Blanche Ely's Johnson and Booker T. Washington's Harris Honored by USA Today

USA Today has named Jeannette (PA) quarterback Terrelle Pryor as its Offensive Player of the Year.

Pryor, who is still undecided about where he'll play his college ball, was Pennsylvania's first quarterback to throw and run for 4,000 yards in his career. Pryor, who is also a basketball standout, is reportedly considering Ohio State, Florida, Michigan, Penn State and Oregon.

Pryor led Jeannette to Pennsylvania Class AA title.

The newspaper's Defensive Player of the Year is defensive back Patrick Johnson of Blanche Ely of Pompano Beach, Florida.

Coach of the Year honors went to Booker T. Washington's Tim Harris, who led his team to Florida's 4A championship and a #8 ranking in the final USA Today Super 25.

#1 Northwestern Proves Its Ranking in Florida 6A Title Game

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

21,235 fans found out why Miami Northwestern is considered the #1 high school football team in the nation. The Bulls beat Boone 41-0 Saturday to win back-to-back Florida 6A titles.

Senior quarterback Jacory Harris closed-out a great high school career completing 17-of-32 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns. Harris finished the season with 49 TD passes, which is good enough for second on Florida's single season list. Tampa Plant junior Aaron Murray set a new record earlier this year with 51.

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Osceola Running Back Ties Record But Falls Short of Title Goal

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Osceola running back Kwamaine "Bubba" Brown scored two touchdowns to tie the state's single-season touchdown record of 44, but it wasn't enough as St. Thomas Aquinas beat the Kowboys 35-20 for Florida's 5A high school football championship.

Brown, who did set a new state scoring record with 278-points, finished the game with 172-yards. Osceola played the title game without its senior quarterback T'Sharvan Bell, who sat out with a knee injury. Earlier in the week, Bell verbally committed to Auburn.

St. Thomas Aquinas had finished runner-up to Lakeland in the last three 5A title games.

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Osceola Trying To Bring Central Florida Pride 5A Title Game against St. Thomas Aquinas

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

In 2004 Osceola finished with a 3-6 record. In 2005, the Kowboys dropped to a dismal 2-8 mark. Friday night in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Osceola will try to bring a state title to a central Florida school for the first time since 2001 when Apopka beat Northwestern for the big schools' title.

Osceola will have its handles full with powerful St. Thomas Aquinas, which has had back-to-back runner-up finishes in '05 and '06.

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