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2008 Recruiting Class
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Noticed a new name on the Spring roster, Cody Worthen- FS 5-11 185 FR HS Seabrook, TX (Clear Lake) Looks like Cody and his family are happy to be Vikings:
http://www.clearlakefootball.com/
Just wished it didn't say "Cody Worthen's signs with Portland!" unless he wants to play soccer. Go Viks!
http://www.clearlakefootball.com/
Just wished it didn't say "Cody Worthen's signs with Portland!" unless he wants to play soccer. Go Viks!
Viking Football Signs Cody Worthen To NLI
http://www.goviks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?temp_site=NO&DB_OEM_ID=19300&ATCLID=1470180
Portland State has signed Texas High School football star Cody Worthen to a National Letter of Intent for the 2008-09 academic year.
Worthen is a 5-11, 185-pound free safety from Clear Lake High School in Seabrook, TX. He is a two-time All-District selection, and earned Academic All-District honors as a senior. Worthen was also a finalist for the Houston Touchdown Club's Defensive Player of the Year. He has been chosen to compete in the 2008 Bayou Bowl (Texas vs. Louisiana) in June.
In 2007, Worthen led the team with 108 tackles in eight games. He had a team-high 95 tackles in nine games in 2006. Worthen was voted his team’s Outstanding Defensive Back two years in a row.
Also a talented hockey player, Worthen lettered four times in hockey and competed in four hockey state championships in Texas - two in high school and two with a Midget “A” Travel team. Worthen was named defensive MVP twice and earned first place as “Fastest Skater” in the ISHL Skills Competition.
Worthen is the son of Tom and Cathy Worthen. He plans to major in Sports Medicine or Engineering. He joins Head Coach Jerry Glanville's 2008 recruiting class of 30 and will be one of 25 players joining the team in August for preseason practice.
http://www.goviks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?temp_site=NO&DB_OEM_ID=19300&ATCLID=1470180
Portland State has signed Texas High School football star Cody Worthen to a National Letter of Intent for the 2008-09 academic year.
Worthen is a 5-11, 185-pound free safety from Clear Lake High School in Seabrook, TX. He is a two-time All-District selection, and earned Academic All-District honors as a senior. Worthen was also a finalist for the Houston Touchdown Club's Defensive Player of the Year. He has been chosen to compete in the 2008 Bayou Bowl (Texas vs. Louisiana) in June.
In 2007, Worthen led the team with 108 tackles in eight games. He had a team-high 95 tackles in nine games in 2006. Worthen was voted his team’s Outstanding Defensive Back two years in a row.
Also a talented hockey player, Worthen lettered four times in hockey and competed in four hockey state championships in Texas - two in high school and two with a Midget “A” Travel team. Worthen was named defensive MVP twice and earned first place as “Fastest Skater” in the ISHL Skills Competition.
Worthen is the son of Tom and Cathy Worthen. He plans to major in Sports Medicine or Engineering. He joins Head Coach Jerry Glanville's 2008 recruiting class of 30 and will be one of 25 players joining the team in August for preseason practice.
ManOfVision
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It seems clear to me that JG can recruit well on the defensive side of the ball. However, I don't understand why the offense isn't keeping pace. Shouldn't QBs and WRs be flocking to the run 'n' shoot? I would think that if PSU was ever going to "steal" a guy from a "bigger school," it would be at one of those two positions, since players are bound to get lots of playing time and put up ridiculous stats.
PSUVikings2
Active member
ManOfVision said:It seems clear to me that JG can recruit well on the defensive side of the ball. However, I don't understand why the offense isn't keeping pace. Shouldn't QBs and WRs be flocking to the run 'n' shoot? I would think that if PSU was ever going to "steal" a guy from a "bigger school," it would be at one of those two positions, since players are bound to get lots of playing time and put up ridiculous stats.
I think Kramer Hagan will prove to be a big time steal in the future but beyond that will still have some work to do with the WRs.
I agree, give Hagan a year to redshirt and then another year to develop and you are looking at a QB like Nichols at Eastern Washington. If you haven't seen his video highlights on RIVALS or SCOUT they are very impressive. I really hope we get his brother, Spencer, I just watched his RIVALS video clips as well and he looks very sure handed and talented.
http://www.kgw.com/sports/stories/kgw_051508_sports_psu_texas.102869156.html
PSU signs Texas High School football star
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland State University has signed Texas High School football star Cody Worthen to a National Letter of Intent for the next season.
