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Topic: 2017 QB Alex Barker (Eastern Christian Elkton MD) - Ohio Offer
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Bcat2
6/22/2015 11:13 AM
AB ‏@_alexbarker10 15h15 hours ago

I am blessed to say that I have received my second scholarship offer to the University of Ohio!! #Bobcats

Pro-style quarterback
Elkton, Maryland
Eastern Christian Academy
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Ht:6'4"
Wt:205 lbs
Class:2017 (High School)

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-A...
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L.C.
6/22/2015 12:31 PM
He's got the size, at 6'4". At this point his only other offer is from Youngstown State. His HUDL is private, so there are no highlights to watch at this point.

Eastern Christian may be some sort of post-graduate school, like Harmony was in Cincinnati. I'm a bit confused by the concept of a football program that moves from place to place and attaches to schools, but they apparently attached to Eastern Christian in 2012, but before that they were in Delaware at the Bear Red Lion Christian School.
http://tinyurl.com/obbaam6

They apparently play a challenging schedule including teams from Cleveland and Florida, and they seem to be loaded with players being recruited, with 8 of them listed on Rivals, including four offensive linemen.
http://tinyurl.com/oxhryk5
Last Edited: 6/22/2015 12:32:19 PM by L.C.
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jb571
7/13/2015 11:46 AM
Alex Barker highlights (turns 17 in Sept starting JR yr).
https://www.youtube.com/embed/01B7Xpm32Ms

school
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNVPz9uG6RA

workout
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1664396-full-ride-craz...
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jb571
7/13/2015 11:51 AM
ECA tentative schedule:
MaxPrep rank, school, W-L/rating/Str of sch)
#3 St Edward (OH) (13-2/ 78.7/ 54.8)
#15 St Peter's Prep (NJ) (11-1/ 72.8/ 39.4)
#16 IMG (FL) (10-1/ 72.4/ 38.9)
#24 Paramus Catholic (NJ) (10-2/ 68.3/ 53.2)
#28 Buford (GA) (15-0/ 67.1/ 28.9)
#105 Columbus (Miami, FL) (14-2/ 59.6/ 38.5)
#135 St Joe Regional (NJ) ( 8-3/ 57.1/ 51.1)
#143 Gilman (MD) ( 8-3/ 56.5/ 42.5)
#549 Vance (NC) (11-4/ 44.5/ 29.7)
#916 St Frances (MD) ( 5-6/ 39.1/ 44.3)
#1538 Friendship (DC) ( 4-6/ 32.5/ 38.1)
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Mark Lembright '85
7/13/2015 12:15 PM
Bcat2 wrote:expand_more
AB ‏@_alexbarker10 15h15 hours ago

I am blessed to say that I have received my second scholarship offer to the University of Ohio!! #Bobcats

Pro-style quarterback
Elkton, Maryland
Eastern Christian Academy
View Map

Ht:6'4"
Wt:205 lbs
Class:2017 (High School)

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-A...
"University of Ohio"? No Twitter for you, one year!
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jb571
7/13/2015 12:18 PM
16 yr old kid...
:D

He heard of the offer riding back from a trip to UNC 7v7, Wake Forest and NC State camps.
Last Edited: 7/13/2015 12:25:03 PM by jb571
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The Optimist
7/13/2015 12:57 PM
L.C. wrote:expand_more
He's got the size, at 6'4". At this point his only other offer is from Youngstown State. His HUDL is private, so there are no highlights to watch at this point.

Eastern Christian may be some sort of post-graduate school, like Harmony was in Cincinnati. I'm a bit confused by the concept of a football program that moves from place to place and attaches to schools, but they apparently attached to Eastern Christian in 2012, but before that they were in Delaware at the Bear Red Lion Christian School.
http://tinyurl.com/obbaam6

They apparently play a challenging schedule including teams from Cleveland and Florida, and they seem to be loaded with players being recruited, with 8 of them listed on Rivals, including four offensive linemen.
http://tinyurl.com/oxhryk5
I don't understand the concept either. So this is like an online attachment of a private school???

You are right about the challenging schedule. Playing both Eds and Iggy out of Cleveland is big-time.
Last Edited: 7/13/2015 12:57:57 PM by The Optimist
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jb571
7/13/2015 2:27 PM
Physical school, online curriculum (Juilliard School and total of ~60k kids total in US use same provider), in-house educational coaches. Started at Red Lion (DE) until a falling out happened between admin and coaches, led to Eastern Christian Academy being founded in 2012. The program have players at WVU(3), USC(2), Michigan(2), Tenn, UConn, Syracuse, New Mexico, perhaps 18 scholarships over three years.

