Sideline Report This Week in Prince George's High School Football
Sideline Report This Week in Prince George's High School Football
Opposing quarterbacks beware, Friendly linebacker Eteyen Edet is having a mammoth season, and college recruiters are taking notice.
(By Jonathan Newton -- The Washington Post)
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Thursday, October 11, 2007
When Eteyen Edet strolled over to a Friendly practice this summer, the coaching staff took one look at him and thought he was an adult taking in the action.
"From a distance, we thought he was another parent," laughed Friendly assistant coach Ray Thorpe.
Edet introduced himself to the staff and told them he was 17 years old, even though he was 6-foot-2 and 235 pounds. He had recently moved to Fort Washington, heard a lot about Friendly football and wanted to join the team.
About two months later, Edet has become one of the most dominating players in Prince George's County. In four games with the Patriots, he's racked up 48 tackles, four sacks and two interceptions -- becoming the cornerstone of a defense that boasts three straight shutouts.
"He's the best linebacker I've ever coached -- by far," Friendly Coach George Earley said. "He just brought our defense to another level. He's that good."
Recruiters have taken notice. Maryland Coach Ralph Friedgen and seven assistants took in Friendly's 32-12 victory over Forestville last month specifically to recruit Patriots standout Lamaar Thomas. Instead, they left enamored of Edet.
North Carolina, North Carolina State and Illinois are also pursuing him.
Friedgen "came up to me after the game and said, 'Where did [Edet] come from?' " Thorpe said. "I told him, 'Coach, he came from out of the sky.' "
Well, not exactly. Edet was raised in Staten Island, N.Y., and transferred to Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy for his junior year of high school to receive better academic attention.
Earley said he left Fork Union after one year because of financial reasons. Edet then moved in with an aunt in Fort Washington this summer.
"He just walked over to practice one day and said he wanted to play," Earley said.
Edet's statistics during a 40-0 victory over McDonough last month illustrate his versatility: 10 tackles, one sack, one interception and a fumble recovery. He also has the intensity part down: "We wanted to swallow these dudes," Edet said after Friday's 40-0 victory over Douglass. "We didn't want to show no mercy."