Worthen is a 5-11, 185-pound free safety. He earned Academic All-District honors as a senior. Worthen was also a finalist for the Houston Touchdown Club's Defensive Player of the Year.
He has been chosen to compete in the 2008 Bayou Bowl, Texas vs. Louisiana, in June.
Worthen was voted his team's Outstanding Defensive Back two years in a row.
Worthen joins Head Coach Jerry Glanville's 2008 recruiting class of 30 and will be one of 25 players joining the team in August for preseason practice.
PSU signs Texas High School football star
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland State University has signed Texas High School football star Cody Worthen to a National Letter of Intent for the next season.
Worthen is a 5-11, 185-pound free safety. He earned Academic All-District honors as a senior. Worthen was also a finalist for the Houston Touchdown Club's Defensive Player of the Year.
He has been chosen to compete in the 2008 Bayou Bowl, Texas vs. Louisiana, in June.
Worthen was voted his team's Outstanding Defensive Back two years in a row.
Worthen joins Head Coach Jerry Glanville's 2008 recruiting class of 30 and will be one of 25 players joining the team in August for preseason practice.
What defense did they run at Clear Lake High School?
From the video highlights on Rivals, it's hard to tell with the different looks that the 3-4 can give you with the blitz packages.
From the video highlights on Rivals, it's hard to tell with the different looks that the 3-4 can give you with the blitz packages.
Beltz slated to walk on at Portland State
Wilsonville senior to play for Vikings under famed coach Jerry Glanville this coming fall
http://www.wilsonvillenews.com/WVSSports1.shtml
Wilsonville senior to play for Vikings under famed coach Jerry Glanville this coming fall
http://www.wilsonvillenews.com/WVSSports1.shtml
Thanks to sacvikfan for the info. on Ashton Pittman. This is the only extra info. I could find on him:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/varsitytimesinsider/2008/04/football-dude-w.html
Bishop Montgomery's Ashton Pittman has chosen to taking hits on the gridiron rather than getting hits on the diamond.
Pittman signed to play football at Portland State. He had 1,626 all-purpose yards and 10 TDs last season. Not so sure this kid should give up on baseball entirely -- Pittman can flat-out rake. He's hitting .393 and has seven doubles and a dinger. Plus, he's got some serious after-burners with 13 stolen bases.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/varsitytimesinsider/2008/04/football-dude-w.html
Bishop Montgomery's Ashton Pittman has chosen to taking hits on the gridiron rather than getting hits on the diamond.
Pittman signed to play football at Portland State. He had 1,626 all-purpose yards and 10 TDs last season. Not so sure this kid should give up on baseball entirely -- Pittman can flat-out rake. He's hitting .393 and has seven doubles and a dinger. Plus, he's got some serious after-burners with 13 stolen bases.
PSUVikings2
Active member
If only we played baseball........
Another walk-on for fall camp:
Ex-OSU wrestler to take another shot at football
Barry Hood transfers to PSU and will try to walk on with Viks
http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=121623906931732600
After more than a year away from competitive football, former Central Catholic player Barry Hood can’t wait to get back to the gridiron.
“I’ve always said I liked football better,” Hood says. “People always tell me I’m better at wrestling.”
Hood wrestled for Jefferson, his neighborhood school, because Central Catholic doesn’t offer wrestling. As a junior, he was the Class 5A runner-up at 160 pounds. As a senior, the linebacker/fullback broke his ankle early in the football season and shifted even more focus to wrestling. He moved up to 171 and won the 2007 state title.
After graduation, Hood considered wrestling for Oklahoma State before signing with Oregon State last August.
During his freshman year, he roomed with Kevin Frahm, a fellow Central Catholic grad who was a redshirt freshman lineman on the football team.
But after suffering a shoulder subluxation (partial dislocation) during a fall practice, Hood began to question his future in wrestling.
“I’d wrestled since the second grade,” says Hood, who got his start at Peninsula Wrestling Club. “My heart wasn’t in it anymore.”
A few weeks later, he quit the team.
“Coach (Jim) Zalesky is a really good coach,” Hood says. “I was planning on trying out for the football team no matter what … I didn’t quit wrestling just to play football.”
Even though he was still rehabbing his shoulder, Hood turned his attention to OSU’s spring football tryouts.