Two years ago, ECA (9-3) stopped St Ignatius on a 4th and one on ECA 12 yd line and drove 88 yds w/o a timeout with 1:45 left to play, ECA winning 32-29. Same year lost to St Edward 41-40 at Franklin field in Philly in a frantic game with 20 points scored between the two teams in last two minutes.

Last year, they started with three games vs Texas 6A schools and lost their SR QB, David Sills (now at WVU) with a broken ankle vs Desoto. Barker (Soph) started last nine games throwing 169-297 for 2,006 yds, 15 TDs. Injuries hobbled the team to where they were starting seven Fr/So on defense and five Fr/So on offense, that led to last year's 3-9 record.
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BillyTheCat
7/13/2015 4:36 PM
The Optimist wrote:expand_more
He's got the size, at 6'4". At this point his only other offer is from Youngstown State. His HUDL is private, so there are no highlights to watch at this point.

Eastern Christian may be some sort of post-graduate school, like Harmony was in Cincinnati. I'm a bit confused by the concept of a football program that moves from place to place and attaches to schools, but they apparently attached to Eastern Christian in 2012, but before that they were in Delaware at the Bear Red Lion Christian School.
http://tinyurl.com/obbaam6

They apparently play a challenging schedule including teams from Cleveland and Florida, and they seem to be loaded with players being recruited, with 8 of them listed on Rivals, including four offensive linemen.
http://tinyurl.com/oxhryk5
I don't understand the concept either. So this is like an online attachment of a private school???

You are right about the challenging schedule. Playing both Eds and Iggy out of Cleveland is big-time.
Just like St Joe's out of Hintington in Basketball. They essentially are a club team that piggybacks on schools.
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C Money
7/13/2015 6:43 PM
BillyTheCat wrote:expand_more
Just like St Joe's out of Hintington in Basketball. They essentially are a club team that piggybacks on schools.
Huntington Prep. The kids go to high school at Huntington St. Joe, but compete in basketball as Huntington Prep separately from St. Joe's boys team.

But yeah that was the comparison I was going to make.
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L.C.
7/13/2015 8:06 PM
jb571 wrote:expand_more
Physical school, online curriculum (Juilliard School and total of ~60k kids total in US use same provider), in-house educational coaches. ...

I'm still confused. So, there is a physical school, presumably a boarding school, and the kids go to classes in the physical school where they get online and do an online curriculum. I'm guessing that there are no actual teachers at the school, but rather they have monitors of some sort?

Note that I'm not saying there is anything wrong with this. I'm just curious how it works. My kids took some online courses, too, but not for the whole curriculum.

As for the team, I have no doubt they can play. That's a tough schedule.

By the way, Ohio has had good recruiting the last three years or so, and will have a solid team. The one piece that is missing is the QB. If they can land a really good one, Ohio is going to win a lot of games.
Last Edited: 7/13/2015 8:12:35 PM by L.C.
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jb571
7/13/2015 9:22 PM
Not a boarding school. Most from Northern Delaware, some from Baltimore, and one or two previously from PA and NJ. Not sure he's stopped growing, he's added 2" and 35# in two years.

Two sport athlete, football and baseball. BA >.600, SLG% >1.100 (less than stellar private school opponents), 3 HRs, clocked at 86mph as 15yr old pitcher (Univ of Delaware Propect camp). Focused on football, minimal baseball in HS (10-12 games/yr), started under AirRaid offense (8th-9th grade), but run a balanced West Coast offense last two years (offense ~32 pass/33 rushes per game, 358 off yds/game).

Opens the season vs Buford HS, Georgia AAAA-Champs riding a 40-game win streak. Believe their game vs St Edward is Oct 16th, St Ed games typically streamed online somewhere.
Last Edited: 7/13/2015 9:45:54 PM by jb571
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BillyTheCat
7/14/2015 8:27 AM
C Money wrote:expand_more
Just like St Joe's out of Hintington in Basketball. They essentially are a club team that piggybacks on schools.
Huntington Prep. The kids go to high school at Huntington St. Joe, but compete in basketball as Huntington Prep separately from St. Joe's boys team.

But yeah that was the comparison I was going to make.
Thanks for correcting me, I knew that wasn't 100% correct, but I couldn't pull the correct name out of my head.
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jb571
7/17/2015 11:34 PM
Update on ECA football schedule, not real happy with this, six game vs teams ranked in top-30 last year...hearing they're adding St. Thomas Aquinas (FL):
#national ranking 2014

#28 Aug. 21st @Buford High School, GA 7:30 PM
#549 Aug. 28th @Vance High School, NC (fell thru?)
#24 Sept. 4th @Paramus Catholic High School, NJ
#143 Sept. 12th @Gilman School, MD 4:00 PM (Balt)
Sept. 18th open
#135 Sept. 26th @St. Joseph-Montvale, NJ
#1538 Oct. 2nd @Friendship Collegiate Academy, DC
#105 Oct. 10th Columbus High School, FL (game in DE)
#3 Oct. 16th @ St. Edward High School, OH
#8 Oct. 23rd @ St. Thomas Aquinas, FL
#16 Oct. 30th IMG, FL TBA TBA
#15 Nov. 6th St. Peters High School, NJ
#916 Nov. 26th St. Francis High School, MD

