Just finished watching his true freshman highlights, worth a look. Best freshman highlights I’ve seen seen since McKnight. I can’t speak to level of competition so would be curious in board thoughts. This is his second year of playing football.
He looks like DeAngelo Williams in his first year or so at University of Memphis (before he thickened up) where he just went off tackle, made cut to sideline, and outran everyone whether or not they had an angle
1A classification, kids play both ways as STM probably dresses out 30-35 kids. The district is pretty weak, no stand out football power schools. STM tuition is $25K/yr and big time college preparatory academics. If Berry’s grades are as good as his football talent, he likely is interested in attending Stanford, Virginia, Vanderbilt, Duke, Northwestern, Rice, etc… STM graduates annually attend these schools for college.
I’m baffled by the person who downvoted your post. You are spot on.
I’m an alum (old) but many of my classmates went to Ivy League schools.
This kid is NOT a typical STM athlete, however. If his grades are solid he probably won’t end up at an Ivy League because he’s smart enough to take the NIL money and worry about actual academics later…if he continues to develop these stats will only get better in that district.
quote: I’m baffled by the person who downvoted your post. You are spot on.
I’m an alum (old) but many of my classmates went to Ivy League schools.
Class of 86 as I'm very familiar with STM's athletics and academics both past and present. The best female athlete in my class received a full ride to play volleyball at Duke. She graduated in the medical field / Pharmacology and develops cancer medicine to help save lives. 3 guys I graduated with received scholarships and played FB at Hampton Sidney. Our star QB played FB at SMU and transferred to Gorgia after the Death Penalty. A fellow STM wrestler who graduated in 1987 went to Cornell on a scholarship. I received several scholarships to wrestle in the midwest but chose to attend LSU and major in Smoking Weed and Eating mushrooms. That lasted 3 semesters before I went to rehab I was one of 3 graduating Seniors (46 classmates) that went to LSU, the rest went to the prestigious colleges that emphasized academics. I graduated with Bob Pettit's son who went to SMU
FYI - there are 3-4 STM graduates that I know who live in Laffy. You probably know a few depending on your age.
Obviously level of competition is a concern so his camp work will be instrumental. We’ve taken 1A lineman who have made their tape destroying 180 pound cream puffs so a 1A RB is easily possible.
You were previously employed in the local market as the sports director ?
I swam for the Bolts and definitely remember Ashley Tappin - she was the real deal. Gerald Lewis, would have been around class of 89 ? I know he played basketball at SMU
Mark McGinnis (STM alum 86) ... shown here shaking hands with Nicky Hazard (Jesuit alum) in 1990.
quote: Riverside??? West St John???? Last year Country Day was in it
None of those teams were actually good.
West John (1-6) regular season (made playoffs) 2 playoff wins against the same 1-10 team.
Riverside (3-5) Wins against WSJ, STM and Albany (1-8)
Country Day (6-3) beat the brakes off STM. Wins again WSJ, STM, Riverside, Thomas Jefferson (1-5) Jeff Rise (0-3).
I mean this is some terrible football.
Kid looks legit and should transfer to somewhere like Jesuit, Brother Martin or St Aug. Could grow athletically and still get a great education. If he’s that smart he could still get into any school in the country.
was just looking at the State Championship results / times as Harlem ran a 11.00 (100M) and 22.12 (200M), not bad for a HS Freshman. Kid is very well spoken and will only get bigger, faster, stronger athletically.
Holy Cross has a 10th grader (Krosse Johnson) that absolutely crushed it and won the 100M with a 10.54, and 200M with a 21.07.
Dude from Jesuit threw the javelin 228'., runner-up was 184'.