Team Maryland and the BIG 33 executive board announced the 2016 Senior Under Armour ELITE 100 postseason honors on Monday, January 2, highlighting the top senior high school football players in Maryland and the District of Columbia.
The BIG 33 executive board includes members from the Maryland High School Football Coaches Association, the Prince George’s County Coaches Association and the Baltimore Touchdown Club.
Selections were made on recommendations from coaches throughout the Metropolitan area; overall high school resumé, like statistics and all-conference awards; Hudl highlights viewed by the selection committee, college scholarships and verbal commitments, academics and community service.
Players selected are invited to workout at the Baltimore Ravens Under Armour Performance Center for the coaching staff of Team Maryland-BIG 33, where 34 of the 100 invitees will play in the 60th annual Big 33 football classic on Monday, May 29, at 4:00 pm in Hershey Park, Pa., against Team Pennsylvania.
Played since 1957 and billed the “Super Bowl of high school football,” the first all-star game played against the Mason-Dixon border states wasn’t until 1985. Eight games were then played until Maryland was replaced by Ohio. In October 2012, Pennsylvania announced it had dropped Ohio from the Big 33 game to bring Team Maryland back in the fold. Texas also made an appearance in the mid-1960’s.
Many heralded NFL players have partaken in the Big 33 classic, such as Hall of Fame inductee and Super Bowl champion quarterback, Joe Namath; Hall of Fame inductee and Super Bowl champion running back, Tony Dorsett; Hall of Fame inductee and four-time Super Bowl champion quarterback, Joe Montana; Hall of Fame inductee quarterback, Jim Kelly; Hall of Fame inductee and 1984 MVP quarterback, Dan Marino; Super Bowl champion wide receiver and 2015 Hall of Fame inductee, Marvin Harrison; Hall of Fame inductee running back, Curtis Martin; three-time Super Bowl champion cornerback, Ty Law; Super Bowl champion offensive lineman and 2015 Hall of Fame inductee, Orlando Pace; and Super Bowl champion quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger.
Pennsylvania holds a 10-2 all-time record over Maryland that includes a 26-14 victory last year. The lone two Maryland wins came in 1991 and 2014.
Maryland Sports Access will provide full coverage of the 60th annual Big 33 football classic.
Below are the nominations.
QUARTERBACKS (TWO SELECTED)
Kasim Hill, St. Johns (D.C.) — University of Maryland commit; played in the Under Armour All-America game
Evan Fochtman, Archbishop Spalding — passed for over 4,000 yards and nearly 50 touchdowns while rushing for nearly 3,000 yards and 40 touchdowns in his three year varsity career
Steven Williams, Wilson (D.C.) — Old Dominion commit
Jabari Laws, Wise — Army West Point commit; completed 67 percent of his passes while accounting for 52 total touchdowns. Passed for over 2,000 yards and rushed for 1,000 more. Concluded high school career on back-to-back state championships and a 36-3 overall record
Beau English, DeMatha — Air Force commit; charged the Stags to a 14-0 championship season in the WCAC, English’s fourth title in as many years
Sam Brown, Gonzaga (D.C.) — Butler commit; passed for nearly 1,800 yards and 12 touchdowns in his senior season
Desmond Colby, Blair — passed for over 3,250 yards and 31 touchdowns, leading the Blazers into the playoffs
Tyler Raines, Long Reach — passed for nearly 2,000 yards and 11 touchdowns
Isaiah Robinson St. Frances — Rhode Island commit; guided the Panthers to the MIAA A conference crown
RUNNING BACKS (TWO SELECTED)
Malik Burns, Lackey — eight offers including James Madison University; rushed for over 2,000 yards and 24 touchdowns
