game he accounted for 687 total yards with rushing (11 carries for 520 yards), kickoff return of 64 yards, punt return of 82 yards and an interception return of 21 yards.

Talk about a one man show!

[westtxfballfan]

Originally posted by IrishTex
I coached Kenneth MNorman Sr. in Little League baseball. Great kid..and I'm sure he's a great dad now. A great athlete too, and I'm sure junior is too.

My vote for Sweetwater's best runing back? Mike Welch...he of the state champion Sweetwater Mustangs. Tough as nails as a safety too.

Was Welch a running back, though? I recall him being a flanker that spent a little time in the backfield but was used more as a split receiver from that spot, as well as a good punt returner and a great safety. I think I'm with Red on this one and would go with Norman as the best running back (and Welch as the best overall player.)

[kaide]

Was that against Brownwood last year?


Originally posted by Reds fan
Kenneth Hall's rushing yard number is amazing...as close to unstoppable as there ever was. HIs senior year alone he rushed for over 4000 yards! His 11,232 yards in High School is not only a Texas record but National as well.

Some other stats- From Wikipedia
Averaged 32.9 points per game (still a National record)
In one game he accounted for 687 total yards with rushing (11 carries for 520 yards), kickoff return of 64 yards, punt return of 82 yards and an interception return of 21 yards.

Talk about a one man show!

[icu812]

It's interesting that one of the best RB's to come out of Van didn't play RB at Van.

Todd Fowler-Houston (USFL) & Dallas Cowboys played TE at Van on the 1979 2A team that won state.

[Buckeye80]

Andrew Hines (2003)
Red Jones (1991)

[waterboy]

Originally posted by Buckeye80
Andrew Hines (2003)
Red Jones (1991)
Are you old enough to have seen Red Jones play? Dang! He was FAST! The kid was officially clocked at 4.23 in the 40. I don't know whether that was hand-timed, or what, but I do know he was the fastest kid I've ever seen before, and since. One memory that sticks out in my mind was one time when we were playing Gladewater, Delmonico Montgomery (the Bear RB) broke through the line and was running for a sure TD, when from at least 15 yards back, Red caught up with him inside the 10, and proceeded to take the ball away from him and run the other way. Red was only about 5'9" (maybe 5'10") and about 175 lbs, but he could still DUNK a basketball. WOW!

[95mustang]

Originally posted by kaide
Was that against Brownwood last year?


haha. We got a comedian in our presence.

[Buckeye80]

Originally posted by waterboy
Are you old enough to have seen Red Jones play? Dang! He was FAST! The kid was officially clocked at 4.23 in the 40. I don't know whether that was hand-timed, or what, but I do know he was the fastest kid I've ever seen before, and since. One memory that sticks out in my mind was one time when we were playing Gladewater, Delmonico Montgomery (the Bear RB) broke through the line and was running for a sure TD, when from at least 15 yards back, Red caught up with him inside the 10, and proceeded to take the ball away from him and run the other way. Red was only about 5'9" (maybe 5'10") and about 175 lbs, but he could still DUNK a basketball. WOW!

Yeah I watched Red, the Darden brothers, Moto Haynes, and the rest of that super talented class of 92 play!

[Sweetwater Red]

Originally posted by westtxfballfan
Was Welch a running back, though? I recall him being a flanker that spent a little time in the backfield but was used more as a split receiver from that spot, as well as a good punt returner and a great safety. I think I'm with Red on this one and would go with Norman as the best running back (and Welch as the best overall player.)

He played both. Anthony Norman(Kenneth's older brother) was the
primary target in the passing game.

I would be interested to hear who you think Monahans' best ever
RB is, although I think I already know who you are gonna say.:D

[Bull's-eye]

Originally posted by Reds fan
Kenneth Hall

A couple of my uncles played HS football with Mr. Hall. Just recently they did a documentary on his football career. They interviewed him & some of his former teammates at the old Kempner Stadium. A few years ago, Hall was in town for the opening of the Ken Hall Stadium. He autograghed a couple of footballs for me.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Kenneth_Hall.jpg/250px-Kenneth_Hall.jpg

[Stats]

Originally posted by trojan37
2A. They were not 3A back then.

Sealy did win the 2A Championship, however there was no 5A. There was still a Class B. 3A now and 2A then are essentially the same class.

