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I think that you can say the same thing about any list that comes out, the AP All-state team, the CJ All-state teams, the BGP team, some of the guys that are on this roster did not make one, two or all three of these mentioned lists........does that make them not worthy of being on this team or vice versa? Politics played a role in each of these forementioned lists. I think that the coaches have the better judgement/knowledge than do sports writers, editors, etc. (and some of us ). and there are only so many roster spots, they select the players for each position that THEY think can best compete with and TROUNCE the Tenn. all-stars and it is their team. The best that we can do is support the team that represents the state of KY.

Maybe he is planning on getting an early start on his classes and is enrolling in summer school, also, alot of schools like for their football players to get on campus early and start working out together, get to know each other and develop a sense of "family". I would be willing to bet that the majority of the kids selected to the all-star team will leave home and head for their respective schools right after the all-star game. OR, maybe his coach(es) at NC State prefer that he not play and risk injury. Most of these kids get permission to play from their college coach.

I thought that Western Kentucky was going to offer him......

I didn't think that the site had been selected yet, according to the letter that one of the selected kids showed me, it said that the site in Tennessee was yet to be determined.

I tried to identify the school that each of the all-stars committed to, but, I do not know all of them, can any fill in the blanks OR correct me if I'm wrong?!? Name High School Committed to/signed with ------------------------- ---------------- ------------------- Garnett Phelps Ballard Eastern Kentucky Univ. Matt Maynard Belfry Marcus Davis Boone Co. Brendon Nestor Bowling Green Seth Tamme Boyle Co. Western Kentucky Univ. Quinton Borders Bryan Station Colorado Corey Peters Central Univ. of Kentucky Darius Baughman Danville Western Kentucky Univ. K. J. Black Fern Creek Western Kentucky Univ. Leonard Gordon Ft. Campbell Notre Dame Micah Johnson Ft. Campbell Univ. of Kentucky Orlando Misaalefu Ft. Campbell Western Kentucky Univ. Durrell Olinger Hazard Chris Lamar Henderson Co. *Will Fidler Henderson Co. Univ. of Kentucky Chris Hawkins Henry Clay Middle Tenn. State Univ. Rod Johnson Henry Clay Western Kentucky Univ. Ben Guidigli Highlands Univ. of Cincinnati Levar Weston Hopkinsville Enrique Shaw Lafayette Michigan State Univ. Cornell Burbage Lexington Catholic *Justin Burke Lexington Catholic North Carolina State Wes McDermot Louisville Holy Cross Jimmy Chaffin Lynn Camp Univ. of Kentucky Paul Warford Madison Central Univ. of Kentucky Ronnie Letcher Madison Central Western Kentucky Univ. Luke Stocker Madison Southern Univ. of Tennessee Brian Anderson Male Marshall Andre Henderson Manuel Univ. of Louisville Josh Hatchell Mayfield Murray State Justin Smith Newport Central Catholic Georgetown College *Chris Cessna North Laurel Univ. of Kentucky Bryan Hall Paducah Tilghman Arkansas State Sean O'Brian Paul L. Dunbar Murray State Wes Brown Pleasure Ridge Park Mikey Denny Rockcastle Co. Josh Minton Southwestern Univ. of Kentucky Derrick Elder St. Xavier Western Kentucky Univ. Justin Jeffries St. Xavier Univ. of Kentucky Pete Nochta Tates Creek Univ. of Louisville Jeff Adams Trigg Co. Univ. of Louisville Taylor McGee Trigg Co. Blayne Donnell Trinity

Don't think so, Sam Gardner, who is heading to MSU, isn't on this list, unless he declined prior to the release of this list.

I heard that the all-star selections are out, but, can't find any info on the selections other than word-of-mouth. These are the selections that I have heard, Darius Baughman - Danville Seth Tamme - Boyle Co. Ronnie Letcher - Madison Central KJ Black - Fern Creek Derrick Elder - St. X Rod Johnson - Henry Clay Orlando Misaalefua - Ft. Campbell Seven Western Kentucky recruits...... Anyone know the complete list??

Western Kentucky also got commitments back in December from: Seth Tamme WR Boyle Co. Ronnie Letcher DB Madison Central KJ Black QB Fern Creek

Heard yesterday that Western Kentucky University has gotten verbal committments from: Rod Johnson - Henry Clay Orlando Misaalefua - Ft. Campbell (apparently UL backed out of their full scholarship offer and wanted him to greyshirt)

Yes Blume will be pressed by those 3 backs....but dont forget about Ronnie Letcher from Madison Central also....he outshined Paul Warford this year and really showed people what he can truely do....Would you all think that he has a chance to get on the team??

Western has gotten some good Kentucky talent this year with Baughman jumping on board with Seth Tamme, KJ Black, Ronnie Letcher and Derrick Elder. As far as them going to Div 1-A it may be a year or two, after the construction is finished on the new building on the other side of their field which will include a new locker room, weight room, offices and additional seating and the new building at the end of the field and the facelift of the current stadium seating, then their facilities will be top notch and they may be ready to take the jump to 1-A, of course, they need to be ready talentwise as well and they seem to be moving in that direction.

In addition to what Coach J says, don't just depend on your coach to make a highlight tape for you, if you are able to borrow the game tapes and have access to video equipment make your own highlight video. Most high schools usually offer one or more courses in media or broadcasting and will have equipment that you might be able to use to make a tape. If your parent(s) have a good video camera have them tape your games (don't rely on just one or two game tapes) with you as the focus of the taping and then use those tapes to make your highlight video. The high school coaches don't always get video tapes made in a timely manner, especially if they are making tapes for more than one player, plus we found that the team game tapes weren't the best quality and you couldn't always tell who was who in the film because of the distance and the fact that the person filming was trying to get a much of the field into the film as possible. I also want to add that in the summer between your junior and senior year, check with several colleges to see if they offer a senior camp or ask your coach if he knows who will be offering senior camps, which are just for those players who will be a senior in the fall of that year College often offer these camps to get the opportunity to look at kids who might have fallen under their radar, some of the camps are run like a combine and others are just basic drills and such but the coaches are looking at the kids and making notes of ones those that they might be interesting in. Some of the schools that I know offer the senior camps are, Eastern Kentucky, Western Kentucky, Kentucky, Louisville, Cincinnati and Ohio State and they are not expensive, most are $25 to $35 for a one day camp. They do not always advertise these camps but let coaches know, will mention they on their website or will tell you if you call. AND as Coach J says be coachable and respectful at the camps, leave the earrings and jewelry at home. Go to the NCAA Clearinghouse website and read the eligibility guidelines, make sure that you will meet the core courses requirements, they have added an additional class for those graduating after 2006. Register with the clearinghouse (there is a fee associated with this unless you are eligible for a fee waiver) and make sure that your high school counseler submits your transcript to the clearinghouse for a preliminary evaluation after your junior year is finished, they won't evaluate your transcript until October or November but do the evaluations in the order received, your core class gpa and ACT/SAT score must be within their guidelines, the higher core gpa that you have the lower ACT/SAT score you can obtain and vice versa, this info is in the guideline which can be printed from their website. If you are lacking in a course it is best to know before your last semester of high school so that you can try to take the class in your last semester. Good luck!

I heard that the transfer is Blake Boyd, from UL.

Congratulations to Seth!

Congratulations to Josh!