Prep: Coached by Bill Dee at Phoebus High School … Orlando Sentinel All-Southern Team … The Roanoke Times No. 21-rated player in Virginia … AP Group AAA first-team all-state … Daily Press Offensive Player of the Year … Daily Press first team All-Eastern Region … as a senior, he rushed for 2,278 yards and scored 34 touchdowns, including 971 yards and 10 touchdowns in the state playoffs to lead Phoebus High School to a 14-0 record and its second consecutive state title … one of only two Peninsula District players to ever rush for more than 2,200 yards in a single season … produced that yardage total, despite sitting out the fourth quarter of several games due to blowout victories … named the player of the game in the state championship when he ran for 237 yards and two touchdowns against Dinwiddie … had 246 yards and three touchdowns against Warwick in the first round of the state playoffs … finished with 151 yards scored a touchdown against Lake Taylor to lead Phoebus to the Eastern Region Division 5 Championship … ran for 1,694 yards and 27 touchdowns as a junior … began his prep career at Menchville High School before transferring to Phoebus before his junior season.