'08 OH K Kevin Harper (Pitt signee)

wadc45 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-30-2007, 10:16 AM

Mentor (OH) Mentor

Ht: 5-foot-11
Wt: 175 lbs
Bench max: 225 pounds
Squat max: 375 pounds
GPA: 4.35
ACT: 30

Rated the #7 kicker in the country by Rivals.
Rated the #5 kicker in the country by Scout.

Week 3 Recap & Rankings - HS Gridiron - cleveland.com

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In case you didn't hear: Mentor kicker Kevin Harper nailed a 61-yard field goal Friday night. It surpassed his previous high of 58 (accomplished in Week 1) as he now holds the state record for longest field goal. Any college or even NFL team need a kicker?

Rivals $

10/29

From the Pitt site...Kevin has committed to Pittsburgh, where the staff plans to redshirt him initially.

Pitt Football Notebook: Conservative approach works for Wannstedt

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Pitt received a verbal commitment from Mentor (Ohio) kicker Kevin Harper last night. Harper is the top rated kicker in Ohio and is ranked No. 7 among kickers in the country by rivals.com. He has kicked field goals of 58 and 61 yards this season and is the eighth commitment for next year's class.

Not to split hairs but both Rivals and Scout have Westerville, OH's Ben Buchanan rated higher...

wadc45 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-12-2007, 10:30 AM

cleveland.com: Everything Cleveland

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Tanski, though, completed passes of 11 and 18 yards, respectively, to Schutz and Michael Johanek, and Tom Worden ran for 27 yards to set up Kevin Harper's game-clinching 42-yard field goal with 2:11 to go.

Harper, who kicked a state-record 61-yard field goal earlier this season, also connected from 38 and 33 yards.

wadc45 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-19-2007, 11:28 AM

cleveland.com: Everything Cleveland

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Squinting senior kicker Kevin Harper's 17-yard field goal with no time remaining gave Mentor a 41-40 victory.

Harper, who has poor vision, lost a contact when he was run over by Scott on the previous kickoff return, but he saw well enough to lift his kick just out of the reach of two Tarblooders.

Harper made a bee-line for the Mentor stands and leaped into the a sea of red as the Cardinals celebrated their second consecutive Region 1 championship.

"When I lined up, I closed one eye, then I opened it when I kicked the ball," said Harper, who also kicked a 36-yarder on the final play of the first half.

"I just wanted to get it over with and win the game."

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