“It’s always been one of my dreams to go to the NFL and stuff, but not so much now,” he says. “I really want to play football.”
At the Beaver football tryouts, Hood says he was hand-timed at 4.7 seconds in the 40-yard dash and didn’t earn a spot on the team.
“My speed seemed like it killed me,” he says. “I had to deal with it, it’s fine. I just have to work harder. My intentions were to go and try out (at OSU), but it slowly changed.”
Instead, Hood decided to transfer to Portland State and attempt to walk on for Jerry Glanville’s Vikings. He’s been told a spot may open up in the fall.
“I really want to get on the field,” says Hood, 19. “I just want to get back.”
As a “true believer in cross-training,” the 5-10, 200-pound Hood plans to compete in the upcoming Portland Highland Games while he works on his strength and speed.
Hood, who enjoys all kinds of “strongman stuff,” will enter several events – including the caber toss and Scottish hammer.
Central Catholic football coach Steve Pyne says Hood has plenty of physical and mental tools to play in college.
“My guess is that if I was a scientist and I were to put together the perfect athlete at the high school level, in terms of size, speed, agility, explosiveness, personality, work ethic, humility, I mean, Barry Hood takes the cake,” Pyne says.
According to Pyne, Hood should be able to make the transition to PSU’s defense.
“I can’t speak to what Portland State has there with its prospects or its current roster kids,” Pyne says, “but for the most part, if Barry can’t hang there, then Portland State’s got some great things going on.”
While Hood wants to concentrate on football, he also plans to help with Jefferson’s wrestling team this winter.
“It’s a difficult sport,” he says, “and you really have to be dedicated in order to be the best. If you can’t do that, you’re going to get hurt.”
Hood, who studied in OSU’s pre-physical therapy program as a freshman, will pursue a health-related major at PSU.
Despite all the challenges in the past year, Hood – whose nicknames include “No Bad Day Barry” and “Smiley” – has kept a positive attitude.
“He is the best kid I’ve ever met,” Pyne says. “There’s nothing wrong with the kid. He’s always happy to see you; he always puts you at the center of attention. It’s never him. He’s unbelievable that way.”
Ex-OSU wrestler to take another shot at football
Barry Hood transfers to PSU and will try to walk on with Viks
http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=121623906931732600
After more than a year away from competitive football, former Central Catholic player Barry Hood can’t wait to get back to the gridiron.
“I’ve always said I liked football better,” Hood says. “People always tell me I’m better at wrestling.”
Hood wrestled for Jefferson, his neighborhood school, because Central Catholic doesn’t offer wrestling. As a junior, he was the Class 5A runner-up at 160 pounds. As a senior, the linebacker/fullback broke his ankle early in the football season and shifted even more focus to wrestling. He moved up to 171 and won the 2007 state title.
After graduation, Hood considered wrestling for Oklahoma State before signing with Oregon State last August.
During his freshman year, he roomed with Kevin Frahm, a fellow Central Catholic grad who was a redshirt freshman lineman on the football team.
But after suffering a shoulder subluxation (partial dislocation) during a fall practice, Hood began to question his future in wrestling.
“I’d wrestled since the second grade,” says Hood, who got his start at Peninsula Wrestling Club. “My heart wasn’t in it anymore.”
A few weeks later, he quit the team.
“Coach (Jim) Zalesky is a really good coach,” Hood says. “I was planning on trying out for the football team no matter what … I didn’t quit wrestling just to play football.”
Even though he was still rehabbing his shoulder, Hood turned his attention to OSU’s spring football tryouts.
“It’s always been one of my dreams to go to the NFL and stuff, but not so much now,” he says. “I really want to play football.”
At the Beaver football tryouts, Hood says he was hand-timed at 4.7 seconds in the 40-yard dash and didn’t earn a spot on the team.
“My speed seemed like it killed me,” he says. “I had to deal with it, it’s fine. I just have to work harder. My intentions were to go and try out (at OSU), but it slowly changed.”
Instead, Hood decided to transfer to Portland State and attempt to walk on for Jerry Glanville’s Vikings. He’s been told a spot may open up in the fall.
“I really want to get on the field,” says Hood, 19. “I just want to get back.”
As a “true believer in cross-training,” the 5-10, 200-pound Hood plans to compete in the upcoming Portland Highland Games while he works on his strength and speed.
Hood, who enjoys all kinds of “strongman stuff,” will enter several events – including the caber toss and Scottish hammer.
