St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 187

"As both a high school and college player, WW I always enjoyed the game when our team played well and had fun together." Ron Dayne -7 1996 PARADE ail-American, 1999 Heisman Trophy-winner At the University of Wisconsin, Dayne became college football's career rushing leader, with more than 7000 yards. 75 times for 507 yards and 8 touchdowns, as well as returned 12 kickoffs for 233 yards. On defense, B.J. also scored a touchdown on an interception. He has a 3.7 average and plans to attend the University of Texas.

Our top lineman is also our biggest: Kwame Harris of Newark, at 6 feet 7 and 322 pounds. "In his first three years, Kwame was an all-state player," 52 touchdowns in two years. His coach, Tim Cross, says: "Physically, the size speed ratio sets Marcus apart from most kids he's a big, fast kid." In addition, he runs the 400 meters in track and has a good chance to break the state record this year. A good student as well, with a 3.7 average, he hasn't chosen a college yet Sam Maldonado of Harrison High School, also a running back, broke all the NAME SCHOOL CITY HT. WT.

QUARTERBACKS (7) Brock Berlin Evangel Christian Academy Shreveport, La. 62" 200 Jeff Smoker Manheim Central 64" 200 Casey Clausen Bishop Alemany Mission Hills, Calif. 64 210 Chance Mock The Woodlands The Woodlands, Tex. 62" 200 Jason Campbell Taylorsville Taylorsville, Miss, 6'5" ISO ZacWasserman Westlake Westlake Village, Calif. 63" 200 Craig Ochs Fairview Boulder, Colo.

6 2' 210 RUNNING BACKS (10) Marcus Houston Thomas Jefferson Denver, Colo. 62" 208 Sam Maldonado Harrison Harrison, N.V. 62" 220 Albert Hollis Christian Brothers Sacramento, Calif. 6T 205 TyrellDortch Hoboken Hoboken, N.J. 51T 196 Tyson Thompson Irving Irving, Tex.

6 2" 190 Willis McGahee Miami Central Miami, Fla. 6T 215 Tony Johnson State College State College, Pa. 6T 205 Brandon Royster Fairfax Fairfax, Va. 60" 190 Arturo Beltran Abilene Abilene, Tex. 6 0" 201 Willie Green Osceola Kissimmee, Fla.

5'9" 200 RECEIVERS (6) B.J. Johnson South Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, Tex. 6T 185 Charles Rogers Saginaw Saginaw, Mich. 64" 185 Johnnie Morant Parsippany Hills Parsippany, N.J. 6'5 225 Willie Dixon Brookside Christian Stockton, Calif.

511" 182 Eric Knott Henry Ford Detroit, Mich. 6 5" 250 Terrell Suggs Hamilton Chandler, Ariz. 6 4" 235 LINEMEN (17) Kwame Harris Newark Newark, Del. 6T 322 Jason Respert Northside Warner Robins, Ga. 6'4" 294 Antonio Hall Canton McKinley Canton, Ohio 6 5" 305 WesSims Weatherford Weatherford, Ok la.

66" 300 Travis Johnson Notre Dame Sherman Oaks, Calif. 64" 260 MikeMunoz Moeller Cincinnati, Ohio 67" 287 Albert Means Trezevant Memphis, Tenn. 6 6" 310 AntwanOdom Alma Bryant Irvington, Ala. 6 6" 255 GregPauly Waukesha South Waukesha, Wis. 6'6" 270 Shannon Snell Hillsborough Tampa, Fla.

6'6" 305 Anthony Bryant Sunshine Newborn, Ala, 64" 324 Carlos Joseph Miami Edison Miami, Fla. 6'6 295 Jeremy Caudill Prestonsburg Prestonsburg, Ky. 6 3" 288 Chris McKelvy North Penn Lansdale, Pa. 64" 295 Paul Mociler St John Bosco Bellflower, Calif. 6'6" 300 Sonny Davis Lanier Austin, Tex.

64" 310 Joe McGuire Servite Anaheim, Calif. 6 6" 285 LINEBACKERS (8) D.J. Williams De La Salle Concord, Calif. 62" 237 DarrellLee Kirkwood Kirkwood.Mo. 65" 225 Eric Moore Pahokee Pahokee, Fla.

6'5" 225 MikeGoolsby Joliet Catholic Academy Joliet, III. 64" 225 Darius Jones Beloit Memorial Beloit, Wis. 6'4" 250 Hobie Holiday Houston County Warner Robins, Ga. 63" 230 Travis Harris Southwest DeKalb Decatur, Ga. 6'3 220 Marco Cooper Cass Technical Detroit Mich.

6 232 DEFENSIVE BACKS (4) Yohance Buchanan Douglass Atlanta, Ga. 6T 210 Bryant McFadden McArthur Hollywood, Fla. 6T 185 Carl Walker Andrew Jackson Jacksonville, Fla. 63" 185 Q.J. Owens North Stanly New London, N.C.

6T 195 KICKER (1) Dave Kimball State College State College, Pa. 6 175 ALL-PURPOSE PLAYERS (2) Matt Grootegoed Mater Dei Santa Ana, Calif. 60" 205 Dominique Sims DeLaSalle Minneapolis, Minn. 62" 200 continued New York State career rush ing records this year. He averaged 1 1 .3 yards per carry for 3200 yards and scored 38 touchdowns.

Sam led his team to a 12-0 season and the state championship. He received the Tri-State Heisman trophy. All told, he has rushed for 7581 yards and 99 touchdowns. "Sam is that rare combo of speed, strength he bench-presses 335 pounds and size," says his coach, Artie Troilo. "He can go around you or over you." Sam plans to attend Ohio State.

Our top receiver, Brandon Willis Johnson of Texas, is 6 feet 1 and 185 pounds. His coach, David Thompson, says J. "just dominates" to make the big plays. "He's the leading receiver in the history of South Grand Prairie High School." This season, B.J. caught 71 passes for 1749 yards and scored 20 touchdowns.

In all, he has 135 catches for 3059 yards and 42 touchdowns. He also has carried the ball passing and 2 touchdowns in that game. His grades are good too, 3.8, and the University of Florida snagged him. Marcus Houston of Thomas Jefferson High in Denver heads our list of running backs. This year he gained 1 743 yards on 23 1 carries, scoring 23 touchdowns.

He also caught 14 passes for 268 yards and scored 3 touchdowns in leading his team to its league championship. He rushed for also our No. 1 QB. "Brock's intangibles set him apart his coachability, his desire to win, his incredible competitiveness and work ethic," says his coach, Dennis Dunn. This year, Brock threw for 4219 yards and 36 touchdowns (five in one game).

His team came from behind to win the Louisiana championship game, 20-14, over West Monroe, the three-time defending champs. Brock had 232 yards PARADE MAGAZINE JANUARY 30, 2000 PAGE.