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According to MaxPreps, Arkeel Newsome leads the nation in rushing: #cthsfb #Ansoniapic.twitter.com/wBkMGLITGD
Glorious ending for UConn commit
http://runwayramblings.blogspot.com/2013/12/glorious-ending-for-uconn-commit.html
UConn commit Arkeel Newsome found the end zone four times and threw a touchdown pass as he ended his incredble high school career by leading Ansonia to its third straight state championship and 43rd win in a row.
Newsome ran 34 times for 259 yards and had scoring runs of 6, 2, 8 and 3 yards to go with an 11-yard touchdown pass as Ansonia defeated Woodland 51-12 to win the Class S title Friday night.
Newsoime broke his own state record for rushing yards in a season as he finished with 3,867 yards on 333 carries with 64 touchdown runs and 68 total touchdowns scored. It was the 26th time during the 43-game winning streak that Newsome ran for more than 200 yards in a game.
Here's a partial list of the Connecticut records he holds since I don't think there's enough time in the day to list every record he leaves Ansonia with. National rankings according to NFHS record book in parenthesis.
Most career rushing yards: 10,865 (6)
Single-season rushing yards: 3,867 (7)
Consecutive 400-yard games: 2
Consecutive 300-yard games: 3
200-yard games: 26
Career touchdowns: 187 (3)
Career rushing touchdowns: 172 (3)
Touchdowns in a season: 68 (3)
Rushing touchdowns in a season: 64 (4)
Points in a season: 422 (4)
Points in a career: 1160 (3)
http://www.thevalleygazette.com/958...saturday-for-state-champion-ansonia-chargers/
According to this article Coach Diaco has already spoken with Arkeel.
Is it correct that he was not selected to play in the Army All-American Bowl? Maybe someone who knows more about the selection process could comment.
http://www.usarmyallamericanbowl.com/players/2014-bowl-noms
http://www.mockdrafthq.com/2013/10/...u-s-army-all-american-player-of-the-week.html
http://usarmyallamericanbowl.com/national-combine/
"The U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee is comprised of All American Games (game producer), 247 Sports, and its regional coaching network."
He was nominated and as you point out even won a weekly award. Of the 5 Running Backs taken for final roster for the East squad - 2 are from GA and 1 each from NC, TN, and FL.
Autry from GA is going to FSU, Chubb from GA is going to UGA, Hood from NC is going to UNC, Hurd from TN is going to the Vols and Michel from FL is going to UGA.
Hope he uses the snub as motivation.
"The U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee is comprised of All American Games (game producer), 247 Sports, and its regional coaching network."
He was nominated and as you point out even won a weekly award. Of the 5 Running Backs taken for final roster for the East squad - 2 are from GA and 1 each from NC, TN, and FL.
Autry from GA is going to FSU, Chubb from GA is going to UGA, Hood from NC is going to UNC, Hurd from TN is going to the Vols and Michel from FL is going to UGA.
Hope he uses the snub as motivation.
If he was a couple inches taller and played in Texas putting up similar numbers he'd be the #1 recruit in the country. I can't to see what he can do at the next level as a UConn Husky.
And we never would have gotten him. Thank goodness for short people and shortsighted people too.
Congrats to Arkeel, named in Sunday's N.H. Register as state player of the Year. The Register had its complete pictorial announcement of its h.s. all-state team in yesterday's edition. State Coach of the Year went to Southington's Mike Drury.
Outlow was third team RB.Marcus Out "with an injury" Low.....BC got a good one. Ughhh....don't get me started medic.The link is post #142 aboveOutlow was third team RB.