Re: '10 CA S A.J. Powell
All of these guys were mentioned heavily in an article that ran on MidValleySports.com prior to Oaks winning the championship (
Top 10 Reasons Charter Oaks will Win). You may notice that the author is kind of high on A.J. Powell :wink2: :
1.) Adam Muema: The prolific CO back has gone over the century mark rushing 22 times in his career and has scored 64 touchdowns. Terris Jones gets a lot of love, but Muema is playing for another ring.
1A.) A.J. Powell: This will be the third title game in Powell’s four years. He made first varsity appearance as a freshman.
2A.) A.J. Powell: He plays defense.
3A.) A.J. Powell: DR’s Elijah Henley is an excellent ball player, but he is not Powell. Not close.
4A.) A.J. Powell: He plays offense.
5.) Experience on the Field: Keith Smith (second consecutive 100-plus tackle season), Leon Youngblood, Dennis Rufus, and Brandon Golden are all very experienced in the big game.
5A.) A.J. Powell: He returns punts.
6A.) A.J. Powell: …by A.J. Powell.
7A.) A.J. Powell: In regards to the suddenly in-vogue “field position” question, Lou Farrar himself he has seen no one like Powell in 43-years of coaching who could change field position at the drop of a hat.
8A.) A.J. Powell: There are “Get Back” coaches who are mostly unofficial. Powell is the unofficial “Get Down” coach for CO on the field. He says ‘get down, get into it’ to his teammates or ‘get out’.
9A.) A.J. Powell: He gets a lot of help from his friends: Keith Smith, Dennis Rufus, Leon Youngblood, Patrick Dallen, Dillon Howes, Charlie Avila, and Curtis Ortega.
10A.) A.J. Powell: He’s been chiseled out of a granite football. If they could capture an image of him appropriate enough…he could be the logo for CIF.