'10 OH RB Eric Howard

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North Canton (OH) Hoover

Ht: 5-foot-10
Wt: 210 lbs.

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Intro to the top RB in Ohio in the '10 class by Bill Greene...roots for schools like Ohio State, Michigan and Miami (FL).

Sunday Special: Hoover running back moving out West
Sunday special
Sunday, August 3, 2008
BY Todd Porter
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Talent in Stark County took a hit last week. The list of the best returning football players shrunk by one, as two-a-day football practices began Thursday.

Hoover High School took the field without Erick Howard, and now the Vikings have a huge question mark in their backfield. The Viking junior was on Ohio State's radar, but a family situation is taking him West. Hoover head coach Don Hertler Jr. confirmed Howard and his family are moving to Auburn, Wash., south of Seattle.

"He's a Division I prospect ... and it hurts us," Hertler said. "But it's going to give other kids an opportunity to step up. We're going to have to find different ways of doing it. Guys get injured early every year, so you never know how you're going to have to adjust. We'll miss him as a person. He was having a great summer with us."

Howard rushed for more than 1,300 yards last season and often looked like a man among boys Friday nights.

Hertler is holding out hope Howard will return to North Canton for his senior season. He said that is a possibility.

"They don't start two-a-days until Aug. 20th out there ... so they'll have time to go out there and get settled in," Hertler said.

Hertler has grown close to Howard on and off the field during the last three years. He still has high hopes for the running back.

"My vision for him all along is to get into college and have a good life," Hertler said. "That's still ahead for him whether he's with us or another program. He had a good summer with us, and everything was going well for him. It's just a family situation that changed where he's going to be."

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Sunday Special: Howard to return for Vikings
Back gets green light after changing plans to relocate to Washington
Sunday, August 17, 2008
By Todd Porter

If you never really left home, can you return? At Hoover High School, absolutely and with open arms.

Vikings head coach Don Hertler Jr. can breathe a little easier entering Friday's season opener because his best player, running back Erick Howard, has returned to Hoover.

Howard flew to the Seattle area, where it was thought his family would relocate. However, that plan has changed after the junior went out early to start working out with his new football team.

Hoover Athletics Director Don Shimek contacted the Ohio High School Athletic Association to find out how the school should handle Howard's return within the rules.

Essentially, Howard had to miss Friday night's scrimmage because he needed another acclimation day. He missed most of Hoover's two-a-days.

"Everything is on the up and up," Hertler said. "We're going by the book with the state."

The Howards' residency never changed, according to Hertler. While Howard went to Washington, his mother remained in North Canton.

"As far as I know, he will start and complete the season at North Canton," Hertler said.

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By Bill "Bank" Greene at the Ohio State site. Howard says that Ohio State is his clear leader at this point, but that he is also interested in Michigan and Miami. He is happy to be back at North Canton after a short time in Seattle, and is focused on football and his grades.

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THERE HE GOES AGAIN Hoover High School running back Erick Howard gets past a Washington (D.C.) Dunbar defender en route to his third touchdown run of the second quarter during the Vikings' 41-22 season-opening win.
REPOSITORY SCOTT HECKEL

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The following offensive series, Hoover gave the ball to its talented junior running back Erick Howard.

The Vikings never looked back.

"Howard ran hard for us tonight," said Coach Hertler. "His determination really showed."

Howard, who finished with 185 yards on 22 carries, charged the Hoover offense in the second quarter by breaking tackles on several impressive runs. That sparked the Vikings to a 20-point second quarter and a 27-8 lead.

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