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Byrnes running back Marcus Lattimore.
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Weekend of Champions: 5 players to watch
Byrnes High School running back Marcus Lattimore is one of the top college football prospects in the nation
Gerry Melendez/gmelendez@thestate.com
Posted on 12.03.09
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Five players to watch at the Weekend of Champions football games:
Marcus Lattimore
School: Byrnes
Position: Running back
Uniform No.: 21
Year: Senior
Ht./Wt.: 6-1, 215
Statistics: 1,753 yards and 29 touchdowns rushing; 48 receptions for 675 yards, five touchdowns.
The buzz: Rated the nation's No. 1 recruit by TheSportingNews.com. ... One of seven finalists for U.S. Army National Player of the Year. Finalist for S.C.'s Mr. Football.
What they're saying: "He's a tremendous athlete and a tremendous kid. Sometimes he doesn't want to be tackled, and he just won't let it happen." - Byrnes coach Chris Miller
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Bruce Ellington
School: Berkeley
Position: Quarterback
Uniform No.: 3
Year: Senior
Ht./Wt: 5-10, 185
Statistics: 2,000 yards, 29 touchdowns rushing; 32 of 66 passes for 687 yards, seven touchdowns passing.
The buzz: Will play point guard for South Carolina's basketball team next year after signing with the Gamecocks last month.
What they're saying: "Ellington is a great football player. You have to give him all the credit in the world. He was the difference, probably, in a game where there wasn't that much difference." - Goose Creek coach Chuck Reedy, after Ellington scored four touchdowns and rushed for 230 yards in a 38-35 Berkeley victory against the Gators
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Everett Golson
School: Myrtle Beach
Position: Quarterback
Uniform No.: 5
Year: Junior
Ht./Wt.: 6-0, 160
Statistics: 207 of 323 passing for 3,258 yards, 45 touchdowns with two interceptions.
The buzz: Led the Seahawks to the 2008 state football championship and played on Myrtle Beach's Class 3A state basketball championship team as a freshman in March 2008.
What they're saying: "I believe Everett Golson is one of the best high school football players in the country. That's why I started him as a freshman. He's on a whole other level than the rest of the kids that play high school football." - Chapin High coach Scott Earley, former coach at Myrtle Beach
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Justin Worley
School: Northwestern
Position: Quarterback
Year: Junior
Uniform No.: 17
Ht./Wt.: 6-4, 196
Statistics: 361 of 534 passing for 4,111 yards, 40 touchdowns.
The buzz: Is among the top junior quarterbacks in the country. ... A pure drop-back passer, Worley threw 50 touchdown passes as a sophomore, leading the Trojans to the Class 4A Division II final.
What they're saying: "He's extremely accurate. He probably has as good a field presence and understanding of their offense as any 11th-grader that I've been around." - Goose Creek coach Chuck Reedy, whose team played the Trojans each of the past two seasons
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Charone Peake
School: Dorman
Position: Wide receiver
Year: Junior
Uniform No.: 19
Ht./Wt: 6-3, 190
Statistics: 47 catches for 719 yards, eight touchdowns; 41 carries for 272 yards, three touchdowns.
The buzz: A starter since his freshman year, Peake scored touchdowns the first four times he caught passes as a varsity player.
What they are saying: "He's got everything. He's got size, speed. And he's not just a straight-ahead runner. He's got some shake in him. He's got great hands. He's definitely a Division I prospect." - Irmo coach Bob Hanna, whose team lost to Dorman in the playoffs Nov. 20
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