[westtxfballfan]

Originally posted by Sweetwater Red
He played both. Anthony Norman(Kenneth's older brother) was the
primary target in the passing game.

I would be interested to hear who you think Monahans' best ever
RB is, although I think I already know who you are gonna say.:D

I remember Anthony Norman as well. Played football and basketball against both. Welch was a helluva basketball player, too. I thought P Goodman was the primary running back on that team.

As for Monahans, the one you're expecting is Charles Thompson (85-87 teams). He is one of two that gets mentioned in Monahans as the best ever, the other being before my time. In the early-mid 70s, we had a runner named Wayne Pettis (spelling?) that was supposed to be outstanding, too. Went to Oklahoma I hear, and I don't know where he went from there.

[DaHop72]

Originally posted by Sweetwater Red
Kenneth Norman. If anyone disagrees then they have never seen him play. I saw him play Red, but ask around about John Mills Houston. John Mills could flat out fly.:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[16 4ever]

You're right westtx

Wayne Petties was a hoss for Monahans. He dominated in 73 & 74. Hurt his knee against Canyon in the playoffs and we lost the next week to Brownwood.

He had the size 6'2" 220 & speed. Went to OU and never really did much.

[DaHop72]

Originally posted by IrishTex
I coached Kenneth MNorman Sr. in Little League baseball. Great kid..and I'm sure he's a great dad now. A great athlete too,

I've always said that a good athlete can overcome bad coaching.:devil: :devil: :devil: :devil:





























P.S. Alot of us who coach kids prove that ever day. :D :D

[slpybear the bullfan]

Originally posted by MamaBull
Colin Jones-Bridgeport
Currently TCU saftey
+1

He was a pure joy to watch. One of the best to thow a screen to. Ever.

[SweenyBulldog]

Originally posted by SHSBulldog00
Sweeny - Paul Free - Many of you would not know him because he was paralyzed in a car wreck between his Junior and Senior Year. He attended Sweeny in the late 80's. I'm a little young so I didn't know about him, but I think Brandon Smith was a good running back. He was a good back up for Quinn Wright in the 05-06 season and was a stand out in 06-07. Either way Sweeny usually has a decent running back almost every year.

[Move The Chains]

Originally posted by nexfan
At Columbia there are 2 that come to mind. In the late 80's it was Wayne Williams - #1 team in the state at one point his senior year in 4A - went on to play at LSU. In recent years it would have to be Jared Flannel - currently plays in the secondary at Texas Tech, who by the way I hope loses to the coogs this week. Best High School Tailback I personally saw play was Jaquizz Rodgers - currently at Oregon State. His brother James was a hell of a reciever as well. They pretty much single handidly beat USC by themselves last year. Shame they weren't recruited as heavily by the Texas Schools....those boys can flat out play!!! What ^^^^ said!


And OMG about JaQuizz Rodgers from Lamar Consolidated. Best Hs RB I've ever seen. Wish he would have played for us. :(

[lion75]

Originally posted by Sweetwater Red
Kenneth Norman. If anyone disagrees then they have never seen him play. Sweetwater had a back named "Red" Sheridan who went to UT. He was so good that Sammy Baugh was his blocking back. I read this in an old copy of Football Digest.

[lion75]

Vernon had Lawrence Gaines (Detroit Lions), James Dixon (Dallas Cowboys), Derrick Richardson (Dave Campbell's Texas Football Class 3A Player of the Year) and Dexter Butler (most likely the best).

[DaHop72]

Originally posted by lion75
Sweetwater had a back named "Red" Sheridan who went to UT. He was so good that Sammy Baugh was his blocking back. I read this in an old copy of Football Digest. Red was a fine man and his wife was a very good teacher as well.

[lion75]

Originally posted by DaHop72
Red was a fine man and his wife was a very good teacher as well. Red spent most of his life as a lawyer in Vernon. His son, Robert graduated from VHS with me and he had several other older children. I didn't know his wife, Isabell, had been a teacher.

[DaHop72]

Originally posted by lion75
Red spent most of his life as a lawyer in Vernon. His son, Robert graduated from VHS with me and he had several other older children. I didn't know his wife, Isabell, had been a teacher. Small world then because we had a Red Sheridan in Sweetwater when I was there as well.

[wedo]

For Wharton im votin Quante Jackson (sp) Best running back ever in Wharton. Maybe Anthony Ray???