ECA was ranked #224 (9-3) and #662 (3-9) last two years.
Last Edited: 7/18/2015 12:45:39 AM by jb571
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jb571
9/5/2015 11:00 AM
ECA falls to #91 Buford (GA) 20-27.
Barker 20-27-1 passing, 226yds,TD.
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2015/aug/21/walker8... /

ECA Stuns Paramus Catholic (top-25 team in the nation) 42-20.
Barker 14-21-0 passing for 166yds and 3TDs, three rushes for 67yds.
http://usatodayhss.com/2015/super-25-paramus-catholic-eas...
Last Edited: 9/5/2015 11:01:22 AM by jb571
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The Optimist
9/5/2015 7:56 PM
Some impressive numbers against good competition. Hope this young man can make a visit to the beautiful campus in Athens, Ohio.
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L.C.
9/6/2015 4:59 PM
The Optimist wrote:expand_more
... Hope this young man can make a visit to the beautiful campus in Athens, Ohio.

No, if you want to keep your options open, don't do that. If he visits, the choice will be made, and he'll come to Ohio. Virtually every athlete that visits loves Ohio.
;)
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jb571
9/7/2015 8:33 AM
Highlights of ECA over Paramus Catholic.

http://jerseysportsnow.com/article.php?story=15090402&cou...


Scout.com highlights as part of this article, some different throws, a couple runs.

http://www.scout.com/college/football/recruiting/story/15...
Last Edited: 9/8/2015 6:17:52 PM by jb571
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MonroeClassmate
9/7/2015 9:13 AM
Is he the second coming of Dan LeFevour?

Minus some of the running skills?
Last Edited: 9/7/2015 9:15:23 AM by MonroeClassmate
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jb571
9/7/2015 10:12 AM
jb571 wrote:expand_more
Highlights of ECA over Paramus Catholic.

http://jerseysportsnow.com/article.php?story=15090402&cou...
2018 Tavion Washington still a HS Soph. As a freshman he was ECA's #2 WR, and late in the season with other injuries became our #3 RB, along with punt and kickoff returns.

Freshman stats:
Receiving 50 catches for 575yds, 4 TDs.
Rushing 25 for 226yds and 2 TDs.

Done vs five teams in the top-50 in the country.
Last Edited: 9/7/2015 10:13:19 AM by jb571
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jb571
9/27/2015 2:20 PM
Nice press after 24-6 loss to St Joseph Regional (NJ), another top-25 team in the nation.

http://www.msgvarsity.com/new-jersey/st-joseph-mont-tops-...

He played a half vs SJR, nursing a tweaked PCL from two weeks ago vs #24 Gilman (MD), where he threw for 21-36-2 for 283yds and TD pass in 42-14 loss, but suffered five sacks and a half dozen hard hits after releasing passes.

Remaining on schedule: Poly Prep (NY), IMG (FL), St Peter's Prep (NJ), and St Frances (MD). Not sure if the St Thomas Aquinas game is still on or not.

Thru four games 63-99-4 (63.6%) for 792yds and 6 TDs, for QB rating 91.8 NFL, 142.8 NCAA.
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jb571
10/6/2015 11:15 PM
Remaining ECA schedule:

Oct 16 - @ Steubenville HS, OH
Oct 23 - @ Avalon School, MD
Oct 30 - IMG (FL) @ Del State Unv.

Nov 6 - @ St Peter's Prep, NJ
Nov 14 - @ Penn Wood HS, PA
Nov 26 - @ St Frances HS, MD
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BillyTheCat
10/7/2015 7:19 AM
Not so sure about these "top 25" ratings, but we shall see how they match up to the Big Red
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jb571
10/7/2015 3:01 PM
ECA will be a several TD underdog. Best teams they've played were Gilman (MD) and St Joseph Regional (NJ), losing 42-14 and 24-6 respectively. Both of those played close game with St Edward (OH) this year.

ECA has 41 kids on roster, and is a bit banged up losing a RB for the season, Alex nursing a knee, and a couple other guys. It's a team that has to throw to open up the run. If he can't play the entire game or doesn't get protection they won't be in the game.
Last Edited: 10/7/2015 3:03:55 PM by jb571
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BillyTheCat
10/11/2015 6:33 PM
Is ECA an accredited High school? Because according to the OHSAA master schedule, which is used for play-off eligibility in Ohio Stubenville does not play ECA. The State does show a bye though. If they do play, I encourage you to attend, because that is a GREAT environment.
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