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Saturday, July 26, 2008
Washington High’s Goodwin gets early offer from UGA
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Booker T. Washington High’s Branden Smith is one of the nation’s most heavily-recruited cornerbacks. He said his teammate, wide receiver Antonio Goodwin, has just as much potential.
Goodwin, who is a rising junior, is virtually unknown on the recruiting circuit but picked up his first major-college offer from Georgia. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound speedster was offered by Georgia coach Mark Richt following the “Dawg Night” prospect camp.
“I knew [Goodwin] could do it, get the Georgia offer,” said Smith, who rooted on his teammate at the camp as an observer. “He’s a great player, and I think a lot more offers are coming. It’s just a matter of the word getting out about him.”
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UGA-bound Murray impresses Henry County coach
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Henry County coach Mike Rozier said quarterback Aaron Murray was worthy of all the high praise after recently observing the UGA-bound senior. Henry County played against Murray and his teammates from Plant High in a national passing league tournament.
“I think he’s going to be the starting quarterback at the University of Georgia one day,” Rozier said. “[Murray] is a double threat. I know it was passing league [where I saw him], but I’ve watched film, too. He throws on a line with great accuracy. He can also tuck it and run. I was very impressed with everything I’ve seen the kid do.”
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Sandy Creek’s Rio Johnson compared to ‘young’ version of Falcons QB
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Sandy Creek quarterback Rio Johnson, who has committed to East Carolina, is drawing comparisons to Atlanta Falcons quarterback D.J. Shockley.
“Rio reminds me of a ‘young’ D.J. Shockley,” said QB guru Tee Martin, founder of Playmakers Sports. “Rio has good passing mechanics and can get out of the pocket and make things happen with his feet. I’m not sure he was asked to do much running last year [at Sandy Creek], but he can do it. This kid can do everything at QB.”
The 6-foot-2, 175-pound Johnson committed to East Carolina over Alabama-Birmingham and Ohio.
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