12-13-2008, 03:53 AM
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All-Star Game features host of uncommitted
By Jason Smith (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal
Saturday, December 13, 2008
AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star game
When, where: 2 p.m. today, at Memphis University School
Tickets: $7
TV, radio: Comcast 31, WHBQ-AM (560)
For some of them, it will be the last football game they ever play.
For others, today's seventh annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game at Memphis University School offers one last chance to catch the eye of the right college coach, as many of the 80 senior players in today's 2 p.m. game remain uncommitted.
All-Star game
"We're hoping from this that some young men who thought they would probably be left out of the scholarship race will get a chance to further their education and do some great things," Red Team coach Stan Collins said.
Collins, who spent 18 seasons as Whitehaven's head coach from 1979-96, will coach a Red Team featuring standouts from Whitehaven, Fairley, Mitchell, MUS and Sheffield, including the Knights' Class 3A Mr. Football finalist, DeMario Carter, the area's leading rusher this season with 2,085 yards.
Former Whitehaven and Millington High head coach Tommy Harrison will coach the Blue Team, which features a bevy of standouts from Melrose, East, Christian Brothers and Millington, including the Trojans' Class 5A Mr. Football winner, Tausean Holmes, who scored an area-best 28 touchdowns this season.
All 80 players participated Friday in a luncheon at Downtown's Ground Zero Blues Club in which each player received his jersey for today's game.
Fairley defensive tackle Jimmy Robinson and Melrose quarterback Tromarcus Toney were awarded the event's Harris Jones Courage Award, an award voted on by their all-star teammates.
Jones, a former quarterback at Milan High, was diagnosed with leukemia in 1997 after he signed with Murray State.
"For all these special athletes to pick me, it meant a lot to me," Robinson said. "It's really been a good week (of practice). There were some people I didn't know and some people I did. The running back from Houston (Nick Nelms) has really impressed me. He's a great athlete, and I didn't know anything about him."
Toney, Shelby-Metro's passing leader in the regular season with 2,226 yards and 21 touchdowns, said fans should expect a highly competitive contest.
"It's going to be a good game because there's a lot of talent," he said. "Whoever doesn't make mistakes should come out on top."
Tickets for today's game, which is open to college coaches, cost $7.
-- Jason Smith: 529-5804
All-Star Game features host of uncommitted
By Jason Smith (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal
Saturday, December 13, 2008
AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star game
When, where: 2 p.m. today, at Memphis University School
Tickets: $7
TV, radio: Comcast 31, WHBQ-AM (560)
For some of them, it will be the last football game they ever play.
For others, today's seventh annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game at Memphis University School offers one last chance to catch the eye of the right college coach, as many of the 80 senior players in today's 2 p.m. game remain uncommitted.
All-Star game
"We're hoping from this that some young men who thought they would probably be left out of the scholarship race will get a chance to further their education and do some great things," Red Team coach Stan Collins said.
Collins, who spent 18 seasons as Whitehaven's head coach from 1979-96, will coach a Red Team featuring standouts from Whitehaven, Fairley, Mitchell, MUS and Sheffield, including the Knights' Class 3A Mr. Football finalist, DeMario Carter, the area's leading rusher this season with 2,085 yards.
Former Whitehaven and Millington High head coach Tommy Harrison will coach the Blue Team, which features a bevy of standouts from Melrose, East, Christian Brothers and Millington, including the Trojans' Class 5A Mr. Football winner, Tausean Holmes, who scored an area-best 28 touchdowns this season.
All 80 players participated Friday in a luncheon at Downtown's Ground Zero Blues Club in which each player received his jersey for today's game.
Fairley defensive tackle Jimmy Robinson and Melrose quarterback Tromarcus Toney were awarded the event's Harris Jones Courage Award, an award voted on by their all-star teammates.
Jones, a former quarterback at Milan High, was diagnosed with leukemia in 1997 after he signed with Murray State.
"For all these special athletes to pick me, it meant a lot to me," Robinson said. "It's really been a good week (of practice). There were some people I didn't know and some people I did. The running back from Houston (Nick Nelms) has really impressed me. He's a great athlete, and I didn't know anything about him."
Toney, Shelby-Metro's passing leader in the regular season with 2,226 yards and 21 touchdowns, said fans should expect a highly competitive contest.
"It's going to be a good game because there's a lot of talent," he said. "Whoever doesn't make mistakes should come out on top."
Tickets for today's game, which is open to college coaches, cost $7.
-- Jason Smith: 529-5804