Next year, Lazarus hopes to be playing football and studying business at an Ivy League school. But before he starts picking between Harvard, Dartmouth and Cornell, he is going to have to worry about picking apart a talented Longview rushing attack.Lazarus has a whopping 132 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions this year. He's been a starter in every game of Lake Travis' 45-game winning streak, the fourth-longest in Texas schoolboy history.
All set for Dartmouth as noted in the Boston Herald are linebacker Will Connolly and defensive end Max Kingsley of St. Sebastian's school. A little more background on the two from Big Green Alert:
Long-snapper/linebacker William Connolly, 6-1, 230, St. Sebastian’s School
Following in footsteps of his father Bill ‘84, a center-long snapper at Dartmouth. ... Team captain who started on both sides of the line. ... Selected to the All-Independent School League team after helping St. Sebastian’s to a 6-2 record. ... One of three teammates headed to Hanover next fall. ... Did not have even one missed snap in his high school career with the Arrows.
Defensive end Max Kingsley, 6-5, 225, St. Sebastian’s
Like twin brother Ned, attended attended Dartmouth football camp. ... Team captain and four-year varsity player. ... Athleticism on display as a lacrosse player.
Ned Kingsley, a 6-5, 210 tight end will also attend Dartmouth.
A rambling Tuesday Morning Quarterback column by Gregg Easterbrook on the ESPN Page 2 site includes these thoughts that should appeal to Ivy League football advocates:
A college can field winning football teams and still have strict academic standards for players; in turn, because the overwhelming majority of players (even at football-factory schools) will never advance to the NFL, they must go to class! Why does the sports universe shy away from discussing these core points?And ...
It is simply not true that colleges where football players study hard and go to class can't have winning seasons.
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