Lucas Runk...Central football
Posted: October 8th, 2008, 10:28 pm
If you have not had a chance to see this kid, he is worth the price of admission.
Not to put all the credit on his shoulders, or the pressure to go along with that, but he has made tremendous play after play this year for Central. His vision from the tailback position is incredible. His toughness for a 10th grader is admirable as the defense knows he is getting the ball and he still gets up, play after play.
He has made some unbelievable catches from the spread position...for those fans who follow the Dragons, the catch at Philipsburg in traffic comes to mind and also the 80 yard catch and run at Huntingdon were something to behold.
He is an above average punter who can also run/throw from that position which causes havoc for defenses.
And from the safety position, he can deliver stinging hits at the line of scrimmage and also big hits in the secondary. Each game I think he has played over his head, but he has strung together 3, 4 and 5 games in a row with big, big stats both from the line of scrimmage and also special teams.
Thus far, he has escaped the injury bug, but I wonder how his perhaps 170 lb frame will continue to handle the pounding as we enter the final portion of the regular schedule and then the playoffs.
But, he has been so exciting to watch this year. When he makes his cuts and then breaks into the open field, he reminds me of a young Jesse Jones from Tyrone a few years back. I hope Runk grows into the frame that Jones had in a few years and is able to benefit from the formidable offensive line Jones was able to run behind.
As I mentioned earlier, he has changed games many times this year so far and I cannot think of someone individually who has meant more to their team in winning games in either D5 or D6 than Mr. Runk at CHS.
Not to put all the credit on his shoulders, or the pressure to go along with that, but he has made tremendous play after play this year for Central. His vision from the tailback position is incredible. His toughness for a 10th grader is admirable as the defense knows he is getting the ball and he still gets up, play after play.
He has made some unbelievable catches from the spread position...for those fans who follow the Dragons, the catch at Philipsburg in traffic comes to mind and also the 80 yard catch and run at Huntingdon were something to behold.
He is an above average punter who can also run/throw from that position which causes havoc for defenses.
And from the safety position, he can deliver stinging hits at the line of scrimmage and also big hits in the secondary. Each game I think he has played over his head, but he has strung together 3, 4 and 5 games in a row with big, big stats both from the line of scrimmage and also special teams.
Thus far, he has escaped the injury bug, but I wonder how his perhaps 170 lb frame will continue to handle the pounding as we enter the final portion of the regular schedule and then the playoffs.
But, he has been so exciting to watch this year. When he makes his cuts and then breaks into the open field, he reminds me of a young Jesse Jones from Tyrone a few years back. I hope Runk grows into the frame that Jones had in a few years and is able to benefit from the formidable offensive line Jones was able to run behind.
As I mentioned earlier, he has changed games many times this year so far and I cannot think of someone individually who has meant more to their team in winning games in either D5 or D6 than Mr. Runk at CHS.