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Continued from page 35 Marshall and Tulane as well as interest from Penn State, UConn, Syracuse and Temple. The raw prospect is now a veteran on a Lacey team that lost a lot to graduation but still looks like the favorite to win Class B South. Smith and the Lions are certainly ready for the challenge.
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Florida and interest from Notre Dame, West Virginia and
“He’s kind of a poster child for what we’re getting done at Monsignor Donovan,’’ said head coach Dan Duddy. “We’re all about working hard in a great academic setting, and building virtue and football players.’’
"The way we killed teams last year, we know everyone is going to be coming for us," Smith said.
The 6-foot-5, 275-pound Henson attended numerous camps and clinics over the summer and has been cognizant of working on his pass blocking. Monsignor Donovan runs the triple option, so Henson does not get many opportunities to drop back into pass protection.
The Small-School Star Unlike the other two linemen, who play for perennial Group II and Group III contenders, Monsignor Donovan’s Brad Henson has become the face of a smallschool program looking to make a name for itself. The fact that he already boasts offers from Rutgers, Boston College and Central
keep sharp because I know it’s something colleges want to see,’’ Henson said. “Runblocking is so big in our offense that I just worked on getting stronger and blowing people off the ball, but I want to continue to get better at my pass-blocking.’’
Michigan heading into his junior year shows that talented players will still be found even if their high school teams don’t enjoy the spotlight of some bigger schools.
Long Branch’s Ryan Brodie
Just like Smith and Brodie, Henson is hard to miss on the football field even if Lacey's Tyrell Smith he does play an anonymous position. In 2011, there will be at least three teams where watching the guys blocking in the trenches will be as fun as watching the running backs behind them.
“That’s definitely something I try to
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