Mylique McGriff, McDonogh — holds an offer from Clarion University (Division II)
Eric Zokouri, Blair — ran for over 1,200 yards and complied 17 total touchdowns
Adrian Feliz-Platt, Seneca Valley — Towson University commit; totaled an area best 2,579 yards and 42 touchdowns in just 10 games
Tyler Hebron, Richard Montgomery — rushed for nearly 2,400 yards and found the end zone 31 times
Devin Darrington, Bullis — garners 23 Division I offers including Navy, Pittsburgh and Temple
Jaret Patterson, Pallotti — committed to Buffalo
Mohamed Ibrahim, Good Counsel — holsters four Division I offers from Iowa, Kentucky, Temple and Towson
Karl Mofor, Eleanor Roosevelt — Albany commit; compiled nearly 2,000 total yards and 23 total touchdowns
Cameron Hough, Annapolis — ran for 1,594 yards and 30 touchdowns in his senior season
Gary Brightwell, St. Frances — rushed for 1,715 yards and 18 touchdowns, playing a hand into St. Frances’ MIAA A conference championship
B.J. Watson, Calvert Hall — committed to Harvard
Marvin Beander, Quince Orchard — committed to Temple
SLOTS/HALFBACKS (TWO SELECTED)
Marcquan Greene, Kent County — 2015 all-state first team as a junior
Tyreek Henderson, Dulaney
Tim Cole, Arundel
Rodney Dorsey, Tuscarora — Towson University commit; amassed 1,500 total yards and 21 total touchdowns in his senior season
Andreus Price, Franklin
Clifford Carter, Blair
Daquan Wims, Watkins Mill
WIDE RECEIVERS (THREE SELECTED)
Garland White, Baltimore Poly — gained 410 yards and six touchdowns on 22 receptions in his senior season
Nykeim Johnson, Friendship Collegiate (D.C.) — Syracuse University commit
Khyree Jackson, Wise — totaled 610 yards and 12 touchdowns on 39 receptions in his senior season
Trey Gross, Annapolis — tallied 364 yards and four touchdowns on 20 receptions
Sean Savoy, Woodrow Wilson (D.C.) — Virginia Tech commit
Khaleeb Coleman, Woodrow Wilson (D.C.) — Liberty University commit
Christian Greaves, Einstein — Towson University commit
Delante Hellams, DeMatha — Stony Brook commit
Dylan Powell, Pallotti
Jason Smith, Loyola
Marquis Thornes, McDonogh
Niko Rice, John Carroll — committed to Penn
TIGHT ENDS (ONE SELECTED)
Braden Atkinson, Boys Latin — Wake Forest commit
Juan “Vonnie” Watkins, Patuxent
Mason Clark, Old Mill
Myles Wright, St. Frances — Towson University commit
CENTERS (ONE SELECTED)
Stefan Touani, Oxon Hill — receiving interest from Georgia Tech, Maryland, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers
Braden Johnson, Good Counsel — holds an offer from Howard
Johnny Jordan, Gonzaga (D.C.) — University of Maryland commit
GUARDS/TACKLES (SIX SELECTED)
Mark Shekletski, Urbana — University of Charlotte commit
Gianluca Parrotta, Dulaney
Jordan McNair, McDonogh — University of Maryland commit
Dakota Davis, Glenelg — Syracuse University commit
Marcus Minor, DeMatha — University of Maryland commit
Aiden Brown, Bullis — Virginia Tech commit
Cole Cheripko, Northwest — Towson University commit
Calvin Ashley, St. Johns (D.C.) — Auburn University commit
Stanley Hubbard, St. Johns (D.C.) — University of Connecticut commit
Cam Warfield, Gonzaga (D.C.)
Nasir Watkins, Good Counsel — University of Kentucky commit
Chris Darrisaw, Riverdale Baptist — Virginia Tech commit
James Tunstall, Lackey — University of Connecticut commit
DEFENSIVE TACKLE (TWO SELECTED)
Marcus Coleman, Riverdale Baptist — holds eight Division I offers including Virginia and North Carolina
Loic Nya, Springbrook — Wake Forest commit
Axel Nyembwe, Avalon — Duke commit
Derrick Tangelo, Bullis — Duke commit
B’Ahmad Miller, St. Frances — University of Maryland commit
Jamehl Wiley, St. Frances — University of Delaware commit
Savion Williams, Wise
Roger Mellado, Gonzaga (D.C.)
