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Thursday, January 12, 2012

2012 NFL Mock Draft: Detroit Lions Draft - Danny Trevathan January 12, 2012

Dark horse

Danny Trevathan, OLB, Kentucky—Trevathan was a stud on a dud team. Because he didn't play at a traditional powerhouse school, he might not go as high as he deserves. Trevathan made big plays, and four of those were interceptions, just what the Lions need. A linebacker who can cover is very tempting for the Lions at this point in the draft.

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Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
1986 Varsity Jackets Football Lettermen #82
Class of 1988 Leesburg High School
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Gerald is a professional Internet marketer and social media marketing expert. His online business ventures and websites generate multiple streams of income annually. His consulting clients include best selling authors and international speakers.

Gerald is the CEO/President of Lacey LLC and OmariWholesale, Inc. He runs his entire business from his home where he is able to spend quality time with his family and friends. He is passionate about helping individuals to build and monetize their personal brand online.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Charles Nasser Head Coach 2002-2009

Former Leesburg High School Football Head Coach Charles Nasser.

Wins - Losses - Ties

Charles Nassar (41-42)
2002 2-8
2003 4-6
2004 3-7
2005 8-3 Class 4A District 6 Runner-Up
2006 7-4 Rotary Bowl Champion

2007 8-3 Class 4A District 6 Runner-Up Champion

2008 5-5
2009 4-6

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Noor Davis Selected To Play For Team USA, November 8, 2011

FIVE LINEBACKERS SELECTED FOR TEAM USA

USA Football on 11/08/2011

Linebackers TIMOTHY COLE of Brenham (Texas) High School, NOOR DAVIS of Leesburg (Fla.) High School, HARDY NICKERSON JR. of Oakland (Calif.) Bishop O'Dowd High School, ROYCE JENKINS-STONE of Detroit Cass Tech and JAMES ROSS of Orchard Lake (Mich.) St. Mary's High School have been selected to play for the 2012 U.S. Under-19 National Team, assembled by USA Football. The team will compete Feb. 1 - National Signing Day - in the third annual International Bowl, formerly Team USA vs. The World.

The International Bowl is sanctioned by International Federation of American Football. IFAF is composed of 62 nations spanning six continents that possess a national federation dedicated solely to American football.

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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Noor Davis, going to Stanford, can play all three positions, January 3, 2012

Sanders, coaches talk Black team

Gerry Hamilton

24/7 Sports
January 3, 2012

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – It’s significant that three days of practices are in the books for the 2012 Under Armour All-American Game.

As is usually the case, the players get more comfortable around the third day and begin to show a wider range of their talents.   Their coaches have taken notice, too.

Helping coach the defensive backs is one of the best to ever put on the cleats, Deion Sanders. The sure-fire Hall of Famer likes what he has seen from a trio of defensive backs on Team Highlight (Black).

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Gerry Hamilton

24/7 Sports
January 3, 2012

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Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
1986 Varsity Jackets Football Lettermen #82
Class of 1988 Leesburg High School

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Noor Davis of Leesburg (Fla.) is perfect for the Cardinal's 3-4 scheme, January 3, 2012

Stanford Head Coach David Shaw and Leesburg High School OLB Noor Davis at a unofficial recruiting visit.

No Luck Needed: Stanford Football Recruiting Keeps Program Winning

By Bud Elliott

While Stanford doesn't have another Andrew Luck on the way, excellent recruiting should keep the Cardinal in contention in the Pac-12.

Jan 3, 2012 - Outsiders might believe the loss of Andrew Luck will put the Cardinal right back in the Pac-12 cellar. The last few recruiting classes, however, should see to it that Stanford doesn't fall quite that far.

When Jim Harbaugh took over at Stanford, everything changed. Perhaps the most notable chance was in Stanford's recruiting approach, selling itself as an Ivy-type school that plays BCS football. The approach has been more successful than anyone, probably even Harbaugh, could have imagined.

Last year, according to at least one scouting service, Stanford signed 10 players rated as four-stars or better. That's an incredible number.

And with Harbaugh's, and now Luck's, departure to the NFL, the Cardinal keeps on rolling. And that's very impressive given the stringent academic standards players are held to on the farm.