Central Catholic football coach Steve Pyne says Hood has plenty of physical and mental tools to play in college.
“My guess is that if I was a scientist and I were to put together the perfect athlete at the high school level, in terms of size, speed, agility, explosiveness, personality, work ethic, humility, I mean, Barry Hood takes the cake,” Pyne says.
According to Pyne, Hood should be able to make the transition to PSU’s defense.
“I can’t speak to what Portland State has there with its prospects or its current roster kids,” Pyne says, “but for the most part, if Barry can’t hang there, then Portland State’s got some great things going on.”
While Hood wants to concentrate on football, he also plans to help with Jefferson’s wrestling team this winter.
“It’s a difficult sport,” he says, “and you really have to be dedicated in order to be the best. If you can’t do that, you’re going to get hurt.”
Hood, who studied in OSU’s pre-physical therapy program as a freshman, will pursue a health-related major at PSU.
Despite all the challenges in the past year, Hood – whose nicknames include “No Bad Day Barry” and “Smiley” – has kept a positive attitude.
“He is the best kid I’ve ever met,” Pyne says. “There’s nothing wrong with the kid. He’s always happy to see you; he always puts you at the center of attention. It’s never him. He’s unbelievable that way.”
http://sectionsports.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=829250
Incoming Vik, Nick Kalpin, was quite the high school player. A good part of this article about Los Gatos' upcoming season is really about the loss of Kalpin.
Brand of Los Gatos Football in 2008
It’s difficult to replace a player like Nick Kalpin. The 2007 De Anza League most valuable player and second team all-state RB/LB had 2,553 total offensive yards and scored 41 of Los Gatos’ 62 touchdowns last season.
The leadership of junior quarterback Nick Hirschman will help fill a void left by CCS Player of the Year, Nick Kalpin.
Kalpin is moving on to play for Portland State this year. "It's impossible to replace a kid like him," Head Coach, Butch Cattolico said, "We depended on him a lot last year."
That vacancy will leave a colossal gap in the Wildcats' offense for 2008 and Cattolico knows that it's going to be a different brand of football this fall. "Everyone is going to have to pull their own weight this year," Cattolico said, "we wont have Kalpin there anymore to save us when we make mistakes."
Cattolico has been preaching that message all summer to his boys and it looks like they're getting the idea. Los Gatos is a perfect 18-0 this summer in passing league competitions with big wins against Valley Christian, Gilroy and Wilcox. "This season our passing is going to be a lot bigger than before," Cattolico said.
Six-feet, 2-inch, 210-pound junior Nick Hirschman will take the snaps this season and from his time under center in '07 and his performance this summer, he is already getting the same kind of attention that former Wildcat and current QB for the Buffalo Bills, Trent Edwards had received at Hirschman's age.
In fact, Edwards himself told Coach Cattolico after watching Hirschman perform this summer, "This kid's really got it, coach."
"That's a pretty big thing to hear," Cattolico said. "That's coming from an NFL guy."
"He can drop back and throw the ball, but he can also run you over," Cattolico said of his junior QB.
Hirschman will have plenty of targets to throw to this season. Senior WR Chris Cusella is expected to step up and make things happen in '08. "He has very good hands and runs dynamite routs," Cattolico said. Junior WR Jake Hackman-Salazar started at free safety last season but will undoubtedly get a lot of catches in '08. Junior flanker, Andrew Burg, the top frosh-soph receiver last year is also expected to make a big splash for the Cats this season.
The running game will still be there as last year's FB/LB, senior Chris La Bouff will take over for Kalpin at tail back. La Bouff carried the ball 35 times last season averaging over 6 yards per carry.
Chris LaBouff was primarily used as a blocking back last season, but he is ready to run in 2008.
Like Kalpin who also started at line backer, La Bouff will make the move from full back to tail back and is expected to lead the Wildcats' running game. Senior Hamilton Fairburn will take over as the starting full back.
Cattolico is also concerned about the loss of his four very strong senior linebackers from last season, Kiko Alonso, Nick Kalpin, Gorbaksh Sohal and Karl Winkelman. "In fact, they left the biggest gap in our team," Cattolico said. "We lost four very good linebackers." La Bouff will serve double duty trying to lead the running game and the all new core of linebackers.
