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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Hawaii roster spot a dream for former CJ safety
Sean Branick was once a safety for the Chaminade Julienne football team — seen here during a game in 2006 — but he has since traded this climate for life at the University of Hawaii.
He hasn’t, though, dropped his dream of playing football.
Noted in this Honolulu Advertiser story about walk-on tryouts for the Hawaii football team, Branick has been working with the program but now wants to play:
Branick, a junior, last played four years ago as a safety for Chaminade Julienne Catholic High. Asked why he would relinquish a manager’s scholarship, Branick said: “It’s not about the money. Coming out to practice every day, seeing it, wanting to live it, you never really let it go. I want to see how I tested against these guys.”
After middling results, it is unlikely he will have to give up his day job.
“I’m just happy to be part of this team in any way possible,” Branick said.
Branick, who answers to “Pot Sticker,” received another nickname yesterday. UH players chanted “Rudy! … Rudy!” when Branick ran his 40-yard dash.
Branick has been working with the football team as a team manager, so he’ll likely be around the team no matter what.
Seems like he just got that itch to play.
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Miami turning away from local, Ohio football recruits
Except for the late recruiting movement involving the Boucher brothers from Alter before football signing day last year, we haven’t heard much from Miami University in local recruiting lately.
The Bouchers, QB Austin and LB Collin, decommitted from Toledo last year when the Rockets made a coaching change. That opened up their recruitment, and they eventually landed with the RedHawks.
Before that, 2007 was the last class to involve a local player signing. But the Miami Valley isn’t alone.
This year, according to Rivals.com, Miami hasd 13 recruits in its class, and only three are from Ohio.
There are as many players from Texas coming to play for the RedHawks as there are from Ohio.
Miami coaches in the past have praised Ohio for producing enough talent to go around to all the college football teams. The RedHawks have also discussed the need to recruit from other parts of the country to find undervalued players.
This year, they took the idea of going out of state very seriously.
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After cancer, Gossard helps Waynesville to big win with biggest night
On Jan. 12, we wrote about Waynesville senior Stephen Gossard and his return to the team following a bout with Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Last night, Jan. 26, was Gossard’s statement game.
In his sixth game since he was cleared to return to the team full-time, Gossard scored 23 points to help the Spartans beat Bellbrook 83-69. It was Bellbrook’s third loss, against 11 wins, and Waynesville improved to 5-8.
Waynesville is 2-4 since the return of the player lovingly called “Goose,” and the 6-6 forward has increased his impact with 10, 6, 7, 16 and 13 points before his 23-point game last night.
The Spartans were 16-6 last season and looked promising again before Gossard learned during the summer he had a large tumor in his chest. Chemotherapy drastically decreased the tumor, and radiation treatment remains, but Gossard missed all but one of Waynesville’s first seven games.
Waynesville has seven games remaining, and Gossard is hoping to display skills that will help him join a college team in the fall.
Last night was his biggest performance yet.
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