Saturday, February 10, 2007

Add A QB And An Offensive Lineman

UPDATED Saturday afternoon ......

Two more recruits are headed Dartmouth way: quarterback Tim McManus of St. Thomas Academy in Minnesota and lineman Shane Peterlin of Brophy College Prep in Phoenix.

McManus is a 6-foot, 181-pound QB who set school records for career passing yards (3,297) and touchdown passes (26) according to this brief about his signing. As a senior he completed 95-of-185 passes for 1,519 yards, with 14 touchdowns to just three interceptions and ran for another 11 touchdowns. He was one of 30 players chosen to the Minnesota Vikings' all-state team.

Although Dartmouth freshman Tony Pastoors' old Totino-Grace team finally outlasted McManus in the Class AAAA championship game at the Metrodome, check out what was written about McManus, who ran for 158 yards on 15 carries and passed for another 146 yards on 10-of 21 throwing in the title game:
He was pure playmaking magic, eluding would-be sackers or blazing into the open field like he did on a 57-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter that gave STA a 22-17 lead.
And this:
"Our defense was so tired chasing (McManus) around,'' Eagles coach Jeff Ferguson said. "Every play they made, who was at the heart of it? McManus.''
With his size and elusiveness, he sounds a great deal like former Dartmouth standout Matt Brzica, the elusive 1990 Ivy League Rookie of the Year quarterback who became a first-team All-Ivy League receiver after Jay Fiedler came along. And guess what? Brzica is a graduate of St. Thomas Academy ... the same school McManus attends.

(McManus' teammate, Connor Glynn, a lineman, signed with Princeton. A cache of the story announcing their signing can be found here.

Peterlin, who is listed at 6-4 281, was an Arizona Class 5-A all-state honorable mention player and a second-team, all-region pick. According to this note, he is heading to the Ivy League along with teammate Andrew Serrano, an all-state linebacker who will be going to Brown. (Another teammate is headed to Colorado.)

According to this recruiting profile, Peterlin allowed just one sack and had 64 pancake blocks. UPDATE: Those were junior numbers.

As a senior, the three-year started did not allow a sack and was credited with more than 100 pancake blocks. He's also an accomplished long-snapper. During Peterlin's career, Brophy went 42-6-4 with one 5A-1 title, 1 semifinal appearance and one trip to the quarters. Brophy finished as high as No. 21 nationally in the prep rankings during his career. For more on him -- including video -- visit his ISP web page. His long-snapping is highlight on the Chris Sailer Kicking site.

Peterlin's recruiting profile is hosted by Interactive Sports Profiles, the innovative service started by former Dartmouth and Arizona Cardinals linebacker Zack Walz. To learn a little more about ISP and Zack's part in it, click here.

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