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| Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 8:53 am)
Tim Couch - over 12,000 passing yards, 133 tds, 75.1 completion percentage. Averaged 36ppg and won Kentucky Mr Basketball as a junior.
Allen Iverson - Player of the year in football and basketball and won state championships in both
Julius Peppers - 46 tds as a running back, won the triple jump state championship, state champion 4x200, all conference power forward for 4 years.
Greg Paulus - Gatorade Male Athlete of the Year, 4 time all state, McDonalds All American, Gatorade National Football Player of the Year, New York Mr Basketball
Ronald Curry - All American in basketball and football. McD's slam dunk champion and MVP of game. 3 state titles in football and 1 in basketball. Played DB and QB.
Drew Henson - 3 sport(baseball, football, basketball) starring in all. 70 Home Runs - 5K+ passing yards, 52 tds, 5 ints, 47 tackles. USA Today and Gatorade High School Player of the Year.
Joe Mauer - USA Today High School Player of the Year in 2 sports. QB and Catcher. 2 years as starting QB 73 tds and over 5k yards. National High School QB of the Year and ESPN All American. Struck out only once in high school in 4 years of starting. .605 average his senior season.
Josh Booty - 8th player taken in the MLB draft while he threw for 11,700 yards and 126 touchdowns, becoming the first high school player in history to throw for more than 10,000 yards (despite missing the last four games of his senior year because of a broken hand), USA Today Offensive Player of the Year, National High School Player of the Year by at least six associations, including Parade and the Football News. #1 rated QB in Louisiana the same year Peyton was a senior.
NO Lebron James he was a first team all state his sophomore season and that was it in football
Id have to go with Peppers followed by Curry
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Rouge 
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| re: Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 8:54 am to VegasPro)
Ronald Curry
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TheCaterpillar 
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| re: Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 8:55 am to VegasPro)
Julius Peppers is the biggest freak of nature I can think of.
That guy is like 200 years of evolution before his time.
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Athens Gator 
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| re: Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 8:55 am to VegasPro)
I have a ton of respect for Allen Iverson as a football player after watching his highlight video on youtube.
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Black n Gold 
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| re: Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 8:55 am to VegasPro)
Had you not given any stats, I would have said Paulus. However, looking at Peppers' line, he gets my vote.
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| re: Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 8:57 am to Rouge)
Charlie Ward is takes if for college, but Josh Booty & Joe Mauer would be a tough choice for HS
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beaver
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| re: Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 8:57 am to VegasPro)
wildcard: Jeff Francouer
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VegasPro
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| re: Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 8:57 am to Rouge)
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Ronald Curry
Forgot about him...for some reason I though he was before 90's but he was actaully mid 90's.
Ronald Curry - All American in basketball and football. McD's slam dunk champion and MVP of game. 3 state titles in football and 1 in basketball. Played DB and QB.
Ok....
I will go Peppers than Curry as top 2.
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Bunk Moreland 
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| re: Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 8:58 am to VegasPro)
I don't know Drew Henson's football numbers, but I thought he had the national record for homeruns.
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Black n Gold
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| re: Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 8:59 am to VegasPro)
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Julius Peppers - 46 tds as a running back, won the triple jump state championship, state champion 4x200, all conference power forward for 4 years
Most impressive accomplishment on this list. This event is hard as hell, especially for a guy his size.
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JStanDawgFan
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| re: Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 8:59 am to VegasPro)
My vote is for Joe Mauer. Amazing HS QB and obviously an amazing catcher.
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usc6158 
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| re: Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 8:59 am to VegasPro)
Joe Mauer
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SlowFlowPro 
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| re: Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 9:00 am to VegasPro)
curry 1
peppers 2
curry was basically the #1 guy for basketball and football if memory serves
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Pilot Tiger 
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| re: Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 9:00 am to Rouge)
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Ronald Curry
yea, people say he was the best to come out of that area
and that's saying something
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SlowFlowPro
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| re: Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 9:00 am to usc6158)
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Joe Mauer
another good one
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lsutigers1992 
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| re: Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 9:01 am to Pilot Tiger)
Matt Mauck 
(not serious)
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VegasPro
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| re: Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 9:02 am to Bunk Moreland)
Added Henson
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VegasPro
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| re: Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 9:05 am to usc6158)
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Joe Mauer
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Black n Gold
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| re: Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 9:05 am to SlowFlowPro)
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curry was basically the #1 guy for basketball and football if memory serves
In terms of HS performance or recruiting standings?
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beaver
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| re: Who is the best high school athlete(2+ sport) from the 90's and 2000's? (Posted on 1/16/13 at 9:10 am to Black n Gold)
terrell pryor anyone?
5* basketball and football I believe
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