IT\'S SHOWTIME!

By Larry Blustein
National Recruiting Columnist
Jan. 2, 2007
ORLANDO - Well, the teams are in Disney World. They are working hard and learning new plays as this Saturday (3 p.m. EST, ESPNU) will watch some of the best high school senior football players on display for the entire country to see.

While we understand that there are three national games that will feature elite football talent, we challenge you to check out the roster for the first ever East Meets West All-Star game and see how many impressive stars will be in action.

?Florida, Miami, Texas, Nebraska, Michigan - take your pick of colleges that these elite players will be headed,? said Recruiting Analyst Charles Fishbein of MSL Sports. ?We have some impressive football players in this game that will not only make a mark at the collegiate level, but we will hear about plenty of them in the National Football League.?

Fishbein, along with the entire MSL team, has been responsible for getting all this talent on one field. So many gifted athletes that we had to take a few key eastern players and hand them off to the west to give this game a true balance of talent.

?I think by Saturday night, when everything is completed, this will be the game people will talk about the most,? said MSL Partner and game organizer Chuck Muncie. ?We have some key people within our organization that went out and got the best football talent in the nation.?

As you will see from the roster below that this game will feature a number of top 50 national players, which for the first year of this event, is impressive to say the least.

?We tried to get some other kids over the final weekend before practice began,? said Fishbein. ?But most had already committed to other games. You can mark it down that next year we will pledge to our game first. Word will get out what a great time the kids had. They will be coached by some of the best this game has to offer.?

We will start with the East Team. Here is a look at the offense:

QUARTERBACKS (3):
Patrick Bostick, Manheim Township, Lititz, Pennsylvania.
Wesley Carroll, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, Florida
Peter Lalich, West Springfield, Virginia

RUNNING BACKS (6):
Jonathan Dwyer, Carlton Kell, Woodstock, Georgia.
Darren Evans, Warren Central, Indianapolis, Indiana
Victor Floyd, Orlando Bishop Moore, Florida
Ryan Houston, Butler, Charlotte, North Carolina
Dale Martin, Jr., Bollingbrook, Illinois
Carmen Messina, Addison Trail, Illinois

RECEIVERS (7):
Alphonso Bryant, Homestead, Florida
Chaz Cervino, DePaul Catholic, Wayne, New Jersey
Toney Clemons, New Kensington Valley, Pennsylvania
Leonard Hankerson, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, Florida
Tony Logan, Piscataway, New Jersey
Dane Sanzenbacher, Toledo Central Catholic, Ohio
Israel Troupe, Tift County, Georgia

TIGHT ENDS (2:
Rob Gronkowski, Woodland Hills, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Nick Provo, Greenacres John I. Leonard, Florida

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (7):
Branden Curry, Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson, Florida>
Tyler Doering, Lake Barrington, Illinois
Jatavious Jackson, Belle Glades Central, Florida
David Molk, Lemont, Illinois.
Keith Otis, Chicago Hubbard, Illinois
Maurkice Pouncey, Lakeland, Florida
Michael Pouncey, Lakeland, Florida

KICKER (1):
Wes Byrum, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, Florida

On the defensive side of the ball, the East will be impressive as well:

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (7):
Josh Brent, Bloomingdale Central Catholic, Illinois
John Brown, Lakeland, Florida
Al-Ghaffaar Lane, Patterson Catholic, East Orange, New Jersey
Junius Lewis, Morgantown, West Virginia
(DE) - Kerry Neal, Bunn, North Carolina
(DE) - Justin Sims, Mobile Murphy, Alabama
(DE) - Tony Tucker, Bowie St. John?s, Maryland

LINEBACKERS (5):
Rennie Curran, Brookwood Lilburn, Georgia.
Andrew Dailey, Massillon Washington, Ohio
Vince Harris, Cincinnati La Salle, Ohio
Kevin Rouse, Joliet Catholic, Yorkville, Illinois
Daniel Williams, Belmont Hill, Cambridge, Mass.

