Youngstown area Running backs!!!

• reddevil90

  

  Who is your pick to have the most yards/TD's
  
  This also Includes Trumbull and Columbiana County's also!
  
  Sound off!!
• Gardens35

  Stats aside, Will Mahone is most likely the best RB in the area.
• BTrev

  What about Davaeon Smith?
• reddevil90

  

  Deveon Smith Is going to very good again for Howland. I think they are gonna be extremely loaded this year. I say he repeats another great year!
  
  Ja'les Hughes From Campbell was a pleasant surprise. With Skevo going down in the second game of the year he was given extra duties and ran with it. over 1600 yards as a Jr and he is poised to repeat Again.
  
  Those two will be the ones to watch in my eye... both are extremely talented and have explosive burst to get through the fist wave of blockers. Then there talent really shines when both get into the open field. I think Ja'les is the smaller of the two! But Ja'les does not go down easy for a small kid. smith is powerful and has great open field awareness. i was watching a game on My Valley Sports against Poland and smith has moves and open field afterburners. Both should have well over a thousand yards. Ja'les has a chance to solidify himself as one of the greatest backs ever at Campbell this year. He will have his name right next to Patton, McCullough, Adams, Johnson, Wright, just to name a few.
• rmolin73

  

  Mahone is the best back in the Valley. If he didn't have to share the ball with the two best players in the Valley he would have a lot of yards.
• Spread All Day

  

  rmolin73;833091 wrote:Mahone is the best back in the Valley. If he didn't have to share the ball with the two best players in the Valley he would have a lot of yards.

  
  Its a toss up with Smith. I'll take Smith
• BigDean1

  

  Smith was an absolute beast last season. And he was just a sophomore. He will only be better this season. I will list some RB's to watch when I get home later. There are more than just Mahome, Hughes, and Smith.
• mvred

  

  Smith will be the better back when it is all said and done, but right now Mahone is the best back in the area. I like Thigpen out of Ursuline at #3.
• reddevil90

  

  mvred;833545 wrote:Smith will be the better back when it is all said and done, but right now Mahone is the best back in the area. I like Thigpen out of Ursuline at #3.

  Thigpen is right. I almost forgot about him cause of Mr Ohio. Wow to think he had over 600 yards behind the greatest back in Ursuline History. Yeah i go with this.
  
  1.Smith
  2.Mahome
  3.Hughes
  4.Thigpen
  
  But Hughes did his thing with help. He had a full back named Sakora. But He did his most Damage to teams in the open Field.
  but I still go with Smith that kid is a beast of a back as a Junior! It will be hard to find a better back this season in my mind. As Big Dean said he was only a Sophomore last year.
  
  Man come on lets get the season going. NFL is about to get under way. Wish it was Aug 26.
• Spread All Day

  

  Thigpen will be a monster this year, look for huge numbers
• reddevil90

  

  Spread All Day;833650 wrote:Thigpen will be a monster this year, look for huge numbers

  
  Very well could be. Like i said there where two backs last year with over 600 yards behind Akise Teague! And that in its self is very Impressive. and they are both back this year. The worst part for the Ursuline coach is picking witch one.
• lets_go_devils

  

  reddevil90;833677 wrote:Very well could be. Like i said there where two backs last year with over 600 yards behind Akise Teague! And that in its self is very Impressive. and they are both back this year. The worst part for the Ursuline coach is picking witch one.
  
  Not to turn this into a QB thread. But from the My Valley Sports Preview. It looks like PJ Quinn might finally get his chance. I hope so kid has been over looked and if he is anything like his family Ursuline is in very good hands.

  
  P.J. plays for Cardinal Mooney.
• reddevil90

  

  lets_go_devils;833743 wrote:P.J. plays for Cardinal Mooney.

  yeah your right. i dont now why i keep getting confused with Mooney and Ursuline. Oh year there both parochial schools ... haha.. Just a joke guys!!!
  
  Without you Lets_go and BigDean i would be lost!! lol
• mvred

  

  Ursuline's QB will be Chris Durkin. I know a junior is competing right now, but Durkin should get the nod; he was getting varsity rep's last season and they played him at WR just to give him varsity playing time.
• rmolin73

  

  What grade is Durkin in?
• wgh raider

  i would go with mahone. i think he has the speed edge over smith.
• mvred

  

  Going to be a sophomore. I would say he is over 6'4" in height.
• reddevil90

  

  OK here are the top backs that played last year and are playing again this year. in no particular order.
  
  1. Ja'les Hughes Campbell Memorial RB Sr this year. http://www.scoutingohio.com/index.php/view-profile.html?task=userProfile&user=7295&name=JalesHughes
  2. William Mahone Austintown Fitch RB Sr this year http://www.scoutingohio.com/index.php/view-profile.html?task=userProfile&user=3850
  3. Tramain Thigpen Youngstown Ursuline Rb Jr this year http://www.scoutingohio.com/index.php/view-profile.html?task=userProfile&user=7504
  4. Deveon Smith Howland RB Jr this year http://www.scoutingohio.com/index.php/view-profile.html?task=userProfile&user=4634&name=ideveon4
  
  These are the ones that are the top backs coming in this year based upon last years numbers. I'm sure there will be some new shiny stare pop up this year some Unknown like Ja'les hughes was last year. Only the best to these players on a safe and healthy season. I hope each player brings there team the best.
• rmolin73

  

  All of these kids are very impressive I must say.
• karen lotz

  

  http://www.irishsportsdaily.com/recruiting/notre-dame-football-recruiting/5083-faith-a-a-mothers-love-part-i
  http://www.irishsportsdaily.com/recruiting/notre-dame-football-recruiting/5086-faith-a-a-mothers-love-part-ii
  
  First 2 parts of a story on Mahone, who appears to be a Notre Dame lean at this point. Part 3 will be posted tomorrow.
• karen lotz

  

  http://www.irishsportsdaily.com/recruiting/notre-dame-football-recruiting/5091-faith-a-a-mothers-love-part-iii
  
  Part 3 with the last part coming tomorrow I believe.
• reddevil90

  

  karen lotz;835324 wrote:http://www.irishsportsdaily.com/recruiting/notre-dame-football-recruiting/5091-faith-a-a-mothers-love-part-iii
  
  Part 3 with the last part coming tomorrow I believe.

  Very good story. Thanks for sharing
• karen lotz

  

  part 4 of the Mahone story...
  
  http://www.irishsportsdaily.com/recruiting/notre-dame-football-recruiting/5096-faith-a-a-mothers-love-part-iv
• karen lotz

  

  willywaves William Mahone

  Committing august 7th

• wghfan

  Watch out for LeShun Daniels Jr for Warren Harding this year.