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Best RB in the mountains
Fugate is nearing 2000 yards this season, i think just 50yds or so from it and he is 6'2 220lbs.
Redstorm greer is not even the best back on his own team. Can't compare to Hunter Adams talent wise.
Superman20 Wrote:LOL I guess everything he posts on here are "facts" Smile All three of those guys are good backs, but I would hate to see how scary JC would have been if Doderer would have stayed in the county school system

Casey Brown on the line and Richardson staying at Paintsville woulda been nice too.
Hunter Adams - Middlesboro
gish_7 Wrote:Im not saying that he is the best in the mountains, but if your going to make a list of 10 or 15 of the top backs in the mountains how could you leave him off of it?

if you are goin to put them on the list then how leave kyle howell off who had more yards for a team that had a worse line then what ac did and howell has been consistent the last two years
MHS Alumnus Wrote:Redstorm greer is not even the best back on his own team. Can't compare to Hunter Adams talent wise.

We have played both Middlesboro and Bell: IMO Greer was much tougher and as athletic
redstorm Wrote:We have played both Middlesboro and Bell: IMO Greer was much tougher and as athletic

Caleb Watkins also outruns Hunter Adams. There is video proof and it was last year when Watkins was a sophomore and Adams a junior. He is good, but there are many as good or better in the mountains.
BIGREDDAWG Wrote:Caleb Watkins also outruns Hunter Adams. There is video proof and it was last year when Watkins was a sophomore and Adams a junior. He is good, but there are many as good or better in the mountains.

I have watched the video you are talking about and I don’t see where Watkins outruns Hunter Adams. The one play that I think you are referring to, Adams is playing Left Outside Linebacker and Watkins runs to the defensive right Adams comes from across the field and Watkins has about a 12 yard head start on Adams and by the time they get to the goal line Adams is within 5 yards of Watkins. You’re seeing things differently than I am.
redstorm Wrote:We have played both Middlesboro and Bell: IMO Greer was much tougher and as athletic

Sounds like the Big Blue got your respect! Would have been nice to see just how good Adams is head to head vs BC but we all know that story.
jacketsfan Wrote:I have watched the video you are talking about and I don’t see where Watkins outruns Hunter Adams. The one play that I think you are referring to, Adams is playing Left Outside Linebacker and Watkins runs to the defensive right Adams comes from across the field and Watkins has about a 12 yard head start on Adams and by the time they get to the goal line Adams is within 5 yards of Watkins. You’re seeing things differently than I am.

Guess so---I was at the game. Watkins was running a 95 yard touchdown at the time. Watkins is just a junior and Adams is a senior. I am just saying while Hunter is good, there are others just as good. Some better.
BIGREDDAWG Wrote:Guess so---I was at the game. Watkins was running a 95 yard touchdown at the time. Watkins is just a junior and Adams is a senior. I am just saying while Hunter is good, there are others just as good. Some better.

Big stretch to try to compare Adams to Watkins based on this one play. IMO there may be some better but not Watkins this year.
Nate Gilliam Harlan Co. he has 1700 yards rushing 22 TDs.i think he is a few yards from 4000 in hes career.not to bad for a mountain boy.
MHS Alumnus Wrote:Big stretch to try to compare Adams to Watkins based on this one play. IMO there may be some better but not Watkins this year.

The play was from last year. This year Watkins is better. But that is my opinion. Several others are of the same opinion as well. However as I am sure you've heard before opinions are just like (a part of the anatomy that shall remain nameless) everyone has one. Big Grin
Boys this could go on forever because everyone is right. There are many very good high school running backs. The fact is the are no D1 running backs in eastern ky this year. Lets argue best Olines - not so many of them around.
Sun Tzu Wrote:Boys this could go on forever because everyone is right. There are many very good high school running backs. The fact is the are no D1 running backs in eastern ky this year. Lets argue best Olines - not so many of them around.

:thumpsup:
MHS Alumnus Wrote:Big stretch to try to compare Adams to Watkins based on this one play. IMO there may be some better but not Watkins this year.

Wakins is bigger, stronger, and faster than Adams is
Speed and athletic ability Adams.
Watkins currently runs a 4.47 40 is 6'1" and weighs 200 lbs. he benches 290; power cleans 290; Squats 455; and has a 35" vertical. He also plays basketball and baseball . . . that is being pretty fast, pretty strong, and pretty athletic. Does Hunter play anything besides football? That being said, there are many other backs in the mountains that are very good also, I am not sure you could just pick one out as being much better than the rest. They all have their strengths.
Hunter's profile on rivals lists him as running a 4.58 40. Last time I checked 4.47 is faster than 4.58.
don't believe everything you read or hear, especially on Rivals, I can tell you for a fact that Hunter Adams is faster than 4.58
jacketsfan Wrote:don't believe everything you read or hear, especially on Rivals, I can tell you for a fact that Hunter Adams is faster than 4.58

It has been my experience that sites such as these try to get confirmation before posting stats so that they are verified. If this is a verified time it must have been correct when originally posted. Perhaps he has gotten faster through the year. If so, he needs to update the stats and have them verified so that it portrays his most recent times---- coaches use these all the time, I don't think he would want incorrect information going out to coaches.
Estill has several good runners in
Ben Benedict-Senior
Justin Covey-Senior
and Kenton Roberts-Sophmore. All of these players had over 1000 yds. last year
Sun Tzu Wrote:Boys this could go on forever because everyone is right. There are many very good high school running backs. The fact is the are no D1 running backs in eastern ky this year. Lets argue best Olines - not so many of them around.

I disagree. Channing Fugate will play D-1, possibly big d-1, Wouldnt suprise me to see him even on uk or u of l.
dore20 Wrote:I disagree. Channing Fugate will play D-1, possibly big d-1, Wouldnt suprise me to see him even on uk or u of l.

I wish him the best.
How about putting some detailed stats to go with these names? It would help the rest of the state to form an opinion
Channing has 1948 yards rushing and about 28 or 29 touchdowns. He leads the STATE in rushing yards.
I am a JC fan and biased. Of all the teams we have played this year, there are five backs that stand out to me.

JC-Dillion and Richardson
Belfry- Lee and #28(sorry do not know his name)

Dillion and Richardson have faced much more athletic teams and tougher competition, but the two Belfry backs are outstanding.

Even though I am a JC fan, the best back oin the mountains is Fugate, he is a man among boys. UK needs to get down and grab this kid now! I agree he could either be a running back or a line backer. Even though JC kept him in check, it has been many years since I have seen a kid with this size, speed and strength. He is a one man wrecking crew!
EKUAlum05 Wrote:Could Fugate possibly play Safety in college?

Matt Lentz, UK's current starting safety was a H.S. QB. Fugate appears to be in the 4.6 range speed wise, he also has good hands and can lay the wood.

No doubt, Fugate is a dominant back in the mts. Remember, he still has another year to grow and get stronger. He definitely is a D-1 prospect. But, when you put him in with the "best of the best" that land at D-1 schools, I think you'll see him as a Safety, LB, or TE. D-1 RB speed is suspect. But, as somebody else said, it depends where he goes as to what they need.
mandan Wrote:No doubt, Fugate is a dominant back in the mts. Remember, he still has another year to grow and get stronger. He definitely is a D-1 prospect. But, when you put him in with the "best of the best" that land at D-1 schools, I think you'll see him as a Safety, LB, or TE. D-1 RB speed is suspect. But, as somebody else said, it depends where he goes as to what they need.

He is safety and TE material but idk about lb because he would still have to bulk up a lil more. But i hung out with him alot this summer at the waterpark. The kid is a rock no doubt,

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