FOOTBALL: WILLIAMS, YELDON PICK AUBURNSandy Creek (Tyrone, Ga.) wide receiver
Jaquay Williams has chosen Auburn University over Ohio State, LSU, Alabama and Tennessee, according to The Birmingham News. The 6-4, 205-pounder caught 48 passes for 728 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior. The previous year he snared 85 passes for 1,570 yards and 19 touchdowns at Heard County (Franklin, Ga.).
Auburn also has received a commitment from outstanding running back
T.J. Yeldon from Daphne (Ala.). The rising senior (6-2, 191), who also had offers from Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Florida State and Oregon, ran for 1,112 yards and 18 touchdowns last fall. He also had 34 catches for 504 yards and five touchdowns as Daphne won the Class 6A state title.
* Maryville (Tenn.) quarterback
Pat Robinette has pledged to the University of North Carolina, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. The 6-5, 210-pounder, who has a brilliant 4.5 GPA and perfect 36 ACT, passed for 1,801 yards and 21 touchdowns and ran for 910 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior while leading his team to a 14-1 record and Class 6A state title. Out of 152 passes, he threw just one interception.
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Quadir Bryant broke a record that had stood since 1956 when he ran for 240 yards (26 carries) to spark the Gold to a 39-14 victory over the Blue during Delaware's annual all-star game in Newark, Del. The recent Lake Forest (Felton, Del.) graduate will attend Delaware State University.
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Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, Ark.) defeated Allen (Texas), 49-35, for the second straight year to win the 7-on-7 Shootout of the South in Little Rock, Ark. Tight end
Hunter Henry led the way with three touchdown catches.
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Long Beach Poly (Calif.) won the 24-team Saugus 7-on-7 tournament with a 36-16 victory over Westlake (Westlake Village, Calif.). The Jackrabbits are 13-0 this summer and more impressive every week.
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Plant (Tampa, Fla.) defeated Booker T. Washington (Miami), 31-27, behind wide receiver Austin Aikens to win the prestigious Heath Evans 7-on-7 tournament in West Palm Beach, Fla. Earlier, Plant ousted national power St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).
TRACK: WOLVERINES SET NATIONAL RECORDThe
Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.) girls track team now holds four 2011 national season bests – including one national record – following spectacular performances during the New Balance Nationals in Greensboro, N.C. The team of Amy Weissenbach, K.C. Cord, Lauren Hansson and Cami Chapus turned in a sensational time of 11 minutes, 22.23 seconds to win the distance medley relay and break the existing national record of 11:25.13. One day earlier the Wolverines won the sprint medley in a 2011 national-best time of 3:55.12. Weissenbach still holds the top 800-meter time, while Chapus has the No. 1 mile effort. Both are rising seniors.
Fayetteville-Manlius (Manlius, N.Y.) was second in 11:25.13 and
North Shore (Glen Head, N.Y.) was third in 11:30.45. Both also were under the old record of 11:31.26.
Ravenscroft (Raleigh, N.C.) star Wesley Frazier won the 5,000 in a national girls sophomore class-record time of 16:24.83.
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Morristown (N.J.) senior Nick Vena broke his own state shot put record with a tremendous 75 feet, 10¼ inches effort to win the Meet of Champions for the fourth straight year. The 6-4, 270-pound University of Virginia recruit had 96 throws longer than 70 feet during his brilliant career. The national record is 81-3½.
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