Louisiana receives a tenative commitment: Austin Wilkinson (Offensive Line)

[CajunGuru]

Cajuns get their first commitment of the year from Offensive Lineman Austin Wilkinson 6-2,270 from Woodland, Tex.

Wilkinson will play center for the Cajuns. Rice and Houston were also recruiting Wilkinson.

[1stTake]

Geaux Cajuns Thanks Guru

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LOUISIANA La. — Austin Wilkinson didn’t need much time to make up his mind about his football future.

The 6-foot-2, 265-pound offensive lineman from The Woodlands, Texas, visited Louisiana's campus Tuesday morning, and gave Ragin’ Cajun head coach Rickey Bustle a commitment early Tuesday afternoon.

“They had offered me a couple of weeks ago,” Wilkinson said Tuesday, “and I started looking up stuff about the school and liked what I found out. But I wanted to visit and look around before I did anything.”

Wilkinson, soon to be a three-year performer in the offensive front for Woodlands High, got the tour from Cajun offensive line coach Mike Gibson on Tuesday.

“He showed me around the campus, and I thought it would be fun to go there and play,” Wilkinson said. “He said they try to run pretty much a 50-50 offense, and I’ve had a lot of experience both run and pass blocking.”

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[Turbine]

Going into 2002 Austin Wilkinson was a junior letterman who saw action in 4 games in '01. He entered last season as the starting quick guard. Austin was one of the five starters who benched over 300lbs. and squated over 400lbs as a junior.

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Running Back gives credit to OL and Austin Wilkinson

Austin Wilkinson Lineman of the week

[CDeb]

The Woodlands High School plays in a very tough district for football with the Klein schools, Spring and Westfield.

[ISUCajunfan]

Link with picture to Austin and his vitals. Hopefully he'll get the ball rolling on what could be a fantastic recruiting year!http://www.iowastate.rivals.com/view...p?pr_key=18887

[Turbine]

Thanks ISUCajunFan

He will be sorely needed when the stable of running backs are juniors.

[Turbine]

I can't find any recent articles on Wilkinson, but his team (The Woodlands Highlanders) is ranked #1 in the State of Texas. [ LINK ]

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The Woodlands vs. North Shore
Class 5A Division I final

The Woodlands (14-0) vs. North Shore (14-0) Noon today, Rice Stadium, FSN

Offense
Woodlands No. Shore

Total points 491 679
per game 35.1 48.5
Total Offense 5169 5777
per game 369.3 412.6
Rushing yards 2854 3947
per game 203.9 281.9
Passing yards 2315 1830
per game 165.4 130.7
Passing 155-222 87-148
Completion pct. 69.8 58.8
Interceptions 8 4
Fumbles lost 8 16
Turnovers 16 20


Defense
Woodlands No. Shore

Total points 214 82
per game 15.3 5.9
Total Offense 3296 2026
per game 235.5 144.7
Rushing yards 1853 984
per game 132.4 70.3
Passing yards 1443 1042
per game 103.1 74.4
Passing 70-170 64-174
Completion pct. 41.2 36.7
Interceptions 11 13
Fumbles lost 16 13
Turnovers 27 26
Punts-avg. 21-36.9 36-37.3



Individual leaders RUSHING-- Woodlands: Samson Taylor 306-1758, 27 TD; Chris Burns 51-357, 5 TD; Cameron Montgomery 39-304, 3 TD; Jordan Dodson 77-213, 5 TD; North Shore: Justin McNeese 173-1602, 28 TD; Clifford Gilliam 84-745, 11 TD; Bobby Reid 87-726, 13 TD; Harold Hightower 59-305, 4 TD;

PASSING-- Woodlands: Jordan Dodson 146-201-4, 2163 yards, 18 TD; Luke Seng 8-18-2, 108 yards, 1 TD; David Macias 1-3-0, 44 yards; North Shore: Bobby Reid 85-137-4, 1884 yards, 24 TD; Terrance Cain 7-17-0, 98 yards, 3 TD;

