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July 26, 2006
Event Notebook: Premier Showcase
Mark Pszonak and John Otterstedt
ScarletNation.com What do you get when you mix over 30 top athletes, 2 former Giants, Rivals.com, and an enormous indoor turf field? You get session #1 of the first annual Premier Showcase. The event, held at TEST Sports Clubs in Martinsville, was a one-night clinic that provided quarterbacks, receivers, and running backs the opportunity to work out alongside other top college prospects, as well as several former college and pro stars.
Headlining the group of instructors was former Giants wide receiver Odessa Turner. He was joined by another former Giant, quarterback Scott Brunner. The athletes were treated to another top instructor in former Rutgers quarterback Ryan Hart.
An excellent cross-section of talent
The event featured an array of talent, consisting of future D1A and D1AA scholarship athletes. The upperclassmen were led by 6 of the state's top prospects including Tony Logan (Piscataway, ranked #8)), Mason Robinson (Somerville, #15), Joe Martinek (Hopatcong, #17), OJ Woodard (Pompton Lakes, #25), Chris Johnson (Kennedy, #30), and Kashif Moore (Burlington Twp, UConn commit). Other upperclassmen participants included Ted Plunkett (Peddie), Terrance Fox (Piscataway), Michael Campbell (Edison), Kenny Munson (Tottenville, NY), Randall Nixon (East Brunswick), Dan Cuozzo (Somerville), Freddie Lavan (Delsea), Alfredo Cadiz (Valley Forge Academy), Immanuel Cabassa (JFK Iselin), Andrew Daley (Eastern), Nick Cvetic (Clifton), Rob Cassanovas (Lakeland). The underclassmen contingent featured Calvin Brownridge (Hudson Catholic), Lynell Payne (Cherokee), Dejaun Miller (Metuchen), Mike Kuhn (Immaculata), Theo Riddick (Immaculata), Ryan Ott (Waldwick), Kenny Smith (Queen of Peace), Demetrius Richardson (Cherokee), Jonathan Coppage (Penns Grove), Frank Denick (Immaculata), Justin Breaker (Pittsgrove)
Logan gets it done on the field, and in the classroom
The most highly regarded athlete at the event was 4-star Tony Logan of Piscataway. Logan obviously doesn't fear competition, as he made the rounds to nearly every major event in the region over the past few months. Just as impressive as his athleticism was the news we heard from his father regarding his recent 1900 score on the SAT. The school to beat for Logan's services is Tennessee.
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