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three years. As a senior, he earned all-New England honors when
Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 53 running back in the nation. He
was a two-time all-Erickson Conference selection at both running
back and defensive back. As a senior, he rushed 162 times for 1,236
yards and 12 touchdowns, averaging 7.6 yards per carry, as he
gained over 100 yards in eight of nine games. On defense, he had well
over 100 tackles, with four interceptions, three forced fumbles and
10 pass deflections. He allowed only two completions all year,
despite often being assigned to cover the opponent’s best receiver
in third-and-long situations. As a junior, he rushed for 876 yards and
nine scores, while again making around 100 tackles on defense with
eight pass deflections and allowing only three or four passes to be
completed on him. He played both safety and cornerback. Top
games his senior year came against Trinity Pawling, when he rushed
17 times for 289 yards and scored all five of his team’s touchdowns
in a 35-14 win, and against Taft, when they ran the option for one
game and he picked up 135 yards on just 10 carries. He had several
games with 10 or more tackles, including a high of 20 in one game.
Avon Prep was 5-4 his senior year and 6-3 his junior year, claiming
the Erickson League title, under coach Kevin Driscoll. He was one of
the top performers at the December (2000) Team Canada tryouts. He
also lettered three years in basketball (power forward) and four
times in track. He is considered to be the second fastest sprinter in
New England, and has run the 100-meters in 10.5 and the 200 in 21.5
(he also runs the anchor leg on the relay team).
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in sociology at Colorado.
PERSONAL—Born December 16, 1981 in Montreal, Quebec. An uncle
(Selwyn Caesar) played professional cricket in the West Indies
(Trinidad). Hobbies include playing basketball, running, drawing,
playing video games, dog breeding and creating musical beats. He
decided to attend prep school in the United States for both exposure
and the education; some have called him the best running back ever
to come out of Canada. (Last name pronounced like the Roman ruler:
see-zer)
RUSHING High Games RECEIVING High Games
Season G Att Yds Avg. TD Long Att Yds No Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds
2003 9 8 21 2.6 0 9 5 16 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
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MAURICE CANTRELL, ILB
6-1, 220, Fr., HS
Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington)
AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He is projected as an inside linebacker
in his true freshman year in college.
HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior team captain, he was an All-Midlands
performer by both SuperPrep and Prep Football Report, with
Rivals.com rating him as the No. 9 overall player in Iowa. SuperPrep
ranked him as the No. 47 player overall in the Midlands (the 5th linebacker),
while PFR tabbed him No. 74 overall and as the 11th ‘backer.
In earning first-team all-state (Elite Squad and 4A), all-Mississippi
Valley Conference and all-metro honors as a senior, he was in on 106
tackles (74 solo) from his inside linebacker position in being named
his team’s defensive MVP. He added nine tackles for loss, including
four quarterback sacks, with six forced fumbles, two recoveries, 12
quarterback hurries, six pass deflections and three interceptions,
one of which he returned for a touchdown. Playing fullback on
offense, he rushed for 380 yards and three scores on 40 carries,
including a long touchdown run of 80 yards. As a junior, he earned
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first-team all-conference and all-metro honors and the co-MVP on
defense for Washington as he racked up 80 tackles (24 solo), with six
for losses, four interceptions (two for touchdowns), three forced
fumbles and two recoveries. On offense, he rushed for 141 yards and
a touchdown on 16 carries, and caught two passes for 50 yards and
a score. Washington was 12-1 his senior year and 9-1 his junior
season, claiming Mississippi Valley Conference and metro titles both
times in finishing as the state runner-up in 2003 after losing in the
first round of state playoffs in 2002 under coach Paul James. He lettered
four times in track (sprints; career bests of 11.5 in the 100 and
22.9 in the 200), twice in wrestling (189-pound weight class) and
once in swimming.
ACADEMICS—He is interested in pre-medicine as his major at
Colorado (has designs on being a reconstructive surgeon one day).
An honor roll student as a junior in high school.
PERSONAL—He was born April 27, 1986 in Portsmouth, Va. Hobbies
include lifting weights and listening to music. An uncle (Kenneth
Cantrell) played running back in college at a small school in Indiana.
He has done volunteer work at a nursing home in Cedar Rapids, and
has been active in his community with kids. As a junior in high
school, he mentored elementary school youngsters, and as a senior,
he was a member of student panels that worked with both elementary
and middle school children as he enjoys being a role model for
kids of all ages. Nickname is “Moe.”
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BEN CARPENTER, OLB
6-4, 225, Soph., VR
Des Moines, Iowa (Dowling)
AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—Enters the fall listed second
at “buff” (outside) linebacker, as he switched from quarterback over
to defense to take a shot at the newly created position in CU’s defensive
scheme. He had five tackles in the three main spring
scrimmages, including a solo stop. He bulked up by some 20 pounds
for the position change, as he weighed around 205 his first two years
in Boulder.
2003 (Fr.-RS)—He did not see any action, but dressed for nine games
including two road contests. He entered the fall listed fifth at quarterback
and saw significant scout team duty; he was the Scout Team
Defense Award winner for the Oklahoma game, when he switched
sides of the ball and practiced at free safety. In the spring, he completed
1-of-4 attempts for nine yards in the three spring scrimmages.
2002 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced the entire fall at quarterback after
joining the team as a walk-on for August drills.
HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned all-conference honors at
quarterback, when he passed for 1,900 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Dowling won the Iowa 4A State Championship during his junior and
senior years, compiling a 26-0 record over the two seasons under
coach Matt Dillon. He was also the 2001 state tournament MVP. He
lettered twice in both football and basketball, and was named to
both academic all-conference teams during his prep career.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in both business (finance) and premedicine
at Colorado. A six-time member of the Big 12
Commissioner’s Honor Roll, he earned the prestigious 4.0 Club
Award for a perfect grade point average his freshman year in college.
PERSONAL—Born December 28, 1983 in Des Moines, Iowa.