What Mountain schools has sent more players off to the next level?

comeback_kidxXx · 09-13-2011, 03:04 PM

I just want your thoughs.

ole_blue_sack_15 · 09-13-2011, 03:06 PM

d-1 or just college in general?

**EKUAlum05** · 09-13-2011, 03:06 PM

What level? FCS?FBS? NAIA?

comeback_kidxXx · 09-13-2011, 03:07 PM

D1

ole_blue_sack_15 · 09-13-2011, 03:09 PM

comeback_kidxXx Wrote:D1

well lets count perry out haha, i would have to say probably someone like bell or rockcastle or belfy, maybe breithitt co???

comeback_kidxXx · 09-13-2011, 03:16 PM

Quote:well lets count perry out haha, i would have to say probably someone like bell or rockcastle or belfy, maybe breithitt co???

yeah unfortunately lol. i was thinking breathitt co as well.
but, i have never actually seen a list of names from mountain schools, i know perry does have a few but not many at all to be nowhere near the top. but i only know of one and that was Tewayne Willis - UK till he followed his heart and played baseball... lol

Could someone somehow post a list?

**EKUAlum05** · 09-13-2011, 03:17 PM

Pulaski Southwestern may very well win this one surprisingly enough.

Lawrence County, Bell County, and probably Breathitt would be after them

**BellCoBobcats09** · 09-13-2011, 03:19 PM

Middlesboro should be up there too.

**BlackcatAlum** · 09-13-2011, 03:20 PM

Prestonsburg

Jeremy Caudill - Kentucky
Michael Burchett - West Virginia
Wes Woods - EKU
Trevor Patton - Murray State
Nathan Leslie - Marshall

That's off the top of my head... there may be more.

**EKUAlum05** · 09-13-2011, 03:34 PM

From Rivals database back to 2002

2010
Channing Fugate (Breathitt)-Tennessee

2009
Monte Merrick (Bell)-WKU

2008
John Cole (Somerset)-Vandy

2007
Brent Slusher (Bell)-Auburn
Phillip Hibbard (South Laurel)-UK
Brad Durham (South Laurel)-UK
Chris Cessna (North Laurel)-UK

2006
Josh Minton (Southwestern)-UK

2005
David Jones (Belfry)-UK
Lee Renfro (Southwestern)-Ohio

2004
Al Holland, Jr (PCC)-Wake Forest
Jonathan Belcher (Southwestern)-Ball State
Jason Leger (Rock)-UK

2003
Jared Hostetter (Lawrence)-Tennessee
Paul Webb (Johnson Cen)-UK
Dallas Greer (Bell)-UK
Justin Haddix (Breathitt)-WKU

2002
Arby Jones (Southwestern)-Wake Forest
Dontae Wright (Lawrence Co)-Miami (OH)

comeback_kidxXx · 09-13-2011, 03:40 PM

thanks guys

comeback_kidxXx · 09-13-2011, 03:43 PM

Quote:Prestonsburg

Jeremy Caudill - Kentucky
Michael Burchett - West Virginia
Wes Woods - EKU
Trevor Patton - Murray State
Nathan Leslie - Marshall

That's off the top of my head... there may be more.

yeah that can't be all that p'burg put out. as must tradition that they have.

comeback_kidxXx · 09-13-2011, 03:47 PM

what was that kids name that played for rock bout 3 or 4 years ago? big fella, i remember him coming into airport gardens when rock just absolutely thumped pcc 50 some to 8, did he go d1? his name is on the tip of my tongue i just cant think!:HitWall:

comeback_kidxXx · 09-13-2011, 03:48 PM

it was no later then 06-07

ole_blue_sack_15 · 09-13-2011, 03:48 PM

comeback_kidxXx Wrote:yeah unfortunately lol. i was thinking breathitt co as well.
but, i have never actually seen a list of names from mountain schools, i know perry does have a few but not many at all to be nowhere near the top. but i only know of one and that was Tewayne Willis - UK till he followed his heart and played baseball... lol

Could someone somehow post a list?

pcc
AL hollan jr-wake forest later on to eku
twayne willis-UK
thats all i know right now

**LeeCoUKFan** · 09-13-2011, 03:52 PM

Don't forget about Cody Jones of Whitley Co, started at Morehead St and is now at UK!

**EKUAlum05** · 09-13-2011, 03:55 PM

comeback_kidxXx Wrote:what was that kids name that played for rock bout 3 or 4 years ago? big fella, i remember him coming into airport gardens when rock just absolutely thumped pcc 50 some to 8, did he go d1? his name is on the tip of my tongue i just cant think!:HitWall:

Brad Durham?

comeback_kidxXx · 09-13-2011, 04:19 PM

Brad Durham?

im not sure, it could be. but in the list up above it says brad played for S. laurel.
has to be a mix up somewhere lol.
he was a lineman though and he was HUGE. besides him rock had a pretty darn good linebacker that season also. i just cant remember their names to same my life.

comeback_kidxXx · 09-13-2011, 04:20 PM

Quote:Don't forget about Cody Jones of Whitley Co, started at Morehead St and is now at UK!

that guy is a man child! lol

comeback_kidxXx · 09-13-2011, 04:22 PM

i have noticed though, there are more lineman that comes from the mountains that makes it in D-1 then they are skill players/qbs. why is that i wonder?