Noor Davis and Carver Heights Quarterback Club Staff Writer Gerald Lacey during a recent one on one interview at Leesburg High School.

Stanford already has commitments from several top prospects, including six players rated four-stars or higher.

Outside linebacker Noor Davis of Leesburg (Fla.) is perfect for the Cardinal's 3-4 scheme. The 6'4", 235-pound Davis is adept at getting upfield and rushing the passer. He should be able to do so from that position for the Cardinal. Davis is rated four-stars by most services and held offers from every major school in the country.

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Bud Elliott

SBnation.com

January 3, 2012

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Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
1986 Varsity Jackets Football Lettermen #82
Class of 1988 Leesburg High School

leesburgyellowjacketsfootball@yahoo.com
www.leesburgyellowjacketsfootball.com

Leesburg's Noor Davis spurns Penn State amid scandal, uncertainty, January 3, 2012

By Jim Halley, USA TODAY

January 3, 2012

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Noor Davis of Leesburg, Fla., and Noah Spence of Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pa.) are USA TODAY All-USA First-Team linebackers, the type of recruits Penn State, known as "Linebacker U," once might have landed.

But Penn State's recruiting class, already hurting before the child sexual abuse scandal that engulfed it in November, hasn't gotten a commitment from Davis, who's says he plans to sign with Stanford, or Spence, who says he will sign with Ohio State, or for that matter, from any of the recruits at the Under Armour All-America Football Game Thursday in St. Petersburg, Fla.

In this Oct. 25, 2011 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno answers questions during his weekly NCAA college football news conference, in State College, Pa. By Ralph Wilson, AP

"There aren't any Penn State commits here, but there are some de-commits here from Penn State," said Davis Tuesday. "I didn't want to go to a school that was amid NCAA allegations or controversy. I want to go and try and win a bowl game, a ring, all four years. So I don't want to be punished for the mistakes of somebody before me. I wanted to go someplace where they wouldn't do something like that and never have, so I wouldn't have to deal with it."

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Jim Halley

USA Today

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January 3, 2012

Leesburg Public Library
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Article provided by:
Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
1986 Varsity Jackets Football Lettermen #82
Class of 1988 Leesburg High School

leesburgyellowjacketsfootball@yahoo.com
www.leesburgyellowjacketsfootball.com

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Richard "Mustang" Cannon 1968 Varsity Jackets Football Team

Richard "Mustang" Cannon

1968 Varsity Jackets Football Team

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Article provided by:
Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
1986 Varsity Jackets Football Lettermen #82
Class of 1988 Leesburg High School
leesburgyellowjacketsfootball@yahoo.com
www.leesburgyellowjacketsbasketball.com

Gerald is a professional Internet marketer and social media marketing expert. His online business ventures and websites generate multiple streams of income annually. His

consulting clients include best selling authors and international speakers.

Gerald is the CEO/President of Lacey LLC and OmariWholesale, Inc. He runs his entire business from his home where he is able to spend quality time with his family and friends. He is passionate about helping individuals to build and monetize their personal brand online.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Manny Nelson #20 Leesburg High School Football Highlights

Anthony Harris #11 Leesburg High School

Brandon Foor #25 Leesburg High School Football Highlights

Jalen Dozier #10 Leesburg High School

Monday, December 19, 2011

Upshaw, Keller Run Wild For JV's, September 13, 1970

Black Defeats Orange

By WAYNE STOKES
Sports Editor
September 13, 1970

The annual Orange and Black preseason intrasquad classic became history last night, with the white shirted Black team squeaking out a tight one over the junior varsity laden Orange by a 17-12 margin.

Leaving no doubt that they came to play and to impress, the Orange team took the ball on their first series of downs and moved downfield in orderly fashion to slam the ball in from four yards out for the game's opening score. With Jeff Hancock handling the Orange controls, the drive started with ninth grader hope for the future, big Alex Upshaw, churning off the left side for a ten yard pickup.

This set the pace for the opening touchdown, as gritty little Bill Keller countered on the same play for another ten yard gainer. Upshaw peeled around his right end on a sweep on his next attempt and rambled sixteen yards before the stop was made by Jimmy Busby.

