He had a long list of division one schools after him. This entry was posted on Thursday, February 14th, 2019 at 11:45 am and is filed under Announcement, Awards, Basketball-Reference.com, CBB at Sports Reference, Data, History. College: Brock earned numerous honors during his four-year run at. They faced the top competition of Georgia throughout the season. The top . Uh, its Warner Robins. Teams that were undefeated and produced such all stars as Jimmy Jones (USC) Quarterback and won a championship with Montreal of the Canadian league, Jan White at wide receiver who was an All American at Ohio State and played for the Buffalo Bills, Denny Green at halfback who started at Iowa and was Head coach of the Minnesota Vikings and Phoenix Cardinals.Milan Veconski who started at tackle at Purdue and George Buchanan who started at the other tackle. The focus of ESPNs 30 for 30 documentary, What Carter Lost highlighted this ultra talented team. "When I get to college, I want to be a complete player," said Ratiff. The Raiders capped off a dominant season by dismantling defending 5A champion Plant 29-7. The playoffs were their own personal joke racking up nearing 200 points, while only giving up only 27 points. While there was close games, McKinley showed their ability to grind out tough games. The 1988 team had 21 players who were offered college scholarships. After losing two of its first three games of the 1976 season, the Kamehameha Warriors rattled off nine straight wins, including a 46-6 thrashing of Radford in the Prep Bowl. . The school has produced football stars such as Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Bryant, Denver Broncos linebacker Nate Webster, and Miami Dolphins offense tackle Vernon Carey. The 2001 team exemplified everything the program was about. A great pool of talent and depth separated the team from its opponents. I played in curtain raiser for Hawaii all-stars vs Beverly Hills superstars the night Pele played there when he was with the New York Cosmos at aloha stadiumye ha, Your email address will not be published. So for the first time there were ten 1st-team All Americans, for instance. Although the changing of rules has made it much easier for teams to score, this team was simply an offensive god. The team's rep grew so large that, according to Hurd, the players were invited to scrimmage the . A crowd of 31,896 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium watched as Miami Northwestern won the contest 29-21. In 2010 they lost 4 future NFL players from the previous year and still had enough talent to win a national title. Led by head coach Bob Ladicer, the Spartans didnt loose for over 12 years. The list was initially released on the Dave Campbell's Texas Foobtall Website earlier this Fall. Best high school team ever 1976 Cincinnati Moeller. After their dominant playoff run they were named Georgia state champions and "mythical" co-national champions with Moeller High School of Ohio. Duane Lewis, 5-11, 180, fullback played at Jackson State. Black was an intimidating presence on defense, later he played 3 years in the NFL with Tampa Bay. #1) De La Salle (Conord, California) 2001 Most sports fans have heard of the infamous 151 game winning streak by De La Salle High School in Concord, California. "I guess I wanted to have a super senior year and tried too hard," said Ratiff. Evans, a high school All-American, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on four armed robbery counts. Alao had Randy Walker who was head coach at Miami, OH and Northwestern. Three players were unanimously selected by all four official selectors and all five unofficial selectors. They faced a bevy of legit challengers on their way to a state record 16 wins. 2023 Powered by Honolulu Star-Advertiser. As Craig Harris goes, so goes the T. C. Express. Eventually he was invited to play in the Under Armour All-American football and baseball games. Similar to many teams on this list, Northwestern served as a feeder to their local University. To see this consistancy over a half century is simply amazing, plus Castle & Staff taught them (like other dedicated coaches, so much more than football. ET on Saturday, Jan. 8. Against three of the area's strongest teams, De Matha, St. John's and Mackin. Several of these individual teams served as big time pipelines to major college programs. Copyright 2023 Legends Clothing Co. | Website builder by Shopify. Faust signed Moeller's best player off the 1982 team, Parade All-American running back Hiawatha Francisco. During the contest Vigor put on a display and assured their legacy as one of the best high school football teams to ever take the field. They beat up Deerfield Beach 19-14, in Class 6A semifinals at the Orange Bowl. Junior to Dennis Harrison, The Tennessean's 1970s All-Decade football team Mike Organ Nashville Tennessean Published. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. McKinley scored 592 points on the season while only giving up 151. Carters QB that year, Robert Hall, went on to a banner career at Texas Tech and is a member of the programs Hall of Fame. Someplace on this list should be the team that ,while winning a state championship in 1973, also went unscored upon for the entire year with a record points total of 443 0. This column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors. The only team from Alabama that can boast a national title on its resume. Carter was allowed to play, and they beat Permian 14-9 in that semifinal. The National champions demolished every other team that came in their path. Star tackle Bobby Hart protected Rudocks blindside, he also went on to play for the Seminoles. Jackson had an unbelievable season. A special thank you goes out to Head Texas State Football Official Leland & the coaches from Texas Independent for being willing to assist the outstanding group of high school football All-Americans achieve their goals of playing football on scholarship at the next level. Known as The Streak vs The Beach the game has been documented as the first No. These seniors were among the last crop to play at Honolulu Stadium and the final year before the Star-Bulletin began doing its All-State team. Taylor organized the North-South All Star games, which were held in Kentucky. Teams were ranked based on a few characteristics, Division 1 or NFL talent, their strength of schedule and their margin of victory. Position. They only gave up 86 points all year, while scoring 614 points. Although they outscored opponents by 500 points, they faced some tough games. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Giving the state of Florida a 3 year run, with one of their high school teams winning the high school national championship. Jackson was taking the Panthers to the Maryland State Class B Tournament. All the teams mentioned ,with the exception of the 76 Demons, are from the ESPN TV era and the flawed USA Today rating system. Unlike some seasons in the streak, the Spartans faced two nationally ranked teams in the 2001 season. Coach Dan Hooks, whose West Orange-Stark team lost to Yates in 1985, agrees that Carter had the superior talent. Greene helped Florida State win a championship in 2014. Senior defensive tackle Casey Kunitomo was named the lineman of the year over Radford linebacker Joe Lavatai and Iolani guard Kelvin Ing. The defense gave up no touchdowns and the D scored 76 points and outscored their opponents 638- 8 and the eight points was from a safety and an interception for touchdown. Five members of the 1988 team went on to play professionally in the NFL or CFL, Mitch Davis, Roosevelt Patterson, Willie Anderson, Albert Reese and Kevin Lee, all went on to play professionally in the NFL or CFL. Hall is a two-time, SN first-team All-American. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Your own graphic shows he was drafted in 1996, which was corrent. There he was an All-American nose guard, before he spent 4 years playing pro football. High School Football has been played in this country for over 90 years. During that streak they boasted numerous NFL and division 1 prospects. In 1970, the list once again expanded to six five-man teams. After all, this is supposed to be the best in history list, , not the best teams since 1975. He finished the game with 165 total yards and 4 touchdowns. In the second round of the playoffs they gutted out a 25-22 win over St. Francis. At the end of the year, there were efforts to get them together, but the high school associations squashed the idea. Amahad Black rounded the defense out at the Safety position. Beginning in 2011, only seniors were considered for the team and many of the names on the list began to be players experts would not consider high-major prospects. Featuring future NFL players Jessie Armstead, Le'Shai Maston and Clifton Abraham, Carter went 14-0-1 in 1988. Please let us know if you have any questions, comments or concerns. Whether it was before the game, before the season, during the week, during the game, during the fourth quarter, I never felt like we were going to lose in high school. McKinley faced some elite competition in the playoffs. Future 4 time NFL pro-bowler James Brooks was a dynamo with the ball, quick but still strong enough to break tackles and stay on his feet. Teams. It ever anyone could dominate a game, the 6-8 Hopkins would be the one. Led by future NFL pro bowl twins Maurkice and Mike Pouncey, the two obliterated defensive lines. The players were eligibly part of 21 different armed robberies. Ive coached at The Horseshoe, Ive coached in Ann Arbor, Ive coached in a playoff game in the NFL and Ive coached on Monday Night Football. They finished the number 1 ranked team by any media outlet that mattered. Saginaw Arthur Hill 1973? Jack Yates High School 1979 Football Team was the best defensive team ever assembled. The Player of the Year Award was often shared. Fun reading such a long legacy of great prep teams! They pulled out a close 21-15 win over Jones in the semi-finals. 1976 College Football All-America Team View source The 1976 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that choose College All-America teams that season. The 1976 crop of prep football players closed down the Termite Palace. Defensive back and future Oregon Duck, Willie Glasper was a sophomore on the team. So ya, there star power was immense.