J’Quane Harris, Milford Mill
Vinnie Shaffer, Archbishop Curley
Lawtez Rogers, Eleanor Roosevelt — University of Maryland commit
DEFENSIVE END (THREE SELECTED)
Victor Dimukeje, Boys Latin — holds 37 Division I offers including Louisville, Maryland, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest
Isaac Ukwu, Wise — holds 14 Division I offers including Navy and Yale
Jamal Boadu, Old Mill
Marcus Bowman, Frederick Douglass — holds offers from Maryland, Minnesota, Syracuse and Temple
Joshua Paschal, Good Counsel — University of Kentucky commit; rated 4 stars by 247sports
Chase Young, DeMatha — Ohio State University commit; tallied 118 tackles (37 for loss), 19 sacks, five forced fumbles and two defensive touchdowns in a fourth straight WCAC championship season; rated 5 stars by 247sports; U.S. Army All-American
Kofi Wardlow, St. Johns (D.C.) — University of Maryland commit
Tyree Johnson, St. Johns (D.C.) — Texas A&M commit
Charles Snowden, St. Albans — Virginia commit
Vaughn Taylor, Friendship Collegiate (D.C.)
LINEBACKERS (FIVE SELECTED)
Nathan Proctor, Lackey — Virginia Tech commit; rated 4 stars by 247sports
Mason Grim, Old Mill
Grant Donaldson, DeMatha — Air Force commit
James Patterson, Pallotti — Buffalo commit
Sam Thomas, St. Frances — Towson University commit
Keisean Wilson, North Point — Old Dominion University commit
Jebreel Adonis, Bullis
Antonio Dicerbo, Gilman
Tyshon Fogg, Calvert Hall — Rutgers commit; rated 4 stars by 247sports
Andrew Frailer, McDonogh
Elijah DeShields, Riverdale Baptist
Mitchell Johns, Gonzaga (D.C.) — Navy commit
Jovan Nenadovic, Maret (D.C.)
Noah Pagley, Quince Orchard — holds three offers, including Army West Point
Arik Smith, St. Johns (D.C.)
Ryan Vessels, St. Johns (D.C.)
Percy Agyei-Obese, Oakdale — James Madison University commit
Tyrell Barnes, Wilde Lake — totaled a whopping 154 tackles in his senior season
DeLani Carter, C.H. Flowers
Gregory Benton, Long Reach
Nick Vermillion, Archbishop Spalding
Ayinde Eley, Good Counsel — University of Maryland commit
Arnold Ebiketie, Einstein — holds eight Division I offers
DEFENSIVE BACKS (SIX SELECTED)
Tariq Castro-Fields, Riverdale Baptist — holds 15 Division I offers including Alabama, Maryland and Penn State; rated 4 stars by 247sports
Charles Peeler, H.D. Woodson (D.C.) — has an offer from Hawaii
Terrell Blount, Riverdale Baptist
Markus Vinson, Damascus — Richmond University commit
Christian Braswell, Friendship Collegiate (D.C.)
Damani Neal, Bullis — Duke commit
Wesley McCormick, Northwest — James Madison University commit
Brayden Brown, Fort Hill — Coastal Carolina commit
Coby Davis, Maret (D.C.) — Wake Forest commit
Brandon Domino, Bishop McNamara — has 10 Division I offers, including Army, Navy and Yale
Demani Hansford, St. John’s (D.C.) — Yale commit
Cameron Sullivan-Brown, Pallotti — Penn State commit
Ty Mason, Blake — holds offers from Albany, New Hampshire and Monmouth
J.D. Guerrero, Paint Branch
Josh Hicks, C.H. Flowers
Jordan Swann, St. Frances — University of Connecticut commit
Fofie Bazzie, Quince Orchard — University of Maryland commit
KICKER/PUNTER (ONE SELECTED)
Ian Gould, Westminster
Gavin Locklear, Eastern Tech
Hayden August, Quince Orchard
Mike Gillespie, Howard
LONG SNAPPER
Brock Sassler, Boys Latin — University of Maryland commit
NOTE: reports from 247sports, The Washington Post, The Frederick News-Post, The Baltimore Sun and Yahoo Rivals were used in this article
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