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October 17, 2011

Weekend wrap – Culmer's switch pays off

Malcolm Culmer will play wide receiver at Maryland. It's a position he's flourished in at Willingboro (N.J.) High.

But on Friday night, the future Terp was switched to running back, and the move paid off for his Chimeras squad. Culmer rushed for 113 yards on nine carries to propel Willingboro to a 34-20 win over Delran.

“[Culmer's] last touchdown was just phenomenal,” [Delran coach Pete] Miles said. “It was all him. That burst, that last 40 or 50 yards — that’s a kid going to Maryland. It’s obvious right there, that’s the difference between a Division 1 football player and a regular high school kid.”

• UM linebacker pledge Shawn Petty came up big on both sides of the ball for Eleanor Roosevelt in its 20-12 win over C.H. Flowers.

Roosevelt (7-0) got two touchdown runs and a touchdown pass from senior quarterback Shawn Petty. From his linebacker spot on defense, Petty also had a significant impact on the game, as he covered Flowers' standout tight end Monte Taylor, who did not have any catches on Saturday.

• Maryland-bound linebacker Stefan Houston powered Clarksburg offensively in its 20-0 win over Magruder.

Stefan Houston caught a 55-yard touchdown pass and threw a two-point conversion pass to lead the No. 10 Coyotes past the Colonels.

• Terps quarterback recruit Caleb Rowe guided Blue Ridge to a 44-20 win over Chapin (S.C.).

Rowe, who completed 17 of 24 passes, threw touchdowns of 6 yards to Bryton Griffin, 31 yards to Martin Harbin and 9 yards to Brennen Griffin.

• Maryland wide receiver commitment Amba Etta-Tawo found the end zone in a big win for McEachern.

McEachern’s Amba Etta-Tawo scored from 43 yards out on a Trent Thompson completion in the second quarter of a 52-14 win at Pebblebrook.

• Terps cornerback recruit Sean Davis rushed for 86 yards on nine carries and caught three passes for 41 yards in Maret's 28-14 loss to Avalon.

• UM athlete pledge Joe Riddle was knocked out early of Linganore's 14-12 loss to Walkersville.

The Lancers played nearly the entire second half without star running back Joe Riddle, who left the game with what Conner believed is a high-ankle sprain. Riddle's status for next week's game at Thomas Johnson is uncertain.

Basketball recruiting

• The Atlanta Journal-Constitution caught up with Robert Carter, who made an official visit over the weekend to Georgia.

The 6-foot-9, 250-pounder took an official visit to UGA over the weekend, and will make a recruiting trip to Georgia Tech on Friday. Carter will also visit Florida, Florida State and either Kentucky or Maryland within the next few weeks.

• JUCORecruiting.com offered a scouting report on Terps target Torian Graham based on his play at the The Hoop Exchange Fall Exposure Series in Orlando.

The other side of [Arlington Country Day’s] bookend wings definitely stands on his own. Torian is as talented and athletically gifted as any player in the country. He has a terrific stroke and is unbelievably quick with the basketball. He is a tough kid who always plays hard and has played through several injuries. Memphis, Baylor, Kentucky, Maryland, NC State and a dozen other BCS schools are all hoping to land this big-time prospect.

• NBE Basketball Report profiled Vermont Academy junior center Dominic Woodson, who has drawn early interest from Maryland.

[Vermont Academy coach Jesse] Bopp said that Woodson has collected scholarship offers from TCU, Baylor, Oklahoma, Michigan State, Illinois. In addition, Bopp mentioned that other schools involved are Florida, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Texas, Michigan, North Carolina State, Vanderbilt and Maryland.

• Maryland target Amile Jefferson took a trip over the weekend to check out the defending national champs.

The only other senior on hand was 6-7 forward Amile Jefferson from Philadelphia (Friends Central High), who is on an official visit to UConn this weekend.

• Terps power forward target Charles Mitchell reportedly visited Seton Hall over the weekend.

Posted by Matt Bracken at 9:37 AM | | Comments (1)
        

Comments

Should we be worried that Torian Graham hasn't made a decision yet? Canceling Terry Henderson's visit seemed like a sign the staff was confident they would land Graham.

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Josh: I don't know if he's taken an official visit anywhere, which makes me wonder if he'll be a spring signee. -- Matt

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Matt Bracken was a lightly recruited football and tennis prospect out of East Lansing (Mich.) High School in 2001, but spurned all (nonexistent) scholarship offers to attend the University of Michigan. Matt graduated from UM in 2005, earned a master's degree in new media journalism from Northwestern University in 2006, and spent the first 11 months of his career as an online producer / videographer / blogger at the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. He has worked at The Baltimore Sun since July 2007, where he currently serves as the deputy sports editor for digital.

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