National Player of the Year Watch List

The numbers just keep piling up for Ryan (Denton, Texas) quarterback Scotty Young.

In a 70-63 win over McKinney, Young threw for 550 yards and tied a Texas state record with eight touchdown passes. In just three games, the Texas Tech verbal commitment has piled up 1,172 yards through the air and 20 touchdown passes.

“I hate to sound complacent, but we’re kind of used to it," Ryan coach Joey Florence told MaxPreps.com over the weekend. "He is a great pocket passer. We’ve had five quarterbacks in the 10 years I’ve been here (three Division I signees) and he’s the best pocket passer.”

Young threw for 4,495 yards and 65 touchdowns as a junior.

Running back Mike Dyer of Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock, Ark.) also turned in a stock-raising performance with 340 yards and three touchdowns in a 44-42 win over Morrilton.

And keep an eye on Aliquippa, Pa., this season as a very special talent could be emerging in Hopewell running back Rushel Shell. Just a sophomore, Shell has 428 yards and eight touchdowns through two games.

MaxPreps National Player of the Year Watch List

Teddy Bridgewater, Jr., QB/WR, Northwestern (Miami, Fla.)
Last Game: Did not play this week.
Season: Northwestern (1-0) beat Carol City Sept. 4 as Bridgewater connected on 8 of 21 pass attempts for 147 yards and a touchdown and rushing for 76 more and a pair of TDs.

Anthony Carrothers, Sr., QB, Independence (Charlotte, N.C.)
Last Game: Accounted for 289 yards and three touchdowns as Independence (4-0) eased past West Charlotte 35-2.
Season: 947 passing yards (236.7 per game), 9 TD passes, 5 rushing TDs

Austin Collinsworth, Sr., RB/WR/DB, Highlands (Fort Thomas, Ky.)
Last Game: Collinsworth tallied 185 yards on the ground and two touchdowns on just 12 carries as Highlands (4-0) was impressive again in a 21-0 win over Withrow of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Season: 47 carries, 536 yards, 10 TDs; 3 receptions, 27 yards; 674 all-purpose yards

Chas Dodd, Sr., QB, Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.)
Last Game: Dodd is new to the list this week after hitting on 18 of 25 pass attempts for 294 yards and five touchdowns to lead Byrnes (3-0) to a 52-6 win over Greer.
Season: 47-67 passing, 778 yards, 13 TD passes

Mike Dyer, Sr., RB, Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock, Ark.)
Last Game: Dyer had one of the week’s biggest performances by piling up 340 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries as Little Rock Christian (2-0) beat Morrilton 44-42.
Season: 52 carries, 527 yards, 7 rushing TDs

Jake Heaps, Sr., QB, Skyline (Sammamish, Wash.)
Last Game: Skyline (2-0) didn’t need much from Heaps in a 42-12 thrashing of Ballard that included 42 first-half points from the Spartans. Heaps hit on 8 of 9 passes for 119 yards and accounted for three touchdowns. Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.) is next in a battle of nationally-ranked teams.
Season: 26-42 passing, 271 yards, 4 TD passes, rushing TD

Malcolm Jones, Sr., RB/LB, Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.)
Last Game: Jones carried just 12 times for 129 yards and a score as Oaks Christian (2-0) blasted Muir 51-0.
Season: 49 carries, 404 yards, 4 rushing TDs

Marcus Lattimore, Sr., RB, Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.)
Last Game: Complete stats from Byrnes’ (3-0) 52-6 win over Greer were unavailable at press time, but Lattimore did catch a 29-yard touchdown pass.
Season: 285 rushing yards, 5 rushing TDs (through two games)

Mark Miller, Sr., QB, Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Last Game: Miller continues to be very solid against top-notch competition, this week leading Elder (3-0) to a 26-7 win over defending Kentucky champion Louisville Trinity. Miller completed 14 of 20 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown.
Season: 51-77 passing, 583 passing yards, 6 TD passes

Kevin (K.P.) Parks, Sr., RB, West Rowan (Mt. Ulla, N.C.)
Last Game: Parks continued to carry the load for West Rowan (4-0), toting the rock 31 times for 221 yards and two touchdowns in 14-7 win over Salisbury.
Season: 911 rushing yards, 12 rushing TDs

Traylon Shead, Sr., RB, Cayuga (Texas)
Last Game: Shead’s run at the all-time national rushing mark took an unfortunate hit courtesy of Mother Nature Friday night as Cayuga’s (2-1) contest with Dawson was ruled a no contest after a long lightning delay. Shead had already racked up 106 yards on seven carries in the second quarter when the game was stopped, but those will not count toward his season or career totals as the game will be treated as if it was never played.
Season: 52 carries, 456 rushing yards, 5 rushing TDs. Shead is 3,182 yards away from the national rushing mark of 11,232 yards held by Ken Hall of Sugar Land, Texas.

Rushel Shell, So., RB, Hopewell (Aliquippa, Pa.)
Last Game: The super sophomore is off to a great start in 2009, ticking off 171 more yards and four touchdowns in a 47-22 Hopewell (2-0) victory over Mars. Shell carried 24 times.
Season: 37 carries, 428 yards, 8 rushing TDs

Phillip Sims, Sr., QB, Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, Va.)
Last Game: Not the most exciting weekend of Sims’ career as he completed 9 of 18 passes for 183 yards and a touchdown, but Oscar Smith (2-0) continued to roll in a 42-10 win over Indian River.
Season: 24-37 passing, 478 passing yards, 2 TD passes

Robert Woods, Sr., WR/DB, Serra (Gardena, Calif.)
Last Game: In a 49-12 Serra (2-0) blowout over Redondo, Woods turned his only reception into a 77-yard touchdown and also recorded two interceptions.
Season: 7 receptions, 159 receiving yards, 2 TD receptions, 2 interceptions

Scotty Young, Sr., QB, Ryan (Denton, Texas)
Last Game: As mentioned above, another huge performance from Young in a 70-63 Denton (3-0) win over McKinney. The Texas Tech verbal commitment completed 27 of 41 passes for 550 yards and eight touchdowns.
Season: 66-97 passing, 1,172 passing yards, 20 TD passes (Ryan averaging 63.6 points per game)