DEFENSIVE BACKS (6):
Phillip Davis, Peachtree Ridge, Georgia
(S) - Jerimy Finch, Warren Central, Indianapolis, Indiana.
(S) - Aaron Henry, Immokalee, Florida
C.J. Peake, Dayton Trotwood Madison, Ohio
Darryl Robinson, Philadelphia Northeast Catholic, Pennsylvania
DeMarcus Van Dyke, Miami Monsignor Pace, Florida

PUNTER (1):
Michael Groody, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas

The East coaching staff includes:
Tom Bailey
Deno Campbell
Tim Conrad
Hugh Green
John Iylow
Herb Koross
Don Soldinger
Steve Tutsie

The West team on offense features:

QUARTERBACKS (3):
B.J. Coleman, Chattanooga McCallie, Texas
G.J. Kinne, Gilmer, Texas
Brock Mansion, Plano Episcopal, Texas

RUNNING BACKS (5):
LaMark Brown II, Hazelwood West, Missouri
Jai Cavness, Houston Thurgood Marshall, Texas
Dan Dierking, Wheaton Warrenville South, Illinois
Andre Tate, Mendota Heights Henry Sibley, Minnesota
Foswitt Whittaker, Pearland, Texas

RECEIVERS (6):
Alonzo Adams, Houston Westside, Texas
Brandon Collins, Brenham, Texas
Reggie Dunn, Compton Verbum Dei, California
Samuel Roberson, Somerville, Texas
James Rodgers, Richmond Lamar Consolidated, Texas
Malcolm Williams, Garland, Texas

TIGHT ENDS (3):
Frank Avery, Texas City Galveston Ball, Texas
Nathan Chandler, San Diego Mira Mesa, California
Ahmard Howard, Brenham, Texas

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (8):
Jaivario Burkes, Glendale Moon Valley, Arizona
Christian Browne-Frazier, Los Angeles Verbum Dei, California
Andrew Gilmore, St. Joseph Benton, Missouri
Jerrod Gooch, Vidor, Texas
Todd Huber, Palos Verdes Peninsula, California
Ronald Leary, Baton Rouge Southern Lab, Louisiana
Aundre McGaskey, La Marque, Texas
Michael Ray, La Marque, Texas

KICKER (1):
Jimmy Stevens, Oklahoma City Heritage Hall, Oklahoma

On the defensive side of the ball:

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (8): (DE) - Frank Alexander, Baton Rouge Southern Lab, Louisiana
Eric Brunner, Greendale, Wisconsin
(DE) - Jared Crick, Cozad, Nebraska
Demetrious Davis, St. Joseph Benton, Missouri
Cody Hundertmark, Rutland Humboldt, Iowa
Star Lotulelei, Bingham South Jordan, Utah
(DE) - Tyrone Sonier, Houston Thurgood Marshall, Texas
Billy Winn, Las Vegas, Nevada

LINEBACKERS (4): Akeem Ayers, Los Angeles Verbum Dei, California
Earl Patin, Baton Rouge Southern Lab, Louisiana
Kenny Rowe, Long Beach Poly, California
Bryce Saldi, South Lake Carroll, Texas

DEFENSIVE BACKS (7):
(S) - Jordan Bernstine, Des Moines Lincoln, Iowa
Jontahan Calhoun, Los Angeles Verbum Dei, California
Chad Jones, Baton Rouge Southern Lab, Louisiana
James Kirkendoll, Round Rock, Texas
(S) - Harrison Smith, Knoxville Catholic, Tennessee
Curtis Thomas, Aldine, Texas
(S) - Chris Whitney, Warminster St. Joe?s Prep, Pennsylvania

PUNTER (1):
Chris Hagerup, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin

The West coaching staff includes:
John Beam
Lance Carter
Rocco Casullo
Steve Fields
Kendrick Knox
Raul Lara
Ron Lynn
Michael Roach

If there is anything you would like to add to this story, please contact Larry Blustein at Lblustein@mslmanagement.com.