Hancock cranked up his passing arm on the next play and connected with Joe Carson down to the 18 yard line of the Black. Upshaw again was called upon and the strapping halfback picked up eleven yards down to the seven yard stripe.

From this point, Bill Keller was called upon and NO. 33 came through to put the first touchdown on the board for the Junior Varsity offense.

The attempt for the extra point failed.

The fired up Black came back on offense with a rush and under the leadership of regular varsity signal caller, Andy Carlton, set up shop with Guthrie and Ryan as his setbacks. On first down, Ryan was halted after a two yard pickup and Guthrie picked up four yards on second down. Faced with a third and four, Carlton ran the ball for enough yardage to gain the first down. Andy came right back with a fine completion to his tight end, rugged Kenny Hicks, at the two yard marker.

With a golden opportunity to even up the score, Ryan was stopped for only a one yard gainer, but Guthrie slipped through a hole with a determined bit of running to knot the score at six apiece. Then Elton came on to boot the extra point and the varsity-led Black squad led 7-6.

Time ran out in the first quarter with the Orange in possession of the football. Keller and Upshaw ground out another first down before the drive stalled and the Black took over on offense.

On first down after taking the ball over, Carlton tried the long one to Jerome Kerrison but the play fell incomplete. Guthrie reeled off an eighteen yard scamper leaving the ball at the 20. here the drive halted and Gene Elton was called upon for the field goal attempt from the twenty. The kick sailed right through the uprights and the Black now owned a 10-6 advantage.

Not ready to be counted out yet, the Orange youngsters set up on offense and once again the team of Keller and Upshaw showed some fine exhibitions of legwork. Both youngsters ran the ball with fierce determination and showed the desire that it takes to become fine varsity football players.

Keller took the first down handoff from Hancock and blasted for eight yards up the middle. Upshaw was nailed trying to sweep wide an lost back seven of the yardage Keller had gained. Upshaw got the nod on third and long yardage and the big one rambled for eight, bringing up a fourth and one situation for the first down. Alex again got the call to pick up the tough yardage through the middle and he responded with a three yard gainer, good for another Orange first and ten.

With the drive still alive, the opening carry by Keller gained only one. Upshaw lost three going wide and Hancock fired a completion good for twelve yards to his big end, Joe Carson. Hancock carried himself for the first down on another fourth and one yard gamble.

Jeff came right back on first down to throw a 30 yard completion to his wide receiver on the right side. After this long gainer, Upshaw got the nod and responded with a ten yard romp down to the Black nine yard line. Alex again was called upon and into the end zone he galloped to make the scored Orange 12 Black 10. On the touchdown by Upshaw, the 6-3 180 pounder made a beautiful cutback once over the line of scrimmage to run into paydirt untouched.

The first half ran out with the score remaining in favor of the junior varsity-led Orange.

Kenny Hill came on at quarterback for the varsity in the second half and led the team on a march that faltered after gaining a pair of first downs. Setting up in the backfield with Hill was Haywood Richardson at one running back and Carl Chatman at the other. Both boys showed some hard running in their stints in the ballgame, with Richardson driving with reckless abandon on his running chances.

Chatman clicked off a nineteen yard sprint for the long gainer in this short lived drive and the Orange went back on offense deep in their own backyard.

Starting from the one, the Orange ground out a first down behind Keller and Upshaw but had to turn the ball back over to the Black. The offense of the Black couldn't move the ball in for a score and once again the Orange took possession deep in their own territory. They didn't stay there long, however, as Upshaw rolled around his own left end and it took fifty one yards before Jim Busby could make the stop from behind. Alex came right back for another nineteen yard lope and the Orange was making a serious bid to score again.

This drive fizzled and Andy Carlton brought his charges out on to the field trailing the JV boys, 12-10. Immediately Andy went to work, getting a lot of yardage out of his runners, Guthrie and Ryan.

Andy pitched a scoring toss to Kenny Hicks but the officials spotted an infraction against the offense and the score was nullified. The penalty was a long one but on the next call Andy hit Tommy Ryan coming out of the back field and Tommy lugged it into paydirt, giving the Black a hard-earned 17-12 victory over the scrappy Orange. Once again, Gene Elton split the uprights for another extra point.

