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Post by Aggie One on Jan 26, 2005 6:31:20 GMT -5
Dudley's Quinton Corry committed to play football for North Carolina A&T yesterday. At 5-11, 165 and boasting 4.4 speed, the three year starter will play cornerback and special teams this fall.
Corry had 35 catches 734 yards and 14 touchdowns as a receiver. He also carried the ball 41 times for 407 yards and three TDS. On spcial teams, corry returned 23 kickoffs for 432 yards and a TD. On defense, the all Piedmont Triad selection recorded five interceptions , five sacks, 67 tackles and two touchdowns.
According to Rivals.com, Corry had narrowed his final choices down to A&T and Wake Forest.
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Post by da heretic on Jan 26, 2005 19:53:23 GMT -5
I thought wake would nab him; I'm glad he picked us!!
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Jan 26, 2005 21:23:47 GMT -5
I'm surprised to hear he chose us over Wake. Or did he?
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Post by Aggie One on Jan 26, 2005 23:50:27 GMT -5
It's all over the second page of todays sports section in the News and Record. It's not on their online edition but just get a copy of Wednesday's sports section.
Hell, I 'll post it in it's entirety. Had a nice picture of him in there with the annoucement.
Corry Will Play Ball At A&T
By Kellie Dixon
Staff Writer
Dudley's Quinton Corry knows a thing or two about school pride, so he isn't worried at all about making the transition to N.C. A&T.
The senior athlete verbally committed to play football for the Aggies on Monday.
Corry expects to play corner and have freshman duties on special teams while learning the system. "It's real exciting to play at home, Corry said. "A lot of people go away but they just come right back...When they do come back, they enjoy it. There's nothing like the Aggie Experience. A&T has one of the best homecomings on the planet."
Corry has attended homecoming celebrations since he was 7 years old. Both of his parents attended A&T.
Corry was a three-year starter for the Panthers and helped Dudley reach the 3-AA state title game in 2004.
"I think he'll fit well," Dudley coach Steven Davis said.
"Quinton is an athlete. Where ever he went, I knew he'd do well because he's so versatile."
At 5-11, and 165 pounds, Corry had 35 catches for 734 yards and 14 touchdowns at receiver. He also carried the ball 41 times for 407 yards and three touchdowns.
On special teams, Corry returned 23 kickoffs for 432 yards and one touchdown. On defense, the All-Piedmont Triad selection recorded five interceptions, five sacks, 67 tackles and had two touchdowns.
Contact Keillie Dixon at 883-4422, Ext.229, or kdixon@news-record.com
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Post by Gator on Jan 27, 2005 8:53:49 GMT -5
He's thin!
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Post by bluehaze on Jan 27, 2005 9:19:26 GMT -5
Yeah, he's going to need to put some weight on. But, he definitely looks like a playmaker. Something we didn't have last year.
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Post by Aggie One on Feb 1, 2005 10:13:44 GMT -5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.fayettevillenc.com/story.php?Template=sports&Story=6826353Pirates, Aggies land local standouts By Sammy Batten Staff writer Seventy-First High linebacker J.T. McCoy will continue his playing career at East Carolina next fall, while four other Cumberland County players have given oral commitments to NCAA Division I-AA N.C. A&T. McCoy Winston-Salem linebacker Derek Nicholson, who is one of the state's most highly recruited players this year, also gave a commitment to Florida State on Monday. Nicholson chose the Seminoles over North Carolina. McCoy, a 6-foot-3, 222-pounder with 4.63 speed in the 40-yard dash, was an All-Mid-Southeastern 4-A Conference pick as a senior after racking up 173 tackles. He has been a starter for three seasons with the Falcons. "He's only played football for three years in his life,'' former Seventy-First coach Chuck Marrs said. "Some look at that as good and some see it as bad. But he hasn't played long enough to acquire a lot of bad habits. "He's 6-3, he's fast and he's smart. I think East Carolina really got something special in J.T.'' McCoy had been offered scholarships by small schools such as Catawba, Coastal Carolina, Newberry, Lenior-Rhyne and Wingate. Army and Vanderbilt had also been showing interest. East Carolina recruited McCoy before it brought in Skip Holtz to replace John Thompson as coach in December. He was recruited for ECU by former E.E. Smith running back Junior Smith, who is an assistant on Holtz's staff. "Coach Smith called me about four weeks ago to say they were going to recruit me, but he didn't know if they were going to offer yet,'' McCoy said. "He called me Friday and said if I came up to Greenville over the weekend that they were going to offer. "So I went up and really enjoyed the coaching staff and Greenville. I told them I was ready to accept.'' Four going to A&T
Three players from E.E. Smith, including All-Cape Fear region selection Chaz Dawson, committed to N.C. A&T, along with Westover wide receiver Zach Teel.
Dawson, a 5-9, 165-pounder, played wide receiver for the Golden Bulls and was named all-region as a kick returner. He led the team with 39 catches for 569 yards and seven touchdowns.
The 6-1, 185-pound Brandon Colbert and Marques Ruffin, a 6-2, 185-pounder, anchored the E.E. Smith secondary. Colbert finished with 70 tackles, while Ruffin had 23.