**RunItUpTheGut** · 09-13-2011, 04:25 PM

comeback_kidxXx Wrote:Brad Durham?

im not sure, it could be. but in the list up above it says brad played for S. laurel.
has to be a mix up somewhere lol.
he was a lineman though and he was HUGE. besides him rock had a pretty darn good linebacker that season also. i just cant remember their names to same my life.

Durham played at Rock.

If we go back to the beginning id say Corbin would be hard to beat in the mountains. They sent SEVERAL players to D1 schools way back in the day.

ole_blue_sack_15 · 09-13-2011, 04:25 PM

EKUAlum05 Wrote:From Rivals database back to 2002

2010
Channing Fugate (Breathitt)-Tennessee

2009
Monte Merrick (Bell)-WKU

2008
John Cole (Somerset)-Vandy

2007
Brent Slusher (Bell)-Auburn
Phillip Hibbard (South Laurel)-UK
Brad Durham (South Laurel)-UK
Chris Cessna (North Laurel)-UK

2006
Josh Minton (Southwestern)-UK

2005
David Jones (Belfry)-UK
Lee Renfro (Southwestern)-Ohio

2004
Al Holland, Jr (PCC)-Wake Forest
Jonathan Belcher (Southwestern)-Ball State
Jason Leger (Rock)-UK

2003
Jared Hostetter (Lawrence)-Tennessee
Paul Webb (Johnson Cen)-UK
Dallas Greer (Bell)-UK
Justin Haddix (Breathitt)-WKU

2002
Arby Jones (Southwestern)-Wake Forest
Dontae Wright (Lawrence Co)-Miami (OH)

brad durham played at rockcastle, not south laurel! lol

comeback_kidxXx · 09-13-2011, 04:26 PM

Quote:From Rivals database back to 2002

2010
Channing Fugate (Breathitt)-Tennessee

2009
Monte Merrick (Bell)-WKU

2008
John Cole (Somerset)-Vandy

2007
Brent Slusher (Bell)-Auburn
Phillip Hibbard (South Laurel)-UK
Brad Durham (South Laurel)-UK -im thinking that should be rock?
Chris Cessna (North Laurel)-UK

2006
Josh Minton (Southwestern)-UK

2005
David Jones (Belfry)-UK
Lee Renfro (Southwestern)-Ohio

2004
Al Holland, Jr (PCC)-Wake Forest
Jonathan Belcher (Southwestern)-Ball State
Jason Leger (Rock)-UK

2003
Jared Hostetter (Lawrence)-Tennessee
Paul Webb (Johnson Cen)-UK
Dallas Greer (Bell)-UK
Justin Haddix (Breathitt)-WKU

2002
Arby Jones (Southwestern)-Wake Forest
Dontae Wright (Lawrence Co)-Miami (OH)

did you copy and paste this or just type it out?

comeback_kidxXx · 09-13-2011, 04:31 PM

Quote:Durham played at Rock.

If we go back to the beginning id say Corbin would be hard to beat in the mountains. They sent SEVERAL players to D1 schools way back in the day.

THE RED HOUNDS!!!!!!:Clap:

like how far back? lol you talkin 60s and 70s?

**BlackcatAlum** · 09-13-2011, 04:34 PM

It's Brad Durham.

Plays at UK now, he was a beast for Rockcastle County.

comeback_kidxXx · 09-13-2011, 04:38 PM

Quote:It's Brad Durham.

Plays at UK now, he was a beast for Rockcastle County.

yeah i remember him very well, he was actually pretty intimidating, i know i would'a hated to line up against him but im a little feller compared to him lol

**EKUAlum05** · 09-13-2011, 04:51 PM

comeback_kidxXx Wrote:did you copy and paste this or just type it out?

Typed it out and he was between two Laurel Countians and I missed it...

**RunItUpTheGut** · 09-13-2011, 04:55 PM

comeback_kidxXx Wrote:THE RED HOUNDS!!!!!!:Clap:

like how far back? lol you talkin 60s and 70s?

Even farther back than that, there are some families inside Corbin alone who have had 5 or 6 players going division 1 since back in the 30s and 40s.

**PHSForever** · 09-13-2011, 04:57 PM

Cumberland, Somerset, and Middlesboro have sent a few that I can recall off the top of my head. Pikeville has as well, but the two I remember most prominently are Mark Littrell and Bob Shurtleff (Wandy and UK, respectively). Cumberland sent a few, if I recall, headlined by Freddie Maggard to UK. Tony Massey from Somerset. My mind is drawing a blank on the others right now, I will look some later.

**Real Badman** · 09-13-2011, 05:01 PM

If it counts for anything, East Ridge has sent 10 players to Pikeville College in the last 3 years.