The game was highlighted by good play on behalf of several of the younger players, which is what the coaches were looking for out of the game. The running of Upshaw and Keller on the Orange, and Richardson and Chatman on the Black must have been encouraging to the coaching staff, as this position has been slow to round into form, so far.

Secondary play by Marvin King, Steve Ezell, Jim Busby, and Dale McClelland was particularly sharp, as was the linebacking of LaVelle Rixie, late in the ballgame.

Big varsity starting defensive end Ken Mosely played a very aggressive game for the Orange tonight and once this young giant learns how to handle his position, he should be a big boost to the defensive front thrown up by the Jackets this year.

The only serious casualty in the game was Brent Gibbs and his injury extent was not known. All in all, the game was a whopping success, as the crowd was very good for a bad weather night and the action on the field matched the crowd.

All proceeds from the game went to the Dad's Club. This was a very worthy cause and once again, Leesburg sports fans have come through again. We have a great group of Yellow jacket boosters here and they will surely make their presence known this year.

Upshaw led the ball carriers as the big speedster raced for over 125 yards on the ground. It doesn't appear to be to far in the future that the ninth grader might get a one-way ticket to the varsity with continued improvement.

Resources

WAYNE STOKES
Sports Editor

Daily Commercial

www.dailycommercial.com
September 13, 1970

Leesburg Public Library
http://www.ci.leesburg.fl.us/library/

Article provided by:
Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
1986 Varsity Jackets Football Lettermen #82
Class of 1988 Leesburg High School

leesburgyellowjacketsfootball@yahoo.com
www.leesburgyellowjacketsfootball.com

Dad's Club Goes To Work Next Saturday, August 9, 1970

By WAYNE STOKES
Sports Editor
August 9, 1970

Next Saturday morning, the Leesburg Dad's Club will tackle a job that no one has any heart for but is absolutely necessary. The east section of the Memorial Stadium seats was torn down during the spring, in anticipation of the construction of the new $65,000 concrete section, given tentative approval at the time.

Red tape has been the bugaboo of the project, as it is in so many times situations, and the final financial arrangements could not be made in time for the new football season. The project is still the primary goal of the Dad's Club for the next year and it will mean a very active season on behalf of all club members, making sure that all plans have the green light when the time comes.

Now, that brings us to the problem of putting the old wooden section of bleachers back up in the proper way. It is a small task if enough personnel is on hand to help out and that is what we need right now. Enough help.

With the season opener on September 25 against DeLand at home, the seats have to be fully installed and safety checked before the season can get underway. If you can postpone your golf game or fishing trip for one weekend, come on out next Saturday and give us a hand as we skin our knuckles and mash our fingers, just having a ball putting the stands back in the original order.

Boxing fans in our area will be happy to hear that young Hector McBride, Tampa featherweight and laimant to the State Featherweight title, was named as Ring Magazine's Featherweight Prospect of the Month for September. McBride made two local appearances during the tenure of the Leesburg Boxing Association and the classy fighter impressed everyone round with his style of boxing. Hector also mad several appearances on the Orlando Sports Stadium cards of Pete Ashlock and everywhere the youngster appears he leaves the crowd very pro-Hector McBride when he is finished with his opponent.

McBride will appear in Tampa Monday night in what should be the toughest fight of his 15 bout career, going against Gillermo Benzant, the tall Dominican Republic feather champ. McBride, called the Toy Terrier by the Tampa press, is managed by highly regarded Low Viscusi and trained by wily old veteran, Bill Gore. Both men are the upper echelon of the fight business and both are predicting a championship future for McBride.

Resources

WAYNE STOKES
Sports Editor

Daily Commercial

www.dailycommercial.com
August 9, 1970

Leesburg Public Library
http://www.ci.leesburg.fl.us/library/

Article provided by:
Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
1986 Varsity Jackets Football Lettermen #82
Class of 1988 Leesburg High School

leesburgyellowjacketsfootball@yahoo.com
www.leesburgyellowjacketsfootball.com