Trojan2003
08-27-2006, 12:32 PM
CF, you might want to add this player.
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=46162
Brown small, but quick and intense
By REX SANDERS, Sports Correspondent
08/25/2006
He’s only 5-feet-7 and weighs between 165-170 pounds.
But Mike Brown of Bainbridge High School has a heart the size of a supertanker and the speed of an F-18 jet fighter.
Brown has been timed in a blazing 4.25 seconds in the 40-yard dash. Most high school running backs would love to be under 4.4 seconds in the 40, but not many are.
He has been hearing from such schools as Troy University in Alabama and Ole Miss, both Division 1-A schools, and Georgia Southern and Wofford, both 1-AA division schools.
Brown doesn’t have a favorite, he just wants to go where “I can play. I just want to play.”
Brown is not worried about college. He said he knows he’ll find the right place for him, a place that will focus more on his work ethnic and effort and speed than how big he is.
Grades don’t seem to be much of a problem with a 3.1 grade point average and a 780 on his SAT, but he wants to take the SAT again and improve his score. Most any college outside of Harvard would take the figures he has in a heartbeat.
Speaking of his heart, Bainbridge High School head coach Greg Guy said Brown has a “big ole heart.” Guy said it’s hard to measure an intangible but that Brown is almost fearless and doesn’t run a football any way similar to his size.
“He is quick, real quick, and one heck of a football player,” Guy said. “His size doesn’t bother him one bit.”
Guy also praises Brown for his hard work and humility.
“He’s probably the hardest working youngster I’ve every been around and it comes with a lot of humility,” said Guy, “and I’ve been around some good ones.
“If he were two inches taller and 10 pounds heavier, every school in the country would be after him.”
Brown said his size doesn’t bother him at all, that really it’s more of a motivating tool than anything else.
“It doesn’t bother me to be small,” Brown said. “When I look at those big guys across the line from me on Friday nights, it just motivates me to do more.
“I look at it that if you put heart and effort into it, you will come out on top. You just have to outwork the other guys.”
Brown’s statistics certainly aren’t a problem. The four-year starter was the top rusher in Region 1-AAAA last year. He gained 1,567 yards on 229 carries and averaged 6.8 yards per carry and 142.4 yards per game. He scored seven touchdowns and had a long run of 67 yards and runs of 10 yards or more 47 times.
He also threw one pass for a 13-yard gain and caught three passes for 37 yards.
Brown said he is trying to become more of a leader during his senior year.
“I’m trying to work hard, and be a good role model, a good person and a good friend to the younger guys. I feel that I should lead by example,” he said.
Brown said the Bearcats are very young this year, but “I think we’ll be all right. I see us having a winning season and going to the second round of the playoffs. I hope we win the state championship, but that would come only with a lot of hard work and dedication.”
Brown is ready for the season to start and can’t wait for next Friday night and the date with the Early County Bobcats at Blakely at 7:30 p.m.
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=46162
Brown small, but quick and intense
By REX SANDERS, Sports Correspondent
08/25/2006
He’s only 5-feet-7 and weighs between 165-170 pounds.
But Mike Brown of Bainbridge High School has a heart the size of a supertanker and the speed of an F-18 jet fighter.
Brown has been timed in a blazing 4.25 seconds in the 40-yard dash. Most high school running backs would love to be under 4.4 seconds in the 40, but not many are.
He has been hearing from such schools as Troy University in Alabama and Ole Miss, both Division 1-A schools, and Georgia Southern and Wofford, both 1-AA division schools.
Brown doesn’t have a favorite, he just wants to go where “I can play. I just want to play.”
Brown is not worried about college. He said he knows he’ll find the right place for him, a place that will focus more on his work ethnic and effort and speed than how big he is.
Grades don’t seem to be much of a problem with a 3.1 grade point average and a 780 on his SAT, but he wants to take the SAT again and improve his score. Most any college outside of Harvard would take the figures he has in a heartbeat.
Speaking of his heart, Bainbridge High School head coach Greg Guy said Brown has a “big ole heart.” Guy said it’s hard to measure an intangible but that Brown is almost fearless and doesn’t run a football any way similar to his size.
“He is quick, real quick, and one heck of a football player,” Guy said. “His size doesn’t bother him one bit.”
Guy also praises Brown for his hard work and humility.
“He’s probably the hardest working youngster I’ve every been around and it comes with a lot of humility,” said Guy, “and I’ve been around some good ones.
“If he were two inches taller and 10 pounds heavier, every school in the country would be after him.”
Brown said his size doesn’t bother him at all, that really it’s more of a motivating tool than anything else.
“It doesn’t bother me to be small,” Brown said. “When I look at those big guys across the line from me on Friday nights, it just motivates me to do more.
“I look at it that if you put heart and effort into it, you will come out on top. You just have to outwork the other guys.”
Brown’s statistics certainly aren’t a problem. The four-year starter was the top rusher in Region 1-AAAA last year. He gained 1,567 yards on 229 carries and averaged 6.8 yards per carry and 142.4 yards per game. He scored seven touchdowns and had a long run of 67 yards and runs of 10 yards or more 47 times.
He also threw one pass for a 13-yard gain and caught three passes for 37 yards.
Brown said he is trying to become more of a leader during his senior year.
“I’m trying to work hard, and be a good role model, a good person and a good friend to the younger guys. I feel that I should lead by example,” he said.
Brown said the Bearcats are very young this year, but “I think we’ll be all right. I see us having a winning season and going to the second round of the playoffs. I hope we win the state championship, but that would come only with a lot of hard work and dedication.”
Brown is ready for the season to start and can’t wait for next Friday night and the date with the Early County Bobcats at Blakely at 7:30 p.m.