2004 Tampa Tribune Best Of The South Team:
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Fred Rouse, a wide receiver out of Tallahassee Lincoln High School.
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Quite A Catch
He's all-everything, a recruiting target for schools in every major conference. The national recognition has been flattering. He's the latest elite skill player from Florida, widely known for producing dozens of blue-chippers each season. The statewide acclaim has been expected.
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Ryan Perrilloux of East St. John High School.
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Stories About QB Are No Tall Tales
Maybe it was that day last summer at Florida State University's football camp, when a lineman looked up to see the finish of a 40-yard out pattern, the type of rocket pass you might witness in the NFL (maybe).
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Catching Up With The 2003 Class
• 1. Fred Rouse, WR, Tallahassee Lincoln
• 2. Ryan Perrilloux, QB, East St. John
• 3. Kenny Phillips, DB, Miami Carol City
• 4. Derrick Williams, WR, Roosevelt
• 5. Antone Smith, RB, Pahokee
• 6. Tray Blackmon, LB, LaGrange
• 7. Spencer Adkins, LB, Naples
• 8. O.J. Murdock, WR, Middleton
• 9. Avery Atkins, DB, Daytona Beach Mainland
• 10. Bryan Evans, DB, Jacksonville Ed White
• 11. Maurice Wells, RB, Jacksonville Sandalwood
• 12. Alfred Jones, DL, New Orleans St. Augustine
• 13. Eugene Hayes, LB, Madison County
• 14. Patrick Turner, WR, Goodpasture
• 15. Matt Hardrick, OL, Orlando Edgewater
• 16. Toney Baker, RB, Jamestown Ragsdale
• 17. C.J. Byrd, DB, North Augusta
• 18. Jonathan Crompton, QB, Tuscola
• 19. Tommy Trott, TE, Trinity Presbyterian
• 20. Derek Pegues, DB, South Panola
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ABOUT THE TEAM
Best Of South
The Tampa Tribune's third annual Best of the South team was chosen by 18 college recruiting coordinators from across the nation with an eye on the Feb. 2 signing date. Each coordinator was asked to pick 20 prospects from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia - covering the Southern region and all of ACC/SEC territory.
The ballot - which listed 86 players - was compiled by staff writers Joey Johnston, Bob Bellone and Rick Mayer. It was based on a consensus of several recruiting analysts. Receiving votes were 80 of the 86 players on the ballot, along with 12 write-in candidates.
The top 20 vote-getters made the team.
Florida had 10 picks, followed by Louisiana and North Carolina with two each. Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee had one each. No school had more than one selection.
HONORABLE MENTION
• FLORIDA (6): Jon Demps, LB, Pensacola Washington; Eddie Haupt, OL, Merritt Island; Neefy Moffett, LB, Melbourne Palm Bay; Demetrius Morley, DB, Miami Killian; Jeffrey Owens, DL, Plantation; Randy Phillips, DB, Belle Glade Glades Central.
• GEORGIA (5): Roderick Battle, DL, Atlanta Douglass; Paul Duncan, OL, Dallas East Paulding; Justin Mincey, DL, Folkston Charlton County; Kyle Moore, DL, Warner Robins Houston County; Chris Scott, OL, Lovejoy.
• KENTUCKY (1): James McKinney, DL, Louisville Central.
• MARYLAND (1): Melvin Alaeze, DT, Randallstown.
• MISSISSIPPI (2): Josh McNeil, OL, Collins; Jerrell Powe, DL, Waynesboro Wayne County.
• NORTH CAROLINA (3): Joe Cox, QB, Charlotte Independence; Jonathan Hannah, TE, Hope Mills South View; Mohamed Massaquoi, WR, Charlotte Independence.
• TENNESSEE (1): LaMarcus Coker, RB, Antioch.
• VIRGINIA (1): Victor Harris, DB, Highland Springs.
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