RECEIVING-- Woodlands: Danny Amendola 61-1003, 8 TD; Mike Campbell 35-456, 4 TD; Jay Steider 19-278, 2 TD; Samson Taylor 12-226, 3 TD; Troy Coleman 9-138; David Macias 8-94; Jimmy Fraser 6-86; Kyle Anderson 5-39, 1 TD; North Shore: Tyrell Williams 17-464, 10 TD; Tyrone Samuels 17-287, 5 TD; Ramon Smothers 10-298, 4 TD; Bradley Gibson 6-69, 1 TD; Chris Riser 4-134, 2 TD; Dajleon Farr 4-109, 1 TD; Tristan Maghett 2-32, 1 TD; Mario Wiley 1-27; Stephen Arroyo 1-8;

INTERCEPTIONS-- Woodlands: Daniel Charbonnet 4; Wayne Hrozek 2; Drew Sturrock 2; North Shore: Norman Mingo 5; Stephen James 3; Freddie Patton 3; Courtney Lane 2;





Woodlands game-by-game

Regular Season Woodlands 35 ... Bryan 20

Woodlands 40 ... Kingwood 14

Woodlands 28 ... Humble 14

Woodlands 54 ... Klein Collins 7

Woodlands 24 ... Spring 15

Woodlands 49 ... Klein Oak 6

Woodlands 45 ... Klein 7

Woodlands 20 ... Westfield 9

Woodlands 28 ... Klein Forest 21

Woodlands 41 ... Conroe 0

Playoffs Woodlands 14 ... Jersey Village 13

Woodlands 28 ... Temple 20

Woodlands 50 ... Tyler Lee 48

Woodlands 35 ... Arl. Lamar 20


North Shore game-by-game

Regular Season North Shore 44 ... Hastings 6

North Shore 62 ... Madison 7

North Shore 35 ... Elsik 6

North Shore 33 ... Deer Park 6

North Shore 49 ... La Porte 3

North Shore 62 ... Sam Rayburn 7

North Shore 48 ... South Houston 0

North Shore 35 ... Pearland 7

North Shore 77 ... Pasadena 0

North Shore 56 ... Dobie 7

Playoffs North Shore 52 ... Clear Lake 0

North Shore 35 ... Humble 7

North Shore 42 ... Lamar 19

North Shore 49 ... Aus. Westlake 7

Starting lineups


Woodlands

Offense
Pos. Player No.
QB Jordan Dodson 7
WR Danny Amendola 1
WR Mike Campbell 3
TE Kevin Mims 68
RB Troy Coleman 11
RB Samson Taylor 32
OL Marshall Jordan 55
OL Amos Dailey 65
OL Jon Ruzicka 72
OL Austin Wilkinson 73
OL Mark Williams 57
K Cory Fowler 9

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Players keeping cool amid swirl of state pressure
By GLENN SATTELL
Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle



It began, appropriately enough, back in late August with The Woodlands taking on Bryan in the Texas Football Classic at San Antonio's Alamodome, a high profile event that annually and officially kicks off the high school football season around the state.

It will end on Saturday at Rice Stadium, fittingly scheduled for high noon, like the shoot-out it promises to be. The Highlanders take on the North Shore Mustangs in a battle of 14-0 teams for the Class 5A Division I state championship. It's a game and an opportunity that dreams are made of.


"At the beginning of the season, that's all you think about," The Woodlands quarterback Jordan Dodson said. "You break the huddle saying, `State Champs!' and stuff like that. So it's a dream come true for everybody on the team."

"It's incredible," echoed Highlanders defensive back Daniel Charbonnet. "I think it's really going to sink in when we walk out on the field and there's over 20,000 people there."

That's a low estimate considering the enormity of the game, the Houston area connection, and the fact that it is the only game in town that day.

"It's a big place," Highlanders wide receiver Danny Amendola said. "I've been there before. I've never played there. It's big. It should be exciting. There should be a lot of people there."

Dodson agrees.

"I've never played there before," he said. "I've played on the baseball field before. But I've been to some Rice games. It's a great stadium. I think it will be perfect for the state championship."


The all-Houston area 5A state finals matchup is a first.

"It says Houston can play football," Amendola said. "I guess we've always been known for good football, especially in Texas. It says a lot that two Houston teams are playing."

It is also the first state finals appearance for both schools.

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