Friday Night Lights 2009: 12-8

If you can help out finding articles on any of the commits, e-mail me, and I'll try to include your contribution. Guys whose seasons finished before this week have been removed from the list, unless there is an update for them (i.e. All-State team, etc.). To read about their seasons, check out previous updates.

New Commit OH S Ray Vinopal

Last week: Cardinal Mooney defeats Columbus St. Francis DeSales 35-7 in the State Championship game.

Senior Ray Vinopal had a 57 yard TD run to open up the scoring.

That link has video that I can't seem to embed, so click through if you want to see it. Article 2. He committed immediately after winning that State Championship. Article 3:

Vinopal gained 70 yards on seven carries.

In the Youngstown Vindicator, Vinopal breaks down the long run:

Senior Ray Vinopal started the scoring with a 56-yard touchdown down the left sideline on a perfectly blocked play, making it 7-0 with about a minute left in the first quarter.

“It was outside zone left on the short side of the field,” said Vinopal, a first team All-Ohio safety who has an offer from the University of Michigan. “The line got a great push and our fullback kicked his man out.

There was one backer left coming from the outside and he was just a bit late and it left a smooth open lane to the end zone.”

Vinopal was almost untouched on the play; a DeSales defender briefly grabbed his facemask near the line of scrimmage.

“That’s the only piece of me he got,” Vinopal said. “[Senior receiver Pat] DePizzo has been joking with me all year that I always cut the wrong way off his blocks, so after that play he came up to me and said, ‘You finally you made the right move.’”

Season-long: On the year, Vinopal ran 45 times for 414 yards and 4 touchdowns, while catching 3 passes for 48 yards and a score. Defensively, he notched 4 interceptions for the Cardinals.

LA Slot WR Drew Dileo

Last week: Pregame fluff. More fluff. Game preview. Preview #2. Parkview Baptist beats E.D. White 42-0.

Michigan commitment Drew Dileo added 37 yards and a score.

Article #2.

Parkview went up 34-0 when Drew Dileo ran in from the 19 with 4:03 still to play in the third.

This week: Parkview Baptist (11-1) v. Notre Dame in the State Championship game.

LA S Carvin Johnson

Last week: Pregame fluff. Pregame fluff #2.

Randle, Helmstetter and Johnson will rank among the greatest defenders to ever compete at Rummel and this unit, under coordinator Eddie Jaquillard, is among the school's elite.

That's a school that has sent __ to schools like__. LSU is starting to show interest in Johnson, as well. More on that situation in tomorrow's recruiting post. Pregame fluff #3:

In the secondary, Carvin Johnson is as good a player as there is in the state at safety. The 6’1, 190 senior doesn’t have great foot speed but he is football-fast, a fierce hitter. He has seven interceptions and has returned two punts for touchdowns.

Rummel beats Westgate 7-6 in the State Semifinals.

This week: Rummel (13-0) v. West Monroe in the State Championship game.

Seasons Complete

MI WR Jeremy Jackson

Huron's (5-4) season ended without a playoff berth. Jackson finished with 43 catches for 573 yards. He has been selected to the Hawaii/Mainland Bowl.

OH LB Antonio Kinard

Liberty (4-6) missed the State Playoffs, and its season is over. Kinard named 1st-Team All-County.

PA CB Cullen Christian

Penn Hills went 4-5 in the regular season, and bowed out in the second round of the playoffs to Gateway. Christian is an Army Bowl selection.

OH CB Courtney Avery

Lexington (6-4) missed the State Playoffs, and their season is over. Avery's hoops season is under way. He's an All-State performer in that sport, as well.