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Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend May 24, 2005 Crater’s Clark starting to get looks in football By DON HUNT Mail Tribune Cody Clark has tasted more success on the wrestling mat than he has on the football field, but the Crater High junior has begun to catch the eye of major college football scouts. Since Crater football coach John Beck began sending video of Clark to various Division I schools last fall, the 6-foot-3, 215-pound tight end/linebacker has gotten letters from Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Arizona State, Washington State, Boise State, Utah, Georgia Tech and Illinois, Beck said. Clark attended a football camp at Stanford last weekend and impressed Cardinal defensive line coach and West Coast recruiter Dave Tipton. "He (Tipton) said Cody was a better athlete than they realized," Beck said. Clark, who missed his sophomore season with a broken foot, came on strong toward the end of last season, but the Comets went just 2-7 in Beck’s first year at the helm and Clark had to settle for honorable mention, all-conference honors. Advertisement "I blame myself for him not playing better because I threw too much at him too early," Beck said. "You get excited when you get a kid like him, but he hadn’t played for a year and he was in a new system. "He was thinking too much instead of just reacting. Once we simplified things, he started to play really well." Beck believes Clark will blossom into one of the state’s premier linebackers in the fall and also thinks he could develop into a top-notch tight end. "He’s already a great blocker on the edge," Beck said. "And with his athleticism, we’ll be looking to throw him the ball." Clark is a three-time state placer in wrestling. He finished third at 215 pounds at the state meet last February. Benson’s chances of defending its Class 4A state track title last weekend were crippled when its 4x400 relay team was disqualified during a preliminary heat for wearing improper uniforms. Three of the Techster runners were dressed in body suits and the other was dressed in a singlet and shorts, which violated a rule that states: "Every member on a relay team shall wear the same color and design." Benson would have been 51/3 points shy of eventual champion Summit had it won the relay, but shame on the coach who snitched on the Techsters. Fans were deprived of watching Nate Anderson, who blazed to victory in the open 400 in 47.37 seconds, run the same distance in the relay. South Medford basketball standout Kyle Singler will encounter international competition when he plays for a United States youth team at the USA Basketball International Invitational in San Diego June 4-11. Teams from Europe, Japan and New Zealand will compete. Singler is one of 33 players from the United States, which will divide into three teams. "I was invited to play in a similar tournament in Europe, but I didn’t want to miss more than one week of school," Singler said. Crater wrestler Chase Maloney made his debut in ultimate fighting last Saturday in Roseburg and promptly knocked out a 32-year-old man from Grants Pass. Maloney, a two-time state champion in wrestling, needed just 90 seconds to end the match. Reach reporter Don Hunt at 776-4469, or e-mail [email protected] Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback www.bingo.com Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker Distance Education Computer Security Cheap Website Hosting Discount Hotel Reservations dvd-r Online Pharmacy Myspace Home Equity Loans Windermere Van Vleet Deep Muscle Stimulator Sports Equipment Online Casino Reviews High End Computers Online Casino News Online Bingo Entertainment Guide Online Casino Fundraisers Student Loans Advertisement s