Forecast magazines spreading to world of high school hotbeds
This time of year, college football fans race to their local bookstore or supermarket to chase down copies of the 2011 magazines that give fans a chance to see what teams and players have for the season ahead.
Although colleges long have set standards with impressive magazines, high schools also have found their way into the market with mentions in nearly every top-rated collegiate periodical, giving players exposure on a national level.
Because recruiting has become so important in the landscape of football these days, many states have produced their own magazines that highlight players, provide team and player rankings and give a schedule for the upcoming season.
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football has set the standard by providing hard-to-acquire information on the Lone Star State.
Over the years, the Internet and fan websites have taken the pressure off magazines such as Campbell’s with year-round coverage, giving the yearly “bible’’ of Texas football a chance to expose younger players and provide more features.
These days, several football hotbeds have these annuals. Florida’s Friday Night Football Magazine is one of the most comprehensive.
The idea to take the collegiate format to the high schools emerged from sports publishing veteran Craig Baroncelli, who started AE Engine in 2005.
Baroncelli spent nearly 15 years at Host Communications, a sports-marketing company. Craig started at Host in 1991 as a staff assistant and was promoted every year while at Host. His client list included Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine.
Friday Night Football also publishes magazines in Texas, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.
This year’s edition of the Florida magazine spotlights a number of athletes from Miami-Dade and Broward counties, including the No. 1 player for the class of 2012, Norland running back Randy “Duke’’ Johnson as well as upper-tier seniors such as defensive backs Tracy Howard (Miramar) and Deon Bush (Columbus), and receivers Avery Johnson (Blanche Ely), Malcom Lewis (Miramar), Ricardo Louis (Miami Beach) and Amari Cooper (Northwestern).
American Heritage kicker Marshall Morgan, St. Thomas Aquinas defensive lineman Jelani Hamilton, Miami Northwestern defensive end Eric Kinsey, Norland lineman Ereck Flowers and linebacker Keith Brown also are mentioned as elite prospects.
This 110-page almanac of player information, rankings and future stars (classes 2013-2015), also has coach and unit rankings as well as the preseason Top 25.
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Miramar's offensive line is easily among the best in the state, matching up against any high school in Florida. St. Thomas Aquinas and Booker T. Washington are among the best defensive lines in the state, and Hallandale and Southridge boast an arsenal
"I'm starting to feel like I felt in high school," he says. "I'm just confident, just seeing the ball and hitting it." Jacobs continued the rivalry, signing on to play at Washington State after high school at Richland. He also saw his numbers dip from
Fry was spectacular in his final high school campaign, amassing a 10-0 record and striking out 92 batters with a 1.42 ERA in 59 innings on the mound, while killing it with his bat too, hitting .488 with four home runs and 38 RBIs.
SERIES STAR — Southridge catcher Jake Azevedo makes a play for the North on Sunday during his team's three-game sweep in the Oregon All-Star Series. CORVALLIS – The 2011 high school baseball season didn't end the way that Southridge
The Dusters represent players from Kamiakin High School while the Bandits draw players from Southridge High School. In the opener, with a bright-and-early 8 am start time, Devin Oil claimed a 5-2 win over the Dusters but lost to the Bandits, 4-2.
Beaverton eyes land for new high school, Southridge beats No. 1 ...
Good morning, Washington County . Interesting news popped up overnight, with Beaverton looking at land for a new high school, tensions surfacing between the sheriff and the county's Community Corrections Center, and Southridge beating No. 1 Westview in a Metro League showdown.
Land for new Beaverton high school: The Beaverton City Council and the Beaverton School District have their eye on land southwest of Beaverton for a new high school that they is needed to accommodate a growing population. The two agencies reinforced their support Tuesday night for adding more land to the urban growth boundary, lending their combined weight to a petition to the Metro Council.
Community Corrections Center: Tensions between Washington County's sheriff and managers of the county's Community Corrections Center were on full display during a sometimes confrontational meeting Tuesday that included the county's Board of Commissioners. Sheriff Rob Gordon, in presenting his most forceful arguments to date about why he should be vested with authority to run the corrections center, said current lax policies there are resulting in rampant drug use, unnecessary escapes and wasted resources.
Southridge beats No. 1 Westview: Skyhawks pitcher Jace Fry pitched a three-hitter and belted a three-run homer in the fifth inning, leading No. 2 Southridge to a 3-2 win over No. 1 Westview in a Metro League showdown Tuesday at Westview High School.
Tigard city manager search: The City Council on Tuesday met the man who will help Tigard find its next city manager. That's Eric Middleton, managing partner of Alliance Resource Consulting, a public sector recruiting firm based in Long Beach, Calif.
Beaverton vs. Portland: Remember that guest column that challenged Portland residents to stop looking down on Portland? Cedar Mill resident James Murphy has spurred 126 comments with his guest column, "In Beaverton, you'll find what's missing in Portland."
Washington County trees: The Oregonian's Editorial Board weighs in on Washington County's stand on tree protection: "Circa 2011, there's no excuse -- none -- for Washington County to keep dodging its duty to safeguard trees. And yet, as The Oregonian's Dana Tims reported last week, the Board of Commissioners appears poised once again to duck the issue.
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