[lion75]

Originally posted by DaHop72
Small world then because we had a Red Sheridan in Sweetwater when I was there as well. This was Ney "Red" Sheridan from Sweetwater who played QB and punter for UT in 1934, 35, and 36. Great athlete who held the Southwest Conf. punting record for 16 years.

[skins4life]

When Lampasas was 3A and while I was in school there in the 70's, Johnny "LAM" Jones would have to be the guy!!!

[CelinaCatFan]

For the bobcats, it would be Anthony Lynn. Lynn went on to play at Texas Tech. He may not have compiled the same stats as some. However, he does have 3 Super Bowl rings (San Fransisco 49er's and Denver Broncos).

[big daddy russ]

Originally posted by trojan37
I believe that's it. Check this out from Texas football.

Career Rushing Yards
11,232-Kenneth Hall, Sugar Land, 1950-53
8,855-Wes Danaher, CC Calallen, 1992-95
8,441-Rodney Thomas, Groveton, 1987-90
8,418-Cedric Benson, Midland Lee, 1998-2000
8,411-Robert Strait, Cuero, 1985-88
8,246-Jacquizz Rodgers, Lamar Consolidated, 2004-07
More impressive was that Sugar Land was dominating games back then, so Hall was pulled for the second half in many of those games. A lion's share of those yards were earned in the one half of play.

[Dogs_21]

Originally posted by shamu85
There was actually a guy in my class at Sweeny that would have been one of the greatest, but I believe he dropped out after our freshman year. No pass no play would have gotten him anyway. He was dumb as a brick. He once tried to bat in summer ball with a fungo bat. Ended up being shot to death by the Matagorda County Sherriff's deputies when he pointed a pellet gun at them after they surrounded his trailer. Drugs were also a problem with him.

Despite all his vices and his lack of intelligence, he was one heckuva a running back. His name was Arthur Gaines.


I heard he was the real deal.. Deshone Boler was pretty good for Sweeny back in the Early 90's ...

[Antec]

Anthony Ray at Wharton in the mid 80s

Went to Baylor and had a injury

Now an assistant coach under Robert Blackmon at Bay City.

Billy Waddy at Boling in the mid 70s when Boling was 3A-Played at Colorado

[Old Dog]

Burnet:

Bill Goodman, all-state halfback 1958

or

Terry Kircus, all-state Running Back 1991

[shamu85]

Originally posted by Dogs_21
I heard he was the real deal.. Deshone Boler was pretty good for Sweeny back in the Early 90's ...

From what I understand, he was only a rung or so above Gaines on the intelligence ladder, too.

Dickey Smith back in the 60's was apparently pretty good for the 'Dogs.

[bwdlionfan]

Hut Allred at Brownwood back in 91, 92, and 93

[Tx Challenge]

Originally posted by Old Dog
Burnet:

Bill Goodman, all-state halfback 1958

or

Terry Kircus, all-state Running Back 1991

Don't know much about the best, but Patrick Miller was a pretty decent decoy for that mediocre QB and receiver you guys use to have:D What ever happened to those guys? :devil: :devil: :p

[charlesrixey]

Originally posted by d0tc0m
Celina has been blessed with great running backs! I have such a hard time narrowing it down to any less than 3:

Adam Harvey, Josh Sharrock, and Troy McCartney

I would say Jarrod Martin, 93-96

he scored 30 of 32 points in the 95 title game against Alto and is one of the five highest-scoring players in texas history (more than 800 points in his career-although he also kicked)

He was the best i've seen at Celina, although it seems we have had six or eight really good ones since.

Anthony Lynn was pretty good back in the mid-eighties (played in the NFL) but there wasn't enough around him for him to make noise in the playoffs.

[cntdwn]

Alfred starred at UT and then Atlanta so I'd say he's tops for Caldwell, but Canto and Stone also left lasting impressions.

1. Alfred Jackson - early 70's
2. Xavier Canto - few years ago
3. Mike Stone - early 90's

[wimbo_pro]

Anyone surprised if I say Michael Buse for Wimberley, 05 & 06 seasons? lol

[44INAROW]

Originally posted by wimbo_pro
Anyone surprised if I say Michael Buse for Wimberley, 05 & 06 seasons? lol

I wouldn't be a bit surprised. I tried to erase the name from my memory bank after the game in 05. I heard his name ALL NIGHT long - he was a BEAST - what's he doing now?