Go Dreadnaughts! 1971 parade all american football team. His two-handed coming-from-behind-the-head slam dunk destroyed many a coach's game plan as well as changing many opponents' defensive assignments. Although the game was competitive, Long Beach was no match for De La Salles ground game as they won 29 to 15. 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. Aquinas thrived under intense national competition and a reasonable amount of travel. The Wolves won their 25th straight game in front of over 20,000 fans, including Auburn Coach Pat Dye, Alabama Coach Bill Curry and Florida State Coach Bobby Bowden. Their offense was unstoppable and their defense posted 8 shutouts giving up only 4.8 points per game. Future Auburn Tiger Darrell "Lectron" Williams was named Mr. Football after rushing for 1,706 yards on 235 carries, before injuring his knee in the championship. Posted by Mike Lynch on February 14, 2019. Five players from the team, including Johnny Bailey, Melvin Foster, Quinton Smith, Zeno Alexander and Santana Dotson, went on to play in the NFL. The team faced multiple court hearings with the Texas state legislator, the hearings would determine if they would be eligible to continue playing. Fun reading such a long legacy of great prep teams! One other thing: Erxleben averaged 4.5 punts per game. Their 1977 team was pretty stout. The changes continued in 2012, when the list went to a single-team format with 40 players. Center Cody Wheeler, a future Texas Tech signee sured up the o-line. Besides the future Hurricane players, the Bulls had plenty of talent. Most sports fans have heard of the infamous 151 game winning streak by De La Salle High School in Concord, California. They finished 2nd in the USA Today poll behind Pine Forest of Pensacola, Florida. 1940 Massillon Tigers. Did I mention they had future Olympic sprinter Arman Hall at wide receiver. Eventually he was invited to play in the Under Armour All-American football and baseball games. After that, from 1947-1955 All-State teams were selected by Associated Press and United Press International. The organizations that chose the teams were Associated Press, United Press International, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News, Time magazine, Pro Football Weekly, Football News and the Tom Harmon-selected team, for College Football News. About the ABCA The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1976 and displays which first-team designations they received. The Sporting News and Time polled football scouts and the editors of Pro Football Weekly College Football News, and Football News chose teams for their publications. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Im not even a fan of them, but watching their Youtube highlights, I dont think ANY time you listed could of beat them. McKinley recently had its 23-game winning streak snapped by Spingarn, but as long as Jordan is lurking in the middle of the Trainer pressing defense, one can make book McKinley won't lose two in a row. Your Honorable Mention list is a more representative list of the best teams, but both lists leave off one of the teams that should be on every list of this type 1993 Cleveland Saint Ignatius, which was #1 in every poll from preseason to postseason and the unanimous National Champion. During that streak they boasted numerous NFL and division 1 prospects. True to form, the Lions performed at their peak, in their biggest game of the season. Ever since PARADE selected its first All America High School Football Team in 1963, the magazine has been discovering some of the greatest gridiron legends in history. Best high school team ever 1976 Cincinnati Moeller. Comments have to be approved before showing up, Good Old Boys - Jason Williams & Randy Moss, 10 Greatest High School Basketball Teams of All Time, Best Playground Basketball Courts in America. Several of these individual teams served as big time pipelines to major college programs. In celebration of its 100th anniversary, the California Interscholastic Federation had fans cast votes on its top high school athletes. Quarterback Matt Guiterez had his pick of big time schools, as he was ranked 88th in the country. FWAA was also a poll of writers, as was the Walter Camp Foundation. This team was able to pull talent from across the nation, a clear advantage that most high schools dont have. Since the start of the 1997 season The Beach went 57-1-1. Seven players, including 1960 Heisman Trophy winner Joe Bellino of Navy, and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Mike Ditka of Pitt and Bob Lilly of TCU, were unanimously named first-team All-Americans by all six official selectors. STATE TEAM HISTORY Ladies - 1971 Capt Morrison, Mrs JB "Sis" San Antonio 1 Coleman, Brenda Waco 2 Bennet, Jo Ann Lufkin 3 Anderson, Lupe Dallas 4 Goukas, Barbara Houston 1972 All State Teams Open First - 1972 Open Second - 1972 Capt Pope, Ricky Dallas Capt Davis, Willaim Houston 1 Johnson, Jack San Antonio 1 Clark, John Abilene 2 Killian, Tito San Antonio 2 Alexander, John Mineral Wells Home; . Zeno Alexander, Darron Nash, Ronald Moore, Charles Price, Quinton Smith, James Goode, Larry Gill, Gregory Garrett, Kenneth Payne, Reginald Breggs and James Christian were all on the 1985 Chronicle All-HISD Team. Defensive end Adrian Jackson 6-3, 210 was an excellent pass rusher before he went on to Auburn. In a brut physical game the Dreadnaught's won by 3 in overtime. Also Ed Beverly who starred at WR for SF 49ers. The Lions would clean shop in the playoffs, getting in only one close game. The 42-28 score was the closest any team would get to upsetting Aquinas all season. Dick played Football, Basketball and Baseball and was named to the All-Catholic Division Football Team as a senior. Vigor completed its 13-0 season by beating Berry 41-7 in the 6A championship game at Legion Field. Not to mention Steve and Tim Campbell, Earl little brothers who were two of the hardest hitters to ever play football. 