Cattolico is excited about his offensive and defensive lines. "Our lines are our real strengths of the team," Cattolico said. Look for seniors Spencer Havens and Jordan Dombrowsky to lead the way at guard and tackle. "Dombrowsky has shown some special things. He's a big kid and runs a 4.7 40," Cattolico said.
The Wildcats have all but forgotten the end of their 2007 season when they lost to Gilroy 40-34 in one of the more exciting CCS playoff games in recent memory. Now they're looking forward to another successful year in the SCVAL and another shot in the CCS playoffs.
Look for Los Gatos to be at the top of the league with Palo Alto, Milpitas and Wilcox also in the mix.
"We're ready to go out there and see what we can do," Cattolico said. "We just can't wait to play some football."
Incoming Vik, Nick Kalpin, was quite the high school player. A good part of this article about Los Gatos' upcoming season is really about the loss of Kalpin.
Brand of Los Gatos Football in 2008
It’s difficult to replace a player like Nick Kalpin. The 2007 De Anza League most valuable player and second team all-state RB/LB had 2,553 total offensive yards and scored 41 of Los Gatos’ 62 touchdowns last season.
The leadership of junior quarterback Nick Hirschman will help fill a void left by CCS Player of the Year, Nick Kalpin.
Kalpin is moving on to play for Portland State this year. "It's impossible to replace a kid like him," Head Coach, Butch Cattolico said, "We depended on him a lot last year."
That vacancy will leave a colossal gap in the Wildcats' offense for 2008 and Cattolico knows that it's going to be a different brand of football this fall. "Everyone is going to have to pull their own weight this year," Cattolico said, "we wont have Kalpin there anymore to save us when we make mistakes."
Cattolico has been preaching that message all summer to his boys and it looks like they're getting the idea. Los Gatos is a perfect 18-0 this summer in passing league competitions with big wins against Valley Christian, Gilroy and Wilcox. "This season our passing is going to be a lot bigger than before," Cattolico said.
Six-feet, 2-inch, 210-pound junior Nick Hirschman will take the snaps this season and from his time under center in '07 and his performance this summer, he is already getting the same kind of attention that former Wildcat and current QB for the Buffalo Bills, Trent Edwards had received at Hirschman's age.
In fact, Edwards himself told Coach Cattolico after watching Hirschman perform this summer, "This kid's really got it, coach."
"That's a pretty big thing to hear," Cattolico said. "That's coming from an NFL guy."
"He can drop back and throw the ball, but he can also run you over," Cattolico said of his junior QB.
Hirschman will have plenty of targets to throw to this season. Senior WR Chris Cusella is expected to step up and make things happen in '08. "He has very good hands and runs dynamite routs," Cattolico said. Junior WR Jake Hackman-Salazar started at free safety last season but will undoubtedly get a lot of catches in '08. Junior flanker, Andrew Burg, the top frosh-soph receiver last year is also expected to make a big splash for the Cats this season.
The running game will still be there as last year's FB/LB, senior Chris La Bouff will take over for Kalpin at tail back. La Bouff carried the ball 35 times last season averaging over 6 yards per carry.
Chris LaBouff was primarily used as a blocking back last season, but he is ready to run in 2008.
Like Kalpin who also started at line backer, La Bouff will make the move from full back to tail back and is expected to lead the Wildcats' running game. Senior Hamilton Fairburn will take over as the starting full back.
Cattolico is also concerned about the loss of his four very strong senior linebackers from last season, Kiko Alonso, Nick Kalpin, Gorbaksh Sohal and Karl Winkelman. "In fact, they left the biggest gap in our team," Cattolico said. "We lost four very good linebackers." La Bouff will serve double duty trying to lead the running game and the all new core of linebackers.
Cattolico is excited about his offensive and defensive lines. "Our lines are our real strengths of the team," Cattolico said. Look for seniors Spencer Havens and Jordan Dombrowsky to lead the way at guard and tackle. "Dombrowsky has shown some special things. He's a big kid and runs a 4.7 40," Cattolico said.
The Wildcats have all but forgotten the end of their 2007 season when they lost to Gilroy 40-34 in one of the more exciting CCS playoff games in recent memory. Now they're looking forward to another successful year in the SCVAL and another shot in the CCS playoffs.
Look for Los Gatos to be at the top of the league with Palo Alto, Milpitas and Wilcox also in the mix.
"We're ready to go out there and see what we can do," Cattolico said. "We just can't wait to play some football."
