Recruiting Insight - Cory Williams

This just a coincidence, but our second interview is with another Converse Judson alum. Cory Williams just wrapped up his junior college career this past weekend as Blinn won/lost the national championship game. Prior to coming to Blinn, Cory was a second team all district defensive end on a Rocket's team that finshed as the 5A Division I runner up despite a fourth place district finish.
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Q - Cory, what an outstanding season, both individually and as a team. What will you remember most from your time at Blinn?
CW - The memory I will remember most will be how we as a unit pepared as a team to get were we need to be.

Q - Tell us a little bit about recruiting. When did colleges start coming around? Was it ever a distraction?
CW - Colleges first started coming my junior year of high school.it was not an distraction.

Q - How is recruiting this year different from when you were in high school?
CW - Recurting this year is diffrent this year than high school, at a JC they really put you out to get noticed.

Q - Who are the schools interested in you?
CW - The schools interested in me are Kansas, Texas Southern, Texas State, Incarnate Word, Tarleton State and Midwestern State.

Q - What schools are you most interested in?
CW - I have to visit some schools first to see what I'm most interested in.

Q - How big of a role do academics play in your decision? Have you decided on a major?
CW - Academics play a huge role. My major is criminal justice

Q - What strengths do you have that will help you be successful at the next level?
CW - I'm an impact player and a leader on my team.

Q - Who are your role models, or the people that have helped you get where you are today?
CW - The people that helped me to get to were I am now is my family

Q - Any advice for guys that will be going through this process in the next year or two?
CW - My advice to guy next year to to keep on beliveing and you will acheive.

Thanks Cory, we look forward to seeing on Saturdays next fall.

Recruiting Insight - Dominick Maddox

First up in our 2010 recruiting season Q&A's is Dominick Maddox.

Dominick is finishing his second year at Navarro College. Dominick had 55 tackles and an interception in his two years. He played his high school ball at Converse Judson, where he helped lead Judson to the 5A Division I state championship game. He finished 2007 with 172 tackles and 3 interceptions, good enough to land him third team all-state honors. He was rated as a 2 star recruit by Scout, and a 3 star recruit by Rivals. ESPNU had him listed as the #16 safety in Texas and #92 in the nation.

He originally signed with Texas State out of high school, but ended up playing his first two years of college at perennial national junior college power Navarro.


Q - Dominick, what an outstanding season for Navarro College. What will you remember most from your time there?
DM - What I will remember most is winning. Being 20-2 for two years and having a chance to go to the national championship is something that I consider special.


Q - Tell us a little bit about recruiting. When did colleges start coming around? Was it ever a distraction?
DM - Just these past couple of weeks schools have been starting to show interest. It was a little bit of a distraction in the middle of the season up till now because it had me think that my future was uncertain and not knowing was a problem for me.


Q - How is recruiting this year different from when you were in high school?
DM - It's different in junior college because you have teams that have certain needs. Not every school recruits from junior colleges, universities want their players straight out of high school.


Q - Who are the schools interested in you?
DM - North Texas, Louisiana Tech, UTEP, Stony Point, Texas State, Ark St, Midwestern State, Incarnate Word.


Q - What schools are you most interested in?
DM - I'm interested in every school that is willing to let me continue my education and my football career


Q - How big of a role do academics play in your decision? Have you decided on a major?
DM - Huge to be honest, my body isn't going to last forever and but my mind will.

Q - What strengths do you have that will help you be successful at the next level?
My aggressiveness and my ability to be a great run stopper.


Q - Who are your role models, or the people that have helped you get where you are today?
DM - My father, he has always gave me support.


Q - Any advice for guys that will be going through this process in the next year or two?
DM - Don't put yourself in a situation were you have to be in this process. Keep your grades up and never let them slip away.

Q - What teammates do you think have the ability to play in the LSC but are being overlooked? DM - Our starting 22 (Evyn Branch) and numerous back ups have the ability to play in the LSC. Our whole squad is talented.

Thanks Dominick. Good luck to you. No doubt you will be an asset to your next university.

THSCA all-star football squads announced

Texas Football article

Here are the participants that will be going to LSC schools.

For the North:
Lance Ratliff - WTAM
Wes Wood - ENMU
Kaleb Horsford - WTAM
Danny Reyes - WTAM
Brandon Jeffrey - MSU
Jesse Jennings - ACU
Brandon Terry - UIW
Joseph Warren - ACU


and for the South:
Carl Moore - Tarleton
Brady Brown - TAMK
Klayton Smith - UIW
Will McLane - Tarleton