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. 1934 Canton McKinley Bulldogs In the contest, Rainey worked Aquinas with over 270 yards on the ground. Walker ranked second in the FBS in rushing with 1,636 yards to go with 18 rushing touchdowns. They won their second straight Class 6A state championship, defeating Boone 41-0. The 2010 team was back for revenge, off their 2009 state championship defeat. A great pool of talent and depth separated the team from its opponents. That team holds the title of the greatest team in the programs history. Jamar Taylor was a great addition to the running game before heading off to Alabama. their 4th since 1935. they won a total of 9 national championships in football. My biggest gripe is Mater Dei, De La Salle, Gorman, IMG, many morethey pull players from all over their regions and the US. #4) Jack Yates (Houston, Texas) 1985 The 1985 Yates Lions were special, they finished 16-0 while racking up a record 659 points. 2013 Hall of Fame Candidates BBWAA Ballot, FBref Adds Womens World Cup History & Match Reports, How to Add Sports-References Sites To Your Phones Home Screen, List of NBA Players Waived in 2005 Under Allan Houston Rule Amnesty Clause, Professional Sports Leagues Steroid Policies, Ways Sports Reference Can Help Your Website, For Your Reference, A Sports Reference Podcast, Automatically Link Your Blogs to SR Player Pages. 1971 Troy team was picked as best team ever from the greater Dayton OH area by the Dayton Daily News in 1998, 1971 Troy Ohio Trojans. They may have had the greatest rushing attack in high school football history. One b not 2. Amahad Black rounded the defense out at the Safety position. They played several supposed national powers in the pre-season. When the season finished they were ranked as the number one team in the nation by USA today and Rise/ESPN. Florida, like Texas, Ohio and California, is an outstanding high school football state - and 1976 could be better than ever. *Estimated delivery dates - opens in a new window or tab include seller's handling time, origin postal code, destination postal code and time of acceptance, and will depend on shipping service selected and receipt of cleared payment. With the individual awards out of the way, here are the Pro Football Network All-American Teams on offense. Kamehameha allowed 17 points in a season-opening loss to Leilehua and then gave up 40 to Iolani to drop to 1-2. The Dallas school faced a good schedule that featured several out of district Texas programs. Over 14 NFL pro bowlers have walked the halls of Northwestern. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Moeller quarterback John Shaffer won another national championship in 1987 as Penn State's starting quarterback. With the nickname Dreadnaught's one could expect the school and fan base to have pretty crazy traditions, this assumption would be correct. In college Womack led the way at Georgia for Hershell Walkers Heisman winning season. The star power was overwhelming with more than 18 division 1 prospects. She was also a member of the U.S. Pan American Games team in '71 and '75, where she garnered five gold medals. Sophomore and future NFL pro bowler TJ Ward wasn't good enough to play a down the Spartans that year. Their monster schedule began with their first real test in St. Xavier of Cincinnati Ohio. While many area basketball enthusiasts would jokingly ask "what's a Paint Branch?" Northwestern won back-to-back state titles in 2006 and 2007. Among the teams discussed are 1988 Carter, 1985 Yates, 2015 Allen, 2006 Southlake, 1983 Daingerfield and Abilene 1956. Fairview. The players made ultimate sacrifices to ensure their path to success, "We gave up everything," running back Johnny Bailey said after the state championship game. Five different Warriors rushed for touchdowns in the final game and quarterback Kimo Perkins was 7-for-17 for 179 yards and a touchdown passing. One of the best ground attacks ever, featured two future college standouts in the backfield. Many cried foul that the two teams couldn't agree on a match-up date, leaving the mystery forever unanswered. Jacob Rudock was a feared Quarterback in high school, he eventually went to Iowa after he had his pick of big time schools. Jeff. Parochial schools recruit the best players and I generally dont speak very highly of their greatest teams because of it. 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. Had Earl Campbell, Ronnie Lee, Gary Don Johnson, and Andrew Mellontree all of which made it and were starters in the NFL. Le'Shai Maston, a running back, signed with Baylor and went on to play for five seasons in the NFL. A member of coach Joe Gallagher's "Iron Five," Pitchford pumped in 18.5 points per game. A dime will get you a dollar that most of them will answer Kenny Matthews of Dunbar. Taylor organized the North-South All Star games, which were held in Kentucky. Anthony. The Warriors allowed only 20 total points over the next six games with three shutouts, including a 7-0 win over Iolani. 2014-15. #2) Vigor (Prichard, Alabama) 1988 1988 Vigor was the greatest team the state of Alabama has ever produced.