Monthly Archives: May 2006

How you can help

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I can’t fathom spending two weeks of my life doing what the Redlands football program did — tearing the guts out of people’s houses, houses that stood in potentially toxic water for weeks in areas flooded from Hurricane Katrina.

Our attention has drifted from the victims of the flooding, those displaced into other cities and states, and instead we’re wondering who’s tracking our phone calls, how we’ll fill our gas tank, who will be voted off American Idol and whether juiced-up home run hitters can keep it up.

You may have given to any of a number of relief efforts in August and September, but the problem is not going away any time soon. To support Hilltop Rescue, visit their donation page. D3football.com made a $100 donation to aid their relief efforts and we urge you to do the same. It was quick and easy using Paypal.

Those interested in organizing a group mission should also visit Hilltop Rescue’s Web site at www.hilltoprescue.org.

Recruiting Recap: Near and far

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Initially this Dose reported on a student named Matt Ward, who I thought was from the Philippines. I could explain why I thought that, but it doesn’t really matter.

Fact is, Matt is from Massachusetts and attended one of the elite boarding schools in the country, Philips Academy in Andover, Mass. It’s a very well known school with alums including Presidents George H. and George W. Bush, John F Kennedy, Jr., and former MLB Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti. Ward is headed to Wesleyan University following in the footsteps of another PA grad, Bill Belichick.

I apologize for the mistake and appreciate the corrections. I’ll make an effort not to make similarly stupid errors in the future…

Maryville’s incoming class will have a much more local flavor as Coach Tony Ierulli mines local high school talent. Ierulli told the (Maryville, Tenn.) Daily Times, ““When I first got here we were having to convince the local guys to even look at us…Now we’re one of the first places they are looking and that’s a tremendous change for us.”

One of the Scots’ top recruits is Lenoir City (Tenn.) back Rommel Hightower. Hightower, who gained 4,500 yards in his high school career, “is explosive and has real good size” according to Ierulli.

Here is some other news from the recruiting landscape.

    EAST

Aaron Zurn of Sidney (N.Y.) High School will attend Brockport State according to the Oneonta (N.Y.) Daily Star. Zurn chalked up 1,482 yards and 22 touchdowns on 164 carries in 2005 for the New York State Class C champions.

    NORTH

Crystal Lake (Ill.) South High will be well represented in this year’s Division III recruiting class according to the Northwest (Ill.) Herald. The Gators will send players to Augustana (OL Matt Brodersen and DT Zach Spoor), Carthage (LB Brad Partynski) and Lakeland (Safety-TE Jim Forner).

Roger Bacon High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) is also spreading the wealth throughout the North region. QB Kurt Rocco and OL David Sunderman are headed to Mount Union, WR Dontae Swain to Wittenberg and DL Marsalis Burgin to Marietta. For several other Ohio recruits, check out the Cincinnati Post which is tracking local seniors’ college destinations.

    SOUTH

The Bay City (Texas) Tribune reports Palacios High School product Randy Allums will attend East Texas Baptist after being recruited for a secondary position. Allums was All-District in 2005 as a strong safety and in 2004 as a running back.

Senior Proms are overrated. Or so says McDaniel recruit Michael Weick in this interesting Philadelphia Daily News story.

Charlotte Catholic quarterback Craig Warnement is headed to Hampden-Sydney. Warnement led the Cougars to two state championships.

NRVToday.com reports Pulaski County (Va.) HS teammates Trey Angle and Rob Abbott will be college teammates, too, at Emory & Henry. Abbott played center and defensive line while Angle played in the secondary. It’s a shame he doesn’t play wide receiver so E&H could employ a “Trey-Angle” offense.

Wait for it…wait for it…

    WEST

The (Palm Springs, Calif.) Desert Sun reports that Occidental landed both sides of the local high school’s passing combination. Quarterback Scott Saunders and wide receiver Jeff Bee will both join the Tigers this fall.

UW-Whitewater fans will find interesting recruit information on Warhawkfootball.com, which has a full list of incoming players for the national runners-up. We also have a full list of recruits for UW-Stout.

If you can’t find information on your favorite team here, please check out this previous Dose which has information on lots of schools. If you want to share information on a recruit, you can post it here with the link to the published story (no, being the person’s father or the player himself doesn’t count). Or you can email gordon.mann@d3football.com and I’ll post the news in the next Recruit Recap.

And behind door number four

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The conference shake-ups triggered by the departures of Susquehanna (Liberty League) and Moravian and Juniata (Centennial) from the MAC continue at the Division III level.

Yesterday the MAC announced that Arcadia and Manhattanville will join for basketball, which has its own consequences. But in reporting on the move, Rich Scarcella of the Reading Eagle noted that the MAC has been closely considering four schools — Alvernia, Arcadia, Manhattanville and a fourth mystery team.

Conference Commissioner Ken Andrews also said:

“We talked a lot about football…It’s a high priority…We’d like to move into New Jersey, Delaware or the Washington, D.C., area. It’s a challenge, but it’s definitely on the front burner.”

It’s all conjecture, but I wonder if the fourth school under consideration has football. If so, we’ve already heard rumblings about TCNJ and Shenandoah as possible members. But Wesley is the only Delaware school with a Division III program. The Wolverines will join the Capital Athletic Conference for non-football sports in 2007 and they are currently members of the ACFC for football.