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ESPNU To Cover Yough At Jeannette Game On Sept. 14 - Sports News Story - WPXI Pittsburgh

POSTED: 4:13 pm EDT September 12, 2007
UPDATED: 6:24 pm EDT September 12, 2007

PITTSBURGH -- ESPNU crews will be in Jeannette Friday, Sept. 14 to cover the team's game against Yough. The game will be broadcast live on ESPNU at 8 p.m. as part of the Old Spice High School Showcase.

Jeannette quaterback-defensive back Terrelle Pryor is ranked as the No. 1 high school player in the country by several scouting services. Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Texas, Florida and West Virginia are some of the schools that have shown interest in Pryor, who is also a basketball star.

Pryor is the most heavily recruited basketball-football player in Southwestern Pennsylvania since Tom Clements, a 1971 Canevin graduate. Clements attended Notre Dame after high school and played quarterback for the Fighting Irish.

Pryor is rated higher in football than basketball. Some basketball scouting services rank the senior guard-forward among the top 50 players in the country.

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USA's top senior prospect 'King' of small Pa. town - USATODAY.com

Terrelle Pryor has caught the eye of Southern California, Ohio State, Florida, Texas and West Virginia.

By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY

JEANNETTE, Pa. — In keeping with his regal stature in this southwestern Pennsylvania community, Terrelle Pryor has a tattoo of a crown on his upper, left arm.

"They call me 'King' around here. I just took it as a nickname, King Pryor," says the 18-year-old senior quarterback at Jeannette High School.

This season, Pryor has more than the bright lights of Jeannette's hillside stadium shining on him. At 6-5 1/2, 225 pounds, with big-time speed and a big-time arm, he is in the national spotlight.

Rivals.com, college recruiting website, ranks him the No. 1 high school football senior. ESPNU will televise Friday night's game between Jeannette (2-0) and Yough (1-1). It is Class AA ball in a state where the big schools play 4-A, but Pryor is prime-time.

"Pryor is up there with Vince Young … as far as being that fast and that big with the ability to just dominate a game by themselves," says Mike Farrell, national recruiting analyst for Rivals.com.

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