"They all kind of went together on their visit last weekend,'' E.E. Smith coach Milton Butts said. "Brandon's parents both went to A&T, so I don't know if that had anything to do with it or not. But they all came back and liked what they saw.
"I think the A&T coaches believe Brandon and Marques can help them out next year.''
Westover's Teel (6-3, 195) played quarterback his first three years in the program before shifting to wide receiver this season. He caught 22 passes for 437 yards and four touchdowns as a senior.
"They really like Zach's size,'' Westover coach George Coltharp said. "He made a lot of big plays for us this year and I think they felt like he could do that at the next level, too.''
All those prospects will be able to officially commit to their schools Wednesday when the national signing period for college football begins.''
Staff writer Sammy Batten can be reached at battens@fayettevillenc.com or 486-3534. |
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Post by da heretic on Feb 1, 2005 13:00:40 GMT -5
They sound like some quality players. Thanks, Aggie One.
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Post by DECKS on Feb 1, 2005 17:12:25 GMT -5
I disagree. we had plenty of playmakers last year. We just couldn't get em the ball!
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Post by Aggie One on Feb 2, 2005 6:30:17 GMT -5
Group of Raiders to announce future today
By Jared Macarin/Richmond County Daily Journal Tuesday, February 1, 2005 11:47 PM EST
Richmond's outgoing senior class had an incredible impact on the Raiders' success this past season.
Now, many in that same group will have the opportunity to impact programs on the collegiate level as well.
Today is National Signing Day, the first day high school players can sign a Letter of Intent with a college, and the Raiders will have two players making their choices final.
Brandon Breeden is expected to sign with Western Carolina today, while Brent Smith is expected to sign with North Carolina A&T.
Former Raiders Sam Frist and Jamar Bryant, who both spent last fall at Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia, also will make their decisions. Frist will sign with Kent State, where he is already enrolled, and Bryant signed with Georgia at 12:01 a.m. today.
Breeden, a cornerback, was an Mid-Southeastern all-conference selection this past season after registering 87 tackles, two interceptions and two forced fumbles. Breeden's tackles were good for fourth on a defense that allowed just 13.5 points a game and 105 yards through the air.
Smith was also an all-conference selection as a quarterback. Smith threw for 1,364 yards and 15 touchdowns against just four interceptions. He set the school record for passing yards in a game with 266 yards against Mount Tabor in the third round of the playoffs.
Though Smith and Breeden will be the first Raiders to sign with colleges this year, they will not be the last. Nate Robinson, Mike Collins, Andre Crouch, Andrew Baker, Desmond Sims, Gerald Littlejohn and Talik McMillan are also expected to sign in the upcoming weeks. Former Raider Marcus Rush is also expected to sign soon.
Robinson and Crouch were all-state selections this past season. It was the second straight year Crouch made the squad, who was also named to the Shrine Bowl along with Collins. Robinson tied the school record for interceptions in a career with 14 after picking off 11 passes this season.
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Post by bluehaze on Feb 2, 2005 7:43:25 GMT -5
I disagree. we had plenty of playmakers last year. We just couldn't get em the ball! Chicken or the egg? |
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Post by DOOMS on Feb 2, 2005 9:34:23 GMT -5
What playmakers? Perry dropped as many as he caught. The Show was clearly overweight. Speight was great until Del State. I can't even remember anybody else.
You know, if you think about it we didn't have much of anything to brag about. Not one position stood out. Speight and Rickie Lewis were the only ones I'd take in a mock meac draft.
All in all, this was a forgetable year for Aggie football.
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Post by bluehaze on Feb 2, 2005 10:01:20 GMT -5
I agree.
Except for the Lewis fumble return against Central and the int return against Elon, where were the big plays?
Herbert Dixon, Deloatch and Jamal Jones were soley missed.
Kickoff and punt returners never made a play.
I would add Doug Brown to Dooms' list, but that's about it.
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Post by DECKS on Feb 2, 2005 11:45:31 GMT -5
It looks like you don't have any playmakers when your offensive line sucks and the coaching and playcalling is just as bad. We solved our biggest problem when we hired Schoolfield last week. Often times we'll see a different coach get better production out of the same talent.
Case in point: The 2001-2002 Carolina Panthers were said to be totally void of talent at the wr position under Seifort, yet 2 of those same receivers, Mushin Muhammad and Steve Smith are now all-pro's under Coach John Fox.
If Coach School is what I think he is I'll bet we'll see a similar transformation. When we lose to schools like NSU it's mostly about coaching.
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Post by Aggie One on Feb 3, 2005 6:40:01 GMT -5
Ragsdale's Simeon Platt WR, 5-11, 175 (4.4) signed his LOI with A&T yesterday at a news conference at the Jamestown school along with Toney Baker who inked with NCSU in a public news conference. Platt was plain giddy about picking the Aggies over Western Carolina, Wake Forest, and App State. He said the game and fan atmosphere at A&T was the deciding factor.
Platt, all conference, has a 3.2 GPA, great 4.4 speed, and caught 47 balls for nearly 800 yds for 13 TDs. He is a thinner but faster version of Doug Brown. Great hands and runs precise routes.
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