GAS must be grilling early for the 4th, so I'll pick up for yesterday.
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#62 rFr. OG James Johnson 6'1" 300 Covington, GA Eastside H.S.
FRESHMAN YEAR (2009)
Reserve offensive lineman who was on the travel squad for all 14 games but did not see any game action …
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner as an offensive and defensive lineman at Eastside for head coach Rick Hurst … Earned all-region, all-county and all-area honors as a senior after totaling 40 pancake blocks … Selected as the team’s most valuable offensive lineman in 2008 … Chosen as the Atlanta Touchdown Club Lineman of the Week once as a senior … Garnered all-county accolades in ’07 after recording 33 pancake blocks … Elected as president of student government in 2008-09 … Also served as the treasurer of student government the prior academic year … DECA vice president, member o Men of Distinction, concert band and an honor roll student …
PERSONAL
Son of Horace and Michelle Johnson … Majoring in business … Member of Live and Distinguished Gentlemen … Born on February 3, 1991 in Atlanta, Ga.
#62 Joe Burgess
Position: Offensive Line
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 300
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Florissant, Mo.
High School: McCluer North High
Experience: High School
High School: A three-year starter for coach Jim Schottmueller at McCluer North High, Burgess was rated the No. 23 prospect in the Post-Dispatch Super 30 list after earning first-team all-metro laurels ... Helped the Stars average 301.3 yards per game of total offense and earned all-conference and all-state honors twice ... MaxPreps.com named him to the All-Missouri second team (all classes) after helping McCluer North claim three straight district titles and a 6-5 record in 2009 ... Personal: Joseph James Burgess was born 11/15/91 in St. Charles, Mo. ... Son of Angela Burgess of Florissant, Mo. ... Plans to major in Education and hopes to later coach ... Has one sister, Rosemary.
2009 Season: Played in nine games on the defensive line…finished the season with seven total tackles, including three solos…had two tackles against both Cal Poly and Montana.
2008 Season: Sat out the season as a redshirt.
High School: A 2008 graduate of Central Catholic HS in Modesto, Calif…team posted a 23-3-1 overall record during his final two seasons…played on the offensive and defensive lines where he helped the squad to a pair of Sac-Joaquin Section titles…Central Catholic also became the first Sac-Joaquin Section team to compete in a state title game when it faced St. Bonaventure for the Div. III championship in 2007…as a junior, he had 43 tackles, including one sack…had at least one tackle in every game…recorded seven stops against Ripon HS for his season high…made 79 tackles as a senior…that total included 8.5 sacks…had at least five tackles in 12 of the team’s 14 games…tied his career high with eight tackles against Amador…also had 3.5 sacks in that game.
Albany #62
Andy Sparano
C 5-11 270 Sr.
Colleyville, Texas (Grapevine)
UAlbany: Seen significant playing time as a center and a blocking tight end on offensive line ... two varsity letters ... 2008: Appeared in all 12 contests ... blocked for an offense that ranked among the Northeast Conference leaders in total offense, rushing and scoring ... 2007: Played in six games, all in the second half of the season, as a true freshman ... made first start as a collegian against Wagner ... High School: Chosen to All-District 5/5A squad as a center and guard by the Dallas Morning News and Fort Worth Star-Telegram ... second-team all-district as a defensive tackle and nose guard ... totaled 46 tackles, 5.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries as a senior ... senior captain ... co-defensive team MVP ... member of Bi-District championship squad ... Personal: Major is history with a minor in political science ... born 8-28-89 ... parents are Tony and Jeanette Sparano ... has one sister, Ryan Leigh ... his brother, Tony, was a defensive end on the UAlbany team ... his father is the Miami Dolphins' head coach.
